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- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-8360 IHOP CORP. (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) DELAWARE 95-3038279 (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION (I.R.S. EMPLOYER OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.) 525 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA 91203-1903 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE) REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (818) 240-6055 SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT: NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE TITLE OF EACH CLASS ON WHICH REGISTERED ------------------- --------------------- NONE SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT: COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE (TITLE OF CLASS) Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [_] ----- ----- Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K 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. [X] State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of February 28, 1997: $220 million Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant's classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: Portions of the Proxy Statement for Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Tuesday, May 13, 1997, (the "1997 Proxy Statement") are incorporated by reference into Part III. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PART I ITEM 1. BUSINESS. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS IHOP Corp. and its subsidiaries ("IHOP" or the "Company") develop, operate and franchise International House of Pancakes restaurants, one of America's best-known national family restaurant chains. As of December 31, 1996, the Company had 729 restaurants of which 535 were operated by franchisees, 136 by area licensees and 58 by the Company. IHOP restaurants are located in 36 states, Canada and Japan. IHOP restaurants are well known for the treat appeal, quality and variety of their pancakes, waffles and other breakfast specialties. The restaurants also offer a wide selection of moderately priced lunch and dinner items in a comfortable, sit-down environment. A national consumer survey, performed by an independent restaurant industry publication in 1996, indicates that approximately 80% of all Americans are familiar with International House of Pancakes restaurants, making IHOP one of the two top family restaurant chains in terms of consumer awareness. The first IHOP restaurant was opened in 1958 in Toluca Lake, California. The chain grew rapidly during the 1960s. Beginning in the mid-1970s, however, the Company's predecessor and its parent underwent a series of ownership changes and growth was constrained as a result of the financial difficulties of the then parent Company. IHOP Corp. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 1976 and was a publicly held Company from 1976 until 1981. In May 1987, the Company was acquired by members of management and investors. The acquisition afforded IHOP the first opportunity in years to invest significant funds in the business. In July 1991, IHOP completed an initial public offering of its common stock. As a result of the Company's improved financial condition, IHOP has been able to invest in new restaurant development and the remodeling of older Company-operated restaurants. IHOP-developed restaurant openings have increased from 16 in 1991 to 40 in 1995 and 45 in 1996. Total restaurant openings, which includes restaurants developed by franchisees and licensees, grew from 23 in 1991 to 65 in 1995 and 63 in 1996. Average sales per restaurant have risen from $845,000 in 1991 to $1,148,000 in 1996 due to both the growth in the number of new, larger restaurants and increases in comparable average sales per restaurant. STRATEGY IHOP's objective is to continue to increase sales and profitability by: . Adding new restaurants to the IHOP system in accordance with the Company's restaurant development program; . Delivering value and service and achieving customer satisfaction by providing our valued guests with a high quality dining experience; . Attracting new guests to IHOP through improved advertising and marketing efforts; and . Enhancing the performance and image of the chain by remodeling and updating older restaurants. Complementing the above strategies is IHOP's continued use of its proven approach to franchising, which is different from most other restaurant franchisors. This approach is founded on the franchisees' active involvement in the day-to-day operations of their respective restaurants. This provides a quality of management and dedication that, in the view of the Company, is generally unmatched by salaried employees or passive investors. In addition, IHOP itself develops most new restaurants prior to franchising them and, following the franchising of a restaurant, becomes the franchisee's landlord. This landlord/tenant relationship provides IHOP with enhanced profits and greater control over the franchise system. 2 RESTAURANT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM The Company intends to add restaurants to the IHOP system primarily through the development of new restaurants in major markets where the Company has a core customer base. Management believes that by concentrating growth in its existing markets, the Company will be able to achieve economies of scale with respect to supervisory, advertising and distribution functions. New restaurants are developed after a stringent site selection process which is supervised by senior management. When opportunities arise for IHOP to acquire a presence in a market or markets where it does not currently have such a presence, or in order to augment its presence in an existing market, the Company may acquire non-IHOP restaurants for conversion to International House of Pancakes restaurants. Field training teams and new restaurant opening teams provide on-site instruction to Company and franchised restaurant employees to assist in the opening of all IHOP restaurants. New restaurants average approximately 4,500 square feet with about 170 seats in comparison to the older A-frame restaurants which average approximately 3,000 square feet with 100 seats. The new restaurants also feature larger kitchens designed to accommodate IHOP's continuing expansion of its lunch and dinner business and service more efficiently the peak breakfast and brunch hours on weekends. In 1996 IHOP began entering high-potential smaller markets with an experimental, reduced size restaurant of approximately 3,900 square feet and about 132 seats. As of year end 1996, five such restaurants were open, and management will be monitoring their performance. To the extent possible, the Company continues to use its familiar blue signature color on the roof, awnings and other exterior decor of all of its restaurants. Generally, IHOP will enter into "build to suit" leases pursuant to which the land and most of the construction costs are provided by the lessor. However, in many instances, the Company will purchase the land and construct and equip the building. Where opportunities exist to quickly and economically acquire non-IHOP restaurants at sites which meet the Company's criteria, the Company will convert existing restaurants into International House of Pancakes restaurants, insofar as possible conforming the exterior and interior appearance and restaurant kitchen to Company specifications. The cost of developing a restaurant varies based on the size of the restaurant, regional factors and whether it is a conversion of an existing restaurant to an International House of Pancakes restaurant or a "ground up" development on purchased or leased land. Conversions of existing restaurants can be accomplished more quickly and have generally been less costly than "ground up" development. The table below sets forth the average development cost per restaurant in 1996. For leased restaurants, the discounted present value of the lease and any "key money" have been allocated to land, building and site improvements and other costs, as appropriate.

New restaurants developed by the Company and opened in 1994 and 1995 have realized, on average, sales of $1,439,000 in their first full twelve months of operation. A table summarizing IHOP's development and franchising activities for the past five years is included in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations which is in the Financial Information Section beginning on page F-1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 3 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IHOP management believes that achieving customer satisfaction by providing affordable, comfortable dining that features high quality food and attentive service is critical to the Company's success. Accordingly, IHOP standardizes the preparation, presentation and service of food, the maintenance and repair of premises and the dress and conduct of restaurant employees. IHOP continues to modify its methods of evaluating restaurant performance to provide more meaningful input and guidance to franchisees and restaurant managers with respect to improving their operations. In December 1996, the approximate guest check average per customer in an IHOP restaurant was $5.60. The International House of Pancakes menu offers a large selection of high quality products priced to represent good value and appeal to a broad customer base. There are approximately 100 core menu items. These include a wide variety of pancakes, waffles and other breakfast specialties, omelets, chicken, steak and sandwiches. To attract families with children, IHOP has a Kid's Corner on its menu featuring moderately priced childrens' items such as IHOP's popular Funny Face Pancake. To attract senior citizens, many restaurants feature a seniors' menu or offer a seniors' discount on regular menu items. In response to local tastes, most IHOP restaurants offer regional specialties that complement the core menu. IHOP actively engages in the development of new menu items. New products and combinations are tested and developed in the corporate test kitchen and further tested in a selected market prior to introduction. New item introductions take place on a regular basis. All of the new items are designed to augment and complement the existing menu. The purpose of adding new items is to be responsive to our guests' needs and requests, and to keep the menu fresh and appealing to our repeat IHOP restaurant guests. A cornerstone of the IHOP philosophy is the belief that consistently good service is a key to building and maintaining customer loyalty. The Company believes that it must continue to provide strong leadership and support to its franchisees to ensure the delivery of high quality food and attentive service to its customers. Under the direction of the Executive Vice President, Operations and two Area Vice Presidents, IHOP employs six Regional Directors, thirty-two Operations Consultants, and thirty support staff to maintain direct relationships with franchisees and supervise the management of Company-operated restaurants. Operations Consultants generally visit each of the restaurants within their respective areas of responsibility at least once a month. Normally twice annually, an Operations Consultant spends two or more days in each restaurant to conduct and prepare a comprehensive, written evaluation of every aspect of its operation and to consult with the franchisee or Company restaurant manager regarding the restaurant's strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement. The regional Company-operated training restaurants provide thorough "hands- on" training to new employees, franchisees and managers. The Company provides training crews to assist in opening new IHOP restaurants. IHOP also holds office and classroom training and seminars on general management issues both in the Company's training center and in the field. MARKETING AND ADVERTISING IHOP's television advertising campaign features actor Cliff Bemis, the likable, "guy-next-door" spokesperson. Our guests' response to Cliff has been positive and the Company is continuing to create new Cliff commercials. The television commercials use low-key humor to feature a variety of quality meals, with table service, in an attractive setting and at an attractive price. The interior restaurant shots are filmed in IHOP's newer, larger restaurants to illustrate the light and attractive new look found in the new restaurants and many of the older restaurants which have been remodeled. The campaign also features the slogan, "Any Time's A Good Time For Breakfast At IHOP." The Company's advertising expenditures in 1996, 1995, and 1994 were $20.5 million, $18.0 million, $16.0 million, respectively. The majority of those expenditures were for media purchased through local 4 advertising cooperatives consisting of geographically proximate franchisee and Company-operated restaurants. In addition to television advertising, IHOP encourages local area marketing by its franchisees. These marketing programs include discounts and specials in an effort to increase customer traffic and encourage repeat business. REMODELING AND REFRANCHISING PROGRAM In the past five years, IHOP has remodeled and updated approximately 48 then Company-operated restaurants at an average cost per restaurant of approximately $102,000. Management believes that from 1991 through 1995, average sales in remodeled Company-operated restaurants increased approximately 16.5% in the twelve months subsequent to the remodeling. IHOP intends to continue this remodeling program with respect to Company-operated restaurants on an ongoing basis to facilitate the refranchising of these restaurants and to enhance the chain's image and maintain and expand its customer base. Restaurants reacquired by IHOP are usually underperforming as a result of having been poorly operated, physically neglected and/or badly staffed. When a restaurant enters the pool of Company-operated restaurants as a result of negotiation or franchisee default, IHOP begins a multi-step rehabilitation program for that restaurant. Such restaurants are physically rehabilitated by IHOP. IHOP also hires and trains the restaurant staff. The Company then implements new marketing and operations programs designed to regain the business of former guests and attract new patrons. After a restaurant has been rehabilitated and its sales volume reaches acceptable levels, the restaurant is refranchised to a qualified franchisee. In the past five years, IHOP reacquired a total of 44 restaurants from franchisees. In those same years, restaurants that were refranchised totaled 46. IHOP also requires most of its franchisees, and strongly encourages all of its franchisees, to periodically remodel their restaurants. 163 restaurants have been remodeled by franchisees in the past five years. Of the Company's 535 franchise agreements in place at December 31, 1996, 458 require franchisees to remodel, upgrade and refurbish their restaurants to comply with existing Company standards every five years. All franchise agreements executed since 1982 contain this provision. FRANCHISE SYSTEM IHOP's approach to franchising differs from that of most of its food service competitors and franchisors where the franchisee pays a modest initial fee and uses his own capital to develop a restaurant and fund working capital needs. IHOP approaches franchising from a management perspective. IHOP generally (i) identifies the site for the new restaurant, (ii) purchases the site or leases it from a third party, (iii) builds the restaurant and equips it with all required equipment, (iv) selects the franchisee and trains the franchisee and supervisory personnel who will run the restaurant, (v) finances the purchase of the franchise, (vi) leases the restaurant and equipment to the franchisee and (vii) provides continuing support with respect to operations, marketing and new product development. Although IHOP incurs substantial obligations in the development, franchising and start-up operations of a new restaurant, its involvement in such development allows the Company to command a substantial franchise and development fee. In addition, IHOP derives income from the partial financing of the franchise and development fee and from the leasing of property and equipment to franchisees. IHOP's involvement in site selection and development, the training and supervising of franchisees, as well as its control over restaurant property, products and services, are an integral part of the Company's operating philosophy. IHOP franchisees are predominately owner/operators, not passive investors. A franchisee's active involvement in the day-to-day management of a restaurant provides a quality of management and dedication that, in the view of the Company, is generally unmatched by salaried employees or passive investors. In addition, a majority of new restaurants are franchised to current franchisees or restaurant managers who already understand IHOP's approach to the restaurant business. The majority of franchisees own one restaurant and only eight franchisees (excluding area licensees) currently own in excess of six restaurants. In the past five years, sales to existing franchisees and IHOP employees, or their immediate families, constituted approximately 85% of franchise sales transactions. The Company believes that its ongoing training and support programs for franchisees, coupled with channels for franchisee feedback, result in a healthy exchange of information. This, in turn, contributes to the good and stable relations IHOP generally enjoys with its franchisees. 5 IHOP's franchise agreements generally require the payment of an initial franchise and development fee of approximately $200,000 to $350,000 for a newly developed restaurant (depending on the site), of which approximately 20% is initially paid in cash. The balance of the initial franchise and development fee is financed by the Company over five to eight years. IHOP also receives continuing revenues from the franchisee: a royalty fee usually equal to 4.5% of a franchisee's sales; income from the leasing of the restaurant and related equipment; revenue from the sale of certain proprietary products; a local advertising fee equal to 2% of a franchisee's sales which is usually paid to a local advertising cooperative; and a national advertising fee equal to 1% of a franchisee's sales. IHOP also makes available to its experienced franchisees a Franchise Investor Program wherein a franchisee directly acquires, constructs and equips an International House of Pancakes restaurant, subject to IHOP's approval of the location. In the Franchise Investor Program, the initial franchise fee is $50,000 and continuing revenues include a royalty fee equal to 4.5% of a franchisee's sales; revenue from the sale of certain proprietary products; a local advertising fee equal to 2% of a franchisee's sales which is usually paid to a local advertising cooperative; and a national advertising fee equal to 1% of a franchisee's sales. AREA LICENSE ARRANGEMENTS All International House of Pancakes restaurants in Florida have been developed and operated or sub-franchised by a corporation which acquired long- term area development rights from the Company's predecessor, which include rights to the southern-most counties in Georgia. IHOP is paid a royalty of 1% of sales and receives advertising fees of 0.25% of sales. The Company also derives revenue from the sale of proprietary products such as pancake mixes to the Florida licensee. In 1978, area rights for Japan were granted pursuant to an area licensing arrangement with a Japanese corporation. IHOP is paid a royalty of between 0.5% and 1% of sales and derives a modest profit from the sale of proprietary pancake mixes to the Japanese licensee. An area license for the Province of British Columbia, Canada, was granted in 1986 to an individual who had already acquired two IHOP franchises in British Columbia. The Company is paid a royalty of 2% of sales, receives advertising fees of 0.25% of sales and derives revenue from the sale of proprietary products such as pancake mixes. Restaurants operated under this area license are reported as franchise operations by the Company. IHOP management believes that area licensing arrangements will continue to be selectively used for both domestic and international expansion into areas where neither the Company nor investor program franchisees are likely to develop International House of Pancakes restaurants. COMPANY-OPERATED RESTAURANTS The pool of Company-operated restaurants consists of those restaurants newly-developed by the Company which have not yet been franchised and those restaurants reacquired by the Company through negotiation or franchisee default. The relative number and identity of restaurants in each group within the pool, and the total number of restaurants in the pool, varies from time to time as IHOP develops new restaurants, reacquires franchised restaurants and franchises new and reacquired restaurants. Those restaurants that the Company repossesses typically require investment in remodeling and rehabilitation by the Company before being refranchised and may remain in the pool for a substantial period of time. As a consequence of this adverse selection process, some Company-operated restaurants may incur operating losses during the period of their rehabilitation. PURCHASING To minimize costs, achieve economies of scale, and ensure food quality and consistency, IHOP has set up informal purchasing cooperatives among franchisees to negotiate bulk orders of food products. IHOP has also 6 entered into long-term supply contracts for various products, including pancake mixes, coffee, soft drinks and juices, to ensure the availability of quality products at competitive prices. COMPETITION AND MARKETS The restaurant business is highly competitive and is affected by, among other things, changes in eating habits and preferences, local, regional and national economic conditions, population trends and traffic patterns. The principal bases of competition in the industry are the quality and price of the food products served. Additionally, restaurant location, quality and speed of service, advertising, name identification and attractiveness of facilities are also important. The acquisition of sites is highly competitive as well, with IHOP often competing with other restaurant chains and retail businesses for suitable sites for the development of new restaurants. The current structure of the U.S. restaurant and institutional food service market is characterized by differentiated chains competing within their segments against each other and local, single-outlet operators. Food service chains in the United States include the following segments: quick-service sandwich, chicken, pizza, family restaurant, dinner house, grill-buffet, hotel restaurant and contract/catering. Information published in 1996 by an industry trade publication ranked IHOP tied for 36th out of the top 100 chains based on estimated fiscal 1995 system-wide food service sales in the United States. The same publication included twelve family restaurant chains in its top 100 chains, and IHOP ranked tied for fourth in this segment. TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS The Company has registered "International House of Pancakes," "IHOP" and variations of each, as well as other trademarks and service marks, including "Any Time's A Good Time For Breakfast At IHOP," "The Home of the Never Empty Coffee Pot" and "Good Things Cookin', Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner" with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. IHOP also registers new trademarks and service marks from time to time. The Company is not aware of any infringing uses that could materially affect its business or any prior claim to these marks that would prevent IHOP from using or licensing the use thereof for restaurants in any area of the United States. The Company has registered its trademarks and service marks and variations thereof in Japan and Canada for use by current licensees and, where feasible and appropriate, registers its trademarks and service marks in other nations for future use. The Company's current registered trademarks and service marks will expire, unless renewed, at various dates from 1997 to 2013. IHOP routinely applies to renew its active trademarks and service marks prior to their expiration. SEASONALITY IHOP's business, like that of most restaurants, is seasonal in that restaurants generally experience greater customer traffic and sales in the warmer months and during the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons. GOVERNMENT REGULATION IHOP is subject to various federal, state and local laws affecting its business as well as a variety of regulatory provisions relating to zoning of restaurant sites, sanitation, health and safety. As a franchisor, the Company is subject to state and federal laws regulating various aspects of franchise operations and sales. Those laws impose registration and disclosure requirements on franchisors in the offer and sale of franchises and, in certain cases, also apply substantive standards to the relationship between franchisor and franchisee, including primarily default, termination and non- renewal of franchises. Various federal and state labor laws govern IHOP's relationships with its employees, including such matters as minimum wage requirements, overtime and other working conditions. Environmental requirements have not had a material effect on the operations of the Company or those of its franchisees. Significant additional government-imposed increases in minimum wages, paid leaves of absence, mandated health benefits or increased tax reporting and tax payment requirements in respect to employees who receive gratuities could, however, be 7 detrimental to the economic viability of franchisee-operated and Company- operated International House of Pancakes restaurants. EMPLOYEES At December 31, 1996, the Company employed approximately 2,020 persons, of whom 214 were full-time, non-restaurant, corporate personnel. The Company considers relations with its employees to be satisfactory. 8 ITEM 2. PROPERTIES. The table below shows the location and status of the 729 IHOP restaurants in operation as of December 31, 1996:

- -------- (1) The Company reports restaurants in Canada as franchise restaurants although the ten restaurants are operated under an area license agreement. 9 As of December 31, 1996, of the 58 Company-operated restaurants, 6 were located on Company-owned sites and 52 were located on Company-leased sites; of the 535 franchisee-operated restaurants, 37 were located on Company-owned sites, 404 were located on Company-leased sites and 94 were located on sites owned or leased by franchisees; and all of the restaurants operated by area licensees were located on sites owned or leased by area licensees. IHOP's leases with its landlords generally provide for an initial term of 15 to 25 years, with most having one or more five-year renewal options in favor of the Company. The leases typically provide for payment of rentals in an amount equal to the greater of a fixed amount or a specified percentage of gross sales and for payment by IHOP of taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance expenses and certain other costs. Historically, IHOP generally has been successful at renewing those leases that expire without further renewal options. However, from time to time the Company chooses not to renew a lease or is unsuccessful in negotiating satisfactory renewal terms, and, as a result, the restaurant is closed and possession returned to the landlord. IHOP leases its principal corporate offices in Glendale, California under a lease having a remaining term of approximately four years with two five-year options to renew. The Company also leases regional offices in Lyndhurst, New Jersey; Norcross, Georgia; Lombard, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Tualatin, Oregon and Sylmar, California. The Sylmar office also houses the Company's Purchasing and Product Development Departments, which includes a warehouse facility of approximately 6,200 square feet and a test kitchen. ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. The Company is subject to various claims and legal actions which arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes such claims and legal actions, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the business or financial condition of the Company. ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. There were no matters submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report. PART II ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS. The Company's common stock began trading on the Nasdaq National Market on July 12, 1991 under the symbol "IHOP". As of January 31, 1997, there were approximately 2,200 shareholders, including shareholders whose shares are held in street name. The following table sets forth the high and low prices of the stock as reported by the Nasdaq National Market.

The Company has not paid any dividends on its Common Stock in the last five years and has no plans to do so in 1997. Any future determination to declare dividends will depend on the Company's earnings, financial condition, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors deemed relevant by the Company's Board of Directors. The purchase agreements governing the Company's 7.79% senior notes, its 7.42% senior notes, and 10 its credit agreement with its bank limit the amount of retained earnings available for dividends and investments. At December 31, 1996, approximately $25 million of retained earnings was free of restriction as to distribution as dividends. ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA. Certain selected financial data for each of the five years ended December 31, 1996 is contained under the caption "Five Year Financial Summary" in the Financial Information Section beginning on page F-1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION. A discussion of the Company's financial condition, changes in financial condition and results of operations is contained under the caption "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Financial Information Section beginning on page F-1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA. The consolidated balance sheets of IHOP Corp. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996, together with the related notes and the report of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P., independent accountants, are contained in the Financial Information Section beginning on page F-1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE. None. PART III ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT. Information appearing under the captions "Information Concerning Nominees and Members of the Board of Directors," "Executive Officers of the Company" and "Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act" contained in the 1997 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. Information appearing under the captions "Executive Compensation--Summary of Compensation," "Executive Compensation--Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights" and "Executive Officers of the Company--Employment Agreements" contained in the 1997 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT. Information appearing under the caption "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management" contained in the 1997 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS. Information appearing under the caption "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions" contained in the 1997 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference. 11 PART IV ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K. (a)(1)Consolidated Financial Statements The following documents are contained in the Financial Information Section beginning on page F-1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K: Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1996 and 1995. Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996. Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996. Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Report of Independent Accountants. (2)Financial Statement Schedules All schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto. (3)Exhibits Exhibits not incorporated by reference are filed herewith. The remainder of the exhibits have heretofore been filed with the Commission and are incorporated herein by reference. Management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements are marked with an asterisk. 3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of IHOP Corp. Exhibit 3.1 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1991, Commission file number 0-8360, (the "1991 Form 10-K") is hereby incorporated by reference. 3.2 Bylaws of IHOP Corp. Exhibit 3.2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 No. 33-40431 is hereby incorporated by reference. 4.1 Senior Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1992, among IHOP Corp., International House of Pancakes, Inc. ("IHOP, Inc.") and Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York and other purchasers. Exhibit 10.2 to the 1992 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference. 4.2 First Amendment to Senior Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 1, 1996, among IHOP Corp., IHOP Inc., and Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York and other purchasers. 4.3 $10,000,000 Letter Agreement among IHOP, Inc., IHOP Corp. and Continental Bank, N.A., dated as of June 30, 1995. Exhibit 10.2 to the 1993 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference. 4.4 First Amendment to Letter Agreement, dated as of December 31, 1995, among IHOP, Inc., IHOP Corp. and Bank of America Illinois (successor by merger to Continental Bank, N.A.). Exhibit 4.3 to the 1994 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference. 4.5 Second Amendment to Letter Agreement, dated as of February 5, 1996, among IHOP, Inc., IHOP Corp. and Bank of America Illinois. Exhibit 4.4 to the 1995 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.

12 4.6 Third Amendment to Letter Agreement, dated as of September 3, 1996, among IHOP, Inc., IHOP Corp. and Bank of America Illinois. 4.7 Fourth Amendment to Letter Agreement, dated as of November 1, 1996, among IHOP, Inc., IHOP Corp. and Bank of America Illinois. 4.8 Senior Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 1, 1996, among IHOP, Inc., IHOP Corp. and Jackson National Life Insurance Company and other purchasers. *10.1 IHOP Corp. Executive Incentive Plan effective January 1, 1997. *10.2 Incentive Appreciation Plan. Exhibit 10.23 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 No. 33-40431 is hereby incorporated by reference. *10.3 Amendment No. 1 to Incentive Appreciation Plan. Exhibit 10.36 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 No. 33-40431 is hereby incorporated by reference. *10.4 IHOP Corp. 1991 Stock Incentive Plan as Amended and Restated February 23, 1994. Exhibit B to the 1994 Proxy Statement is hereby incorporated by reference. 10.5 IHOP Corp. 1994 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors. Exhibit A to 1994 Proxy Statement is hereby incorporated by reference. *10.6 Employment Agreement between the Company and Rand Michael Ferris. *10.7 Employment Agreement between the Company and Susan Henderson- Hernandez. *10.8 Employment Agreement between the Company and Richard K. Herzer. *10.9 Employment Agreement between the Company and Dennis M. Leifheit. *10.10 Employment Agreement between the Company and Naomi K. Shively. *10.11 Employment Agreement between the Company and Frederick G. Silny. *10.12 Employment Agreement between the Company and Anna G. Ulvan. *10.13 Employment Agreement between the Company and Mark D. Weisberger. 10.14 Area Franchise Agreement, effective as of May 5, 1988, by and between IHOP, Inc. and FMS Management Systems, Inc. Exhibit 10.31 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 No. 33-40431 is hereby incorporated by reference. 10.15 International House of Pancakes Employee Stock Ownership Plan as Amended and Restated as of July 12, 1991 ("the ESOP"). Exhibit 10.35 to the 1991 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference. 10.16 Amendment No. 1 to the ESOP. Exhibit 10.36 to the 1991 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference. 10.17 Amendment No. 2 to the ESOP. Exhibit 10.19 to the 1993 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference. 10.18 Amendment No. 3 to the ESOP. Exhibit 10 to the Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 1996 is hereby incorporated by reference. 10.19 International House of Pancakes Employee Stock Ownership Trust Agreement between the Company and Chemical Bank. Exhibit 10.17 to the 1994 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.

13 11.0 Statement Regarding Computation of Per Share Earnings. 22.0 Subsidiaries of the Company. Exhibit 22.0 to the 1994 Form 10- K is hereby incorporated by reference. 23.0 Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. 27.0 Financial Data Schedule

(b) No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter ended December 31, 1996. (c) The exhibits described above in Item 14(a)(3) are incorporated herein by reference. (d) Information regarding schedules described above in Item 14(a)(2) is incorporated herein by reference. 14 FINANCIAL INFORMATION SECTION IHOP CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PAGE ---- Five-Year Financial Summary............................................... F-2 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations............................................................... F-3 Consolidated Balance Sheets............................................... F-9 Consolidated Statements of Operations..................................... F-10 Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity............................ F-11 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows..................................... F-12 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements............................ F-13 Report of Independent Accountants......................................... F-22
F-1 IHOP CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL SUMMARY
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, -------------------------------------------------- 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) INCOME STATEMENT DATA Revenues Franchise operations... $102,368 $ 93,039 $ 83,868 $ 71,451 $ 61,178 Company operations..... 53,677 43,001 40,732 47,557 38,204 Other.................. 34,051 28,283 25,394 23,537 14,569 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Total revenues....... 190,096 164,323 149,994 142,545 113,951 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Costs and expenses Franchise operations... 47,104 43,519 39,733 33,775 28,164 Company operations..... 50,852 41,621 37,507 43,791 35,301 Field, corporate and administrative........ 26,052 22,193 21,967 21,004 18,637 Depreciation and amortization.......... 8,279 6,918 6,382 5,738 5,014 Interest............... 11,691 8,873 6,805 5,641 4,762 Other.................. 15,367 13,698 12,616 11,480 7,269 Severance charges...... -- 800 -- -- -- Nonrecurring charge.... -- -- -- 2,500 -- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Total costs and expenses............ 159,345 137,622 125,010 123,929 99,147 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Income before income taxes and extraordinary item..... $ 30,751 $ 26,701(a) $ 24,984 $ 18,616(b) $ 14,804 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Net income............... $ 18,604 $ 16,154(a) $ 15,115 $ 10,733(b) $ 7,931(c) ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== Net income per common and common equivalent share. $ 1.95 $ 1.70(a) $ 1.60 $ 1.15(b) $ .89(c) ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding...... 9,523 9,488 9,444 9,310 8,945 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== BALANCE SHEET DATA (END OF PERIOD) Cash and cash equivalents........... $ 8,658 $ 3,860 $ 2,036 $ 1,179 $ 5,658 Property and equipment, net................... 120,854 87,795 69,550 63,083 52,066 Total assets........... 328,889 252,057 202,553 168,657 142,002 Long-term debt......... 58,564 30,584 34,855 36,981 33,039 Capital lease obligations........... 81,543 61,836 43,180 29,424 20,790 Shareholders' equity (d)................... 129,357 108,297 88,299 71,178 57,992
- -------- (a) Includes severance charges associated with a realignment of responsibilities in the Company's restaurant operations, restaurant development and purchasing functions of $800,000, or $484,000 net of income tax benefit, or $.05 per share. (b) Includes a nonrecurring charge unrelated to the Company's prior or ongoing restaurant and franchising activities pertaining to litigation of $2,500,000, or $1,440,000 net of income tax benefit, or $.16 per share. (c) Includes an extraordinary charge of $833,000, net of income tax benefit, or $.09 per share, due to costs associated with the early extinguishment of long-term debt. (d) The Company has not paid any dividends on its common stock in the last five years and has no plans to do so in 1997. Any future determination to declare dividends will depend on the Company's earnings, financial condition, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors deemed relevant by the Company's Board of Directors. F-2 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS GENERAL IHOP's revenues are recorded in three categories: (i) Franchise Operations, which includes payments from franchisees of rents, royalties and advertising fees, proceeds from the sale of proprietary products to distributors and franchisees, interest income received in connection with the financing of franchise and development fees and equipment sales, and payments from area licensees of royalties and advertising fees (except for restaurants in Japan from which the Company does not receive advertising fees); (ii) Company Operations, which consists of retail sales at Company-operated restaurants; and (iii) Other Revenues, which consists primarily of sales of franchises and equipment and interest income received from direct financing leases on franchised restaurant buildings. Revenues from sales of franchises and equipment and their associated costs of sales are affected by the mix and number of restaurants franchised, as follows: (i) restaurants newly developed by IHOP normally sell for a franchise fee of $200,000 to $350,000, have little if any franchise cost of sales and have equipment in excess of $300,000 that is usually sold at about break-even; (ii) restaurants developed by franchisees normally sell for a franchise fee of $50,000, have minor associated franchise cost of sales and do not include an equipment sale; and (iii) previously reacquired franchises normally sell for a franchise fee of $100,000 to $300,000, include an equipment sale, and may have substantial costs of sales associated with both the franchise and the equipment. The timing of sales of franchises is affected by the timing of new restaurant openings and the number of restaurants in the Company's "inventory" of restaurants that are available for refranchising. IHOP reports separately those expenses that are attributable to franchise operations and Company operations. Certain expenses, such as those recorded under field, corporate and administrative, depreciation and amortization, and interest, relate to both franchise operations and Company operations. Other expenses consist primarily of IHOP's investment in restaurants and equipment which are sold as franchises. IHOP's results of operations are impacted by the timing of additions of new restaurants, and by the timing of the franchising of those restaurants. When a restaurant is franchised, IHOP no longer includes in revenues the retail sales from such restaurant, but receives a one-time franchise and development fee, periodic interest on the portion of such fee financed by the Company and recurring payments from franchisees described above and recorded under franchise operations. F-3 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following table sets forth certain operating data for IHOP restaurants.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, ----------------------------- 1996 1995 1994 -------- -------- -------- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Restaurant Data Effective restaurants(a) Franchise..................................... 503 463 422 Company....................................... 57 49 48 Area license.................................. 134 127 118 -------- -------- -------- Total........................................ 694 639 588 ======== ======== ======== System-wide Sales(b)....................................... $796,555 $714,910 $631,291 Percent increase.............................. 11.4% 13.2% 14.4% Average sales per effective restaurant......... $ 1,148 $ 1,119 $ 1,074 Percent increase.............................. 2.6% 4.2% 6.7% Comparable average sales per restaurant(c)..... $ 1,174 $ 1,120 $ 1,084 Percent increase.............................. 1.7% 0.9% 3.6% Franchise Sales.......................................... $622,969 $548,784 $483,457 Percent increase.............................. 13.5% 13.5% 18.7% Average sales per effective restaurant......... $ 1,239 $ 1,185 $ 1,146 Percent increase.............................. 4.6% 3.4% 6.6% Comparable average sales per restaurant(c)..... $ 1,207 $ 1,159 $ 1,124 Percent increase.............................. 1.7% 0.9% 3.9% Company Sales.......................................... $ 53,677 $ 43,001 $ 40,732 Percent change................................ 24.8% 5.6% (14.4)% Average sales per effective restaurant......... $ 942 $ 878 $ 849 Percent change................................ 7.3% 3.4% (1.8)% Area License Sales.......................................... $119,909 $123,125 $107,102 Percent change................................ (2.6)% 15.0% 10.6% Average sales per effective restaurant......... $ 895 $ 969 $ 908 Percent change................................ (7.6)% 6.7% 6.8%
- -------- (a) "Effective restaurants" are the number of restaurants in a given fiscal period adjusted to account for restaurants open only a portion of the period. (b) "System-wide sales" are retail sales of franchisees, area licensees and Company-operated restaurants, as reported to the Company. (c) "Comparable average sales" reflect sales for restaurants that are operated for the entire fiscal period in which they are being compared. Comparable average sales do not include data on restaurants located in Florida and Japan. F-4 The following table summarizes the Company's restaurant development and franchising activity:
1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- RESTAURANT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY(A) IHOP -- beginning of year..................... 678 620 572 530 499 New openings IHOP-developed.............................. 45 40 30 38 23 Investor program............................ 11 17 14 17 10 Area license................................ 7 8 10 9 7 --- --- --- --- --- Total new openings........................... 63 65 54 64 40 --- --- --- --- --- Closings Company and franchise....................... (10) (7) (5) (17) (6) Area license................................ (2) -- (1) (5) (3) --- --- --- --- --- IHOP -- end of year........................... 729 678 620 572 530 Other concepts -- end of year................. -- -- -- -- 17 --- --- --- --- --- Total -- end of year......................... 729 678 620 572 547 === === === === === Summary -- end of year IHOP Franchise................................... 535 496 451 407 370 Company..................................... 58 51 46 51 50 Area license................................ 136 131 123 114 110 --- --- --- --- --- Total IHOP................................... 729 678 620 572 530 Other concepts............................... -- -- -- -- 17 --- --- --- --- --- Total restaurants........................... 729 678 620 572 547 === === === === === RESTAURANT FRANCHISING ACTIVITY(A) IHOP-developed................................ 41 36 32 30 15 Investor program.............................. 11 17 14 17 10 Rehabilitated and refranchised................ 5 3 10 12 16 --- --- --- --- --- Total restaurants franchised................. 57 56 56 59 41 Reacquired by Company......................... (11) (8) (10) (9) (6) Closed........................................ (7) (3) (2) (13) (3) --- --- --- --- --- Net addition................................. 39 45 44 37 32 === === === === ===
- -------- (a) The Company reports restaurants in Canada as franchise restaurants although the ten restaurants are operated under an area license agreement. The following discussion and analysis provides information management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of the Company's consolidated results of operations and financial condition. The discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. The forward-looking statements included in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") relate to certain matters involving risks and uncertainties, including anticipated financial performance, business prospects, anticipated capital expenditures and other similar matters, which reflect management's best judgment based on factors currently known. Actual results and experience could differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the Company's forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including but not limited to those discussed in MD&A. Forward- looking information provided by the Company pursuant to the safe harbor established under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 should be evaluated in the context of these factors. In addition, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements. F-5 COMPARISON OF YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 System-wide retail sales for 1996 grew 11.4% over system-wide retail sales for 1995. This was due to increases of 8.6% in the number of effective restaurants and 2.6% in the revenues per effective restaurant. The above results were mitigated by an unfavorable change in the Japanese yen--U.S. dollar exchange rate in 1996 versus the exchange rate in 1995. If the Japanese sales were excluded from the comparison, system-wide sales in 1996 would have grown by 13.2% over those in 1995. System-wide comparable average sales per restaurant (exclusive of area license restaurants) for 1996 grew by 1.7% over those in 1995. Comparable average sales in the restaurant industry remained weak during 1996, however, IHOP's performance in this area has been, in general, stronger than that of our competitors. Management continues to pursue growth in sales through the Company's restaurant development program, improved marketing efforts, improvements in customer service and operations, and the Company's remodeling program. Franchise operations revenues for 1996 grew 10.0% over franchise operations revenues for 1995. This was primarily due to increases in the number of effective franchised restaurants of 8.6% and in the revenues per effective franchised restaurant of 4.6%. Franchise operations costs and expenses for 1996 increased 8.2% over costs and expenses for 1995. As a result of franchise revenues increasing in excess of franchise expenses, franchise margin rose to 54.0% in 1996 from 53.2% in 1995. The margin improved primarily because of increases in interest income associated with IHOP's financing of sales of franchises and equipment to its franchisees. Company-operated restaurant revenues in 1996 grew 24.8% over revenues for 1995. This was primarily due to increases in the effective number of Company- operated restaurants of 16.3% and in the revenues per effective Company- operated restaurant of 7.3%. Company-operated restaurant costs and expenses for 1996 increased 22.2% from costs and expenses for 1995. Margin at Company- operated restaurants in 1996 was 5.3% compared to 3.2% in 1995. The improvement in margin was primarily due to operating reductions in food costs, salaries and wages and other controllable costs as a percentage of revenues. Other revenues in 1996 grew 20.4% over other revenues for 1995 primarily due to a 15.2% increase in sales of franchises and equipment augmented by an increase in interest income from direct financing leases of 38.3%. Sales of franchises and equipment in 1996 grew to $25,573,000 from $22,202,000 in the prior year. IHOP franchised 57 restaurants in 1996 compared with 56 in 1995. Other costs and expenses in 1996 increased 12.2% over 1995 primarily from the increase in franchise and equipment costs of sales to $14,334,000 from $11,565,000. Field, corporate and administrative costs and expenses in 1996 increased 17.4% over costs and expenses in 1995. The rise in expenses was primarily due to (a) normal increases in salaries and wages and inflation, (b) additions to headcount in the Company's restaurant operations, restaurant development and training functions to support the Company's growth, and (c) additional travel costs associated with growth in the number of restaurants in the IHOP system. Field, corporate and administrative expenses were 3.3% of system-wide sales in 1996 compared to 3.1% in 1995. Depreciation and amortization expense in 1996 increased 19.7% over that of 1995 primarily reflecting the addition of new, larger restaurants and an increase in the number of Company-operated restaurants. Interest expense increased 31.8% in 1996 over that of 1995 primarily due to interest associated with additional capital lease obligations, although interest associated with debt also increased. Interest associated with debt rose due to higher levels of borrowings through most of the year under the Company's bank revolving credit agreement and the private placement of $35 million in senior notes in November 1996 (see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). Provision for income taxes was 39.5% of income before income taxes in both 1996 and 1995. F-6 COMPARISON OF YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994 System-wide retail sales for 1995 grew 13.2% over system-wide retail sales for 1994. This was due to increases of 8.7% in the number of effective restaurants and 4.2% in the revenues per effective restaurant. System-wide comparable average sales per restaurant (exclusive of area license restaurants) for 1995 grew by 0.9% over those in 1994. Comparable average sales in the full-service segment of the restaurant industry have been weak during 1995. IHOP's performance in this area has been, in general, stronger than our competitors, but below management's expectations. Management continues to pursue growth in sales increases through the Company's restaurant development program, improved marketing efforts, improvements in customer service and operations, and the Company's remodeling program. Franchise operations revenues for 1995 grew 10.9% over franchise operations revenues for 1994. This was primarily due to increases in the number of effective franchised restaurants of 9.7% and in the revenues per effective franchised restaurant of 3.4%. Franchise operations costs and expenses for 1995 increased 9.5% over costs and expenses for 1994. As a result of franchise revenues increasing in excess of franchise expenses, franchise margin rose to 53.2% in 1995 from 52.6% in 1994. The margin improved primarily because of increases in interest income associated with IHOP's financing of sales of franchises and equipment to its franchisees. Company-operated restaurant revenues in 1995 grew 5.6% over revenues for 1994. This was primarily due to increases in the revenues per effective Company-operated restaurant of 3.4% and in the effective number of Company- operated restaurants of 2.1%. Company-operated restaurant costs and expenses for 1995 increased 11.0% from costs and expenses for 1994. Margin at Company- operated restaurants in 1995 was 3.2% compared to 7.9% in 1994. The increase in restaurant costs and expenses and the change in margin were primarily due to operating increases in food costs, salaries and wages as a percentage of revenues. The Company commenced a program in the second quarter of 1995 to increase revenues at certain Company-operated restaurants, primarily in the Northwest, by improving service and increasing traffic. The initial result of the program was deteriorating dollar margins caused by increased labor and promotional costs. However, in the fourth quarter of 1995 margin increased to 3.5%, versus 3.1% for the first nine months of 1995. An additional factor in the year-to-year comparison was a one-time reduction in workers' compensation insurance expense realized in the third quarter of 1994. Other revenues in 1995 grew 11.4% over other revenues for 1994 primarily due to an increase in interest income from direct financing leases of 43.6% augmented by growth in sales of franchises and equipment to $22,202,000 from $20,869,000 in the prior year. IHOP franchised 56 restaurants in both 1995 and in 1994. Other costs and expenses in 1995 increased 8.6% over 1994 primarily from the increase in franchise and equipment costs of sales to $11,565,000 from $10,505,000. Field, corporate and administrative costs and expenses in 1995 increased 1.0% over costs and expenses in 1994. Salaries and wages rose moderately, although there was a slight headcount reduction early in the year associated with a realignment of responsibilities in the Company's restaurant operations, restaurant development and purchasing functions. Factors that helped to moderate the year-to-year increase were reductions in the costs of employee insurance, executive bonus and field bonus programs. Field, corporate and administrative expenses were 3.1% of system-wide sales in 1995 compared to 3.5% in 1994. Depreciation and amortization expense in 1995 increased 8.4% over that of 1994 primarily reflecting the addition of new, larger restaurants. Interest expense increased 30.4% in 1995 over that of 1994 primarily due to interest associated with additional capital lease obligations. In the first quarter of 1995, the Company recognized severance charges of $800,000 associated with a realignment of responsibilities in its restaurant operations, restaurant development and purchasing functions. The effect of the charges was $484,000, net of income tax benefit, or $.05 per share. Provision for income taxes was 39.5% of income before income taxes in both 1995 and 1994. F-7 LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES The Company invests available funds into its business through the development of additional restaurants and the remodeling of older Company- operated restaurants. In 1996, IHOP and its franchisees and area licensees developed and opened 63 IHOP restaurants. Of these, the Company developed and opened 45 restaurants. Capital expenditures in 1996, which included IHOP's portion of the above development program, were $57.2 million. Funds for this investment primarily came from operations, $31.6 million; proceeds from a private placement of $35.0 million in 7.42% unsecured senior notes due 2008 (see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements); and sale and leaseback arrangements of restaurant land and buildings, $7.6 million. The Company also incurred capital lease obligations of $19.8 million, a portion of which was due to the sale and leaseback transactions, and all of which was related to the acquisition of restaurant buildings. In 1997, IHOP and its franchisees and area licensees plan to develop and open approximately 75 restaurants. Included in that number are the development of 54 new restaurants by the Company and the development of 21 restaurants by IHOP franchisees and area licensees. Capital expenditures budgeted in 1997, which include IHOP's portion of the above development program, are approximately $60 million. In November 1997, the second annual installment of $4.6 million in principal becomes due on the Company's senior notes due 2002. The Company expects that funds from operations, sale and leaseback arrangements (estimated to be about $18 million) and its revolving line of credit will be sufficient to cover its operating requirements, its budgeted capital expenditures and its principal repayment on its senior notes in 1997. At December 31, 1996, $20 million was available to be borrowed under the Company's unsecured bank revolving credit agreement. F-8 IHOP CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS)
DECEMBER 31, ----------------- 1996 1995 -------- -------- ASSETS ------ Current assets Cash and cash equivalents................................... $ 8,658 $ 3,860 Receivables................................................. 29,324 21,476 Reacquired franchises and equipment held for sale, net...... 1,474 1,157 Inventories................................................. 1,180 792 Prepaid expenses............................................ 676 233 -------- -------- Total current assets....................................... 41,312 27,518 -------- -------- Long-term receivables........................................ 143,338 115,800 Property and equipment, net.................................. 120,854 87,795 Reacquired franchises and equipment held for sale, net....... 8,352 6,553 Excess of costs over net assets acquired, net................ 12,908 13,336 Other assets................................................. 2,125 1,055 -------- -------- Total assets............................................... $328,889 $252,057 ======== ======== LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY ------------------------------------ Current liabilities.......................................... Current maturities of long-term debt........................ $ 4,731 $ 4,672 Accounts payable............................................ 17,474 15,979 Accrued employee compensation and benefits.................. 2,674 1,562 Other accrued expenses...................................... 5,024 2,349 Deferred income taxes....................................... 4,311 3,436 Capital lease obligations................................... 870 719 -------- -------- Total current liabilities.................................. 35,084 28,717 -------- -------- Long-term debt............................................... 58,564 30,584 Deferred income taxes........................................ 25,061 21,495 Capital lease obligations and other.......................... 80,823 62,964 Shareholders' equity Preferred stock, $1 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding: 1996 and 1995, no shares -- -- Common stock, $.01 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding: 1996, 9,467,294 shares; 1995, 9,375,515 shares 95 94 Additional paid-in capital.................................. 48,768 46,363 Retained earnings........................................... 79,244 60,640 Contribution to ESOP........................................ 1,250 1,200 -------- -------- Total shareholders' equity................................. 129,357 108,297 -------- -------- Total liabilities and shareholders' equity................. $328,889 $252,057 ======== ========
See the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements. F-9 IHOP CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, -------------------------- 1996 1995 1994 -------- -------- -------- Revenues Franchise operations Rent............................................. $ 29,642 $ 27,986 $ 25,925 Service fees and other........................... 72,726 65,053 57,943 -------- -------- -------- 102,368 93,039 83,868 Company operations................................ 53,677 43,001 40,732 Other............................................. 34,051 28,283 25,394 -------- -------- -------- Total revenues.................................. 190,096 164,323 149,994 -------- -------- -------- Costs and Expenses Franchise operations Rent............................................. 16,301 15,165 14,023 Other direct costs............................... 30,803 28,354 25,710 -------- -------- -------- 47,104 43,519 39,733 Company operations................................ 50,852 41,621 37,507 Field, corporate and administrative............... 26,052 22,193 21,967 Depreciation and amortization..................... 8,279 6,918 6,382 Interest.......................................... 11,691 8,873 6,805 Other............................................. 15,367 13,698 12,616 Severance charges................................. -- 800 -- -------- -------- -------- Total costs and expenses........................ 159,345 137,622 125,010 -------- -------- -------- Income before income taxes.......................... 30,751 26,701 24,984 Provision for income taxes.......................... 12,147 10,547 9,869 -------- -------- -------- Net income...................................... $ 18,604 $ 16,154 $ 15,115 ======== ======== ======== Net Income Per Share Net income per common and common equivalent share... $ 1.95 $ 1.70 $ 1.60 ======== ======== ======== Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding........................................ 9,523 9,488 9,444 ======== ======== ========
See the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements. F-10 IHOP CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS)
COMMON STOCK ADDITIONAL ---------------- PAID-IN RETAINED CONTRIBUTION SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL EARNINGS TO ESOP TOTAL --------- ------ ---------- -------- ------------ -------- Balance, December 31, 1993................... 9,104,460 $91 $40,666 $29,371 $ 1,050 $ 71,178 Issuance of shares...... 37,837 -- 1,050 -- (1,050) -- Exercise of stock options................. 41,030 1 905 -- -- 906 Contribution to ESOP.... -- -- -- -- 1,100 1,100 Net income.............. -- -- -- 15,115 -- 15,115 --------- --- ------- ------- ------- -------- Balance, December 31, 1994................... 9,183,327 92 42,621 44,486 1,100 88,299 --------- --- ------- ------- ------- -------- Issuance of shares...... 39,461 -- 1,100 -- (1,100) -- Exercise of stock options................. 139,697 2 2,642 -- -- 2,644 Issuance of restricted shares.................. 13,030 -- -- -- -- -- Contribution to ESOP.... -- -- -- -- 1,200 1,200 Net income.............. -- -- -- 16,154 -- 16,154 --------- --- ------- ------- ------- -------- Balance, December 31, 1995................... 9,375,515 94 46,363 60,640 1,.200 108,297 --------- --- ------- ------- ------- -------- Issuance of shares...... 44,445 -- 1,200 -- (1,200) -- Exercise of stock options................. 47,334 1 1,205 -- -- 1,206 Contribution to ESOP.... -- -- -- -- 1,250 1,250 Net income.............. -- -- -- 18,604 -- 18,604 --------- --- ------- ------- ------- -------- Balance, December 31, 1996.................... 9,467,294 $95 $48,768 $79,244 $ 1,250 $129,357 ========= === ======= ======= ======= ========
See the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements. F-11 IHOP CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (IN THOUSANDS)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, ----------------------------- 1996 1995 1994 --------- -------- -------- Cash flows from operating activities Net income..................................... $ 18,604 $ 16,154 $ 15,115 Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities Depreciation and amortization................. 8,279 6,918 6,382 Deferred taxes................................ 4,441 5,790 4,092 Contribution to ESOP.......................... 1,250 1,200 1,100 Change in current assets and liabilities Accounts receivable.......................... (6,250) (3,860) (820) Inventories.................................. (388) 25 147 Prepaid expenses............................. (443) 435 23 Accounts payable............................. 1,495 5,246 1,505 Accrued employee compensation and benefits... 1,112 (759) 31 Other accrued expenses....................... 1,697 477 (485) Other, net.................................... 1,804 (302) (521) --------- -------- -------- Cash provided by operating activities....... 31,601 31,324 26,569 --------- -------- -------- Cash flows from investing activities Additions to property and equipment............ (57,159) (42,024) (30,522) Proceeds from sale and leaseback arrangements.. 7,593 12,792 9,613 Additions to notes, equipment contracts and direct financing leases receivable............ (11,427) (8,610) (8,364) Principal receipts from notes, equipment contracts and direct financing leases receivable.................................... 7,019 6,718 5,396 Additions to reacquired franchises held for sale.......................................... (339) (926) (581) --------- -------- -------- Cash used by investing activities........... (54,313) (32,050) (24,458) --------- -------- -------- Cash flows from financing activities Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt....... 34,514 7,700 3,900 Repayment of long-term debt.................... (7,478) (7,300) (5,485) Principal payments on capital lease obligations................................... (419) (492) (574) Exercise of stock options...................... 893 2,642 905 --------- -------- -------- Cash provided (used) by financing activities................................. 27,510 2,550 (1,254) --------- -------- -------- Net change in cash and cash equivalents......... 4,798 1,824 857 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period......................................... 3,860 2,036 1,179 --------- -------- -------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of period.. $ 8,658 $ 3,860 $ 2,036 ========= ======== ======== Supplemental disclosures........................ Interest paid, net of capitalized amounts...... $ 11,300 $ 8,953 $ 7,067 Income taxes paid.............................. 7,588 4,177 6,594 Capital lease obligations incurred............. 19,786 19,423 14,505
See the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements. F-12 IHOP CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Operations IHOP Corp. and its subsidiaries ("IHOP" or the "Company") engage exclusively in the food service industry, primarily in the United States, wherein IHOP franchises and operates restaurants. IHOP grants credit to its franchisees and licensees, all of whom are in the restaurant business. In the majority of its franchised operations, IHOP has developed restaurants on sites that it either owns or controls through leases. IHOP then leases or subleases the restaurants to its franchisees. Additionally, IHOP finances up to 80% of the initial franchise fee, leases restaurant equipment and fixtures to its franchisees, and sells proprietary products to its franchisees and licensees. Basis of Presentation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Fiscal Periods IHOP's fiscal year ends on the Sunday nearest to December 31 of each year. For convenience, the Company reports all fiscal years as ending on December 31 and fiscal quarters as ending on March 31, June 30 and September 30. The fiscal years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 are comprised of 52 weeks (364 days). Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company at times purchases highly liquid, investment-grade securities with an original maturity of three months or less. These cash equivalents are stated at cost which approximates market value. IHOP does not believe it is exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents. Inventories Inventories consisting of merchandise and supplies are stated at the lower of cost (on a first-in, first-out basis) or market. Property and Equipment Property and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated on the straight- line method over the estimated useful lives as follows:
CATEGORY DEPRECIABLE LIFE -------- ---------------- Shorter of lease term or 25 Buildings and improvements................. years Leaseholds and improvements................ 3-25 years Equipment and fixtures..................... 3-10 years Properties under capital lease............. Primary lease term
Leaseholds and improvements are amortized over a period not exceeding the term of the lease. F-13 IHOP CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES Impairment of Long-Lived Assets IHOP adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of" effective with its fiscal year ending December 31, 1996. SFAS No. 121 requires an entity to review long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Estimates of recoverability are subjective and require management's judgment as to future cash flows and economic conditions, among other factors. Impairment losses are recognized when the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the estimated fair value of the asset. There was not a significant impact on the Company as a result of implementing SFAS No. 121. Excess of Costs Over Net Assets Acquired The excess of costs over net assets acquired is amortized utilizing the straight-line method over forty years. Accumulated amortization at December 31, 1996 and 1995 was $4,179,000 and $3,752,000, respectively. Franchise Revenues Revenue from the sale of franchises is recognized as income when IHOP has substantially performed all of its material obligations under the franchise agreement, and the franchisee has commenced operations. Continuing service fees, which are a percentage of the net sales of franchised operations, are accrued as income when earned. Leasing The Company leases restaurant equipment, furniture and fixtures (equipment) to its franchisees and retains title to the leased equipment. These equipment contracts are accounted for as sales-type leases upon acceptance of the equipment by the franchisee. Leases of restaurant facilities are recorded as direct financing leases upon acceptance. Preopening Expenses Expenditures related to the opening of new restaurants, other than those for capital assets, are charged to expense when incurred. Advertising Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 was $20,450,000, $18,018,000 and $16,003,000, respectively. Foreign Currency Translation gains and losses on monetary items resulting from changes in exchange rates are recognized in the current period. Income Taxes Income taxes are accounted for under the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes." Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities. They are measured using the enacted marginal tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. F-14 IHOP CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES Net Income Per Common and Common Equivalent Share Net income per common and common equivalent share is computed by dividing the net income attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. Common share equivalents included in the computation represent shares issuable upon assumed exercise of stock options using the treasury stock method. Reclassification Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year information to conform to the current year presentation. 2. RECEIVABLES
1996 1995 -------- -------- (IN THOUSANDS) Accounts receivable.................................... $ 21,372 $ 14,882 Notes receivable....................................... 31,924 27,976 Equipment contracts receivable......................... 53,580 44,118 Direct financing leases receivable..................... 66,231 50,505 -------- -------- 173,107 137,481 Less allowance for doubtful accounts................... 445 205 -------- -------- 172,662 137,276 Less current portion................................... 29,324 21,476 -------- -------- Long-term receivables.................................. $143,338 $115,800 ======== ========
Notes receivable include franchise fee notes due in five to eight years in the amount of $29,595,000 and $27,555,000 at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively. Franchise fee notes are due in equal weekly installments, primarily bear interest at 12.0% and are secured by the franchise. The term of an equipment contract coincides with the term of the corresponding restaurant building direct financing lease. Equipment contracts are due in equal weekly installments, primarily bear interest at 11.0% and are secured by the equipment. Where applicable, franchise fee notes, equipment contracts and direct financing leases contain cross-default provisions wherein a default under one constitutes a default under all. There is not a disproportionate concentration of credit risk in any geographic area. 3. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, AT COST
1996 1995 -------- -------- (IN THOUSANDS) Land................................................... $ 17,512 $ 10,965 Buildings and improvements............................. 32,529 17,290 Leaseholds and improvements............................ 66,295 54,989 Equipment and fixtures................................. 10,776 7,870 Construction in progress............................... 3,598 5,855 Properties under capital lease......................... 15,009 11,786 -------- -------- 145,719 108,755 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization....................................... 24,865 20,960 -------- -------- Property and equipment, net............................ $120,854 $ 87,795 ======== ========
Accumulated depreciation and amortization includes accumulated amortization for properties under capital lease in the amount of $1,740,000 and $1,248,000 at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively. F-15 IHOP CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES 4. REACQUIRED FRANCHISES AND EQUIPMENT HELD FOR SALE Reacquired franchises and equipment held for sale are accounted for on the specific identification basis. At the date of reacquisition the franchise and equipment are recorded at the lower of (i) the sum of the franchise receivables and costs of reacquisition or (ii) the estimated net realizable value. Pending the sale of such franchise, the carrying value is amortized ratably over the remaining life of the asset or lease and the estimated net realizable value is reassessed each year.
1996 1995 ------- ------ (IN THOUSANDS) Franchises.................................................... $ 5,484 $4,886 Equipment..................................................... 6,777 4,278 ------- ------ 12,261 9,164 Less amortization............................................. 2,435 1,454 ------- ------ 9,826 7,710 Less current portion.......................................... 1,474 1,157 ------- ------ Long-term reacquired franchises and equipment held for sale... $ 8,352 $6,553 ======= ======
5. DEBT Debt consists of the following:
1996 1995 ------- ------- (IN THOUSANDS) Senior notes due November 2008, payable in equal annual installments commencing November 2000, interest at 7.42%. $35,000 $ -- Senior notes due November 2002, payable in equal annual installments commencing November 1996, interest at 7.79%. 27,429 32,000 Bank revolving credit agreement due June 1999, interest at prime or less............................................ -- 2,700 Other..................................................... 866 556 ------- ------- Total debt................................................ 63,295 35,256 Less current maturities................................... 4,731 4,672 ------- ------- Long-term debt............................................ $58,564 $30,584 ======= =======
In November 1996, IHOP completed a private placement of $35 million of unsecured senior notes due November 2008. The notes have a fixed interest rate of 7.42% with annual principal payments of $3,889,000 commencing November 2000. Proceeds from the sale of the senior notes were used, in part, to repay $17.6 million outstanding under the bank revolving credit agreement, to pay $5.8 million in principal and accrued interest for the senior notes due 2002, to fund capital expenditures for new restaurants and for general corporate purposes. The senior notes due November 2002 are also unsecured. The unsecured bank revolving credit agreement was amended in March 1996 to extend the maturity date to June 1999 and to increase the commitment amount to $20 million. Borrowings under the agreement are to bear interest at the bank's reference rate (prime) or, alternatively, at the bank's quoted rate or at a Eurodollar rate. A commitment fee of 0.375% per annum is payable on unborrowed funds available under the agreement. The highest amount outstanding under the agreement during 1996 was $18,600,000. The senior note agreements and the bank revolving credit agreement contain certain restrictions and conditions, the most restrictive of which limit dividends and investments. At December 31, 1996, approximately $25 million of retained earnings was free of restriction as to distribution as dividends. F-16 IHOP CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES The prime rate was 8.25% at December 31, 1996 and 8.5% at December 31, 1995. The Company's long-term debt maturities are as follows: 1997--$4,731,000; 1998--$4,726,000, 1999--$4,716,000; 2000--$8,545,000; 2001--$8,476,000; and thereafter--$32,102,000. 6. LEASES The Company leases the majority of its restaurants with the exception of those where a franchisee enters into a lease directly with a landlord and those associated with area license agreements. The restaurants are subleased to franchisees or operated by IHOP. These noncancelable leases and subleases consist primarily of land and buildings and improvements. Net investment in direct financing leases receivable is as follows:
1996 1995 -------- -------- (IN THOUSANDS) Total minimum rents receivable.......................... $224,554 $169,665 Less unearned income................................... 158,323 119,160 -------- -------- Net investment in direct financing leases receivable.... 66,231 50,505 Less current portion................................... 615 565 -------- -------- Long-term direct financing leases receivable............ $ 65,616 $ 49,940 ======== ========
Contingent rental income for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 was $13,901,000, $14,332,000 and $13,490,000, respectively. Minimum future lease payments on noncancelable leases at December 31, 1996 are as follows:
CAPITAL OPERATING LEASES LEASES -------- --------- (IN THOUSANDS) 1997................................................... $ 9,988 $ 17,205 1998................................................... 10,041 16,026 1999................................................... 10,111 15,008 2000................................................... 10,229 14,255 2001................................................... 10,337 12,287 Thereafter............................................. 181,970 139,297 -------- -------- Total minimum lease payments........................... 232,676 $214,078 ======== Less interest......................................... 151,133 -------- Capital lease obligations.............................. 81,543 Less current portion.................................. 870 -------- Long-term capital lease obligations.................... $ 80,673 ========
F-17 IHOP CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES The minimum future lease payments shown above have not been reduced by the future minimum rents to be received on noncancelable subleases and leases of owned property at December 31, 1996, as follows:
DIRECT FINANCING OPERATING LEASES LEASES --------- --------- (IN THOUSANDS) 1997.................................................. $ 9,664 $ 18,951 1998.................................................. 9,702 18,201 1999.................................................. 9,729 17,557 2000.................................................. 9,847 16,985 2001.................................................. 9,891 16,181 Thereafter............................................ 175,721 217,705 -------- -------- Total minimum rents receivable........................ $224,554 $305,580 ======== ========
IHOP has noncancelable leases, expiring at various dates through 2048, that require payment of contingent rents based upon a percentage of sales of the related restaurant as well as property taxes, insurance and other charges. Subleases to franchisees of properties under such leases are generally for the full term of the Company's lease obligation at rents that include IHOP's obligations for property taxes, insurance, contingent rents and other charges. Generally, the noncancelable leases include renewal options. Contingent rent expense for all noncancelable leases for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 was $3,161,000, $3,391,000 and $3,258,000, respectively. Minimum rent expense for all noncancelable operating leases for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 was $17,557,000, $15,464,000 and $14,211,000, respectively. 7. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY The Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan" ) was adopted in 1991 and amended and restated in 1994 to authorize the issuance of up to 1,380,000 shares of common stock pursuant to options to officers and key employees of the Company. Except for substitute stock options which were issued in 1991 pursuant to the cancellation of a stock appreciation rights plan, no option can be granted at an option price of less than 100% of fair market value at the date of grant. Exercisability of options is determined at, or after, the date of grant by the administrator of the plan. Options granted under the Plan through December 31, 1996, become exercisable 1/3 after one year, 2/3 after two years and 100% after three years or immediately upon change in control of the Company, as defined by the Plan, except for the substitute stock options which were immediately exercisable. The Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the "Directors Plan") was adopted in 1994 to authorize the issuance of up to 200,000 shares of common stock pursuant to options to non-employee members of the Company's Board of Directors. Options are to be granted at an option price equal to 100% of the fair market value of the stock on the date of grant. Options granted pursuant to the Directors Plan vest and become exercisable 1/3 after one year, 2/3 after two years and 100% after three years. Options for the purchase of shares are granted to each non-employee Director under the Directors Plan as follows: (a) 7,500 on February 23, 1995 or on the Director's election to the Board of Directors if he or she was not a Director on such date, and (b) 2,500 biannually in conjunction with the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders for that year. F-18 IHOP CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES IHOP has adopted the disclosure-only provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" and will continue to use the intrinsic value based method of accounting prescribed by Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees." Accordingly, no compensation cost has been recognized for the stock option plans. Had compensation cost for the Company's stock option plans been determined based on the fair value at the grant date for awards in 1995 and 1996 consistent with the provisions of SFAS No. 123, the Company's net earnings and earnings per share would have been reduced to the pro forma amounts indicated below:
1996 1995 ------- ------- (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) Net earnings, as reported................................ $18,604 $16,154 Net earnings, pro forma.................................. 17,953 15,742 Earnings per share, as reported.......................... 1.95 1.70 Earnings per share, pro forma............................ 1.89 1.66
The fair value of each option grant issued in 1996 and 1995 is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions: (a) no dividend yield on IHOP stock, (b) expected volatility of IHOP stock of 59.2%, (c) a risk-free interest rate of 7.2% and (d) expected option lives of three years. The following summarizes activity in IHOP's stock option plans for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995:
PRICE PER SHARES UNDER OPTION SHARES SHARE ------------------- ------ ------------ Outstanding at December 31, 1993..................... 465,904 $ 7.14-16.50 Granted.............................................. 333,000 27.75 Exercised............................................ (41,030) 10.00-16.50 Terminated........................................... (8,334) 16.50 -------- ------------ Outstanding at December 31, 1994..................... 749,540 7.14-27.75 Granted.............................................. 298,000 26.00-27.88 Exercised............................................ (139,697) 7.14-27.75 Terminated........................................... (31,935) 27.75-27.88 -------- ------------ Outstanding at December 31, 1995..................... 875,908 7.14-27.88 Granted.............................................. 170,500 22.00-28.75 Exercised............................................ (47,334) 7.14-27.75 Terminated........................................... (50,129) 27.75-28.75 -------- ------------ Outstanding at December 31, 1996..................... 948,945 $ 7.14-28.75 ======== ============ Exercisable at December 31, 1996..................... 506,145 $ 7.14-27.88 ======== ============
8. OTHER REVENUES Other revenues include sales of franchises and equipment in the amount of $25,573,000, $22,202,000, and $20,869,000, for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. 9. SEVERANCE CHARGES In the first quarter of 1995, the Company recognized severance charges of $800,000 associated with a realignment of responsibilities in its restaurant operations, restaurant development and purchasing functions. The effect of the charges was $484,000, net of income tax benefit, or $.05 per share. F-19 IHOP CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES 10. INCOME TAXES
1996 1995 1994 ------- ------- ------ (IN THOUSANDS) Provision for income taxes Current Federal...................................... $ 6,368 $ 3,832 $4,781 State and foreign............................ 1,338 925 996 ------- ------- ------ 7,706 4,757 5,777 ------- ------- ------ Deferred Federal...................................... 3,383 4,997 3,488 State........................................ 1,058 793 604 ------- ------- ------ 4,441 5,790 4,092 ------- ------- ------ Provision for income taxes..................... $12,147 $10,547 $9,869 ======= ======= ====== The provision for income taxes differs from the expected federal income tax rates as follows: 1996 1995 1994 ------- ------- ------ Statutory federal income tax rate.............. 35.0% 35.0% 35.0% State and foreign income taxes, net of federal tax benefit................................... 4.2 4.2 4.2 Other, net..................................... 0.3 0.3 0.3 ------- ------- ------ Effective tax rate............................. 39.5% 39.5% 39.5% ------- ------- ------
Deferred tax liabilities (assets) consist of the following:
1996 1995 ------- ------- (IN THOUSANDS) Franchise and equipment sales, including differences in capitalization and revenue recognition..... $34,375 $29,403 Property and equipment, including differences in capitalization and depreciation and amortization.... 8,037 6,584 Reacquired franchises and equipment held for resale, including differences in capitalization and depreciation and amortization.... (7,083) (6,065) Direct financing leases and capital lease obligations including differences in capitalization and application of cash receipts and disbursements... (6,315) (4,961) Federal tax benefit of net deferred state tax liability... (1,516) (1,285) Other net liabilities..... 1,874 1,255 ------- ------- Deferred tax liabilities..... $29,372 $24,931 ======= =======
11. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS In 1987, IHOP adopted a noncontributory Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP"). The ESOP is a stock bonus plan under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. The plan covers IHOP employees who meet the minimum credited service requirements of the plan except for those employees whose terms of service are covered by a collective bargaining agreement (unless the terms of such agreement specifically provide for participation in the ESOP). F-20 IHOP CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES The cost of the ESOP is borne by the Company through contributions determined by the Board of Directors in accordance with the ESOP provisions and Internal Revenue Service regulations. The contributions to the plan for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 were $1,250,000, $1,200,000, and $1,100,000, respectively. The contribution for the year ended December 31, 1996 will be made in shares of the Company's common stock. Shares of stock acquired by the ESOP are allocated to each eligible employee and held by the ESOP. Upon the employee's termination after vesting, or in certain other limited circumstances, the employee's shares are distributed to the employee. 12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES The Company is subject to various claims and legal actions that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes such claims and legal actions, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the business or financial condition of the Company. 13. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS IHOP does not hold or issue financial instruments for trading purposes nor is it a party to derivative transactions, interest rate swaps or other transactions commonly utilized to manage interest rate or foreign currency risk. The estimated fair values of all cash and cash equivalents, notes receivable and equipment contracts receivable as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 approximated their carrying amounts in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of those dates. The estimated fair values of notes receivable and equipment contracts receivable are based on current interest rates offered for similar loans in the Company's present lending activities. The estimated fair values of long-term debt are based on current rates available to IHOP for similar debt of the same remaining maturities. The carrying values of long-term debt at December 31, 1996 and 1995 were $58,564,000 and $30,584,000, respectively; and the fair values at those dates were $58,876,000 and $31,700,000, respectively. 14. SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)
GROSS NET NET INCOME REVENUES MARGIN INCOME PER SHARE(a) -------- ------- ------ ------------ (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 1996: 1st Quarter....................... $40,292 $14,414 $3,062 $.32 2nd Quarter....................... 44,465 16,159 4,369 .46 3rd Quarter....................... 51,569 18,495 5,389 .56 4th Quarter....................... 53,770 19,426 5,784 .61 1995: 1st Quarter....................... $33,178 $11,504 $1,776(a) $.19(b) 2nd Quarter....................... 40,123 14,410 4,069 .43 3rd Quarter....................... 42,570 15,342 4,741 .50 4th Quarter....................... 48,452 17,311 5,568 .59
- -------- (a) The quarterly amounts may not add to the full year amount due to rounding. (b) Includes severance charges associated with a realignment of responsibilities in the Company's restaurant operations, restaurant development and purchasing functions of $800,000, or $484,000 net of income tax benefit, or $.05 per share. F-21 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS The Shareholders and Board of Directors IHOP Corp. We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of IHOP Corp. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of IHOP Corp. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. Los Angeles, California February 14, 1997 F-22 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, on this 28th day of March, 1997. IHOP CORP. By: /s/ Richard K. Herzer ----------------------------------- Richard K. Herzer Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant, in the capacities indicated, on this 28th day of March, 1997.
SIGNATURES TITLE ---------- ----- /s/ Richard K. Herzer Chairman of the Board, _____________________________________________ President and Chief Richard K. Herzer Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Frederick G. Silny Vice President--Finance and _____________________________________________ Treasurer (Principal Frederick G. Silny Financial Officer) /s/ Gene A. Scott Controller (Principal _____________________________________________ Accounting Officer) Gene A. Scott /s/ H. Frederick Christie Director _____________________________________________ H. Frederick Christie /s/ Frank Edelstein Director _____________________________________________ Frank Edelstein /s/ Michael S. Gordon Director _____________________________________________ Michael S. Gordon /s/ Neven C. Hulsey Director _____________________________________________ Neven C. Hulsey /s/ Larry Alan Kay Director _____________________________________________ Larry Alan Kay /s/ Dennis M. Leifheit Executive Vice President-- _____________________________________________ Operations, Chief Operating Dennis M. Leifheit Officer and Director /s/ Caroline W. Nahas Director _____________________________________________ Caroline W. Nahas /s/ Patrick W. Rose Director _____________________________________________ Patrick W. Rose

EXHIBIT 4.2 INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, INC. 525 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD THIRD FLOOR GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA 91203 November 1, 1996 To the Holder Whose Name Appears in the Acceptance Form at the End Hereof Re: 7.79% Senior Notes due 2002 of International House of Pancakes, Inc. ------------------------------------- Ladies and Gentlemen: Please refer to the Senior Note Purchase Agreements, dated as of November 19, 1992, among International House of Pancakes, Inc. (the "Borrower"), IHOP Corp. ("Holdings") and the several purchasers named in Schedule I thereto (collectively, the "Purchase Agreements"). Capitalized terms used in this letter and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreements. International House of Pancakes, Inc. proposes to issue in a private placement $35,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its senior notes (the "New Notes"). The New Notes will be guaranteed by IHOP Realty, IHOP Restaurants, Inc. and IHOP Properties, Inc. (collectively, the "Subsidiaries"), and by Holdings. Borrower and Holdings have entered into that certain Letter Agreement (the "Letter Agreement") with Bank of America Illinois(the "Bank"), dated as of June 30, 1993, as amended by (i) a letter dated July 15, 1993, (ii) the First Amendment to the Letter Agreement dated as of December 31, 1994 and (iii) the Second Amendment to the Letter Agreement dated as of March 11, 1996, which Letter Agreement, as amended, provides for the obligations of Borrower thereunder to be guaranteed by the Subsidiaries. In connection with the issuance of the New Notes, the Borrower has requested that you (i) enter into an Intercreditor Agreement in the form attached hereto November 1, 1996 Page 2 (the "Intercreditor Agreement") and (ii) waive and amend certain covenants in the Purchase Agreements, and you are willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein. Subject to the condition that (i) each of the Bank and the purchasers of the New Notes shall enter into the Intercreditor Agreement, (ii) you have received a copy of the form of Senior Note Purchase Agreement relating to the New Notes in substantially final form and (iii) the Letter Agreement shall be amended in substantially the same manner as the Purchase Agreements, you hereby (x) agree to duly authorize, execute, deliver and perform the Intercreditor Agreement, (y) consent to the amendment of the Purchase Agreements as set forth below and (z) agree to waive any Default or Event of Default resulting from the issuance by the Subsidiaries of guarantees to the Bank (including, without limitation, any Default or Event of Default arising from a breach of Section 11.1 or Section 11.4 of the Purchase Agreements). The Purchase Agreements are hereby amended as follows: 1. Clause (ii) of Section 11.1(I) of the Purchase Agreements is amended and restated in its entirety as follows: "(ii) unsecured Debt (other than Additional Permitted Subsidiary Guarantees) of Subsidiaries of Holdings (other than the Borrower) and Subsidiaries of the Borrower not otherwise permitted under Section 11.4(A) does not exceed at any time 15% of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth." 2. Section 11.4(B) of the Purchase Agreements is amended and restated in its entirety as follows: "(B) additional Debt (other than Addition al Permitted Subsidiary Guarantees), provided that the November 1, 1996 Page 3 sum of the aggregate principal amount of such Debt plus the aggregate principal amount of all other Debt (without duplication) of Holdings, the Borrower and any of their Subsidiaries which is secured by Liens not permitted by Sections 11.1(A) through (H) does not exceed 15% of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth." 3. Section 12 of the Purchase Agreements is amended to include the following definitions: "Additional Permitted Subsidiary Guarantees" shall mean those Guarantees delivered by any Subsidiary Guarantor which guarantees Debt of the Borrower the beneficiaries of which are or become a party to, and thereby agree to undertake and perform the duties, rights and obligations of a party under the Intercreditor Agreement. "Intercreditor Agreement" means the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of November 1, 1996 among the 1992 Noteholders (as defined therein),the 1996 Noteholders (as defined therein), Bank of America Illinois and additional creditors which may become a party thereto from time to time, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I. "Subsidiary Guarantors" shall mean collectively IHOP Realty, IHOP Properties, Inc. and IHOP Restaurants, Inc. 4. The Purchase Agreements are amended to include the Intercreditor Agreement as Exhibit I. 5. Upon and by virtue of this letter agreement becoming effective as herein contemplated, the failure of the Borrower and Holdings to comply with the provisions of Section 11.1(I) and Section 11.4 of the Purchase Agreements by virtue of the execution and delivery by the Subsidiaries of guarantees to the Bank which constitute an Event of Default under the Purchase Agreements shall be deemed to have been waived by the holders November 1, 1996 Page 4 of the Notes. The Borrowers and Holdings understand and agree that the waivers contained in this paragraph pertain only to the Event of Defaults herein described and to the extent so described and not to any other Default or Event of Default which may exist under, or any other matters arising in connection with, the Purchase Agreements or to any rights which the holders of the Notes have arising by virtue of any such other actions or matters. Except for the specific consent and waiver granted herein, the Purchase Agreements shall continue in full force and effect. November 1, 1996 Page 5 If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of acceptance in the space provided below whereupon this letter shall become a binding agreement between you and the undersigned. Very truly yours, INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF IHOP CORP. PANCAKES, INC. By: _________________ By: _______________ Name: Name: Title: Title: By its execution hereof, each of the undersigned acknowledges and agrees to the terms hereof and confirms that its Guaranty dated as of November 19, 1992 or December 29, 1993, as the case may be, remains in full force and effect: IHOP RESTAURANTS, INC. IHOP REALTY CORP. By: _________________ By: _____________________ Name: Name: Title: Title: IHOP PROPERTIES, INC. By: ______________________ Name: Title: Accepted as of the date first above written: THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK By:____________________ Name: Title: November 1, 1996 Page 5 If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of acceptance in the space provided below whereupon this letter shall become a binding agreement between you and the undersigned. Very truly yours, INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF IHOP CORP. PANCAKES, INC. By: _________________ By: _______________ Name: Name: Title: Title: By its execution hereof, each of the undersigned acknowledges and agrees to the terms hereof and confirms that its Guaranty dated as of November 19, 1992 or December 29, 1993, as the case may be, remains in full force and effect: IHOP RESTAURANTS, INC. IHOP REALTY CORP. By: _________________ By: _____________________ Name: Name: Title: Title: IHOP PROPERTIES, INC. By: ______________________ Name: Title: Accepted as of the date first above written: THE FRANKLIN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY By:____________________ Name: Title: November 1, 1996 Page 5 If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of acceptance in the space provided below whereupon this letter shall become a binding agreement between you and the undersigned. Very truly yours, INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF IHOP CORP. PANCAKES, INC. By: _________________ By: _______________ Name: Name: Title: Title: By its execution hereof, each of the undersigned acknowledges and agrees to the terms hereof and confirms that its Guaranty dated as of November 19, 1992 or December 29, 1993, as the case may be, remains in full force and effect: IHOP RESTAURANTS, INC. IHOP REALTY CORP. By: _________________ By: _____________________ Name: Name: Title: Title: IHOP PROPERTIES, INC. By: ______________________ Name: Title: Accepted as of the date first above written: THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY By:____________________ Name: Title: November 1, 1996 Page 5 If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of acceptance in the space provided below whereupon this letter shall become a binding agreement between you and the undersigned. Very truly yours, INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF IHOP CORP. PANCAKES, INC. By: _________________ By: _______________ Name: Name: Title: Title: By its execution hereof, each of the undersigned acknowledges and agrees to the terms hereof and confirms that its Guaranty dated as of November 19, 1992 or December 29, 1993, as the case may be, remains in full force and effect: IHOP RESTAURANTS, INC. IHOP REALTY CORP. By: _________________ By: _____________________ Name: Name: Title: Title: IHOP PROPERTIES, INC. By: ______________________ Name: Title: Accepted as of the date first above written: THE CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY By:____________________ Name: Title: November 1, 1996 Page 5 If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of acceptance in the space provided below whereupon this letter shall become a binding agreement between you and the undersigned. Very truly yours, INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF IHOP CORP. PANCAKES, INC. By: _________________ By: _______________ Name: Name: Title: Title: By its execution hereof, each of the undersigned acknowledges and agrees to the terms hereof and confirms that its Guaranty dated as of November 19, 1992 or December 29, 1993, as the case may be, remains in full force and effect: IHOP RESTAURANTS, INC. IHOP REALTY CORP. By: _________________ By: _____________________ Name: Name: Title: Title: IHOP PROPERTIES, INC. By: ______________________ Name: Title: Accepted as of the date first above written: MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA By:____________________ Name: Title: November 1, 1996 Page 5 If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of acceptance in the space provided below whereupon this letter shall become a binding agreement between you and the undersigned. Very truly yours, INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF IHOP CORP. PANCAKES, INC. By: _________________ By: _______________ Name: Name: Title: Title: By its execution hereof, each of the undersigned acknowledges and agrees to the terms hereof and confirms that its Guaranty dated as of November 19, 1992 or December 29, 1993, as the case may be, remains in full force and effect: IHOP RESTAURANTS, INC. IHOP REALTY CORP. By: _________________ By: _____________________ Name: Name: Title: Title: IHOP PROPERTIES, INC. By: ______________________ Name: Title: Accepted as of the date first above written: MONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA By:____________________ Name: Title: ================================================================================ INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT Dated as of November 1, 1996 Among BANK OF AMERICA ILLINOIS And THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK MONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY THE FRANKLIN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY THE CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY and MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA And JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PHOENIX HOME LIFE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and SECURITY FIRST LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY And Additional Lenders ================================================================================ TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Heading Page Parties................................................................ 1 Recitals............................................................... 1 Section 1. Definitions.......................................... 3 Section 2. Sharing of Recoveries................................ 5 Section 3. Agreements Among the Creditors....................... 6 Section 3.1. Independent Actions by Creditors.................. 6 Section 3.2. Relation of Creditors............................. 6 Section 3.3. Acknowledgment of Guarantees...................... 6 Section 3.4. Additional Lenders................................ 6 Section 4. Miscellaneous........................................ 6 Section 4.1. Entire Agreement.................................. 6 Section 4.2. Notices........................................... 7 Section 4.3. Successors and Assigns............................ 7 Section 4.4. Consents, Amendment, Waivers...................... 7 Section 4.5. Governing Law..................................... 7 Section 4.6. Counterparts...................................... 7 Section 4.7. Severability...................................... 7 Section 4.8. Expenses.......................................... 7 Signature Page......................................................... 8
i INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT dated as of November 1, 1996 among BANK OF AMERICA ILLINOIS (the "Lender"), THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK, MONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE FRANKLIN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY and MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA (each institution is referred to herein as a "1992 Noteholder" and the institutions are collectively referred to as the "1992 Noteholders") and JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, PHOENIX HOME LIFE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and SECURITY FIRST LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (each institution is referred to herein as a "1996 Noteholder" and the institutions are collectively referred to herein as the "1996 Noteholders"; the 1996 Noteholders, the 1992 Noteholders and the Lender and each of the additional Persons, if any, that become a party hereto as contemplated by (S)3.4 hereof (each such Person is referred to as an "Additional Lender") are individually referred to herein as a "Creditor" and are collectively referred to herein as the "Creditors"). R E C I T A L S: A. Under and pursuant to the separate and several Senior Note Purchase Agreements each dated as of November 1, 1996 (collectively, the "1996 Note Agreements"), among International House of Pancakes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), IHOP Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Holdings") and each of the 1996 Noteholders, the Borrower has issued and sold to the 1996 Noteholders $35,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 7.42% Senior Notes, Due November, 2008 (the "1996 Notes"). B. Under and pursuant to the separate and several Senior Note Purchase Agreements each dated as of November 19, 1992 (collectively, as amended the "1992 Note Agreements"), among the Borrower, Holdings and each of the 1992 Noteholders, the Borrower has issued and sold to the 1992 Noteholders $32,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 7.79% Senior Notes, Due November, 2002 (the "1992 Notes"). C. Under and pursuant to that certain Letter Agreement dated as of June 30, 1993 (as such agreement may be modified, amended, renewed or replaced, including any increase in the amount thereof, the "Bank Credit Agreement") among the Borrower, Holdings, and the Lender, the Lender has made available to the Borrower certain credit facilities in a current aggregate principal amount up to $20,000,000 (all amounts outstanding in respect of said credit facilities being hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Loans"). D. In connection with the execution of the 1992 Note Agreements and as security for the 1992 Notes issued thereunder, IHOP Realty Corp., IHOP Properties, Inc. and IHOP Restaurants, Inc., (individually, a "Subsidiary Guarantor" and collectively, the "Subsidiary Guarantors") each of which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower, have guaranteed to the 1992 Noteholders the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the 1992 Notes and payment and performance of all other obligations of the Borrower under the 1992 Note Agreements under the Subsidiary Guarantee dated as of November 19, 1992 executed by IHOP Realty Corp., the Subsidiary Guarantee dated as of December 29, 1993 executed by IHOP Properties, Inc., and the Subsidiary Guarantee dated as of December 29, 1993 executed by IHOP Restaurants, Inc. (as such agreements may be modified, amended, renewed or replaced, including any increase in the amount thereof, individually, a "1992 Noteholder Guaranty" and collectively, the "1992 Noteholder Guarantees"). E. In connection with the execution of the Bank Credit Agreement and as support for the Loans made thereunder, the Subsidiary Guarantors have guaranteed to the Lender the payment of the Loans and all other obligations of the Borrower under the Bank Credit Agreement under the Subsidiary Guarantee dated as of June 30, 1993 executed by IHOP Realty Corp., the Subsidiary Guarantee dated as of December 29, 1993 executed by IHOP Properties, Inc., and the Subsidiary Guarantee dated as of December 29, 1993 executed by IHOP Restaurants, Inc. (as such agreements may be modified, amended, renewed or replaced, including any increase in the amount thereof, individually, a "Lender Guaranty" and collectively, the "Lender Guarantees"). F. Each Subsidiary Guarantor is entering into a Guaranty Agreement (individually, a "1996 Noteholder Guaranty" and collectively, the "1996 Noteholder Guarantees") dated as of the date hereof pursuant to which each Subsidiary Guarantor shall guarantee to the 1996 Noteholders the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the 1996 Notes and the payment and performance of all other obligations of the Borrower under the 1996 Note Agreements. The Lender Guarantees, the 1992 Noteholder Guarantees, the 1996 Noteholder Guarantees and the Additional Permitted Subsidiary Guarantees, if any, are each hereinafter referred to individually, as a "Subsidiary Guaranty" and collectively, as the "Subsidiary Guarantees." G. Each of the Creditors desires to provide for their respective rights in respect of the Subsidiary Guarantees and certain collections from the Subsidiary Guarantors and to make certain other commitments and undertakings in connection with the 1992 Note Agreements, the Bank Credit Agreement, the 1996 Note Agreements, the Additional Debt Facility Agreements, if any, the Subsidiary Guarantees, the obligations incurred by the Subsidiary Guarantors under such agreements and the rights of the Creditors under such agreements. H. The 1992 Noteholders, the Lender, and the 1996 Noteholders hereby contemplate that in the event that any of the Subsidiary Guarantors execute and deliver an Additional Permitted Subsidiary Guarantee, the beneficiary of such Additional Permitted Subsidiary Guarantee shall become a party to this Agreement upon compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in (S)3.4 hereof. Now, Therefore, in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree a follows: -2- SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. The following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them below in this (S)1 or in the provisions of this Agreement referred to below: "Additional Debt Facility" shall mean Debt of the Borrower which is guaranteed by an Additional Permitted Subsidiary Guarantee. "Additional Debt Facility Agreement" shall mean the agreement executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Additional Lenders evidencing the Additional Debt Facility. "Additional Lender" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the introductory paragraph hereto. "Additional Permitted Subsidiary Guarantees" shall mean those Guarantees delivered by any Subsidiary Guarantor which guarantees any of the Borrower's Guaranteed Obligations the beneficiaries of which are or become a party to, and thereby agree to undertake and perform the duties, rights and obligations of a party under, the Intercreditor Agreement. "Bank Credit Agreement" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. "Bankruptcy Proceeding" shall mean, with respect to any person, a general assignment of such person for the benefit of its creditors, or the institution by or against such person of any proceeding seeking relief as debtor, or seeking to adjudicate such person as bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of such person or its debts, under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for such person or for any substantial part of its property. "Borrower" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. "Borrower's Guaranteed Obligations" shall mean all principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the 1996 Notes, the 1992 Notes, the Loans and the Additional Debt Facilities, if any, and all other obligations of the Borrower under or in respect of the 1996 Notes, the 1992 Notes, the Loans and the Additional Debt Facilities, if any, under the 1996 Note Agreements, the 1992 Note Agreements, the Bank Credit Agreement and the Additional Debt Facility Agreements and any other obligations of the Borrower to the Creditors which are guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantees; provided that any amount of such Borrower's Guaranteed Obligations which is not allowed as a claim enforceable against the Borrower in a Bankruptcy Proceeding under applicable law shall be excluded from the computation of "Borrower's Guaranteed Obligations" hereunder. -3- "Creditor" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the introductory paragraph hereto. "Excess Guaranty Payment" shall mean as to any Creditor an amount equal to the Guaranty Payment received by such Creditor less the Pro Rata Share of Guaranty Payments to which such Creditor is then entitled. "Guaranty Payment" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in (S)2. "Lender" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the introductory paragraph hereto. "Lender Guaranty" and "Lender Guarantees" shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. "Loans" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. "1992 Note Agreements" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. "1996 Note Agreements" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. "1992 Noteholder" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the introductory paragraph hereto. "1996 Noteholder" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the introductory paragraph hereto. "1992 Noteholder Guaranty" and "1992 Noteholder Guarantees" shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. "1996 Noteholder Guaranty" and "1996 Noteholder Guarantees" shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. "1992 Notes" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. "1996 Notes" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. "Pro Rata Share of Guaranty Payments" shall mean as of the date of any Guaranty Payment to a Creditor under any Subsidiary Guaranty an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the amount of all Guaranty Payments made by the Subsidiary Guarantors to all Creditors concurrently with the payments to such Creditor less all reasonable costs incurred by such Creditors in connection with the collection of such Guaranty Payments by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Specified Amount owing to such Creditor, and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of all -4- outstanding Borrower's Guaranteed Obligations (without giving effect in the denominator to the application of any such Guaranty Payments). "Receiving Creditor" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in (S)2. "Specified Amount" shall mean as to any Creditor the aggregate amount of the Borrower's Guaranteed Obligations owed to such Creditor. "Subsidiary Guarantor" and "Subsidiary Guarantors" shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. "Subsidiary Guaranty" and "Subsidiary Guarantees" shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. SECTION 2. SHARING OF RECOVERIES. Each Creditor hereby agrees with each other Creditor that payments (including payments made through setoff of deposit balances or otherwise or payments or recoveries from any security interest granted to any Creditor) made pursuant to the terms of any Subsidiary Guaranty (a "Guaranty Payment") (x) within 90 days prior to the commencement of a Bankruptcy Proceeding with respect to any Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower or (y) following the acceleration of the 1996 Notes, the 1992 Notes or the Loans or the acceleration of any other Borrower's Guaranteed Obligation, shall be shared so that each Creditor shall receive its Pro Rata Share of Guaranty Payments. Accordingly, each Creditor hereby agrees that in the event (a) an event described in clauses (x) or (y) above shall have occurred, (b) any Creditor shall receive a Guaranty Payment (a "Receiving Creditor"), and (c) any other Creditor shall not concurrently receive its Pro Rata Share of Guaranty Payments from the same Subsidiary Guarantor, then the Receiving Creditor shall promptly remit the Excess Guaranty Payment to each other Creditor who shall then be entitled thereto so that after giving effect to such payment (and any other payments then being made by any other Receiving Creditor pursuant to this (S)2) each Creditor shall have received its Pro Rata Share of Guaranty Payments. Any such payments shall be deemed to be and shall be made in consideration of the purchase for cash at face value, but without recourse, ratably from the other Creditors such amount of 1996 Notes, 1992 Notes, Loans or Additional Debt Facility, if any, as the case may be, to the extent necessary to cause such Creditor to share such Excess Guaranty Payment with the other Creditors as hereinabove provided; provided, however, that if any such purchase or payment is made by any Receiving Creditor and if such Excess Guaranty Payment or part thereof is thereafter recovered from such Receiving Creditor by any Subsidiary Guarantor (including, without limitation, by any trustee in bankruptcy of any Subsidiary Guarantor or any creditor thereof), the related purchase from the other Creditors shall be rescinded ratably and the purchase price restored as to the portion of such Excess Guaranty Payment so recovered, but without interest; and provided further nothing herein contained shall obligate any Creditor to resort to any setoff, application of deposit balance or other means of payment under any Subsidiary Guaranty or avail itself of any -5- recourse by resort to any property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, the taking of any such action to remain within the absolute discretion of such Creditor without obligation of any kind to the other Creditors to take any such action. SECTION 3. AGREEMENTS AMONG THE CREDITORS. Section 3.1. Independent Actions by Creditors. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prohibit any Creditor from accelerating the maturity of, or demanding payment from any Subsidiary Guarantor on, any Borrower's Guaranteed Obligation of the Borrower to such Creditor or from instituting legal action against the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor to obtain a judgment or other legal process in respect of such Borrower's Guaranteed Obligation, but any funds received from any Subsidiary Guarantor in connection with any recovery therefrom shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement. Section 3.2. Relation of Creditors. This Agreement is entered into solely for the purposes set forth herein, and no Creditor assumes any responsibility to any other party hereto to advise such other party of information known to such other party regarding the financial condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor or of any other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of any Borrower's Guaranteed Obligation. Each Creditor specifically acknowledges and agrees that nothing contained in this Agreement is or is intended to be for the benefit of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor and nothing contained herein shall limit or in any way modify any of the obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor to the Creditors. Section 3.3. Acknowledgment of Guarantees. The Lender hereby expressly acknowledges the existence of the 1992 Noteholder Guarantees and the 1996 Noteholder Guarantees. The 1992 Noteholders hereby expressly acknowledge the existence of the Lender Guarantees and the 1996 Noteholder Guarantees. The 1996 Noteholders hereby expressly acknowledge the existence of the Lender Guarantees and the 1992 Noteholder Guarantees. Section 3.4. Additional Lenders. Additional Persons may become "Creditors" hereunder by executing and delivering to each of the then existing Creditors (i) a copy of this Agreement so executed and (ii) a copy of the agreement or documents pursuant to which such Person becomes a creditor of the Borrower and of any Subsidiary Guarantor. Accordingly, upon the execution and delivery of such copy of this Agreement by any such Person, such Person shall, upon the acknowledgement of the then existing Creditors, thereinafter become a Creditor for all purposes of this Agreement. SECTION 4. MISCELLANEOUS. Section 4.1. Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire Agreement among the Creditors and, except as otherwise provided, this Agreement may not be altered, amended or modified except in a writing executed by all the parties to this Agreement. -6- Section 4.2. Notices. Notices hereunder shall be given to the Creditors at their addresses as set forth in the 1996 Note Agreements, the 1992 Note Agreements, the Bank Credit Agreement or the Additional Debt Facility Agreements, as the case may be, or at such other address as may be designated by each in a written notice to the other parties hereto. Section 4.3. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each of the Creditors and their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not, and, in particular, shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by any future holder or holders of any Borrower's Guaranteed Obligations, and the term "Creditor" shall include any such subsequent holder of Borrower's Guaranteed Obligations, wherever the context permits. Section 4.4. Consents, Amendment, Waivers. All amendments, waivers or consents of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective only if the same shall be in writing and signed by all of the Creditors. Section 4.5. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois. Section 4.6. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one Agreement, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart. Section 4.7. Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Section 4.8. Expenses. In the event of any litigation to enforce this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to its reasonable attorney's fees (including the allocated costs of in-house counsel). -7- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written. BANK OF AMERICA ILLINOIS, this Lender By /s/ Gina M. West ---------------- Vice President THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a 1992 Noteholder By /s/ Suzanne E. Walton --------------------- Managing Director MONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, a 1992 Noteholder By /s/ Suzanne E. Walton --------------------- Authorized Agent THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a 1992 Noteholder By /s/ Richard R. Davis -------------------- Portfolio Manager - High Yield Securities THE FRANKLIN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a 1992 Noteholder By /s/ Julia S. Tucker ------------------- Investment Officer -8- THE CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, a 1992 Noteholder By /s/ Brian J. Lynch ---------------------------------- Associate Treasurer MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA, a 1992 Noteholder By /s/ G. E. Stoefen ---------------------------------- Director, Treasurer and Investment Manager JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a 1996 Noteholder By: PPM AMERICA, INC., as Agent By /s/ David Brett ------------------------------ Vice President PHOENIX HOME LIFE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a 1996 Noteholder By /s/ Keith Robbins ---------------------------------- Vice President -9- UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a 1996 Noteholder By /s/ Edwin H. Garrison, Jr. --------------------------------------- First Vice President SECURITY FIRST LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a 1996 Noteholder By /s/ R.J. Ritchie --------------------------------------- Director -- U.S. Fixed Income By /s/ Ruth Ann McConkey --------------------------------------- Manager -- U.S. Fixed Income [ADDITIONAL LENDER] By_______________________________________ Its_________________________________ The undersigned hereby acknowledge and agree to the foregoing Agreement. INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, INC. By /s/ Mark D. Weisberger --------------------------------------- Vice President -- Legal IHOP CORP. By /s/ Mark D. Weisberger --------------------------------------- Vice President -- Legal -10- IHOP REALTY CORP. By /s/ Mark D. Weisberger ---------------------------------- Vice President -- Legal IHOP PROPERTIES, INC. By /s/ Mark D. Weisberger ---------------------------------- Vice President -- Legal IHOP RESTAURANTS, INC. By /s/ Mark D. Weisberger ---------------------------------- Vice President -- Legal -11-

EXHIBIT 4.6 THIRD AMENDMENT TO LETTER AGREEMENT ----------------------------------- THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO LETTER AGREEMENT (this "Third Amendment") is made and dated as of September 3, 1996 among INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, INC., (the "Borrower"), IHOP CORP., as Guarantor (the "Guarantor") and BANK OF AMERICA ILLINOIS ("Bank"), and amends that certain Letter Agreement dated as of June 30, 1993, as amended by a letter dated July 15, 1993 from Continental Bank to the Borrower, a First Amendment to Letter Agreement dated as of December 31, 1994 and a Second Amendment to Letter Agreement dated as of March 11, 1996 (as so amended, the "Agreement"). RECITAL ------- The Borrower has requested that the Bank amend the Agreement, and the Bank is willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows: 1. Terms. All capitalized terms used herein shall have the same ----- meanings as in the Agreement unless otherwise defined herein. All references to the Agreement shall mean the Agreement as hereby amended. 2. Amendments to Agreement. The parties hereto agree that the ----------------------- Agreement is hereby amended as follows: 2.1 Section 14.12(a) of the Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as follows: "(a) incur capital expenditures in excess of $45,000,000 per fiscal year, net of all proceeds relating to sale leaseback transactions in such fiscal year; provided, however, that in the -------- ------- fiscal year ending December 31, 1996 only, the Borrower many incur capital expenditures up to $55,000,000, net of all proceeds relating to sale leaseback transactions in such fiscal year;" 3. Reaffirmation of IHOP Guaranty. IHOP does hereby reaffirm that ------------------------------ the terms and provisions of Section 17 of the -1- Agreement continue in full force and effect and are ratified and confirmed in all respects on and as of the date hereof, after giving effect to this Third Amendment. IHOP agrees that any references to the Note in the Agreement, including without limitation Section 17 of the Agreement, shall be deemed a reference to the Agreement and amounts owing thereunder, as evidenced by the loan accounts referred to in Section 3 of the Agreement, as amended hereby. 4. Representations and Warranties. IHOP and the Borrower do hereby ------------------------------ represent and warrant as follows: 4.1 Authority. Each of the Borrower and IHOP has been duly --------- incorporated and is a validly existing corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware, has full legal right, power and authority to enter into this Third Amendment and to carry out and consummate all transactions contemplated by the Agreement and this Third Amendment. 4.2 Enforceability. This Third Amendment has been duly authorized -------------- and is a valid and binding obligation of the Borrower and IHOP, enforceable in accordance with its terms. 4.3 No Conflict. This Third Amendment will not conflict with or ----------- constitute a breach of or default under their respective articles of incorporation or by-laws, or any material agreement to which the Borrower or IHOP is a party or by which the Borrower or IHOP or any of their respective properties are bound, or any rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Borrower or IHOP or any of their respective activities or properties. 4.4 No Event of Default. No Event of Default under the Agreement has ------------------- occurred and is continuing. 4.5 Representations and Warranties. The represen-tations and ------------------------------ warranties in Section 11 of the Agreement are true and correct in all respects on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of the date hereof. 5. Conditions, Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Third ------------------------- Amendment shall be subject to the compliance by the Borrower with its agreements herein contained, and to the delivery of such other evidence with respect to the Borrower, IHOP and any other person as the Bank may reasonably request in connection with this Third Amendment and the compliance with the conditions set forth herein. -2- 6. Miscellaneous. ------------- (a) Except as hereby expressly amended, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. (b) This Third Amendment is specific in time and in intent and does not constitute, nor should it be construed as, a waiver of any other right, power or privilege under the Agreement, or under any agreement, contract, indenture, document or instrument mentioned in the Agreement; nor does it preclude other or further exercise hereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, power, privilege or default hereunder, or under any agreement, contract, indenture, document or instrument mentioned in the Agreement, constitute a waiver of any other default of the same or of any other term or provision. (c) This amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. This amendment shall not become effective until Borrower, IHOP and IHOP Realty shall each have signed a copy hereof, whether the same or counterparts, and the same shall have been delivered to Bank. 7. Governing Law. This Third Amendment shall be a contract made -------------- under and governed by the internal laws of the state of Illinois. -3- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused its respective duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this Third Amendment as of the date first written above. INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, INC. By: /S/ Richard K. Herzer --------------------- Richard K. Herzer President and Chief Executive Officer IHOP CORP. By: /s/ Richard K. Herzer --------------------- Richard K. Herzer President and Chief Executive Officer BANK OF AMERICA ILLINOIS By: /s/ Yvonne Dennis ----------------- Yvonne Dennis Vice President -4- CONSENT OF GUARANTORS --------------------- The undersigned Guarantors do hereby consent to the foregoing Third Amendment to Letter Agreement dated as of June 30, 1993 and hereby reaffirms, ratifies and confirms that its Subsidiary Guarantee continues in full force and effect on and as of the date hereof and after giving effect to such Third Amendment. The undersigned agree that any references to the Note in each Subsidiary Guarantee and the Agreement shall be deemed a reference to the Agreement and amounts owing thereunder, as evidenced by the loan accounts referred to in Section 3 of the Agreement, as amended hereby. Date: September 3, 1996 IHOP REALTY CORP. IHOP RESTAURANTS, INC. IHOP PROPERTIES, INC. By: /s/ Richard K. Herzer --------------------- Richard K. Herzer President -5-

EXHIBIT 4.7 FOURTH AMENDMENT TO LETTER AGREEMENT ------------------------------------ THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO LETTER AGREEMENT (this "Fourth Amendment") is made and dated as of November 1, 1996 among INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, INC. (the "Borrower"), IHOP CORP., as Guarantor (the "Guarantor"), and BANK OF AMERICA ILLINOIS ("Bank"), and amends that certain Letter Agreement dated as of June 30, 1993, as amended by a letter dated July 15, 1993 from Continental Bank to the Borrower, a First Amendment to Letter Agreement dated as of December 31, 1994, a Second Amendment to Letter Agreement dated as of March 11, 1996, and a Third Amendment to Letter Agreement dated as of September 3, 1996 (as so amended, the "Agreement"). RECITAL ------- The Borrower has requested that the Bank enter into the Intercreditor Agreement in the form attached hereto, amend certain financial covenants and waive certain Event of Defaults under the Agreement, and the Bank is willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows: 1. Terms. All capitalized terms used herein shall have the same ----- meanings as in the Agreement unless otherwise defined herein. All references to the Agreement shall mean the Agreement as hereby amended. 2. Amendments to Agreement. The parties hereto agree that the ----------------------- Agreement is hereby amended as follows: 2.1 Section 14.1(i) of the Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as follows: "(i) Liens including Liens arising out of purchase money financing not otherwise permitted by the foregoing clauses of this Section 14.1 securing Debt (without duplication) of IHOP, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of IHOP or the Borrower, provided that the sum of (i) the principal amount of such Debt plus (ii) unsecured Debt (other than Additional Permitted Subsidiary Guarantees) of Subsidiaries of IHOP (other than the Borrower) and Subsidiaries of the Borrower not otherwise permitted under Section 14.4(a) does not exceed at any time 15% of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth." 2.2 Section 14.4(B) of the Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as follows: "(B) Additional Debt (other than Additional Permitted Subsidiary Guarantees), provided that the sum of the aggregate principal amount of such Debt plus the aggregate principal amount of all other Debt (without duplication) of IHOP, the Borrower and any of their Subsidiaries which is secured by Permitted Liens permitted by Section 14.1(i) does not exceed 15% of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth." 2.3 Section 18 of the Agreement is amended to include the following definitions: "Additional Permitted Subsidiary Guarantees" shall mean those Guarantees delivered by any Subsidiary Guarantor which guarantees Debt of the Borrower the beneficiaries of which are or become a party to, and thereby agree to undertake and perform the duties, rights and obligations of a party under, the Intercreditor Agreement. "Intercreditor Agreement" means the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of November 1, 1996 among the 1992 Noteholders (as defined therein), the 1996 Noteholders (as defined therein), the Bank and additional creditors which may become a party thereto from time to time, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I. "Subsidiary Guarantors" shall mean collectively IHOP Realty, IHOP Properties, Inc. and IHOP Restaurants, Inc. 2.4 The Agreement is amended to include the Intercreditor Agreement as Exhibit I. 3. Reaffirmation of IHOP Guaranty. IHOP does hereby reaffirm that ------------------------------ the terms and provisions of Section 2 17 of the Agreement continue in full force and effect and are ratified and confirmed in all respects on and as of the date hereof, after giving effect to this Fourth Amendment. IHOP agrees that any references to the Note in the Agreement, including without limitation Section 17 of the Agreement, shall be deemed a reference to the Agreement and amounts owing thereunder, as evidenced by the loan accounts referred to in Section 3 of the Agreement, as amended hereby. 4. Execution of Intercreditor Agreement. The Bank hereby agrees to ------------------------------------ duly authorize, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Intercreditor Agreement. 5. Representations and Warranties. IHOP and the Borrower do hereby ------------------------------ represent and warrant as follows: 5.1 Authority. Each of the Borrower and IHOP has been duly --------- incorporated and is a validly existing corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware, has full legal right, power and authority to enter into this Fourth Amendment and to carry out and consummate all transactions contemplated by the Agreement and this Fourth Amendment. 5.2 Enforceability. This Fourth Amendment has been duly -------------- authorized and is a valid and binding obligation of the Borrower and IHOP, enforceable in accordance with its terms. 5.3 No Conflict. This Fourth Amendment will not conflict with ----------- or constitute a breach of or a default under their respective articles of incorporation or by-laws, or any material agreement to which the Borrower or IHOP is a party or by which the Borrower or IHOP or any of their respective properties are bound, or any rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Borrower or IHOP or any of their respective activities or properties. 5.4 No Event of Default. Except for the Event of Defaults ------------------- waived pursuant to Section 7 hereof, no Event of Default under the Agreement has occurred and is continuing. 3 5.5 Representations and Warranties. The representations and ------------------------------ warranties in Section 11 of the Agreement are true and correct in all respects on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of the date hereof. 6. Conditions, Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Fourth ------------------------- Amendment shall be subject to the compliance by the Borrower with its agreements herein contained and the execution and delivery of the Intercreditor Agreement by the parties thereto. 7. Upon and by virtue of this Fourth Amendment becoming effective as herein contemplated, the Event of Default under Section 16(c) and the Event of Default under Section 16(f) caused by a default under Sections 11.1(I) and 11.4(B) of the 1992 Note Agreements (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) shall be deemed to have been waived by the Bank. 8. Miscellaneous ------------- (a) Except as hereby expressly amended, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. (b) This Fourth Amendment is specific in time and in intent and does not constitute, nor shall it be construed as, a waiver of any other right, power or privilege under the Agreement, or under any agreement, contract, indenture, document or instrument mentioned in the Agreement; nor does it preclude other or further exercise hereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, power, privilege or default hereunder, or under any agreement, contract, indenture, document or instrument mentioned in the Agreement, constitute a waiver of any other default of the same or of any other term or provision. (c) This amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. This amendment shall not become effective until the Borrower, IHOP, IHOP Realty, IHOP Properties, Inc. and IHOP Restaurants, Inc. shall each have signed a copy hereof, whether the same or counterparts, and the same shall have been delivered to Bank and the Bank shall 4 have signed a copy hereof, whether the same or counterpart, and the same shall have been delivered to the Borrower. 9. Governing Law. This Fourth Amendment shall be a contract made ------------- under and governed by the internal laws of the state of Illinois. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused its respective duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this Fourth Amendment as of the date first written above. INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, INC. By: /s/ Richard K. Herzer _____________________ Richard K. Herzer President and Chief Executive Officer IHOP CORP. By: /s/ Richard K. Herzer _____________________ Richard K. Herzer President and Chief Executive Officer BANK OF AMERICA ILLINOIS By: /s/ Gina M. West ________________ Gina M. West Vice President 5 CONSENT OF GUARANTOR -------------------- The undersigned Guarantor does hereby consent to the foregoing Fourth Amendment to Letter Agreement dated as of November 1, 1996 and hereby reaffirms, ratifies and confirms that its Subsidiary Guarantee continues in full force and effect on and as of the date hereof and after giving effect to such Fourth Amendment. The undersigned agrees that any references to the Note in the Guarantee and the Agreement shall be deemed a reference to the Agreement and amounts owing thereunder, as evidenced by the loan accounts referred to in Section 3 of the Agreement. Dated: November 8, 1996 IHOP REALTY CORP. By: /s/ Richard K. Herzer _____________________ Richard K. Herzer President and Chief Executive Officer 6 CONSENT OF GUARANTOR -------------------- The undersigned Guarantor does hereby consent to the foregoing Fourth Amendment to Letter Agreement dated as of November 1, 1996 and hereby reaffirms, ratifies and confirms that its Subsidiary Guarantee continues in full force and effect on and as of the date hereof and after giving effect to such Fourth Amendment. The undersigned agrees that any references to the Note in the Guarantee and the Agreement shall be deemed a reference to the Agreement and amounts owing thereunder, as evidenced by the loan accounts referred to in Section 3 of the Agreement. Dated: November 8, 1996 IHOP PROPERTIES, INC. By: /s/ Richard K. Herzer _____________________ Richard K. Herzer President and Chief Executive Officer 7

IHOP CORP 10-K EXHIBIT 4.8 ================================================================================ IHOP Corp. International House of Pancakes, Inc. Senior Note Purchase Agreement $35,000,000 7.42% Senior Notes Due 2008 Dated as of November 1, 1996 ================================================================================ TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1. Authorization and Issue of Notes................... 1 Section 2. Purchase and Sale of Notes......................... 1 Section 3. Payments of Notes.................................. 2 Section 3.1. Mandatory Payments of Principal.................... 2 Section 3.2. Optional Prepayments of the Notes.................. 2 Section 3.3. Notice of Prepayment of the Notes.................. 3 Section 3.4. Allocation of Payments............................. 3 Section 3.5. Surrender of Notes; Notation Thereon............... 3 Section 3.6. Purchase of Notes.................................. 4 Section 4. Representations and Warranties..................... 4 Section 4.1. Corporate Existence and Power...................... 4 Section 4.2. Corporate Authority................................ 4 Section 4.3. Binding Effect..................................... 5 Section 4.4. Capital Stock...................................... 5 Section 4.5. Business Operations and Other Information;......... 5 Financial Condition Section 4.6. Subsidiaries....................................... 7 Section 4.7. Litigation; No Violation of Governmental Orders.... 8 or Laws Section 4.8. Outstanding Debt................................... 9 Section 4.9. Consent, Etc....................................... 9 Section 4.10. Title to Properties................................ 9 Section 4.11. Taxes.............................................. 10 Section 4.12. No Conflicts with Agreements, Etc.................. 10 Section 4.13. Disclosure......................................... 10 Section 4.14. Offering of Securities............................. 11 Section 4.15. Broker's or Finder's Commissions................... 11 Section 4.16. Labor Matters...................................... 11 Section 4.17. Environmental Matters.............................. 12 Section 4.18. Margin Regulations................................. 13 Section 4.19. Compliance with ERISA.............................. 13 Section 4.20. Material Contracts................................. 15 Section 4.21. Insurance.......................................... 15 Section 4.22. Status under Certain Laws.......................... 15 Section 4.23. Intentionally Deleted.............................. 15 Section 4.24. Possession of Franchises, Licenses, Etc............ 15 Section 4.25. Franchises......................................... 16 Section 4.26. Use of Proceeds.................................... 16 Section 4.27. Patents and Trademarks............................. 16 Section 4.28. Compliance with Laws............................... 16

-i- Section 4.29. Franchisees........................................ 16 Section 4.30. Other Agreements................................... 16 Section 4.31. Solvency........................................... 16 Section 4.32. Foreign Assets Control Regulations................. 17 Section 5. Representation of Purchasers....................... 17 Section 5.1. Authority.......................................... 17 Section 5.2. Investment Intent.................................. 17 Section 5.3. Source of Funds.................................... 17 Section 5.4. Investor Status.................................... 19 Section 6. Conditions to Obligations of the Purchasers........... 19 Section 6.1. Proceedings Satisfactory........................... 19 Section 6.2. Opinion of Purchasers' Special Counsel............. 19 Section 6.3. Opinion of Counsel to the Borrower and Holdings.... 19 Section 6.4. Representations and Warranties True, Etc.;......... 19 Certificates Section 6.5. Absence of Material Adverse Change, Etc............ 20 Section 6.6. Consents and Approvals............................. 20 Section 6.7. Absence of Litigation, Orders, Etc................. 20 Section 6.8. Other Purchasers................................... 20 Section 6.9. Legal Investment................................... 20 Section 6.10. Amendments to Outstanding Debt Agreements.......... 20 Section 6.11. Fees............................................... 21 Section 6.12. PPN Number......................................... 21 Section 6.13. Subsidiary Guarantees.............................. 21 Section 6.14. Intercreditor Agreement............................ 21 Section 6.15. Corporate Status and Documentation................. 21 Section 7. Conditions to Obligations of the Borrower............. 22 Section 7.1. Representations and Warranties True, Etc........... 22 Section 7.2. Absence of Litigation, Orders, Etc................. 22 Section 7.3. Other Purchasers................................... 22 Section 8. Financial Statements and Information............... 22 Section 9. Inspection of Properties and Books................. 26 Section 10. Affirmative Covenants................................. 27 Section 10.1. Payment of Principal, Prepayment Charge and........ 27 Interest, Etc. Section 10.2. Payment of Taxes and Claims........................ 27 Section 10.3. Maintenance of Properties and Corporate Existence.. 28

-ii- Section 10.4. Insurance.......................................... 28 Section 11. Negative and Maintenance Covenants.................... 29 Section 11.1. Restrictions on Liens.............................. 29 Section 11.2. Limitation on Funded Debt.......................... 30 Section 11.3. Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.................... 31 Section 11.4. Limitation on Debt of Subsidiaries................. 31 Section 11.5. Restricted Payments; Restricted Investments........ 31 Section 11.6. Sale of Assets..................................... 32 Section 11.7. Consolidation or Merger............................ 33 Section 11.8. Maintenance of Fixed Charge Coverage............... 33 Section 11.9. Transactions with Affiliates....................... 34 Section 11.10. Acquisition of Margin Securities................... 34 Section 11.11. Conduct of Business................................ 34 Section 12. Definitions........................................... 34 Section 13. Events of Default..................................... 45 Section 13.1. Events of Default; Remedies........................ 45 Section 13.2. Acceleration of Notes.............................. 47 Section 13.3. Rescission of Acceleration......................... 48 Section 13.4. Suits for Enforcement.............................. 48 Section 13.5. Remedies Cumulative................................ 49 Section 13.6. Remedies Not Waived................................ 49 Section 14. Registration, Exchange, and Transfer of Notes........ 49 Section 15. Lost, Stolen, Damaged and Destroyed Notes............ 49 Section 16. Miscellaneous........................................ 50 Section 16.1. Home Office Payment................................ 50 Section 16.2. Amendment and Waiver............................... 50 Section 16.3. Expenses........................................... 51 Section 16.4. Survival of Representations and Warranties......... 51 Section 16.5. Successors and Assigns............................. 51 Section 16.6. Notices............................................ 52 Section 16.7. Governing Law...................................... 52 Section 16.8. Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Service and Venue............................................. 52 Section 16.9. Indemnification.................................... 53 Section 16.10. Integration and Severability....................... 54 Section 16.11. Payments Due on Days not Business Days............. 54 Section 16.12. Further Assurances................................. 54 Section 16.13. Counterparts....................................... 54 Section 16.14. Guarantee of Holdings.............................. 54 Section 16.15. Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury................... 57

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Schedule I -- Manner of Payment and Communications to the Purchasers Schedule 4.5 -- Interim Changes Schedule 4.6 -- List of Direct and Indirect Subsidiaries Schedule 4.7 -- Litigation Summary Schedule 4.8 -- Existing Current and Funded Debt and Liens Schedule 4.9 -- Consents and Approvals Schedule 4.11 -- Taxes Schedule 4.16 -- Labor Matters Schedule 4.17 -- Environmental Matters Schedule 4.19 -- Compliance with ERISA Schedule 4.25 -- Franchises Schedule 12 -- Restricted Investments at Closing Date Exhibit A -- Form of Note Exhibit B -- Form of Opinion of Counsel for the Purchaser Exhibit C -- Form of Opinion of Counsel for the Borrower Exhibit D-1 -- Form of IHOP Realty Guarantee Exhibit D-2 -- Form of IHOP Properties Guarantee Exhibit D-3 -- Form of IHOP Restaurants Guarantee Exhibit E -- Form of IHOP Realty Lease Exhibit F-1 -- Form of Quarterly compliance Statement Exhibit F-2 -- Form of Compliance Certificate Exhibit G -- Form of Franchise Agreement Exhibit H -- Form of Intercreditor Agreement -iv- INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, INC. SENIOR NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT November 1, 1996 To The Purchaser Whose Name Appears in the Acceptance Form at the End Hereof Ladies and Gentlemen: The undersigned, International House of Pancakes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), and IHOP Corp., a Delaware corporation of which the Borrower is a wholly owned Subsidiary ("Holdings"), hereby agree with you as follows: Section 1. Authorization and Issue of Notes. The Borrower has duly authorized the issue, sale and delivery of its 7.42% Senior Notes Due 2008 in the aggregate principal amount of $35,000,000, to be dated the date of issue thereof, to bear interest on the outstanding principal thereof (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) from such date, payable in arrears in cash semi-annually on the eighth day of May and November in each year (commencing May 8, 1997) and at maturity, at the rate of 7.42% per annum, and to bear interest at a rate equal to the greater of 9.42% or the rate of interest announced publicly from time to time by Bank of America Illinois in Chicago, Illinois as its "prime rate" on any overdue principal and prepayment charge and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on any overdue interest (determined as of the date such principal, payment charge or interest first becomes overdue), until the same shall be paid in full, to mature on November 1, 2008, and to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto attached (all such Notes originally issued pursuant to this Agreement or the Other Agreements, or delivered in substitution or exchange for any thereof, being collectively called the "Notes" and individually a "Note"). You, together with the other purchasers named in Schedule I to this Agreement, are herein sometimes referred to collectively as the "Purchasers" and individually as a "Purchaser." Section 2. Purchase and Sale of Notes. Subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Borrower hereby agrees to sell to you and you agree to purchase from the Borrower, Notes in the respective aggregate principal amounts set forth opposite your name in Schedule I hereto, at a purchase price of 100% of the principal amount thereof. The purchase and delivery of the Notes to be purchased by you shall take place at the offices of Chapman and Cutler, 111 W. Monroe, Chicago, Illinois at 10:00 a.m., Chicago time on November 8, 1996 (or such other time and place as the parties shall agree provided, however, that in no event shall funding be provided after 1:00 p.m., New York time) (herein called the "Closing Date"). On the Closing Date, the Borrower will deliver to you Notes registered in your name or in the name of your nominee, each such Note to be duly executed and dated the Closing Date, each to be in the respective aggregate principal amounts to be purchased by you as specified above, in such denominations (multiples of $1,000) as you may specify by timely notice to the Borrower (or, in the absence of such notice, one Note registered in your name in a principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be purchased by you), against your delivery to the Borrower of immediately available funds in the amount of the aggregate purchase price therefor. Section 3. Payments of Notes. Section 3.1 Mandatory Payments of Principal. The principal amount of the Notes shall be prepaid by the Borrower in installments, payable on each of the dates set forth below in the respective aggregate amounts set forth opposite such dates: Payment Date Principal Amount November 1, 2000 $3,888,888.00 November 1, 2001 $3,888,888.00 November 1, 2002 $3,888,888.00 November 1, 2003 $3,888,888.00 November 1, 2004 $3,888,888.00 November 1, 2005 $3,888,888.00 November 1, 2006 $3,888,888.00 November 1, 2007 $3,888,888.00 provided, however, that if Notes aggregating less than $35,000,000 in principal amount are issued and sold pursuant to this Agreement and the Other Agreements, each of the prepayment amounts set forth above shall be reduced to an amount which is equal to the product achieved by multiplying each amount set forth above by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the aggregate principal amount of all Notes issued and sold pursuant to this Agreement and the Other Agreements and the denominator of which shall be $35,000,000. The entire remaining principal amount of the Notes shall become due and payable on November 1, 2008. Each payment of Notes made pursuant to this Section 3.1 shall be allocated as provided in Section 3.4. Section 3.2. Optional Prepayments of the Notes. The Borrower, at its option, upon notice given as provided in Section 3.3, may, on any Interest Payment Date, prepay all or any part of the principal amount of outstanding Notes (in the minimum amount of $100,000 and additional increments of integral multiples of $100,000), at a price equal to the sum of (i) the greater of the principal amount of the Notes being so prepaid or the Present Value -2- Amount of the Notes being so prepaid, plus (ii) all accrued but unpaid interest on the outstanding principal amount of the Notes being prepaid through the date of such prepayment. Each prepayment made pursuant to this Section 3.2 shall be allocated as provided in Section 3.4. All principal amounts prepaid pursuant to this Section 3.2 shall be applied to reduce the amounts of the mandatory payments of principal thereafter due pursuant to Section 3.1 in the inverse order of maturity of those mandatory payments. Section 3.3. Notice of Prepayment of the Notes. The Borrower shall call Notes for prepayment pursuant to Section 3.2 by giving written notice thereof to each holder of Notes, which notice shall be given not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for such prepayment in such notice and shall specify the principal amount so to be prepaid, the accrued interest applicable to such prepayment and the date fixed for such prepayment. Notice of prepayment having been so given, the aggregate amount to be paid as specified in such notice (together with the prepayment charge, if any) shall become due and payable on the specified prepayment date. At least three Business Days prior to the date of any such prepayment, the Borrower shall furnish to each holder of Notes, via telecopy (with delivery of the original by overnight courier on the next Business Day), an Officer's Certificate of the Borrower setting forth computations in reasonable detail showing an estimate of the prepayment charge, if any, required to be paid in connection with such prepayment, and the manner of calculation of the prepayment charge and attaching a copy of the source of market data by reference to which the Treasury Yield was determined in connection with such computations. No later than noon eastern time one Business Day prior to the date of any such prepayment, the Borrower shall furnish to each holder of Notes, via telecopy (with delivery of the original by overnight courier on the next Business Day), a certificate of an Appropriate Officer of the Borrower setting forth computations in reasonable detail showing the manner of calculation of the actual prepayment charge, if any, required to be paid in connection with such prepayment and attaching a copy of the source of market data by reference to which the Treasury Yield was determined in connection with such computations. Prior to 2:00 p.m. eastern time on the Business Day referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Borrower shall call each Purchaser to confirm receipt of such certificate. Section 3.4. Allocation of Payments. In the event of any payment or prepayment of less than all of the outstanding Notes pursuant to Section 3.1 or Section 3.2, the Borrower shall allocate the principal amount so to be paid or prepaid by it (but only in units of $1,000) and the interest and prepayment charge if any, among the Notes in proportion, as nearly as may be practicable, to the respective unpaid principal amounts thereof. Section 3.5. Surrender of Notes; Notation Thereon. Subject to the provisions of Section 16.1, the Borrower shall not, as a condition of payment of all or any part of the principal of, prepayment charge (if any) and interest on, any Note, require the holder to present such Note for notation of such payment or require the surrender thereof. Upon receipt of payment in full of the principal of, prepayment charge (if any) and interest on, any Note, such Note shall be deemed to be automatically cancelled, without any further -3- action on the part of the Borrower or the Noteholder. However, each Noteholder shall make reasonable efforts to promptly return all cancelled Notes . Section 3.6. Purchase of Notes. Except as set forth in Section 3.1, 3.2 or the next following sentence of this Section 3.6, neither the Borrower nor Holdings will, nor will either of them permit any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates to, acquire directly or indirectly by purchase or prepayment or otherwise any of the outstanding Notes except by way of payment or prepayment in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Borrower may repurchase the Note or Notes of any holder provided that, prior to any such repurchase, the Borrower offers, in a written notice, to repurchase a Pro Rata Portion of each holders Notes on the same terms, and, at such time, the Borrower shall have sufficient funds then available to it to repurchase such Notes. Each holder of Notes shall have ten (10) Business Days after receipt of such written notice to accept or reject the Borrower's offer set forth in such notice. Failure of any holder of Notes to respond to any such notice within ten (10) Business Days after its receipt thereof shall be deemed to be a rejection of the offer therein. In the event that the Borrower has purchased less than the entire outstanding principal balance of the Notes, the amount of the principal balance so purchased shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is 1 and the denominator of which is the number of scheduled principal payments pursuant to Section 3.1 (including the payment scheduled to be made on November 1, 2008) which have not yet been made as of the date of the purchase of the Notes and such product shall be deducted from each of the payments otherwise due following the date of the purchase of the Notes. The remaining payments due after giving effect to this deduction shall be allocated in accordance with Section 3.4. Section 4. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower and Holdings, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to Purchasers that: Section 4.1. Corporate Existence and Power. Each of the Borrower, Holdings, and each of their respective Subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation and is duly qualified to do business in each additional jurisdiction where the failure to so qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Borrower, Holdings and each of their respective Subsidiaries has all requisite corporate power to own its Properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted and as proposed to be conducted, and in the case of the Borrower and Holdings to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Other Agreements, in the case of the Borrower to execute, issue, sell, deliver and perform its obligations under the Notes, in the case of the Subsidiary Guarantors to execute, deliver and perform their respective obligations under the Subsidiary Guarantees, and in the case of each such Person to engage in the respective transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Other Agreements. Section 4.2. Corporate Authority. The execution, delivery and performance (a) by the Borrower of this Agreement, the Other Agreements and the Notes, (b) by Holdings of this Agreement and the Other Agreements, and (c) by the Subsidiary Guarantors of the -4- Subsidiary Guarantees, are within the respective corporate powers of such Persons and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the respective Boards of Directors and stockholders of each of them. Section 4.3. Binding Effect. This Agreement and the Other Agreements are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower and Holdings, and the Notes when issued and delivered against payment therefor as herein provided will be the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower; and the Subsidiary Guarantees will, when executed and delivered by the Subsidiary Guarantors on the Closing Date be the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors; in each case enforceable against such respective parties in accordance with their respective terms, except, in each case, as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other laws relative to or affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally in effect from time to time and by general principles of equity. Section 4.4. Capital Stock. (a) On the Closing Date, the authorized capital stock of the Borrower will consist of 1,000 shares of common stock, no par value, and all of the capital stock of the Borrower is validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and owned, of record and beneficially, free and clear of any Liens, by Holdings. On the Closing Date, the Borrower will not have outstanding any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any of its capital stock, nor will it have outstanding any rights to subscribe for or to purchase, or any options or warrants for the purchase of, or any agreements (contingent or otherwise) providing for the issuance of, or any calls, commitments or claims of any character relating to, any of its capital stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any of its capital stock. The Borrower is not subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any of its capital stock, or to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) evidencing the right of the holder thereof to purchase any of its capital stock. (b) On the Closing Date, the authorized capital stock of Holdings will consist of 40,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock. On the Closing Date, Holdings will not have outstanding any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any of its capital stock, nor will it have outstanding any rights to subscribe for or to purchase, or any options or warrants for the purchase of, or any agreements (contingent or otherwise) providing for the issuance of, or any calls, commitments or claims of any character relating to, any of its capital stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any of its capital stock, except for options and other securities issued pursuant to the IHOP Corp. 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated on February 23, 1994 and the 1994 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors. Holdings is not subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any of its capital stock, or to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) evidencing the right of the holder thereof to purchase any of its capital stock. Section 4.5. Business Operations and Other Information; Financial Condition. (a) The Borrower (or Bank of America NT & SA, on behalf of the Borrower) has delivered to you (or, in the case of clause (iv) below, made available and delivered to the extent -5- requested) true and complete copies of (i) the Confidential Private Placement Memorandum dated September 1996 prepared by the Borrower and Bank of America NT & SA in connection with the offering of the Notes to be purchased by you hereunder (together with the Exhibits thereto, the "Confidential Memorandum"), (ii) the audited consolidated balance sheets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at December 31 for 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995, and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, shareholders equity and cash flows for the fiscal years ended December 31, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995, together with the notes thereto and the reports thereon of Coopers & Lybrand (the "Audited Financial Statements"), (iii) (A) the unaudited consolidating balance sheets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at December 31, 1995 and the related consolidating statements of operations for the fiscal year then ended and (B) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at June 30, 1996, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders equity and cash flows for the six months then ended (the "Unaudited Financial Statements"; the Audited Financial Statements and the Unaudited Financial Statements are sometimes hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Financial Statements"), and (iv) the SEC Reports. The Confidential Memorandum and the SEC Reports correctly describe in all material respects the businesses, operations and principal Properties of Holdings, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries. The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as noted thereon) consistently applied throughout the periods involved, and fairly present the consolidated and consolidating financial position of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at each of the dates and for each of the periods covered thereby, subject to, in the case of the Unaudited Financial Statements, year-end audit adjustments and the notes required by GAAP and, with respect to the consolidating statements, the failure to prepare statements of cash flows and stockholders equity and the failure to include notes thereon as required by GAAP. As of the date of each of the balance sheets included in the Financial Statements, neither Holdings, the Borrower nor any of their Subsidiaries had any material Debt or liability, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, except Debt and liabilities reflected or reserved against on the Financial Statements or described in the notes thereto. Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any filing with the SEC on Form 8-K since December 31, 1995. (b) Except as contemplated herein, or as disclosed in the Confidential Memorandum or the SEC Reports or on Schedule 4.5 hereto, or reflected in the Financial Statements, since December 31, 1995, neither Holdings, the Borrower nor any of their Subsidiaries has: (1) incurred or assumed any Debt, obligations or liabilities which are, individually or in the aggregate, material (absolute, accrued, or contingent and whether due or to become due), except current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in Schedule 4.8 attached hereto and except for Capitalized Leases not required to be disclosed on Schedule 4.8; (2) paid any Debt (other than reductions of outstanding revolving Debt made during such period pursuant to the BA Credit Agreement), obligations or liabilities which are, individually or in the aggregate, material, other than current liabilities in the ordinary course of business, or discharged any Liens which are, individually or in -6- the aggregate, material, other than Liens securing current liabilities discharged in the ordinary course of business; (3) declared or paid any dividend or distribution to its shareholders, or purchased or redeemed any of its shares, or incurred or paid any management fee or similar charge, or obligated itself to do so; (4) subjected any of its Property to any Lien other than Permitted Liens; (5) sold, disposed, transferred, licensed or released any of its Property except in the ordinary course of business; (6) suffered any physical damage, destruction, or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) which had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (7) entered into any material transaction other than in the ordinary course of business; (8) encountered any strike, work stoppage or other adverse collective labor action or any labor union organizing activities; (9) issued or sold any shares or other securities or granted any material options or similar rights with respect thereto, except for the issuance or sale of shares or other securities pursuant to the 1991 IHOP Corp. Stock Incentive Plan as Amended and Restated on February 23, 1994 and the 1994 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors; (10) made any change in accounting methods, practices or principles; (11) waived, released, granted or transferred any rights having, individually or in the aggregate, material value, or modified or changed in any material respect any existing franchise, license, lease, contract or other document, other than in the ordinary course of business; or (12) agreed to do any of the foregoing. Section 4.6. Subsidiaries. Holdings has no direct equity interest in any Person other than the Borrower, and no indirect equity interest in any Person other than the Subsidiaries of the Borrower. Set forth on Schedule 4.6 attached hereto is a true and complete list of all Subsidiaries of the Borrower (the "Subsidiaries List"), setting forth as to each such Subsidiary its jurisdiction of incorporation and the percentage of capital stock of each such Subsidiary owned by the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower. On the Closing Date, (i) except as disclosed in the Financial Statements, the Borrower will have no direct or indirect equity interest in any Person other than the Subsidiaries listed on the Subsidiaries List, the Borrower will have good title to all of the shares it owns of each of its Subsidiaries, -7- free and clear in each case of any Lien, (ii) all such shares of each such Subsidiary will have been duly and validly issued, and will be fully paid and non-assessable and owned of record or beneficially by the Borrower and/or one or more of such Subsidiaries, and (iii) there will be no securities outstanding that are convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of the Borrower's Subsidiaries, nor will there be outstanding any rights to subscribe for or purchase, or any options or warrants for the purchase of, or any agreements (contingent or otherwise) providing for the issuance of, or any calls, commitments or claims of any character relating to, any shares of the Borrower's Subsidiaries or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any such shares. Section 4.7. Litigation; No Violation of Governmental Orders or Laws. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7: (a) There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending, or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower after due inquiry, threatened against or affecting Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any Properties or rights of any of them which, if adversely determined, individually or in the aggregate would have a Material Adverse Effect. (b) There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower after due inquiry, threatened against or affecting Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries which seek to enjoin, or otherwise prevent the consummation of, the transactions contemplated herein or to recover any damages or obtain any relief as a result of any of the transactions contemplated herein in any court or before any arbitrator of any kind or before or by any Governmental Body. (c) Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries is or will be, after or as a result of giving effect to the transactions contemplated herein, in default under or in violation of any Order of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Body or of any statute or law or of any rule or regulation of any Governmental Body, which default or violation has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and none of them is subject to or a party to any Order of any court or Governmental Body arising out of any action, suit or proceeding under any statute or other law respecting antitrust, monopoly, restraint of trade, unfair competition or similar matters. (d) All cash payments required to be paid pursuant to that certain Settlement Agreement entered into on November 7, 1973, together with all amendments thereto, approved by an order dated November 29, 1973 of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, with respect to In re: IHOP Franchise Litigation, M.D.L. Docket No. 77 have been paid, all litigation regarding such Settlement Agreement has been settled or dismissed and all payments required to be paid pursuant thereto have been paid, and all of the Borrower's current documents evidencing its franchising arrangements with its franchisees are in a form permitted by such Settlement Agreement. -8- Section 4.8. Outstanding Debt. Schedule 4.8 sets forth a correct and complete list and description of all Debt of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (after giving effect to the use of proceeds from the sale and issuance of the Notes) other than Capitalized Leases which (i) on any consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries would have a capitalized value of less than $2.5 million and (ii) cover Property on which a restaurant unit operated by the Borrower or a franchisee in the ordinary course is located and all Liens on Property of Holdings or its Subsidiaries securing such Debt outstanding or existing on the Closing Date (excluding any Debt evidenced by the Notes or any Guaranty thereof), and there exists no breach or default or event of default in the terms and provisions of any instrument, agreement or contract pertaining to any such Debt. Section 4.9. Consent, Etc. No consent, approval or authorization of or declaration, registration or filing with any Governmental Body or any nongovernmental Person, including, without limitation, any creditor or shareholder of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, is required in connection with the execution or delivery of this Agreement, the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, or the performance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and Holdings of their respective obligations hereunder and thereunder, or as a condition to the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, except for any thereof as are set forth on Schedule 4.9, all of which have been made or obtained and are in full force and effect and except for declarations, registrations or filings with Governmental Bodies which, in accordance with law, are to be made following the Closing Date. Section 4.10. Title to Properties. Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries (after giving effect to the use of proceeds from the sale and issuance of the Notes) have (i) good and marketable fee simple title to their respective real Properties (other than real Properties which are leased from others), subject to no Lien of any kind except Permitted Liens, and (ii) good title to all of their other respective Properties and assets (other than Properties and assets leased from others), subject to no Lien of any kind except Permitted Liens. Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries have possession, not subject to encumbrances which materially affect the rights of the lessee thereunder, under all leases under which they are lessees (subject to the rights of sublessees, in their capacities as sublessees under subleases entered into in the ordinary course of the Borrower's business), whether of realty or personalty, to which they respectively are parties, none of which contains any unusually burdensome provisions, and all such leases are the legal, valid and binding obligations of those of Holdings, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries which are parties thereto and, to the knowledge of Holdings and the Borrower, the other parties thereto and each is subsisting and in full force and effect. Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries is in material breach or violation of the terms of any such lease, and neither Holdings nor the Borrower knows of any material breach or violation of any of such lease by any third party. Each of the leases under which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is a lessee is in substantially the form of Exhibit E hereto, if IHOP Realty is the lessor. Each such lease is the legal, valid and binding obligation of Holdings or of the Subsidiary of Holdings which is the lessee thereunder and IHOP Realty. Neither Holdings nor the Borrower is aware of the -9- existence of a material breach or default under any such lease, and each such lease is in full force and effect on the Closing Date. Each lease or sublease under which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is lessor or sublessor is free of unusually burdensome provisions and all such leases and subleases are the legal, valid and binding obligations of those of Holdings, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries which are parties thereto and, to the knowledge of Holdings and the Borrower, the other parties thereto and each is, to the knowledge of Holdings and the Borrower, subsisting and in full force and effect. Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries is in material breach or violation of the terms of any such lease, and neither Holdings nor the Borrower knows of any breach or violation of any such lease by any third party, which breach or violation could be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Section 4.11. Taxes. Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries has filed (or has had filed on its behalf), all federal, state and local tax returns, which are required to have been filed by any of them, and there have been paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns and all other material taxes and assessments payable by any of them, to the extent the same have become due and payable and before they have become delinquent. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.11, no material tax assessment against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries has been proposed and all of their respective tax liabilities are adequately provided for or reserved against on their respective books and financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries have taken any reporting position for which it does not have a reasonable basis. The tax returns of Holdings and its Subsidiaries are currently being audited as set forth in Schedule 4.11. Schedule 4.11 sets forth consents to the waiver or extension of relevant statutes of limitations. Section 4.12. No Conflicts with Agreements, Etc. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Other Agreements, the Subsidiary Guarantees or the Notes, nor the offering, issuance or sale of the Notes nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and provisions hereof or thereof, will conflict with, or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any Lien on any Properties or assets of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, or cause Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to be unable to pay any of its Debt when due, or result in any violation of, or require for its validity any authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action by, or notice to any Governmental Body or any of the stockholders of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, pursuant to the charter or by-laws of any of them, or pursuant to any award of any arbitrator, or pursuant to any material contract, agreement, mortgage, indenture, lease, instrument, Order, statute, law, rule or regulation to which any of them or any of their respective assets is subject. Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of, or in default under, any (i) Order, law or administrative regulation binding upon it or any of its Properties, or (ii) contract, mortgage, indenture, lease, instrument or agreement binding upon it or any of its Properties, which breach, conflict, violation or default could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Section 4.13. Disclosure. Neither this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guarantees nor any other document, certificate or statement furnished to any Purchaser by or on behalf of the -10- Borrower, Holdings or any of their Subsidiaries in connection herewith, including the Confidential Memorandum and the SEC Reports, contained (when taken together, to the extent that any later document supersedes or supplements an earlier document), as of its respective date, or now contains, any untrue statement of a material fact or as of any such date omitted, or now omits, to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein and therein not misleading. There is no fact known to the Borrower or Holdings which now has or in the future could reasonably be expected to have (so far as the Borrower or Holdings can reasonably foresee) a Material Adverse Effect other than (i) facts with respect to economic conditions, generally and (ii) facts that have been disclosed to the Purchasers in writing in connection with this transaction. Section 4.14. Offering of Securities. None of Holdings, the Borrower, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their representatives has, directly or indirectly, offered any of the Notes or any security similar to any of them for sale to, or solicited any offers to buy any of the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees or any security similar to any of them from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect thereto with, more than 44 Persons including you, and none of Holdings, the Borrower, any of their Subsidiaries or any such representative has taken or will take any action which would subject the issuance or sale of any of the Notes to the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act or violate the provisions of any securities or Blue Sky laws of any applicable jurisdiction. Section 4.15. Broker's or Finder's Commissions. Neither the Borrower, Holdings nor any of their Subsidiaries has engaged any broker or finder other than Bank of America NT & SA with respect to the issuance and sale of the Notes. The Borrower and Holdings agree, jointly and severally, to indemnify you and hold you harmless against any loss, cost, claim or liability (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements for the investigation and defense of claims) arising out of or relating to any claim for a fee or commission by any such actual or alleged broker or finder. Section 4.16. Labor Matters. During the past five years there has been no strike, work stoppage, slowdown or other labor dispute or grievance involving Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, or employees of any of such Persons, which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, nor to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower after due inquiry is any such action, dispute or grievance currently pending or threatened against Holdings or its Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.16, none of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement and none of them has any knowledge after due inquiry of any pending or threatened effort to organize any employees of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries. There are currently no pending retaliatory or wrongful discharge claims or federal, state or local employment discrimination charges or complaints or administrative or judicial complaints arising therefrom pending against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, or any employees of any of such Persons, which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, nor to the knowledge of the Borrower or Holdings after due inquiry are any such charges or complaints threatened against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local statutes, laws, rules, ordinances, regulations, codes, licenses and orders relating to the employment of -11- labor, including, without limitation, any provisions thereof relating to wages, bonuses, collective bargaining agreements, equal pay, occupational safety and health, equal employment opportunity and wrongful or retaliatory termination of employment, except where non-compliance could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Section 4.17. Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports or on Schedule 4.17, (a) there is no Environmental Matter relating to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any Properties of any of such Persons, which could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and Holdings and the Borrower are aware of no facts that could reasonably be expected to result in any such Environmental Matter. Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries has agreed to assume by contract with any Person or consent order or other written agreement with a Governmental Body any liability of any other Person for cleanup, compliance, or required capital expenditures in connection with any Environmental Matter arising prior to the date hereof and, to the best knowledge of Holdings and the Borrower, no such liability has arisen by operation of law; (b) the Properties presently and, to the best knowledge of Holdings and the Borrower, previously used, owned, leased, operated, managed or controlled by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries are free of contamination from Hazardous Materials, including, without limitation, any contamination of the associated air, soil, groundwater or surface waters, except for such instances of contamination as could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; (c) Holdings and its Subsidiaries are currently in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws, are not currently in receipt of any notice of violation, are not currently in receipt of any notice of any potential liability for cleanup of Hazardous Materials and are not now subject to any investigation known to Holdings or the Borrower, or information request by a Governmental Body concerning Hazardous Materials or any Environmental Laws. Holdings and its Subsidiaries hold and are in compliance in all material respects with all governmental permits, licenses, and authorizations necessary to operate their businesses that relate to siting, wetlands, coastal zone management, air emissions, discharges to surface or ground water, discharges to any sewer or septic system, noise emissions, solid waste disposal or the generation, use, transportation or other management of Hazardous Materials. Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries has generated, manufactured, refined, recycled, discharged, emitted, released, buried, processed, produced, reclaimed, stored, treated, transported, or disposed of any Hazardous Materials except in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including permit requirements (except for such instances of non- compliance as could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect); -12- (d) no Properties of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries are subject to any material Lien or claim for material Lien in favor of any Person as a result of any Environmental Matter or response thereto; (e) no Hazardous Materials, including leachate and effluents, generated, disposed of, transported, managed or released by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries have caused or are reasonably likely to cause in whole or in part any contamination or injury to any Person, Property or the environment, except for such contamination or injury as could not reasonably be expected to have, individually, or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries has handled, transported, disposed of or managed any Hazardous Material in any manner that may reasonably be expected to form the basis for any present or future claim, demand or action seeking cleanup of any site, location, or body of water, surface or subsurface, except for such claims, demands or actions as could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and none of them has any material liabilities, absolute or contingent, on the date hereof with respect thereto; and (f) to the best knowledge of Holdings and the Borrower, all facilities where any Person has treated, stored, disposed of, reclaimed, or recycled any Hazardous Material on behalf of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws. Section 4.18. Margin Regulations. None of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries owns or now intends to acquire any "margin stock" as defined in Regulation G of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (12 CFR 207). No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes will be used, and no part of the proceeds of any loans repaid with the proceeds from the sale of the Notes was used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of buying or carrying any margin stock within the meaning of Regulation G of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (12 CFR 207), or for the purpose of buying or carrying or trading in any securities under such circumstances as to involve any of Holdings or any Subsidiary in a violation of Regulation X of said Board (12 CFR 224) or to involve any broker or dealer in a violation of Regulation T of said Board (12 CFR 220). Neither Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries nor any agent acting on behalf of Holdings or any such Subsidiary has taken or will take any action which might cause this Agreement or the Notes to violate Regulation G, Regulation X, Regulation T or any other regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or to violate the Exchange Act, in each case as in effect now or as the same may hereafter be in effect. As used in this Section, the term "purpose of buying or carrying" has the meaning assigned thereto in the aforesaid Regulation G. Section 4.19. Compliance with ERISA. (a) No Pension Plan which is subject to Part 3 of Subtitle B of Title 1 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code had an accumulated funding deficiency (as such term is defined in Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code), whether or not waived, as of the last day of the most recent fiscal year that such Pension Plan heretofore ended; -13- (b) no liability to the PBGC (other than required insurance premiums, all of which have been paid) has been incurred and is outstanding with respect to any Pension Plan, and there has not been any Reportable Event, or any other event or condition, which presents a material risk of involuntary termination of any Pension Plan by the PBGC; (c) neither any Multiemployer Plan or Plan nor any trust created thereunder, nor any trustee or administrator thereof, has, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower, engaged in a prohibited transaction (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) that could subject Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates to any material tax or penalty on prohibited transactions imposed under said Section 4975; (d) no material liability has been incurred and is outstanding with respect to any Multiemployer Plan as a result of the complete or partial withdrawal by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates from such Multiemployer Plan under Title IV of ERISA, nor has Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates been notified by any Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is currently in reorganization or insolvency under and within the meaning of Section 4241 or 4245 of ERISA or that such Multiemployer Plan intends to terminate or has been terminated under Section 4041A of ERISA; (e) Holdings and its Subsidiaries and ERISA Affiliates are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to all Plans and Multiemployer Plans; (f) as of the Closing Date, the actuarial present value of all benefit liabilities (as defined in Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA) under all Pension Plans that are subject to Title IV of ERISA did not exceed the fair market value of the assets allocable to such liabilities, determined as if all such Plans were terminated as of the Closing Date, and by using the Plans actuarial assumptions as set forth in the most recent actuarial report pertaining to each Plan; (g) as of the Closing Date, none of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates is a party to a "multiple employer plan" (as defined in 29 CFR 2530.210(c)(3)) or, except as set forth on Schedule 4.19, a Multiemployer Plan. With respect to the Multiemployer Plan listed on Schedule 4.19, as of the Closing Date, such Multiemployer Plan has no unfunded vested benefits within the meaning of Section 4213(c) of ERISA for which Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates is or could become liable; (h) no event has occurred with respect to any Plan or with respect to any other employee benefit pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) established or maintained at any time during the five-year period immediately preceding the Closing Date for the benefit of employees of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates which presents a risk of material liability of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates under Section 4069 of ERISA; -14- (i) there are no material liabilities under the Plans that are employee welfare benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(l) of ERISA) providing for medical, health, life or other welfare benefits that are not insured by fully paid non-assessable insurance policies, and no such Plan provides for continued medical, health, life or other welfare benefits for employees after they leave the employment of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates (other than any such welfare benefits required to be provided under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act or other similar law); and (j) Schedule 4.19 contains a complete and accurate list of each of the employee benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) with respect to which the Borrower or Holdings or any of their respective Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates is a "party in interest" as defined in Section 3 of ERISA or a "disqualified person" as defined in Section 4975 of the Code. Section 4.20. Material Contracts. Each of the Material Contracts is valid, subsisting and in full force and effect, and neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries is in breach or violation of the terms, conditions or provisions of any of the Material Contracts to which it is a party which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. On the Closing Date, neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries will be a party to any Material Contract or be subject to any restriction contained in the charter or by-laws of any of them which has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Section 4.21. Insurance. All policies of workers compensation, general liability, fire, property, casualty, marine, business interruption, errors and omissions, flood and other insurance carried by Holdings and its Subsidiaries are in full force and effect on the date hereof, and neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of cancellation with respect to any such policy. Section 4.22. Status under Certain Laws. None of Holdings or any Subsidiary of Holdings is an "investment company" or a "person directly or indirectly controlled by or acting on behalf of an investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or a "holding company," or a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company," or an "affiliate" of a "holding company" or of a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company," within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended. Section 4.23. Intentionally Deleted. Section 4.24. Possession of Franchises, Licenses, Etc. Holdings and its Subsidiaries possess all franchises, certificates, licenses, permits, registrations, and other authorizations from national, state and local governmental or regulatory authorities, free from unusually burdensome restrictions, that are necessary for the ownership, maintenance and operation of their respective Properties and assets, and for the conduct of their respective businesses as now conducted and as described in the Confidential Memorandum, and none of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any thereof in any material respect. -15- Section 4.25. Franchises. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.25, each of the Borrower's franchisees has entered into documents evidencing its franchising arrangement with the Borrower (including the sublease, if any, from the Borrower of the franchised premises) which, with respect to such arrangements initially entered into prior to 1979 (or renewed, on substantially similar terms and conditions since that date) were entered into (or renewed, as the case may be) in accordance with all then applicable laws and regulations including, without limitation, all applicable disclosure periods and waiting requirements and, with respect to such arrangements entered into since 1979, are substantially in the forms of the agreements attached as Exhibit G hereto which are substantially in the same form as the exhibits to the Franchise Offering Circular for Prospective Franchisees Required by the Federal Trade Commission as in effect on the date such arrangements were entered into (the "Offering Circular") and such documents have been entered into in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations, including, without limitation, all applicable disclosure requirements and waiting periods. All such franchising documents are in full force and effect and neither Holdings nor the Borrower is aware of any breaches of any such documents by the franchisees thereunder which could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Section 4.26. Use of Proceeds. The proceeds from the sale and issuance of the Notes will be used (i) to fund capital expenditures, (ii) to refinance existing Debt of the Borrower, and (iii) for general corporate purposes. Section 4.27. Patents and Trademarks. Holdings and each Subsidiary own or possess all the patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyright, licenses and rights with respect to the foregoing necessary for the present and planned future conduct of their respective businesses, without any known conflict with the rights of others. Section 4.28. Compliance with Laws. Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any federal, state or local law, statute, regulation, ordinance or rule which violation could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Section 4.29. Franchisees. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, no franchisee accounted for more than 10% of Holdings' consolidated revenues from sales of products or services or royalties. Section 4.30. Other Agreements. Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Borrower and Holdings are entering into the Other Agreements, which are identical in all respects with this Agreement (except for the respective principal amounts of Notes to be purchased) with the other Purchasers named in Schedule I hereto. The purchases by you and said other Purchasers are to be separate and several transactions. Section 4.31. Solvency. On the Closing Date, and after the payment of all estimated legal, investment banking, accounting and other fees related hereto, Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries will be Solvent. -16- Section 4.32. Foreign Assets Control Regulations. Neither the sale of the Notes by the Borrower hereunder nor the use of the proceeds thereof as contemplated hereby will violate the Foreign Assets Control Regulations, the Transaction Control Regulations, the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, the Iranian Transactions Regulations, the Iranian Assets Control Regulations, the Libyan Sanctions Regulations, the Iraqi Sanctions Regulations, or the Haitian Transaction Regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended), or the restrictions on transactions with Yugoslavia contained in Executive Orders 12808 and 12810, dated May 30, 1992 and June 5, 1992, respectively . Section 5. Representation of Purchasers. You represent, and in making this sale to you it is specifically understood and agreed, that: Section 5.1. Authority. You are authorized to enter into this Agreement and to perform your obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Section 5.2. Investment Intent. You represent, and in entering into this Agreement the Company understands, that you are acquiring the Notes for the purpose of investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof, and that you have no present intention of selling, negotiating or otherwise disposing of the Notes; provided that the disposition of your property shall at all times be and remain within your control. Upon original issuance thereof, and until such time as the same is no longer required under the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Notes shall bear a legend in substantially the following form: This Note Has Not Been Registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and May Not Be Sold or Otherwise Transferred in the Absence of Such Registration or an Exemption Therefrom. Section 5.3. Source of Funds. You represent that at least one of the following statements concerning each source of funds to be used by you to purchase the Notes is accurate as of the Closing Date: (a) the source of funds to be used by you to pay the purchase price of the Notes is an "insurance company general account" within the meaning of Department of Labor Prohibited Transaction Exemption ("PTE") 95-60 (issued July 12, 1995) and there is no employee benefit plan, treating as a single plan, all plans maintained by the same employer or employee organization, with respect to which the amount of the general account reserves and liabilities for all contracts held by or on behalf of such plan, exceed ten percent (10%) of the total reserves and liabilities of such general -17- account (exclusive of separate account liabilities) plus surplus, as set forth in the NAIC Annual Statement filed with your state of domicile; (b) all or a part of such funds constitute assets of one or more separate accounts, trusts or a commingled pension trust maintained by you, and you have disclosed to the Company the names of such employee benefit plans whose assets in such separate account or accounts or pension trusts exceed 10% of the total assets or are expected to exceed 10% of the total assets of such account or accounts or trusts as of the date of such purchase (for the purpose of this clause (b), all employee benefit plans maintained by the same employer or employee organization are deemed to be a single plan); (c) all or part of such funds constitute assets of a bank collective investment fund maintained by you, and you have disclosed to the Company the names of such employee benefit plans whose assets in such collective investment fund exceed 10% of the total assets or are expected to exceed 10% of the total assets of such fund as of the date of such purchase (for the purpose of this clause (c), all employee benefit plans maintained by the same employer or employee organization are deemed to be a single plan); (d) all or part of such funds constitute assets of one or more employee benefit plans, each of which has been identified to the Company in writing; (e) you are acquiring the Notes for the account of one or more pension funds, trust funds or agency accounts, each of which is a "governmental plan" as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA; (f) the source of funds is an "investment fund" managed by a "qualified professional asset manager" or "QPAM" (as defined in Part V of PTE 84-14, issued March 13, 1984), provided that no other party to the transactions described in this Agreement and no "affiliate" of such other party (as defined in Section V(c) of PTE 84-14) has at this time, and during the immediately preceding one year has exercised the authority to appoint or terminate said QPAM as manager of the assets of any plan identified in writing pursuant to this clause (f) or to negotiate the terms of said QPAMs management agreement on behalf of any such identified plans; or (g) if you are other than an insurance company, all or a portion of such funds consists of funds which do not constitute "plan assets." The Company shall deliver a certificate on the Closing Date which certificate shall either state that (i) it is neither a "party in interest" (as defined in Title I, Section 3(14) of ERISA) nor a "disqualified person" (as defined in Section 4975(e)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended), with respect to any plan identified pursuant to paragraphs (b), (c) or (d) above, or (ii) with respect to any plan identified pursuant to paragraph (f) above, neither it nor any "affiliate" (as defined in Section V(c) of PTE 84-14) is described in the proviso to said paragraph (f). As used in this Section 5.3, the terms -18- "separate account," "employer securities," and "employee benefit plan" shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in ERISA and the term "plan assets" shall have the meaning assigned to it in Department of Labor Regulation 29 C.F.R. (S)2510.3-101. Section 5.4. Investor Status. You are an "accredited investor" within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act . Section 6. Conditions to Obligations of the Purchasers. Your obligation to purchase and pay for the Notes to be purchased by you hereunder on the Closing Date shall be subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Closing Date, of the following conditions: Section 6.1. Proceedings Satisfactory. All corporate and other proceedings taken or to be taken by Holdings and its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all documents incident thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to you and your special counsel, and you and your special counsel shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as you or they may reasonably request. Section 6.2. Opinion of Purchasers' Special Counsel. You shall have received from Chapman and Cutler, who are acting as special counsel for you in connection with this transaction, an opinion addressed to you and dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit B. Such opinion shall also cover such other matters incident to the matters herein contemplated as you may reasonably request. Section 6.3. Opinion of Counsel to the Borrower and Holdings. You shall have received from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, special counsel to the Borrower, Holdings and the Subsidiary Guarantors, and Mark D. Weisberger, General Counsel to the Borrower, Holdings and the Subsidiary Guarantors, legal opinions addressed to you and dated the Closing Date. Such opinions shall cover the matters set forth in the form of legal opinion attached hereto as Exhibit C, and shall also cover such other matters incident to the matters herein contemplated as you may reasonably request. Section 6.4. Representations and Warranties True, Etc.; Certificates. The representations and warranties contained in Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Closing Date. The Borrower shall have performed all agreements on its part required to be performed under this Agreement prior to the Closing Date; there shall exist on the Closing Date no Default or Event of Default; the Borrower and Holdings shall have delivered to you an Officers Certificate, dated the Closing Date, to the effect of the foregoing clauses of this Section 6.4, and Sections 6.5, 6.6 and 6.7, and certifying that, on the Closing Date, giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Other Agreements, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries could incur $1.00 of additional Debt pursuant to Section 11.2(c); and you shall have received such certificates or other evidence -19- as you may request to establish that the proceeds of the sale of the Notes on the Closing Date will be applied as contemplated by Section 4.26. Section 6.5. Absence of Material Adverse Change, Etc. Since December 31, 1995, no change or changes shall have occurred to the business, operations, Properties, assets, income, prospects or condition, financial or otherwise, of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, which you reasonably believe in good faith to constitute a Material Adverse Effect. Section 6.6. Consents and Approvals. All necessary consents, approvals and authorizations of, and declarations, registrations and filings with, Governmental Bodies and nongovernmental Persons required in order to consummate the transactions contemplated herein shall have been obtained or made and shall be in full force and effect except for declarations, registrations or filings with Governmental Bodies which, in accordance with law, are to be made following the Closing Date. Section 6.7. Absence of Litigation, Orders, Etc. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.7 attached hereto, there shall not be pending or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower after due inquiry, threatened, any action, suit, proceeding, governmental investigation or arbitration against or affecting any of Holdings or its Subsidiaries or their respective assets or Property (and, as to any action, suit, proceeding, governmental investigation or arbitration so disclosed, there shall not have occurred since the date of this Agreement any development) which seeks to enjoin or restrain any of the transactions contemplated herein or which you reasonably believe in good faith could have a Material Adverse Effect. No Order of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Body shall be in effect which purports to enjoin or restrain any of the transactions contemplated herein or which you reasonably believe in good faith to constitute a Material Adverse Effect. Section 6.8. Other Purchasers. The other Purchasers referred to in Section 1 shall have purchased and made payment for the Notes to be purchased by them pursuant to the Other Agreements referred to in said Section. Section 6.9. Legal Investment. Your purchase of and payment for the Notes to be purchased by you hereunder on the Closing Date shall be permitted by the laws and regulations of the jurisdictions to which you are subject, including without limitation all applicable laws and regulations regulating investments for life insurance companies (without reference to any "basket" or "leeway" provision which permits the making of an investment without restriction as to the character of the particular investment being made); and you shall have received such certificates or other evidence as you may request to establish compliance with this condition. Section 6.10. Amendments to Outstanding Debt Agreements. You shall have received on or prior to the Closing Date all amendments or waivers to the outstanding Debt agreements of the Borrower which are necessary to permit the compliance by the Borrower with the closing conditions set forth in this Section 6 as of the Closing Date in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to you. -20- Section 6.11. Fees. The fees and out-of-pocket expenses and disbursements incurred by Chapman and Cutler in connection with the preparation of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid in full on the Closing Date. Section 6.12. PPN Number. You shall have been supplied with a private placement number for the Notes from Standard and Poor's Corporation. Section 6.13. Subsidiary Guarantees. IHOP Realty, IHOP Properties and IHOP Restaurants shall have each executed and delivered a Subsidiary Guarantee. Section 6.14. Intercreditor Agreement. An Intercreditor Agreement in the form of Exhibit H attached hereto shall have been duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto and shall be in full force and effect and you shall have received a true, correct, and complete copy thereof. Section 6.15. Corporate Status and Documentation. (a) Certificates of Incorporation. You shall have received true and correct copies of the Certificates of Incorporation of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors, together with all amendments thereto, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of incorporation of each such Person. (b) Secretarys Certificate. You shall have received certificates dated the Closing Date of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors, duly certifying that: (i) attached thereto is a true, complete and correct copy of the by- laws of such Person, which have been in full force and effect since the date specified in such certificate and to which no amendments or modifications have been made since such date; (ii) attached thereto is an incumbency certificate, in a format satisfactory to the Purchasers, duly executed by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary and those other officers of such Person who have executed documents and agreements in connection with the transactions hereby contemplated; and (iii) attached thereto are true and correct copies of the resolutions, in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchasers, adopted by the Board of Directors or authorized Executive Committee of such Person (with evidence of such authorization), evidencing, with respect to such Person, approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Other Agreements, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees and the other documents and instruments executed and delivered in connection therewith or pursuant thereto, and authorizing the appropriate officers of such Person to negotiate the form of, and to execute and deliver, this Agreement, the Other Agreements, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees and such other documents and instruments (in each -21- case to the extent such Person is a party thereto), with such modifications as such authorized officers shall approve. (c) Good Standing Certificates. You shall have received a certificate of recent date of the Secretary of State or other appropriate official of the jurisdiction of incorporation of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors certifying that each such Person is in good standing in its jurisdiction of incorporation. You shall also have received certificates of recent date of the appropriate governmental officials in the jurisdiction in which Holdings, the Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantors conducts the material portion of its business as a foreign corporation or owns a material portion of assets certifying that the Borrower, Holdings or the Subsidiary Guarantors, as the case may be, is in good standing as a foreign corporation in such jurisdiction, except where the failure to so qualify would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Section 7. Conditions to Obligations of the Borrower. The Borrower's obligation to issue and sell the Notes to be sold by it hereunder on the Closing Date shall be subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Closing Date, of the following conditions: Section 7.1. Representations and Warranties True, Etc. The representations and warranties contained in Section 5 of this Agreement shall be true on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Closing Date. Section 7.2. Absence of Litigation, Orders, Etc. There shall not be pending or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower after due inquiry, threatened, any action, suit, proceeding, governmental investigation or arbitration against or affecting any of Holdings or its Subsidiaries or their respective assets or Property which seeks to enjoin or restrain any of the transactions contemplated herein. No Order of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Body shall be in effect which purports to enjoin or restrain any of the transactions contemplated herein. Section 7.3. Other Purchasers. Notes representing no less than $30 million of initial principal amount shall have been purchased by the Purchaser and Purchasers purchasing Notes pursuant to the Other Agreements on the Closing Date. Section 8. Financial Statements and Information. The Borrower and Holdings will furnish to you and to any of your Purchaser Affiliates, so long as you or such Purchaser Affiliate shall be obligated to purchase or shall hold any Notes, and to each other institutional holder of any Notes (such a holder in any such case being hereinafter called an "Eligible Holder"), in duplicate: -22- (A) as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarterly accounting periods in each fiscal year of Holdings ("quarterly accounting period"), (1) either (a) copies of Holdings' Quarterly Report on Form l0-Q for the quarterly accounting period then ended, as filed with the SEC or (b) if Holdings is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, copies of the consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the end of the quarterly accounting period and of the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders equity and cash flows for such accounting period, all in reasonable detail and stating in comparative form the consolidated figures as of the end of and for the corresponding date and period in the previous fiscal year, all Certified by an Appropriate Officer of Holdings; and (2) a written statement in the form of Exhibit F-1 hereto executed by Appropriate Officers of Holdings and the Borrower setting forth computations or other pertinent information in reasonable detail showing as at the end of such quarterly accounting period (a) whether or not the financial covenants set forth in Sections 11.2 through 11.8 hereof, inclusive, have been met, accompanied by calculations setting forth the maximum amount of Funded Debt that could have been incurred pursuant to Sections 11.2(B) and 11.2(C) hereof, and the maximum amount of dividends or distributions that could have been declared or paid pursuant to Section 11.5 hereof, and (b) whether or not Liens on Property or assets of Holdings or its Subsidiaries or securing Debt of Holdings or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, exceed the threshold set forth in Section 11.1(I) hereof, accompanied by calculations setting forth the maximum amount of additional Funded Debt secured by Liens that could have been incurred under Section 11.1(I) hereof (a "Quarterly Compliance Statement"); (B) as soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of Holdings, (1) either (a) copies of Holdings' Annual Report on Form 10-K and Annual Report to Shareholders, in each case, for the year then ended and as filed with the SEC together with copies of the consolidating balance sheets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year and the related consolidating statements of operations, or (b) if Holdings is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, copies of the consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year, and of the related consolidated and consolidating statements of operations and the related consolidated statements of shareholders' equity and cash flows, together with the notes to such consolidated statements, which consolidated statements state in comparative form the respective consolidated figures as of the end of and for the previous fiscal year, and in the case of such consolidated financial statements referred to in subclauses (a) or (b), accompanied by a report thereon of Coopers & Lybrand or other independent -23- public accountants of recognized national standing selected by Holdings (the "Accountants"), which report shall be unqualified as to going concern and scope of audit and shall state that such consolidated financial statements present fairly the consolidated financial position of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year and the consolidated results of operations and cash flow for such fiscal year in conformity with GAAP, and that the examination by the Accountants in connection with such consolidated financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Together with each delivery of financial statements or Annual Reports required by this subparagraph (1), the Accountants shall deliver to Holdings or the Borrower (which recipient shall deliver the same to each Purchaser, Purchaser Affiliate and Eligible Holder) their report (on which the Purchasers, Purchaser Affiliates and Eligible Holders shall be entitled to rely) stating that, in making the audit necessary to the certification of such financial statements, they have obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default or, if any such Default or Event of Default has occurred, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof; and (2) a Quarterly Compliance Statement. (C) concurrently with the financial statements or reports furnished pursuant to Subsections A and B of this Section 8, a certificate of Appropriate Officers of the Borrower and Holdings in the form of Exhibit F2, stating that, based upon such examination or investigation and review of this Agreement as in the opinion of the signer is necessary to enable the signer to express an informed opinion with respect thereto, no Default or Event of Default by Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries in the fulfillment of any of the terms, covenants, provisions or conditions of this Agreement exists or has existed during such period or, if such a Default or Event of Default shall exist or have existed, the nature and period of existence thereof and what action Holdings, the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, has taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto; (D) promptly after the same are available and in any event within 15 days thereof, copies of all such proxy statements, financial statements, notices and reports as Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries shall send or make available generally to any of their security holders, and copies of all regular and periodic reports and of all registration statements which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries may file with the SEC or with any securities exchange; (E) promptly (and in any event within 5 days) after becoming aware of (1) the existence of any Default or Event of Default, a certificate of Appropriate Officers of Holdings and the Borrower specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the Borrower or Holdings is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto; or (2) any Debt of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary being declared due and payable before its expressed maturity, -24- because of the occurrence of any default (or any event which, with notice and/or the lapse of time shall constitute any such default) under such Debt or the agreement pursuant to which such Debt was issued, a certificate of an Appropriate Officer describing the nature and status of such letters and what action Holdings or such Subsidiary is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto; provided, however, that any Default or Event of Default which is deemed to have arisen upon Holdings or the Borrower's failure to promptly notify the Purchasers of another Default or Event of Default in accordance with this Section 8(E) shall be deemed to be waived so long as (i) such underlying Default or Event of Default as to which notice is required to be given (the "Underlying Default") has been completely cured; (ii) the Underlying Default, if it had not been completely cured, would not have had a Material Adverse Effect and (iii) notice of the Underlying Default is delivered within 30 days of its occurrence; (F) promptly and in any event within 10 days after Holdings or the Borrower knows or, in the case of a Pension Plan has reason to know, that a Reportable Event with respect to any Pension Plan has occurred, that any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan is or may be terminated, reorganized, partitioned or declared insolvent under Title IV of ERISA, or that Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates will or may incur any material liability to or on account of a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan under Title IV of ERISA or any other material liability under ERISA has been asserted against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates, a certificate of an Appropriate Officer of Holdings setting forth information as to such occurrence and what action, if any, Holdings or such Subsidiary or ERISA Affiliate is required or proposes to take with respect thereto, together with any notices concerning such occurrences which are (a) required to be filed by Holdings or such Subsidiary or ERISA Affiliate or the plan administrator of any such Pension Plan controlled by Holdings or such Subsidiary or ERISA Affiliate with the Internal Revenue Service or the PBGC, or (b) received by Holdings or such Subsidiary or ERISA Affiliate from any plan administrator of a Pension Plan not under their control or from a Multiemployer Plan; (G) promptly after the Borrower or Holdings becomes aware of any Material Adverse Effect with respect to which notice is not otherwise required to be given pursuant to this Section 8, a certificate of an Appropriate Officer setting forth the details of such Material Adverse Effect and stating what action Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto; (H) promptly (and in any event within 15 days) after the Borrower or Holdings knows of (a) the institution of, or threat of, any action, suit, proceeding, governmental investigation or arbitration against or affecting Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any Property of any of them, or (b) any material development in any such action, suit, proceeding, governmental investigation or arbitration, which, in either case, is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, a certificate of an Appropriate Officer describing the nature and status of such matter in reasonable detail; -25- (I) in the event that Borrower is no longer a consolidated Subsidiary of Holdings, financial statements of Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries at such times and in such form (together with such certifications) as are required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 8(A), (B) and (C); (J) to the extent prepared, not later than 90 days following the end of each fiscal year of Holdings, a copy of the consolidated budget of Holdings and its Subsidiaries prepared by Holdings for the next succeeding fiscal year; and (K) any other information, including financial statements and computations, relating to the performance of obligations arising under this Agreement and/or the affairs of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries that the Purchaser or any other Eligible Holder may from time to time reasonably request and which is capable of being obtained, produced or generated by Holdings, the Borrower or such Subsidiary or of which any of them has knowledge, including, without limitation, a brief statement describing any significant events relating to Holdings, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries for any fiscal period. It is further understood and agreed that, for the purpose of effecting compliance with Rule 144A promulgated by the SEC in connection with any resales of Notes that may hereafter be effected pursuant to the provisions of such Rule, if Holdings is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, each prospective purchaser of Notes designated by a holder thereof shall have the right to obtain from Holdings and the Borrower, upon the written request of such holder, the information required pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act. Each of Holdings and the Borrower will keep at its principal executive office a true copy of this Agreement, and cause the same to be available for inspection at said offices during normal business hours by any holder of any of the Notes or any prospective purchaser of any thereof designated by the holder thereof. Section 9. Inspection of Properties and Books Each of the Borrower and Holdings agrees that you or any Qualified Holder who agrees to abide by the confidentiality requirement set forth below in this Section may, so long as you or such Qualified Holder owns any Notes, after giving reasonable notice to Holdings and the Borrower, visit at your or its own expense the offices and Properties of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, and may examine and make copies of the relevant books and records, and discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of such companies with their officers and public accountants (and by this provision the Borrower and each Subsidiary hereby authorizes said accountants to discuss with you or such Qualified Holder its affairs, finances and accounts) all at reasonable times during normal business hours as often as you or it may reasonably desire. At any time when a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower shall be required to pay or reimburse you or any such Qualified -26- Holder for expenses which you or such Qualified Holder may reasonably incur in connection with any such visitation or inspection. You and any other Qualified Holder shall use such information only for your own purposes, shall keep it confidential and shall not disclose it to any third person (other than a Purchaser Affiliate or an affiliate of a Qualified Holder or accountants engaged by you or such Qualified Holder), except for disclosures to: (i) such Qualified Holders or Purchaser Affiliates directors, trustees, partners, officers, employees, agents and professional consultants, (ii) any other Noteholder, (iii) any Person to which such Qualified Holder offers to sell such Note or any part thereof, (iv) any Person to which such Qualified Holder sells or offers to sell a participation in all or any part of such Note, (v) any Person from which such Qualified Holder offers to purchase any security of the Borrower, (vi) any federal, state or Canadian provincial regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Qualified Holder, (vii) the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization, (viii) any nationally recognized financial rating service that is rating or reviewing the rating of the Notes or (ix) any other Person to which such delivery or disclosure may be necessary or appropriate (a) in compliance with any law, rule, regulation or order applicable to such Qualified Holder, (b) in response to any subpoena or other legal process or informal investigative demand, (c) in connection with any litigation to which such Qualified Holder is a party, or (d) to protect such Qualified Holders investment in the Notes; provided, however, that, (1) prior to any disclosure of any such information to any Person described in clause (iii), (iv) or (v) above, such Person agrees to keep any non-public information so delivered to it confidential or (2) if you (or such Qualified Holder) are required to disclose any such information in connection with judicial or governmental proceedings, you (or such Qualified Holder) shall provide the Borrower and Holdings with prompt prior notice of such requirement. Any bona fide transferee of any Note (or any participant in your interest in the Notes), by its acceptance thereof, shall be bound by the provisions of this Section 9 to the same extent as you are bound. Section 10. Affirmative Covenants The Borrower and Holdings covenant and agree that so long as any of the Notes shall be outstanding: Section 10.1. Payment of Principal, Prepayment Charge and Interest, Etc. The Borrower will duly and punctually pay the principal of, prepayment charge (if any) and interest on the Notes in accordance with the terms of such Notes and this Agreement. The Borrower and Holdings will comply with all of the covenants, agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement. Section 10.2. Payment of Taxes and Claims. Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, pay before they become delinquent: (A) all taxes (including excise taxes), assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or its income or profits or upon its Property, real, personal or mixed, or upon any part thereof; -27- (B) all claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, might result in the creation of a Lien upon its Property; and (C) all claims, assessments, or levies required to be paid by any of them pursuant to any agreement, contract, law, ordinance or governmental rule or regulation governing any pension, retirement, profit-sharing or any similar plan; provided, that the taxes, assessments, charges and levies described in this Section 10.2 need not be paid while being diligently contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings so long as adequate book reserves have been established with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP. The Borrower and Holdings will timely file, and will cause their Subsidiaries to file, all tax returns required to be filed in connection with the payment of taxes required by this Section 10.2. Section 10.3. Maintenance of Properties and Corporate Existence. Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to: (A) maintain its Property in good condition and make all renewals, repairs, replacements, additions, betterments, and improvements thereto as are necessary in the reasonable opinion of management; (B) keep books, records and accounts in accordance with GAAP; (C) do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence, rights and powers and franchises including, without limitation thereof, any necessary qualification or licensing in any foreign jurisdiction; and (D) comply with all applicable statutes, regulations, franchises, and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, any Governmental Body (all as now or at any time hereafter may be in effect), in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its Properties (including, without limitation, applicable statutes, rules, ordinances, regulations and Orders relating to Environmental Laws), except where non-compliance could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Section 10.4. Insurance. Holdings and the Borrower will maintain, and will cause to be maintained on behalf of each Subsidiary, insurance coverage by financially sound and reputable insurers, against such casualties and contingencies, of such types (including without limitation public liability, workmens compensation, larceny and embezzlement or other criminal misappropriation insurance) and in such amounts as are prudent, and in any event in such amounts as are adequate to cover foreseeable losses to the business of Holdings, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries. The Borrower or Holdings shall furnish to the Purchasers on or prior to the Closing Date a summary of insurance presently in force in a separate letter. -28- Section 11. Negative and Maintenance Covenants The provisions of this Section 11 shall remain in effect so long as any Notes shall remain outstanding. Section 11.1. Restrictions on Liens. Holdings and the Borrower covenant that they will not, nor will they permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of their respective Properties or assets whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for : (A) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims the payment of which is not at the time required by Section 10.2; (B) Statutory Liens of landlords, and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and other Liens imposed by law incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not yet delinquent or being diligently contested in good faith, so long as a reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, shall have been made therefore; (C) Liens (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with obligations not due or delinquent with respect to workers compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money); (D) Any attachment or judgment Lien (including judgment or appeal bonds) which shall, within 30 days after the entry thereof, have been discharged or execution thereof stayed pending appeal, or which shall have been discharged within 30 days after the expiration of any such stay, or which is being diligently contested in good faith so long as a reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made therefore; (E) Easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar rights in land which do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially detract from the value of such Property and do not interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries; (F) Liens securing Debt of a Subsidiary to the Borrower or Holdings; (G) Liens (other than Liens created pursuant to Capitalized Leases) existing on the date hereof and described in Schedule 4.8 attached hereto, securing Debt not exceeding $1,500,000 in the aggregate in principal amount; -29- (H) Liens pursuant to Capitalized Leases existing on the Closing Date and Liens created following the Closing Date pursuant to Capitalized Leases so long as, with respect to Liens pursuant to Capitalized Leases created following the Closing Date, the Funded Debt represented by such Capitalized Leases is permitted pursuant to Section 11.2(C); and (I) Liens including Liens arising out of purchase money financing not otherwise permitted by the foregoing clauses of this Section 11.1 securing Debt (without duplication) of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of Holdings or the Borrower, provided that the sum of (i) the principal amount of such Debt plus (ii) unsecured Debt (other than Additional Permitted Guarantees) of Subsidiaries of Holdings (other than the Borrower) and Subsidiaries of the Borrower not otherwise permitted under Section 11.4(A) does not exceed at any time 15% of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. The Liens referred to in Section 11.1(A) through (I) are herein collectively referred to as "Permitted Liens," individually, a "Permitted Lien." Section 11.2. Limitation on Funded Debt. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit (except to the extent permitted in Section 11.4) any Subsidiary to, incur Funded Debt other than: (A) the Notes, the Guarantee of Holdings as set forth herein and the Subsidiary Guarantees and all Funded Debt of Holdings, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries existing as of the Closing Date, as set forth on Schedule 4.8 attached hereto; (B) any replacement, refinancing or extension of any Funded Debt, provided that the aggregate principal amount of such Funded Debt (or, if such Funded Debt is issued with an original issue discount, the original issue price of such Funded Debt) does not exceed the then outstanding principal amount of the Funded Debt so replaced, refinanced or extended (or, if the Funded Debt being replaced, refinanced or extended was issued with an original issue discount, the original issue price plus the amortized portion of the original issue discount to the date that such Funded Debt is replaced, refinanced or extended); and (C) Additional Funded Debt of Holdings, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries, provided that after giving effect to such incurrence (including payment of interest and principal following such incurrence) and to the application of any proceeds thereof (i) the ratio of Consolidated Income Available for Fixed Charges to Fixed Charges would be not less than that ratio required to be maintained pursuant to Section 11.8 and (ii) the aggregate consolidated Funded Debt (without duplication) of Holdings, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries would not exceed 50% of Total Capitalization, measured in each case on a pro forma basis as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter as if such incurrence had occurred on the last day of such fiscal quarter. -30- Section 11.3. Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. Holdings and its Subsidiaries shall not permit Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at any time to be less than the sum of $66,843,000 plus 50% of Consolidated Net Income (but only if a positive number) on a cumulative basis from June 30, 1996, to and including any date of determination hereunder. Section 11.4. Limitation on Debt of Subsidiaries. Holdings and the Borrower shall not permit any of their Subsidiaries (other than the Borrower) to incur any Debt other than: (A) Debt owed to Holdings or the Borrower or to a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Holdings or the Borrower in each case by a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of the creditor thereunder; and (B) additional Debt (other than Additional Permitted Subsidiary Guarantees), provided that the sum of the aggregate principal amount of such Debt plus the aggregate principal amount of all other Debt (without duplication) of Holdings, the Borrower and any of their Subsidiaries which is secured by Liens not permitted by Sections 11.1(A) through (H) does not exceed 15% of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. Section 11.5. Restricted Payments; Restricted Investments. Holdings will not, directly or indirectly, through any Subsidiary or otherwise, (a) pay or declare any dividend on any class of its capital stock (but may declare and pay dividends payable solely in capital stock or warrants, rights or options to acquire capital stock) or make any other distribution on account of any class of its capital stock; retire, redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of any class of its capital stock or any warrants, rights or options to acquire any such shares (other than any such redemption, retirement, purchase or other acquisition in which the consideration paid by Holdings or such Subsidiary consists solely of shares of capital stock of Holdings); or make or provide for any mandatory sinking fund payments required in connection with any class of its capital stock (all of the foregoing being called "Restricted Payments") or (b) make any Restricted Investment, unless after giving effect to any Restricted Payment or Restricted Investment the cumulative aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments and Restricted Investments made by Holdings and its Subsidiaries after June 30, 1996 would not exceed the sum of: (i) $28,843,000 plus (ii) 50% of cumulative Consolidated Net Income from June 30, 1996 through the date of determination (or if Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis have a cumulative Consolidated Net Loss for such period, then minus 100% of such Consolidated Net Loss), plus (iii) the net proceeds from the issuance or sale of any shares of any class of equity securities of Holdings which are not mandatorily redeemable or otherwise subject to repurchase, retirement, call, put or other reacquisition prior to or on the maturity date of the Notes (and not subject to acceleration or redemption repurchase, retirement, call, put or other reacquisition prior to the maturity date of the Notes) received after June 30, 1996; provided that at the time of any such Restricted Payment or Restricted Investment, both immediately before and immediately after giving effect thereto, (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (b) Holdings, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries shall be able to incur, pursuant to Section 11.2(C)(ii) above, at least $1 of additional Funded Debt. So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred or would -31- be continuing after giving effect thereto, this Section 11.5 shall not prevent (a) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of its declaration if the dividend would have been permitted on the date of its declaration, or (b) the acquisition, repurchase, retirement, call, put or redemption of any shares of capital stock of Holdings out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of Holdings) of, shares of capital stock of Holdings, provided that any such acquisition, repurchase, retirement, call, put or redemption shall be deemed to be a Restricted Payment for the purpose of determining the ability of Holdings and its Subsidiaries to make future Restricted Payments. Section 11.6. Sale of Assets. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, effect a Disposition of any assets unless (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred (except in the case of subclause (a) below) and is continuing, and (ii) one of the following applies: (a) such Disposition is in the ordinary course of business, including, without limitation, (i) sales and leases of operating restaurants and (ii) financings in connection with asset securitization programs, each in accordance with the Borrower's ordinary course franchising or financing operations and made pursuant to the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower in accordance with past practice; (b) in each fiscal year, Holdings, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries may effect Dispositions (other than Qualifying Dispositions of Excepted Properties) of assets for Fair Market Value and which (A) have an aggregate Book Value, together with all other assets disposed of in that fiscal year (other than Dispositions permitted by clause (a), (c) or (d) of this Section 11.6), of less than 10% of Gross Assets on a consolidated basis determined as at the date of such sale; (B) generate, together with all other assets disposed of in that fiscal year (other than Dispositions permitted by clause (a), (c) or (d) of this Section 11.6), net income, which is less than 10% of the Consolidated Net Income (in each case, determined as of the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year); and (C) together with all assets previously disposed of since September 30, 1996 (other than Dispositions permitted by clause (a), (c) or (d) of this Section 11.6), have an aggregate Book Value of less than 25% of Gross Assets on a consolidated basis determined as at the date of such sale, provided that after giving effect to any Disposition described in this subsection (b), Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries could incur at least $1 of additional Funded Debt without being in default of their obligations under Section 11.2(C)(ii); (c) such Dispositions are made for Fair Market Value and the proceeds of such Disposition are used (i) within six months following such Disposition, to purchase assets ("Business Asset Acquisition") used in the operations of the Borrower or (ii) to repay Debt of Holdings or its Subsidiaries which is not junior in right of payment to the Notes; or (d) the assets disposed of were disposed of for Fair Market Value (taking into consideration the rental rate to be paid by the Borrower in connection with the -32- Disposition and leaseback of the assets so disposed of) and were constructed or acquired following September 30, 1996 and are immediately leased back from the purchaser thereof by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that no assets may be sold and leased back pursuant to this clause (d) following the third anniversary of the acquisition or construction of such assets by Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries. Section 11.7. Consolidation or Merger. Holdings and the Borrower covenant that neither of them will, nor will they permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation, whether in one transaction or a series of related or unrelated transactions and whether at the same time or over a period of time, provided that: (A) (i) the Borrower may merge with Holdings or any of Holdings other Subsidiaries, (ii) Holdings may merge with the Borrower or any of Holdings other Subsidiaries and (iii) any Subsidiary may merge with Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, so long as, with respect to any mergers of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor in which such party is not the surviving Person, (a) the surviving Person of such transaction shall be a solvent U.S. or Canadian corporation, and such surviving Person shall have assumed in writing all of the obligations of the Borrower, Holdings or such Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, under this Agreement, the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees, as the case may be, a copy of which writing shall be provided to you and each holder of Notes not less than 10 Business Days prior to any such transaction and which shall be acceptable in form and substance to the Majority Holders, (b) at the time of, and immediately after giving effect to, any such consolidation or merger, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (c) immediately after any such consolidation or merger, the surviving Person could incur an additional $1 of Funded Debt pursuant to Section 11.2(C)(ii) hereof; and (B) Holdings or the Borrower may merge with any other Person so long as (i) the surviving Person of such transaction shall be a solvent U.S. or Canadian corporation, and such surviving Person shall have assumed in writing all of the obligations of the Borrower under the Notes and this Agreement or of Holdings under this Agreement, as the case may be, a copy of which writing shall be provided to you and each holder of Notes not less than 10 Business Days prior to any such transaction and which shall be acceptable in form and substance to the Majority Holders, (ii) at the time of, and immediately after giving effect to, any such consolidation or merger, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (iii) immediately after any such consolidation or merger, the surviving or continuing Person could incur an additional $1 of Funded Debt pursuant to Section 11.2(C)(ii) hereof. Section 11.8. Maintenance of Fixed Charge Coverage. Holdings and the Borrower covenant that on the last day of any quarterly accounting period of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, the ratio of Consolidated Income Available for Fixed Charges to Fixed Charges -33- for the period consisting of any four of the immediately preceding five quarterly accounting periods shall not be less than 1.5 to 1. Section 11.9. Transactions with Affiliates. Each of Holdings and the Borrower covenants that it will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any Property or the rendering of any service), with any Affiliate on terms that are less favorable to Holdings, the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that would be obtainable at the time in an arms length transaction with any Person who is not such an Affiliate; provided, however, that this Section shall not prohibit the payment of compensation and benefits to directors and officers of Holdings, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices. Section 11.10. Acquisition of Margin Securities. Each of Holdings and the Borrower covenants that it will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, own, purchase or acquire (or enter into any contract to purchase or acquire) any "margin stock" as defined by any regulation of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System as now in effect or as the same may hereafter be in effect unless, prior to any such purchase or acquisition or entering into any such contract, the holders of the Notes shall have received an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the holders of the Notes to the effect that such purchase or acquisition will not cause this Agreement or the Notes to be in violation of Regulation G or any other regulation of such Board then in effect. Section 11.11. Conduct of Business. Each of Holdings and the Borrower covenants that it will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage in any business activity if, such business activity would result in a substantial change in the general nature of the business of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that described in the Confidential Memorandum. Section 12. Definitions (A) For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings: "Acceleration Price" is defined in Section 13.2(A) hereof. "Accountants" has the meaning specified in Section 8. "Additional Permitted Subsidiary Guarantees" shall mean those Guarantees delivered by any Subsidiary Guarantor which guarantees Debt of the Borrower the beneficiaries of which are or become a party to, and thereby agree to undertake and perform the duties, rights and obligations of a party under, the Intercreditor Agreement. "Affiliate" shall mean any Person (other than a Subsidiary) (i) which directly or indirectly controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, Holdings, -34- (ii) which beneficially owns or holds 10% or more of any class of the Voting Stock of Holdings, (iii) 10% or more of the Voting Stock of which is beneficially owned or held by Holdings or a Subsidiary of Holdings or (iv) any officer or director of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries. For purposes of this definition, "control" of a Person shall mean the power, direct or indirect, (i) to vote or direct the voting of a majority of the Voting Stock of such Person, or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise. "Appropriate Officer" shall mean, with respect to any corporation, such corporations President, Vice President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or Controller. "Audited Financial Statements" has the meaning specified in Section 4.5(a). "BA Credit Agreement" shall mean that certain Letter Agreement dated as of June 30, 1993 among Bank of America Illinois, Holdings and the Borrower, as amended by (i) a letter dated July 15, 1993, (ii) the First Amendment to the Letter Agreement dated as of December 31, 1994, (iii) the Second Amendment to the Letter Agreement dated as of March 11, 1996, (iv) the Third Amendment to the Letter Agreement dated as of September 3, 1996, and (v) the Fourth Amendment to the Letter Agreement dated as of November 1, 1996, providing for certain credit facilities to the Borrower. "Board" means the Board of Directors of any corporation or a committee of said corporation having authority to exercise, when the Board of Directors is not in session, the powers of the Board of Directors (subject to any designated limitations) in the management of the business and affairs of said corporation. "Book Value" of an asset of any Person means the value of such asset as reported in the books and records of such Person in accordance with GAAP. "Borrower" means International House of Pancakes, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor thereto. "Business Asset Acquisition" is defined in Section 11.6 hereof. "Business Day" means any day except a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday in Chicago, Illinois. "Capitalized Lease" means a lease of Property which in accordance with GAAP should be capitalized on the balance sheet of any Person. "Capitalized Lease Obligations" shall mean the aggregate rentals due and to become due under all Capitalized Leases which any Person, as a lessee, would be required to reflect as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP. -35- "Certified" when used with respect to any financial information of any Person to be certified by any of its officers, indicates that such information is to be accompanied by a certificate to the effect that such financial information has been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject in the case of interim financial information to non-recurring material year-end audit adjustments, and presents fairly the information contained therein as at the dates and for the periods covered thereby. "Closing Date" has the meaning specified in Section 2. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. "Confidential Memorandum" has the meaning specified in Section 4.5(a). "Consolidated Income Available for Fixed Charges" means the sum of (a) Consolidated Net Income, (b) consolidated income tax expense of Holdings and its Subsidiaries determined in accordance with GAAP and (c) Fixed Charges. "Consolidated Net Income or Loss" shall mean the Net Income or Loss of Holdings, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries, as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. "Consolidated Tangible Net Worth" shall mean shareholders equity of Holdings and its Subsidiaries less intangible assets booked after the Closing Date, less Restricted Investments in excess of 10% of shareholders equity of Holdings and its Subsidiaries at any date of determination, all as determined for Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. "Debt" with respect to any Person means, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) the liability of such Person created by granting a Lien to which the property or assets of such Person are subject whether or not such Person has assumed or become legally liable for the payment of any obligation (provided that, if such obligation has not been assumed or become the legal liability of such Person, the amount of the liability shall be deemed to be in an amount not to exceed the Fair Market Value of the property to which the Lien relates, as determined in good faith by such Person), (iii) Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, to the extent such obligations exceed accounts receivable by such Person as lessor under direct financing leases with franchisees so long as such direct financing leases are, at the time of determination to the best knowledge of the lessor thereunder, valid and enforceable against their lessees and are current as to payment and not otherwise in default to the extent that there is a reasonable likelihood that any such lease would be terminated by the lessor prior to its stated expiration and (iv) the aggregate amount of all Guarantees given by such Person with respect to any of the foregoing. "Default" means any event or condition which, with due notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default. -36- "Disposition" shall mean any sale, transfer, assignment, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any asset. "Eligible Holder" has the meaning specified in Section 8. "Environmental Laws" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. (S)(S) 9601 to 9675, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. (S)(S) 6901 to 6992, the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, 42 U.S.C. (S)(S) 11001 to 11050, the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. (S)(S) 300f to 300j-26, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C.A. (S)(S) 1801 to 1819, the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. (S)(S) 7401 to 7671q, the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. (S)(S) 1251 to 1387, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. (S)(S) 136 to 136y, the Noise Control Act, 42 U.S.C. (S)(S) 4901 to 4918, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C.A. (S)(S) 651 to 678, the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. (S)(S) 2601 to 2671, any so-called "Superfund" or "Superlien" law, any regulation promulgated under any of the foregoing or any other Federal, state, or local statute, law, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order, decree, common law or other requirement of any Governmental Body regulating or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning the environment, health and safety, or any Hazardous Material. "Environmental Matter" means any claim, investigation (known to Holdings or the Borrower), litigation, administrative proceeding, whether pending or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower, threatened, or judgment or Order, relating to any Hazardous Materials, the release thereof, or any Environmental Law. "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as from time to time amended. "ERISA Affiliate" means any corporation or other Person which is a member of the same controlled group (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code) of corporations or other Persons as Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, or which is under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code) with Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, or any corporation or other Person which is a member of an affiliated service group (within the meaning of Section 414(m) of the Code) with Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, or any corporation or other Person which is required to be aggregated with Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 414(o) of the Code or the regulations promulgated thereunder. "Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 13. "Excepted Properties" means the real property of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries and the buildings and improvements constructed thereon at each of the following locations: (1) Store #5, Hollywood, California; (2) Store #471, Fairfax, Virginia; (3) Store #496, Leesburg, Virginia; (4) Store #690, Santa Rosa, California; and (5) Store #1436, Houston, Texas. -37- "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar U.S. statute then in effect, and a reference to a particular section thereof shall include a reference to the comparable section, if any, of any such similar U.S. statute. "Fair Market Value" means what a willing buyer would pay to a willing seller in an arms-length transaction. "Financial Statements" has the meaning specified in Section 4.5(a). "Fixed Charges" means the sum of (a) Interest Expense and (b) rental expense under operating leases, all as determined for Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. "Funded Debt" shall mean (i) all Debt of a Person (other than Guarantees) having a final maturity of more than one year from the date of incurrence thereof (or which is renewable or extendible at the option of the obligor for a period or periods of more than one year from the date of incurrence), including all payments in respect thereof that are required to be made within one year from the date of any determination of Funded Debt, whether or not included in current liabilities, (ii) in the case of Guarantees, all Guarantees of obligations maturing more than one year after the date as of which the Guarantee is incurred, and (iii) the recourse portion, if any, of obligations under sales of notes or receivables programs. "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States in effect from time to time. "Governmental Body" means any federal, state, Canadian provincial, county, city, town, village, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency, authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign. "Gross Assets" means the total assets and Properties of Holdings and its Subsidiaries less accumulated depreciation, as indicated on the audited balance sheets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year end immediately prior to the date of any determination. "Guarantee" means any guarantee or other contingent liability (other than any endorsement for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), direct or indirect, with respect to any obligations of another Person, through an agreement or otherwise, including, without limitation, (a) any other endorsement or discount with recourse or undertaking substantially equivalent to or having economic effect similar to a guarantee in respect of any such obligations and (b) any agreement (i) to purchase, or to advance or supply funds for the payment or purchase of, any such obligations, (ii) to purchase, sell or lease Property, products, materials or supplies, or transportation or services, in respect of enabling such other Person to pay any such obligation or to assure the owner thereof against loss regardless of the delivery or nondelivery of the Property, products, materials or supplies or transportation or services or (iii) to make any loan, advance or capital contribution to or other investment in, or to otherwise provide funds to or for, such other -38- Person in respect of enabling such Person to satisfy any obligation (including any liability for a dividend, stock liquidation payment or expense) or to assure a minimum equity, working capital or other balance sheet condition in respect of any such obligation. The amount of liability of any Person attributable to any Guarantee shall be equal to the maximum amount for which such Person could be liable under such Guarantee. "Hazardous Material" and "Hazardous Materials" shall mean as follows: (1) any "hazardous substance" as defined in, or for purposes of, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C.A. (S)(S) 9601 & 9602, as may be amended from time to time, or any other so-called "superfund" or "superlien" law and any judicial interpretation of any of the foregoing; (2) any "regulated substance" as defined pursuant to 40 C.F.R. Part 280; (3) any "pollutant or contaminant" as defined in 42 U.S.C.A. (S) 9601(33); (4) any "hazardous waste" as defined in, or for purposes of, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; (5) any "hazardous chemical" as defined in 29 C.F.R. Part 1910; (6) any "hazardous material" as defined in, or for purposes of, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act; and (7) any other substance, regardless of physical form, or form of energy or pathogenic agent that is subject to any Environmental Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term "Hazardous Material" thus includes, but is not limited to, any material, waste or substance that contains petroleum or any fraction thereof, asbestos, or polychlorinated biphenyls, or that is flammable, explosive or radioactive that is subject to any Environmental Law. "Holdings" means IHOP Corp., a Delaware corporation, or any successor thereto. "IHOP Properties" means IHOP Properties, Inc., a California corporation which is a wholly-owned indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower. "IHOP Realty" means IHOP Realty Corp., a Delaware corporation which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower. "IHOP Restaurants" means IHOP Restaurants, Inc., a Delaware corporation which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower. -39- "Intercreditor Agreement" means the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of November 1, 1996 among the 1992 Noteholders (as defined therein), the Purchasers, Bank of America Illinois and additional creditors which may become a party thereto from time to time, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H. "Interest Expense" shall mean interest expense, determined for Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. "Interest Payment Date" shall mean any date on which the payment of interest on any Note becomes due and payable. "Internal Revenue Service" means the United States Internal Revenue Service and any successor or similar agency performing similar functions. "Investment" when used with reference to any investment of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, means any investment so classified under GAAP (and, specifically, shall not include trade receivables which are classified as current assets under GAAP), and, whether or not so classified, includes (a) any loan or advance made by Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries to any other Person, and (b) any ownership or similar interest in any other Person; and the amount of any Investment shall be the original principal or capital amount thereof less all cash returns of principal or equity thereof (and without adjustment by reason of the financial condition of such other Person). "Lien" means any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, claim, charge, encumbrance, conditional sale or title retention agreement, lessors interest under a Capitalized Lease or analogous instrument, in, of or on any of a Persons Property (whether held on the date hereof or hereafter acquired), or any signed or filed financing statement which names such Person as the debtor, or the execution of any security agreement or the like authorizing any other Person as the secured party thereunder to file such a financing statement; provided that neither (a) the interest of a lessee or a sublessee in its capacity as lessee or sublessee under a lease or sublease entered into by Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business nor (b) the rights of franchisees in their capacities as franchisees to use and possession of certain properties and rights pursuant to franchise documentation entered into by Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business shall be deemed to constitute a Lien for purposes hereof. "Majority Holders" means the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes at the applicable time outstanding. "Material Adverse Effect" means any change or changes or effect or effects that individually or in the aggregate are or are likely to be materially adverse to (i) the assets, business, operations, income, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (iii) taken as a whole, the ability of -40- the Borrower and Holdings to fulfill their respective obligations under this Agreement and the Notes . "Material Contracts" means all supply agreements, requirements contracts, leases, customer agreements, franchise agreements, license agreements, distribution agreements, joint venture agreements, asset purchase agreements, stock purchase agreements, merger agreements, agency or advertising agreements and other contracts, agreements and commitments to which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries are parties, and which are material to the respective businesses, assets or operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries. "Multiemployer Plan" means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA or Section 414(f) of the Code contributed to by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates. "Net Income" of any Person, with respect to any period, shall mean the net income or net loss of such Person after excluding the sum of (i) any net loss or any undistributed net income of any Person other than a Subsidiary of such Person, (ii) the net income or net loss of any Subsidiary of such Person earned or incurred prior to the date on which it became a Subsidiary of such Person, (iii) the gain or loss (net of any tax effect) resulting from the sale of any capital assets other than in the ordinary course of business, and (iv) extraordinary or nonrecurring gains or losses (net of any tax effect), all as determined for the relevant period in accordance with GAAP. "Note" has the meaning specified in Section 1. "Offering Circular" has the meaning specified in Section 4.25. "Officers Certificate" shall mean a certificate executed on behalf of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, in each case by an Appropriate Officer thereof. "Order" means any order, writ, injunction, decree, judgment, award, determination or written direction or demand of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Body. "Other Agreements" shall mean the agreements which are identical in all respects with this Agreement (except for the respective principal amounts of the Notes to be purchased) and executed and delivered to the other Purchasers named in Schedule I hereto simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement. "PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and any successor agency or Governmental Body performing similar functions. "Pension Plan" means an employee pension benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, excluding any Multiemployer Plans, maintained by or contributed to by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates. "Permitted Lien" is defined in Section 11.1. -41- "Person" means and includes an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof. "Plan" and "Plans" means any employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, excluding a Multiemployer Plan, established or maintained for the benefit of employees of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates. "Present Value Amount" means at any time with respect to any Notes being prepaid in whole or in part pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof or being declared or becoming due and payable pursuant to Section 13.2(A) or (B) hereof, the sum of the Present Values of (A) the aggregate amount of the principal being so prepaid or being declared or becoming due and payable plus (B) each amount of interest which would have been payable on the amount of such principal being prepaid or being declared or becoming due and payable (assuming that all payments and prepayments of principal and interest would have been made in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Notes and that interest accrued and unpaid on such principal to the date of prepayment or the date such principal is declared or becomes due and payable has been paid). "Present Value," for any amount of principal or interest, shall be computed on a semiannual basis at a discount rate equal to the Treasury Yield plus 50 basis points. The "Treasury Yield" shall be determined by reference to (i) the yields reported, as of 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day next preceding the prepayment date or the date any such principal is declared or becomes due and payable, on the display designated as "Page 500" on the Telerate Service (or such other display as may replace Page 500 on the Telerate Service) for actively traded U.S. Treasury securities having a constant maturity equal to the then remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the principal being prepaid or being declared or becoming due and payable, or if such yields shall not be reported as of such time or the yields reported as of such time shall not be ascertainable, (ii) the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) which has become available not more than two Business Days prior to the date of prepayment or the date such principal becomes or is declared due and payable (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data acceptable to the Majority Holders), and shall be the most recent yield on actively traded U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity equal to the then remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the principal being prepaid or being declared or becoming due and payable. If the Weighted Average Life to Maturity (so computed) is not equal to the constant maturity of a U.S. Treasury security for which a yield is given, the Treasury Yield shall be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one- twelfth of a year) from the yields of U.S. Treasury securities for which such yields are given, except that if the Weighted Average Life to Maturity (so computed) is less than one year, the yield on actively traded U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year shall be used. "Pro Rata Portion" shall mean with respect to any Noteholder, the ratio of the principal balance outstanding on the Note or Notes held by that Noteholder on the date of determination to the aggregate principal balance outstanding on all the Notes on the date of determination. -42- "Property" with respect to any Person, means any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, of such Person. "Purchaser Affiliate" shall mean any Person (i) which directly or indirectly controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, a Purchaser, (ii) which beneficially owns or holds 5% or more of any class of the Voting Stock of a Purchaser, or (iii) 5% or more of the Voting Stock of which is beneficially owned or held by a Purchaser; provided, however, that a director, officer or employee of a Purchaser shall not be deemed to control, to be controlled by, or to be under common control with, a Purchaser for purposes hereof solely by reason of such status. For purposes of this definition, "control" of a Person shall mean the power, direct or indirect, (i) to vote or direct the voting of a majority of the Voting Stock of such Person, or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Purchasers shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries. "Qualified Holder" shall mean, as of any date of determination, any original Purchaser or Purchaser Affiliate and any direct or indirect successor, assign or transferee of any Purchaser or Purchaser Affiliate holding Notes representing at least 10% of the aggregate principal amount of all Notes at the time outstanding. "Qualifying Disposition" shall mean a sale and leaseback of an Excepted Property; provided that (a) upon the sale thereof, the Excepted Property is immediately leased back from the purchaser thereof by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and (b) the Excepted Property must be sold and leased back within the third anniversary of the original acquisition or construction thereof by Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries. "quarterly accounting period" is defined in Section 8(A) hereof. "Reportable Event" means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(b) of ERISA or the regulations thereunder for which the 30-day notice requirement applies. "Restricted Investments" shall mean all Investments made by Holdings, the Borrower or their Subsidiaries in or to any Person except (i) Investments in notes of franchisees and receivables of franchisees in the ordinary course of business other than notes and receivables held in settlement of franchise obligations, and in Property of Holdings or its Subsidiaries to be used in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Investments in Subsidiaries, (iii) Investments in obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the U.S. or any agency thereof, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof; (iv) Investments in obligations issued by any political subdivision of the U.S. or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either Standard & Poor's Corporation or Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or some other mutually agreeable rating system if either of these entities no longer exists; (v) commercial paper maturing no more than 270 days from the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either Standard & Poor's Corporation or Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or some other mutually agreeable rating system if either of these entities no longer exists; (vi) certificates of deposit, repurchase agreements or bankers acceptances maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by commercial banks which are rated "A-" or better by either Standard & Poor's Corporation or Moody's -43- Investors Services, Inc. (or by some other mutually agreeable rating system if either of these entities no longer exists) located in the U.S. and Canada and have combined capital, surplus and undivided profits of not less than $100,000,000; (vii) Investments in mutual funds and money market accounts, which funds or accounts are traded on a national exchange or are managed by a commercial bank and which invests solely in Investments which satisfy the criteria set forth in the foregoing clauses (iii) through (vi); and (viii) other Investments existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 12 hereto. "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission and any succeeding agency, authority, commission or Governmental Body. "SEC Reports" means, collectively, (a) the annual report on Form 10-K as filed by Holdings with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 and (b) the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q as filed by Holdings with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 1996, and June 30, 1996. "Securities Act" means, as of any date, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar federal statute then in effect, and a reference to a particular section thereof shall include a reference to the comparable section, if any, of any such similar Federal statute. "Solvent" means, when used with respect to any Person, that: (a) the present fair salable value of such Persons assets is in excess of the total amount of such Persons liabilities; (b) such Person is able to pay its debts as they become due; and (c) such Person does not have unreasonably small capital to carry on such Persons business as theretofore operated and all businesses in which such Person is about to engage. "Subsidiaries List" is defined in Section 4.6 hereof. "Subsidiary" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any corporation or other entity (a) organized under the laws of the United States, the District of Columbia or Canada or any state or political subdivision of any thereof, (b) all or substantially all of whose assets and business operations are located or conducted within the United States or Canada and (c) of which at least a majority of the outstanding Voting Stock is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or by one or more of such Persons wholly- owned Subsidiaries. -44- "Subsidiary Guarantees" shall mean the Subsidiary Guarantees executed and delivered by the Subsidiary Guarantors in the form of Exhibit D-1, Exhibit D-2 and Exhibit D-3. "Subsidiary Guarantors" shall mean collectively IHOP Realty, IHOP Properties and IHOP Restaurants. "Total Capitalization" shall mean the sum of (i) Funded Debt of Holdings, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries and (ii) Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. "Unaudited Financial Statements" has the meaning specified in Section 4.5(a). "U.S." means the United States of America. "Voting Stock" with respect to any Person shall mean capital stock of such Person of any class or classes, the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of members of the Board (or Persons performing similar functions) of such Person. "Weighted Average Life to Maturity" means, with respect to any Debt, as at any time of determination, the number of years obtained by dividing the then Remaining Dollar-years of such Debt by the then outstanding principal balance of such Debt (before giving effect to any prepayment to be made at the time of such determination). For such purposes, the "Remaining Dollar-years" of any Debt shall be determined by (1) multiplying (a) the amount of each required payment of principal of such Debt (including each required installment payment or mandatory prepayment thereof, if any, and payment of the principal balance thereof at final maturity, but assuming no optional prepayments thereof are made) by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) which will elapse between the time of determination and the date the respective required payment or mandatory prepayment of principal is due, and (2) adding all of the products so obtained. (B) Accounting Terms. All accounting terms used in this Agreement shall be applied on a consolidated basis for Holdings, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries, unless otherwise specifically indicated herein. Any accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings customarily given them in accordance with GAAP. Section 13. Events of Default. Section 13.1. Events of Default; Remedies. If any of the following events shall have occurred and be continuing (whatever the reason for such event and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law or otherwise), it shall constitute an "Event of Default": (A) the Borrower shall default in the due and punctual payment or prepayment of all or any part of the principal of, or prepayment charge (if any) on, any Note when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, by notice of prepayment or otherwise; -45- (B) the Borrower shall default in the due and punctual payment or prepayment of any interest on any Note or any other sum or amount due under any Note or this Agreement when and as such interest, sum or amount shall become due and payable, and such default shall continue for a period of five (5) Business Days; (C) the Borrower shall default in the performance or observance of any covenant, agreement or condition contained in Section 8(E) and Sections 11.1 through 11.11 hereof, inclusive; (D) the Borrower shall default in the performance or observance of any other covenant, agreement or condition contained in this Agreement and such default shall continue for a period of 30 days following the earlier to occur of (i) notice of such default from any holder of a Note or (ii) the date on which any Authorized Officer of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries otherwise becomes aware of the existence of such default; (E) any event shall occur or any condition shall exist in respect of any Debt of Holdings, the Borrower or their Subsidiaries in excess of $2,000,000 in the aggregate for all such Debt (other than the Funded Debt evidenced by this Agreement and the Notes), which constitutes a breach, default or event of default under any agreement or document securing or relating to any such Debt (following all applicable notice or grace periods), the effect of which is to cause, or to permit any holder or holders of such Debt or an agent or trustee to cause, the acceleration of the maturity of such Debt; (F) final order, decree or judgment for the payment of money shall be rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction against Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, and Holdings, the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall not discharge the same or provide for its discharge in accordance with its terms, or procure a stay of execution thereof, within 60 days from the date of entry thereof and within said period of 60 days, or such longer period during which execution of such order, decree or judgment shall have been stayed, appeal therefrom and cause the execution thereof to be stayed during such appeal, and such order, decree or judgment together with all other such orders, decrees or judgments then existing shall exceed in the aggregate $3,000,000 (net of insurance proceeds actually received, if any); (G) any representation, warranty, certification or statement made by or on behalf of the Borrower or Holdings in this Agreement or by or on behalf of any Subsidiary Guarantor in the Subsidiary Guarantees or in any certificate, instrument, financial statement or other document now or hereafter delivered hereunder or thereunder or pursuant to or in connection with any provision hereof or thereof shall prove to be false or incorrect or breached in any material respect on the date as of which made; -46- (H) a proceeding or case shall be commenced, without the application or consent of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries in any court of competent jurisdiction, seeking (1) the liquidation, reorganization, dissolution, winding up of any thereof or composition or readjustment of the debts of any of them, or (2) similar relief in respect of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries under any law providing for the relief of debtors, and such proceeding or case shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in effect, for a period of 90 days; or an order for relief shall be entered in an involuntary case under the applicable bankruptcy laws against Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries; or action under the laws of the jurisdiction of organization of any of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries analogous to any of the foregoing shall be taken with respect to any of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries and shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in effect, for a period of 90 days; (I) Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries shall (1) apply for or consent to the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee or liquidator of itself or of all or a substantial part of its Property, (2) be generally unable to pay its debts as such debts become due, (3) make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (4) commence a voluntary case under the applicable bankruptcy laws (as now or hereafter in effect), (5) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any other law providing for the relief of debtors, (6) fail to controvert in a timely or appropriate manner, or acquiesce in writing to, any petition filed against it in an involuntary case under such bankruptcy laws, (7) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as such debts become due, (8) take any action under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization analogous to any of the foregoing, or (9) take any requisite action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; (J) a custodian, liquidator, trustee or receiver is appointed for Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries or for all or a substantial portion of the Property of any of them, without the application or consent of Holdings or any such Subsidiary, and is not discharged within 90 days after such appointment; or (K) if any of the Subsidiary Guarantees or the Guarantee of Holdings contained in Section 16.14 hereof shall cease to be in full force and effect or any of Holdings or the Subsidiary Guarantors or any Person acting by or on behalf of either of them shall deny or disaffirm their respective obligations under such Guarantees. Section 13.2. Acceleration of Notes. (A) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default described in Subsection (A) or (B) of Section 13.1 with respect to any Note, the holder of any such Note may, by written notice to the Borrower, declare such Note to be, and the same shall forthwith become, immediately due and payable, at a price (the "Acceleration Price") equal to the sum of (i) the greater of the principal amount being declared immediately due and payable or the Present Value Amount, plus (ii) all accrued but unpaid interest on the principal amount being declared immediately due and payable, all without presentment, demand, notice, protest or other requirements of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly -47- waived. If any holder of any Note shall exercise the option specified in this Subparagraph (A), the Borrower shall forthwith give written notice thereof to the holders of all other outstanding Notes and each such holder may (whether or not such notice is given or received), by written notice to the Borrower, declare the principal of all Notes held by it to be, and the same shall forthwith become, immediately due and payable, at a price equal to the Acceleration Price. (B) Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Subsection 13.1(C), (D), (E), (F), (G) or (K) of Section 13.1, the Majority Holders may, by written notice to the Borrower, declare all of the Notes to be, and the same shall forthwith become, immediately due and payable, at a price equal to the Acceleration Price, without any presentment, demand, notice, protest or other requirement of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived. (C) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default described in Subsections (H), (I) and (J) of Section 13.1, all of the Notes shall automatically become immediately due and payable, at a price equal to the Acceleration Price, without presentment, demand, notice, protest or other requirements of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived. Section 13.3. Rescission of Acceleration. The provisions of Section 13.2 are subject, however, to the condition that if, at any time after any Note shall have become due and payable pursuant to Section 13.2, (i) the Borrower shall pay all arrears of interest on the Notes and all payments on account of the principal of and, to the extent permitted by law, prepayment charge (if any) on the Notes which shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration (with interest on all such overdue principal and prepayment charge, if any, and, to the extent permitted by law, on overdue payments of interest, at the applicable rate per annum provided for in the Notes or this Agreement in respect of overdue amounts of principal, prepayment charge and interest), and (ii) the Borrower shall pay to the Noteholders all amounts that are then due and owing pursuant to this Agreement, and (iii) all Events of Default (other than nonpayment of principal of, prepayment charge (if any) and accrued interest on the Notes, due and payable solely by virtue of acceleration) shall be remedied or waived by the Majority Holders, and (iv) no judgment or decree has been entered by any court for the payment of any amounts due and owing under the Notes or pursuant to this Agreement or the Subsidiary Guarantees, then, and in every such case, the Majority Holders, by written notice to the Borrower, may rescind and annul any such acceleration and its consequences with respect to the Notes; but no such action shall affect any subsequent Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Section 13.4. Suits for Enforcement. If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the holder of any Note may proceed to protect and enforce its rights, either by suit in equity or by action at law, or both, whether for the specific performance of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Agreement, and the holder of any Note may proceed to enforce the payment of all sums due upon such Note, and such further amounts as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection (including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements), or to enforce any other legal or equitable right of the holder of such Note. -48- Section 13.5. Remedies Cumulative. No remedy herein conferred upon you or the holder of any Note is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy and each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise. Section 13.6. Remedies Not Waived. No course of dealing between the Borrower and you or the holder of any other Note and no delay or failure in exercising any rights hereunder or under any Note in respect thereof shall operate as a waiver of any of your rights or the rights of any holder of such Note. Section 14. Registration, Exchange, and Transfer of Notes. The Borrower will keep at its principal executive office a register, in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, but at its expense (other than transfer taxes, if any), the Borrower will provide for the registration and transfer of Notes. Whenever any Note or Notes shall be surrendered either at the principal executive office of the Borrower, or at the place of payment named in the Note, for transfer or exchange, accompanied (if so required by the Borrower) by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower duly executed by the holder thereof or by such holders attorney duly authorized in writing, the Borrower will execute and deliver in exchange therefor a new Note or Notes in such denominations (multiples of $100,000) as may be requested by such holder, of like tenor and in the same aggregate unpaid principal amount as the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Note or Notes so surrendered. Any Note issued in exchange for any other Note or upon transfer thereof shall carry the rights to unpaid interest and interest to accrue which were carried by the Note so exchanged or transferred, and neither gain nor loss of interest shall result from any such transfer or exchange. Any transfer tax or governmental charge relating to such transaction shall be paid by the holder requesting the exchange. The Borrower and any of its agents may treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of the principal of, prepayment charge (if any) and interest and other amounts on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note be overdue. Section 15. Lost, Stolen, Damaged and Destroyed Notes. At the request of any holder of any Note, the Borrower will issue and deliver at its expense, in replacement of any Note or Notes lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, upon surrender thereof, if mutilated, a new Note or Notes in the same aggregate unpaid principal amount, and otherwise of the same tenor, as the Note or Notes so lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, duly executed by the Borrower. The Borrower may condition the replacement of a Note or Notes reported by the holder thereof as lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, upon the receipt from such holder of an indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower; provided, that if such holder shall be you or your nominee or another Eligible Holder or its nominee, your or such Eligible Holders unsecured agreement of indemnity shall be sufficient for purposes of this Section. -49- Section 16. Miscellaneous. Section 16.1. Home Office Payment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in the Notes, the Borrower agrees that, so long as you or any nominee designated by you shall hold any Notes, the Borrower shall cause all payments of principal, prepayment charge (if any) and interest on the Notes to be made to you in the manner and to the address specified in Schedule I hereto, or in such other manner or to such other address as you may designate in writing. You agree that prior to the sale, transfer or disposition of any Note you will make a notation thereon of the portion of the principal amount paid or prepaid and the date to which interest has been paid thereon or surrender the same in exchange for a new Note or Notes of the same tenor and of authorized denominations in aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Note or Notes so surrendered, duly executed by the Borrower. Borrower shall enter into an agreement similar to that contained in this Section with any other Eligible Holder (or nominee thereof). Section 16.2. Amendment and Waiver. (A) Any term, covenant agreement or condition of this Agreement or of the Notes may, with the consent of the Borrower, be amended, or compliance therewith may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), by one or more substantially concurrent written instruments signed by the Majority Holders, except that (1) no such amendment or waiver shall (a) change the principal of, or the rate of interest on, any of the Notes, (b) change the time of payment of all or any portion of the principal of or interest on or any prepayment charge payable with respect to any of the Notes, (c) modify any of the provisions of this Agreement or of the Notes with respect to the payment or prepayment of the principal thereof or prepayment charge or interest thereon, (d) change the percentage of Notes required with respect to any such amendment or to effectuate any such waiver, (e) modify any provision of this Section or (f) modify any provision of Section 13.1 or 16.14 hereof or of any of the Subsidiary Guarantees, without in each case the specific prior written consent of the holders of all of the Notes at the time outstanding; and (2) no such waiver shall extend to or affect any obligation not expressly waived or impair any right consequent thereon. (B) Any amendment or waiver pursuant to Subsection (A) of this Section 16.2 shall apply equally to all holders of the Notes at the time outstanding and shall be binding upon them, upon each future holder of any Note, and upon the Borrower, in each case whether or not a notation thereof shall have been placed on any Note. (C) Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Section 16.2 or elsewhere in this Agreement to the contrary, Notes which at any time are held by Holdings, the Borrower or by any or their Subsidiaries or Affiliates shall not be deemed outstanding for purposes of any vote, consent, approval, waiver or other action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of Notes, or by any of them, under the provisions of this Section 16.2 -50- or Section 13 of this Agreement, and none of Holdings, the Borrower or any such Subsidiary or Affiliate shall be entitled to exercise any right as a holder of Notes with respect to any such vote, consent, approval or waiver or to take or participate in taking any such action at any time. (D) The parties hereto agree that no amendments or waivers pursuant to this Section 16.2 shall be granted unless each holder of Notes has had the opportunity to participate in conferences and discussions with respect to any such amendments or waivers, and has received the same information, drafts, notices, memoranda and other written communications pertaining to such amendment or waiver as are received by any other Purchaser or Eligible Holder. Section 16.3. Expenses. The Borrower agrees, whether or not the transactions hereby contemplated shall be consummated, to pay and save you harmless against any and all liability for the payment of all reasonable out-of- pocket expenses arising in connection with this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guarantees and the other instruments and the transactions hereby contemplated, including without limitation all such expenses incurred with respect to the enforcement of any provision of any such agreement or instrument, any proposed amendments or waivers (whether or not the same shall be signed or shall become effective) under or in respect of any such agreement or instrument and the consideration of any legal questions relevant thereto, all expenses incurred in connection with the reproduction of such agreements and instruments and all stamp and other similar taxes (together in each case with interest and penalties, if any) which may be payable in respect of the execution and delivery of such agreement or instruments, or the issuance, delivery or acquisition by you of any Note or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guarantees, and expenses incurred in obtaining a private placement number from Standard & Poor's Corporation and a rating from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and the fees and disbursements of Chapman and Cutler and of any special or local counsel in connection with preparation of such agreements and instruments and the transactions hereby and thereby contemplated (including, without limitation, in connection with any such enforcement, amendment, waiver or consideration of legal questions), and the fees and disbursements of the Accountants. The obligations of the Borrower under this Section 16.3 shall survive the payment or transfer of any Note, the enforcement of any provision hereof or thereof, any such amendments or waivers and any such consideration of legal questions. Section 16.4. Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties contained herein or made in writing by or on behalf of any party to this Agreement or otherwise in connection herewith, shall (i) survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the delivery of the Notes to you and shall continue in effect as long as any of the Notes is outstanding and thereafter as provided in Section 16.3, and (ii) be deemed to be material to your decision to enter into this transaction and to have been relied upon by you, regardless of any investigation made by you or on your behalf. Section 16.5. Successors and Assigns. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement contained by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto -51- whether so expressed or not, except that you shall not be obligated to purchase any Note from any issuer other than the Borrower. The provisions of this Agreement are intended to be for the benefit of all holders, from time to time, of any Notes purchased pursuant hereto, and shall be enforceable by any such holder, whether or not an express assignment to such holder of rights under this Agreement has been made by you or your successor or assign. Section 16.6. Notices. All communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and delivered by hand or sent by first class mail or sent by telex or telecopy (with such telex or telecopy to be confirmed promptly in writing sent by first class mail), sent (i) if to you, to the address or telex or telecopy number set forth by you for such communications on Schedule I hereto, or to such other address or telex or telecopy number as you may have designated to the Borrower in writing; (ii) if to any other holder of any Notes, to the address or telex or telecopy number (if any) of such holder as set forth in the register maintained pursuant to Section 15; and (iii) if to the Borrower or Holdings, to IHOP Corp., 525 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, California 91203- 1903, Attention: Mark D. Weisberger, Vice President -- Legal, Secretary and General Counsel; facsimile # (818) 240-0270; or to such other address or addresses or telex or telecopy number or numbers as the Borrower may most recently have designated in writing to the holders of Notes by such notice. All such communications shall be deemed to have been given or made when so delivered by hand or sent by telex (answer back received) or telecopy, or three Business Days after being so mailed. Section 16.7. Governing Law. This Agreement and the Notes shall be construed in accordance with and shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois (without giving effect to the choice of law principles of such state). Section 16.8. Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Service and Venue. (A) Each of Holdings and the Borrower consents and agrees to the jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in the County of Cook, State of Illinois, and waives any objection based on venue or forum non conveniens with respect to any action instituted therein, and agrees that any dispute concerning the relationship between the Purchaser or holder of Notes, on the one hand, and the Borrower or Holdings, on the other hand, or the conduct of any party in connection with this Agreement or otherwise shall be only in the courts described above. (B) Each of Holdings and the Borrower hereby waives personal service of any and all process upon it and consents that all such service of process may be made by hand delivery or mail to Holdings and the Borrower at its address set forth in, and in accordance with, Section 16.6. Each of Holdings and the Borrower hereby consents to service of process as aforesaid. (C) Nothing in this Section 16.8 shall affect the right of the Purchaser or any holder of Notes to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law or affect the right of the Purchaser or any holder of Notes -52- to bring any action or proceeding against Holdings or the Borrower or their respective property in the courts of any other jurisdiction. Section 16.9. Indemnification. In consideration of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by you, the Borrower and Holdings hereby agree, jointly and severally, to defend, indemnify, exonerate and hold you and each of your and its officers, directors, employees and agents (herein collectively called the "Indemnitees") free and harmless from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, losses, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith, including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements (herein collectively called the "Indemnified Liabilities"), incurred by the Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising out of or relating to: (A) any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part directly or indirectly with proceeds from the sale of any of the Notes, or (B) any Environmental Matter, any Environmental Law or the actual or alleged existence or release of any Hazardous Material, except for any such Indemnified Liabilities arising on account of any Indemnitees gross negligence or willful misconduct, and if and to the extent that the foregoing undertaking may be unenforceable for any reason, Holdings and the Borrower hereby agree to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law. In addition to the foregoing, all payments required to be made by the Borrower or Holdings under this Agreement, by the Subsidiary Guarantors under the Subsidiary Guarantees or by the Borrower under the Notes shall be made to the holder of the Notes free and clear of, and without deduction for, any and all present and future taxes, withholdings, levies, duties, interest, penalties and other governmental charges of any nature whatsoever of Canada ("Withholding Taxes"), excluding those Withholding Taxes which are imposed by any jurisdiction or political subdivision thereof as a result of the relevant holder of the Notes (a) carrying or deemed to be carrying on a trade or business thereof or having or being deemed to have a permanent establishment therein, (b) being organized under the laws of such jurisdiction or any political subdivision thereof, (c) being or being deemed resident in such jurisdiction, or which would not have been imposed but for a failure of such Person to satisfy relevant authority that such Person was not a Person mentioned in (a), (b) or (c) above. If the Borrower or Holdings or any Subsidiary Guarantor is obligated to make any such withholding or deduction from any such payment, it shall simultaneously pay to the relevant holder of the Notes such additional amount or amounts as shall be necessary to ensure that the payment that is made (including all such additional amounts) equals the amount which would have been received or receivable by the relevant holder of the Notes hereunder in the absence of such withholding or deduction. Upon request by the holder of the Notes, the Borrower or Holdings or any Subsidiary Guarantor shall furnish to such holder a receipt for any such Withholding Taxes paid by the Borrower or Holdings or any Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to this Section, or, if no such Withholding Taxes are payable -53- with respect to any payments required to be made by the Borrower or Holdings under this Agreement, by any Subsidiary Guarantor under the Subsidiary Guarantees or by the Borrower under the Notes, either a certificate from each appropriate taxing authority or an opinion of counsel, in either case stating that such payment is exempt from or not subject to such Withholding Taxes. If any such Withholding Taxes are paid by the holder of the Notes, the Borrower or Holdings or any Subsidiary Guarantor will, upon demand of the holder of the Notes, jointly and severally indemnify the holder of the Notes for such payments, together with any interest, penalties and expenses in connection therewith plus interest thereon at the rate specified in the Notes (calculated as if such payments constituted overdue amounts of principal as of the date of the making of such payments). The obligations of the Borrower and Holdings under this Section 16.9 shall survive the payment or transfer of any Note and the enforcement of any provision hereof or thereof. Section 16.10. Integration and Severability. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding among you, the Borrower and Holdings, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any instrument contemplated hereby for such date, or any application thereof, shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein, and any other application thereof, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Section 16.11. Payments Due on Days not Business Days. Whenever any payment hereunder or under the Notes shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, that payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and the extension of time shall be included in the computation of interest due thereon. Section 16.12. Further Assurances. Each of the Borrower and Holdings covenants that, so long as you shall hold any of the Notes, it shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, cooperate with you and execute such further instruments and documents as you shall reasonably request to carry out to your satisfaction the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Section 16.13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Section 16.14. Guarantee of Holdings. (a) Guarantees. Holdings, in consideration of the Purchasers entering into this Agreement and purchasing Notes, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the Purchaser and each and every holder from time to time of any of the Notes the due and punctual payment of all sums which may become due or be stated in the Notes or in this Agreement to become due under the terms and provisions of the Notes and this Agreement in respect of the principal of and prepayment charge, if any, and interest on the Notes -54- (including interest on any overdue principal, prepayment charge, if any, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on any overdue interest), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, by notice of prepayment or otherwise, and all other sums which may become due from the Borrower or be stated to be or become so due under the Notes or this Agreement. Holdings further guarantees to the Purchasers and each holder as aforesaid the due performance and observance by the Borrower of all covenants, agreements and conditions on the Borrower's part to be performed under this Agreement and any other document from time to time delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement. Holdings further guarantees to the Purchasers and each holder as aforesaid payment of all other amounts payable by the Borrower under this Agreement or the Notes, including costs, expenses (including fees and expenses of counsel) and taxes (such principal, prepayment charge, if any, interest and other obligations guaranteed as aforesaid being hereinafter collectively called the "Obligations") and to the extent lawful agrees to pay any and all expenses (including fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by each holder of any Note in enforcing any rights in connection with this Section. (b) Waiver of Notice of Acceptance, Etc. Holdings hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Agreement by any holder of a Note, of any action taken or omitted in reliance hereon or of any default in the payment of any of the Obligations or in the performance of any covenants and agreements of the Borrower contained in this Agreement or the Notes, and any diligence, presentment, demand, protest, dishonor or notice of any kind. (c) Guarantees Absolute. The Guarantees of Holdings under this Agreement constitute present and continuing Guarantees of payment and not of collectibility of the Obligations, and shall be absolute, primary, present and unconditional, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Obligations shall not be subject to any counterclaim, setoff, reduction or defense based upon any claim Holdings may have against the Borrower, or any other Person, and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, discharged or in any way affected or impaired by any thing, event, happening, matter, circumstance or condition whatsoever (whether or not Holdings shall have any knowledge or notice thereof or shall consent thereto), including, without limitation: (1) any amendment or other modification of or supplement to any provision of this Agreement or the Subsidiary Guarantees or any of the Notes, or any assignment or transfer thereof, including without limitation any renewal or extension of the terms of payment of any of the Notes or the granting of time in respect of any payment thereof, or any furnishing or acceptance of security or any release of any security furnished or accepted for any of the Notes or in respect of the Obligations of Holdings hereunder; (2) any waiver, consent, extension, granting of time, forbearance, indulgence or other action or inaction under or in respect of this Agreement or the Subsidiary Guarantees or any of the Notes, or any exercise or nonexercise of any right, remedy or power in respect hereof or thereof; (3) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment, composition, liquidation or similar proceedings with respect to Holdings, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors or any other Person, or the properties or creditors of any of them; (4) the occurrence of any Event of Default or event which, with the giving of notice and/or lapse of time, would become an Event of Default, or any invalidity or any unenforceability of, or any -55- misrepresentation, irregularity or other defect in, this Agreement or any of the Notes or any other agreement; (5) any transfer of any assets to or from Holdings, any Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower, including without limitation any transfer or purported transfer to Holdings, any Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower from any Person, any invalidity, illegality of, or inability to enforce, any such transfer or purported transfer, any consolidation or merger of Holdings, any Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower with or into any other corporation or entity, or any change whatsoever in the objects, capital structure, constitution or business of Holdings, any Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower or any Affiliate or Subsidiary of Holdings, any Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower; (6) any disposition by Holdings of any capital stock of the Borrower; (7) any failure on the part of the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any other Person to perform or comply with any term of the Notes, this Agreement, any Subsidiary Guarantee or any other agreement; (8) any suit or other action brought by any stockholder or creditor of, or by, Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation any suit or action in any way attacking or involving any issue, matter or thing in respect of the Notes, this Agreement, any Subsidiary Guarantee or any other agreement; (9) any lack or limitation of status or power, incapacity or disability of Holdings or the Borrower or of any officer, director or agent of Holdings or the Borrower or any of their respective stockholders; (10) the cessation from any cause whatsoever (other than payment of the Obligations) of liability of the Borrower; (11) the termination of, or release or compromise of this Agreement, any of the Notes, any Subsidiary Guarantee or any other agreement (other than as a result of payment of the Obligations); (12) any lack or limitation of the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes, this Agreement, the Other Agreements, any Subsidiary Guarantee any other documents and agreements executed or delivered in connection therewith or pursuant thereto, or any other agreement; (13) any failure by any holder of Notes to take any steps to preserve their rights with respect to the Obligations; (14) any election by any holder of Notes, in any proceeding instituted under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. (S) 101 et seq.) (the "Bankruptcy Code"), of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code; (15) the disallowance, under Section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code, of all or any portion of any of the Holders claims for repayment of the Obligations; or (16) any other thing, event, happening, matter, circumstance or condition whatsoever, not in any way limited to the foregoing, which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. (d) Obligations of the Borrower Independent. The obligations of Holdings and the Borrower under the Notes and the other Sections of this Agreement (other than this Section 16.14) are independent of the Obligations of Holdings under this Section 16.14, and a separate action or actions may be brought or prosecuted against Holdings irrespective of whether action is brought against the Borrower and/or any other Guarantor or whether the Borrower and/or any other Guarantor is joined in any action or actions. (e) Waiver of Certain Rights. Holdings expressly waives any right it may have to require any Person seeking enforcement of its Obligations under this Section 16.14 and the Guarantee in respect of any Note to (1) proceed against the Borrower or any other Person, (2) proceed against or exhaust any security or (3) pursue any other remedy in the power of -56- the Person seeking such enforcement. The Borrower waives the right to have any security first applied to the discharge of the Obligations. The Purchasers and the other holders from time to time of the Notes may, at their election, exercise any right or remedy they may have against the Borrower or Holdings or the Company, including without limitation the right to foreclose upon any such security by judicial or non-judicial sale, without affecting or limiting in any way the liability of Holdings hereunder, except to the extent the Obligations have been paid. Holdings waives any defense arising out of the absence, impairment or loss of any right of reimbursement, contribution or subrogation or any other rights or remedy of Holdings against the Borrower, or any such security, whether resulting from such election by the holders of the Notes or otherwise. (f) Reinstatement. Holdings agrees that its obligations under this Agreement shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower or Holdings or any Subsidiary Guarantor is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any Note, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise. Holdings further agrees that, without limiting the generality of such obligations, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and you or the holder of any Note is prevented by applicable law from exercising any remedy under this Agreement or under any of the Notes, the holders of the Notes shall be entitled to receive from Holdings upon demand therefor, the sums which would have otherwise been due from the Borrower had such remedies been exercised. (g) Waiver of Subrogation. Holdings waives and releases any claim (within the meaning of 11 U.S.C. (S) 101) which it may have against the Borrower and agrees not to assert or take advantage of any subrogation rights or any right to proceed against the Borrower for reimbursement. It is expressly understood that the waivers and agreements of Holdings set forth above constituted additional and cumulative benefits given to the Purchasers as further inducement for the purchase of the Notes. (h) Waiver of Certain Rights. Holdings hereby expressly waives any and all benefits under California Civil Code Sections 2809, 2810, 2819, 2845, 2847, 2848, 2849, 2850, 2899 and 3433, and California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 580(a), 580(b), 580(d) and 726. Section 16.15. Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury;. The Borrower, Holdings and the Purchaser hereby waive any right to trial by jury of any claim, demand, action or cause of action (i) arising under this Agreement or any other instrument, document or agreement executed or delivered in connection herewith or (ii) in any way connected with or related or incidental to the dealings of the parties hereto or any of them in respect to this Agreement or any other instrument, document or agreement executed or delivered in connection herewith or the transactions related hereto, in each case whether now existing or hereafter arising, and whether sounding in contract or tort or otherwise. Holdings, the Borrower and the Purchaser hereby agree and consent that any such claim, demand, action or cause of action shall be decided by court trial without a jury and that any party may -57- file an original counterpart or a copy of this Agreement with any court as written evidence of the consent of the parties hereto to the waiver of their right to trial by jury. -58- In Witness Whereof, the undersigned have signed their names this 8th day of November, 1996. International House of Pancakes, Inc. By: /s/ Richard K. Herzer ------------------------- Name: Richard K. Herzer Title: President IHOP Corp. By: /s/ Richard K. Herzer ------------------------- Name: Richard K. Herzer Title: President -59- If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of acceptance in the space provided below whereupon this letter shall become a binding agreement between you and the undersigned. Very truly yours, IHOP Corp. By: /s/ Richard K. Herzer ---------------------------------- Richard K. Herzer, President International House of Pancakes, Inc. By: /s/ Richard K. Herzer ---------------------------------- Richard K. Herzer, President Accepted as of the date first above written: Jackson National Life Insurance Company By: PPM AMERICA, INC., as Agent By: /s/ David Brett ----------------------------- Name: David Brett Title: V.P. PHOENIX HOME LIFE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY By: /s/ Keith D. Robbins ----------------------------- Name: Keith D. Robbins Title: Vice President UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY By: /s/ Edwin H. Garrison Jr. ----------------------------- Name: Edwin H. Garrison Jr. Title: First Vice President SECURITY FIRST LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY By: /s/ R.J. Ritchie ----------------------------- Name: R.J. Ritchie Title: Director, U.S. Fixed Income By: /s/ Ruth Ann McConkey ---------------------------- Name: Ruth Ann McConkey Title: Manager, U.S. Fixed Income -60- MANNER OF PAYMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS TO PURCHASERS This Schedule I shows the names and addresses of the Purchasers under the foregoing Senior Note Purchase Agreement and the Other Agreements referred to therein, and the respective principal amount of the Notes purchased, the name under which the Notes will be registered and the purchase price thereof to be purchased by each.
Principal Purchase Registered Name Amount of Price of the Purchaser Appearing on the Note the Note Note Jackson National Life Jackson National Life $21,000,000 $21,000,000 Insurance Company Insurance Company Phoenix Home Life Mutual Phoenix Home Life $ 7,000,000 $ 7,000,000 Insurance Company Mutual Insurance Company United of Omaha Life United of Omaha Life $ 4,000,000 $ 4,000,000 Insurance Company Insurance Company Security First Life Security First Life $ 3,000,000 $ 3,000,000 Insurance Company Insurance Company
SCHEDULE I (to Senior Note Purchase Agreement) NAME OF NOTEHOLDER JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 5901 Executive Drive Lansing, Michigan 48909 Taxpayer I.D. Number: 38-1659835 MANNER OF PAYMENT All payments on account of the Note shall be made by bank wire or transfer of immediately available funds (specifying International House of Pancakes, Inc., 7.42% Senior Notes Due 2008, PPN 459668 A@ 8 and the application of the payment as between interest, principal and premium) to: NORTHERN CHGO (ABA #0710-0015-2) 26-91241 Jackson National Life Insurance Company for credit to: Jackson National Life Insurance Company Account Number 5186041000 Ref: (IHOP Corp.) PVTOPL, Date of Payment, principal and interest breakdown. Attn: Sharon Stifter ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATIONS FOR NOTICES OF PAYMENTS AND CONFIRMATION OF WIRE TRANSFERS AND ALL OTHER COMMUNICATIONS PPM America, Inc. 225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1200 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Attention: Private Placements (312) 634-2500 -2- NAME OF NOTEHOLDER PHOENIX HOME LIFE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY One American Row Hartford, CT 06115 Taxpayer I.D. Number: 06-0493340 MANNER OF PAYMENT All payments on account of the Notes to be by bank wire or transfer of immediately available funds (specifying International House of Pancakes, Inc., 7.42% Senior Notes Due 2008, PPN 459668 A@ 8 and the application of the payment as between interest, principal and premium) to: Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. ABA #021 000 021 New York, New York Account Number: 900 9000 200 Account Name: Income Processing Reference: Phoenix Home Life Account #G05143 OBI=IHOP Corp., PPN 459668 A@ 8, Rate=7.42%, Due=2008 (include principal and interest breakdown and premium, if any) ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATIONS FOR NOTICES OF PAYMENTS AND CONFIRMATION OF WIRE TRANSFERS AND ALL OTHER COMMUNICATIONS Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company c/o Phoenix Duff & Phelps, Inc. 56 Prospect Street P.O. Box 150480 Hartford, CT 06115-0480 Attention: Private Placements Division Telecopier Number: (860) 403-5451 -3- NAME OF NOTEHOLDER UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Mutual of Omaha Plaza Omaha, Nebraska 68175 Attention: Investment Division/Securities Accounting Telefacsimile: (402) 351-2913 Confirmation: (402) 351-2583 Taxpayer I.D. Number: 47-0322111 MANNER OF PAYMENT All payments on account of the Notes to be by bank wire or transfer of immediately available funds (specifying International House of Pancakes, Inc., 7.42% Senior Notes Due 2008, PPN 459668 A@ 8 and the application of the payment as between interest, principal and premium) to: First Bank, N.A. (ABA #1040-0002-9) 17th and Farnam Streets Omaha, Nebraska For credit to: United of Omaha Life Insurance Company Account Number 1-487-1447-0769 ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATIONS FOR NOTICES OF PAYMENTS AND CONFIRMATION OF WIRE TRANSFERS AND ALL OTHER COMMUNICATIONS All notices to be addressed as first provided above. -4- NAME OF NOTEHOLDER SECURITY FIRST LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY c/o London Life Insurance Company 255 Dufferin Avenue London, Ontario N6A 4K1 Attention: Manager U.S. Fixed Income (Private Placements) Securities Department Taxpayer I.D. Number: 540696644 MANNER OF PAYMENT All payments on account of the Notes to be by bank wire or transfer of immediately available funds (specifying International House of Pancakes, Inc., 7.42% Senior Notes Due 2008, PPN 459668 A@ 8 and the application of the payment as between interest, principal and premium) to: Bank of New York 1 Wall Street New York, New York 10286 Re: Account Name: Security First Group Corporate Bond Account Account Number: 328175 ABA #: 021000018 ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATIONS FOR NOTICES OF PAYMENTS AND CONFIRMATION OF WIRE TRANSFERS AND ALL OTHER COMMUNICATIONS All notices to be addressed as first provided above. -5- SCHEDULE 4.5 INTERIM CHANGES 1. Additional Debt in the amount of $18,600,000 incurred pursuant to the BA Credit Agreement. SCHEDULE 4.6 IHOP CORP. LIST OF DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES
OWNERSHIP STATE OF ENTITY PERCENTAGE INCORPORATION International House of Pancakes, Inc. 100% owned by IHOP Corp. Delaware IHOP Realty Corp. 100% owned by International House of Delaware Pancakes, Inc. IHOP Restaurants, Inc. 100% owned by International House of Delaware Pancakes, Inc. III Industries of Canada, Inc. 100% owned by International House of Canada Pancakes, Inc. Blue Roof Advertising 100% owned by International House of California Pancakes, Inc. Copper Penny Corporation 100% owned by International House of Delaware Pancakes, Inc. IHOP Properties, Inc. 100% owned by Copper Penny Corporation California
SCHEDULE 4.7 LITIGATION SUMMARY NONE. SCHEDULE 4.8 EXISTING CURRENT AND FUNDED DEBT AND LIENS Mortgage Note by and between IHOP Realty Corp. and Pizza Hut of America for Property in La Grange, Illinois (IHOP #1281) $ 396,891 Lease Agreement between IHOP Corp. and Hewlett-Packard for Financial system 21,303 Lease Agreement between IHOP CORP. and Hewlett-Packard for Financial system 60,363 Lease Agreement between IHOP CORP. and Hewlett-Packard for Financial system 8,428 Lease Agreement between IHOP CORP. and Hewlett-Packard for Financial system 68,202 Master Lease Agreement between IHOP CORP. and Forrest Financial 171,780 Corporation and assignee: First Bank, N.A. for Financial system Master Lease Agreement between IHOP CORP. and Forrest Financial 344,780 Corporation and assignee: First Bank, N.A. for Financial system 0 Obligations Under Letters of Credit (Various) Installment Payment Agreement between IHOP Corp. and Ed Beck & 299,500 Associates and assignee: Sterling Bank & Trust, FSB 32,000,000 Senior Notes due November 2002 Bank Revolving Credit Agreement due June 1999 (to be repaid from the proceeds from the sale and issuance of the Notes) 0 ----------- TOTAL $33,371,247 ===========

SCHEDULE 4.9 CONSENTS AND APPROVALS None. SCHEDULE 4.11 TAXES
Current Audits: State of Wisconsin 1991-1994 Income Taxes State of Virginia 1992-1995 Income Taxes State of New York 1994-1995 Income Taxes County of Maricopa, AZ 1994-1996 Personal Property Taxes County of San Bernardino, CA 1990-1995 Personal Property Taxes County of Fresno, CA 1993-1996 Personal Property Taxes
CONSENTS TO WAIVER OR EXTENSION OF THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS: State of Wisconsin 1991 - Extended 3/31/97 SCHEDULE 4.16 LABOR MATTERS The Agreement between the Borrower and Hotel Employees Union Local 340 which relates to IHOP restaurant no. 648 expired by its terms on October 31, 1993. The Borrower and the Union representatives are currently negotiating a new agreement on substantially similar terms. SCHEDULE 4.17 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS None. SCHEDULE 4.19 COMPLIANCE WITH ERISA San Mateo Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Trust, a health and welfare benefit plan. SCHEDULE 4.25 FRANCHISES 1. License Agreement for All Japan 2. Area Franchise Agreement (Florida and Southern Counties of Georgia) 3. License Agreement for British Columbia, Canada SCHEDULE 12 RESTRICTED INVESTMENTS AT CLOSING DATE
DESCRIPTION AMOUNT Ex-Franchisee Notes Receivable (various) $761,345 Current Franchisee Note Receivable 125,565 -------- Total Restricted Investments $886,910 ========
EXHIBIT A FORM OF NOTE THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM. INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, INC. 7.42% Senior Note Due November 1, 2008 No. R-______ Chicago, Illinois November 8, 1996 $___________ PPN: 459668 A@ 8 INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, INC., a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Borrower"), for value received, hereby promises to pay to __________________ (the "Lender") or registered assigns, $_________, payable in annual installments of $__________ (subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 3 of the Note Agreement, as hereinafter defined) commencing on November 1, 2000, and on every November 1, thereafter through November 1, 2007 with a final payment of the remaining outstanding principal balance payable at maturity on November 1, 2008 and to pay interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) on the principal amount from time to time remaining unpaid hereon at the rate of 7.42% per annum, from the date hereof until maturity, payable semi-annually on the 8th day of each May and November in each year commencing May 8, 1997, and at maturity. The Borrower agrees to pay interest on overdue principal and prepayment charge, if any, and (to the extent legally enforceable) on any overdue installment of interest, at a rate equal to the greater of 9.42% or the rate of interest announced publicly from time to time by Bank of America Illinois in Chicago, Illinois, as its "prime rate" after the due date, whether by acceleration or otherwise, until paid. Both the principal hereof and interest hereon are payable to the Lender in the manner and pursuant to the instructions indicated on Schedule I to the Note Agreement, as hereinafter defined, or in such other manner or pursuant to such other instructions as shall be designated in writing in accordance with the terms of the Note Agreement, in currency of the United States of America which at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts. This Note is issued pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Senior Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 1, 1996 (the "Note Agreement"), entered into by the Borrower, IHOP Corp., a Delaware corporation of which the Borrower is a wholly- owned Subsidiary ("Holdings"), and the Lender. Reference is hereby made to the Note Agreement for a statement of such terms and provisions. This Senior Note is guaranteed by (i) Holdings, as set forth in Section 16.14 of the Note Agreement, (ii) IHOP Realty Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower, pursuant to a Subsidiary Guarantee of even date herewith, (iii) IHOP Properties, Inc., a California corporation and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, pursuant to a Subsidiary Guarantee of even date herewith, and (iv) IHOP Restaurants, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned Subsidiary to the Borrower, pursuant to a Subsidiary Guarantee of even date herewith. This Note may be declared due prior to its maturity date and certain prepayments may be made thereon, in the events, on the terms and conditions, and in the amounts set forth in the Note Agreement. This Note is not subject to prepayment or redemption at the option of the Borrower prior to its maturity date except in the event, on the terms and conditions, and in the amounts set forth in the Note Agreement. This Note is registered on the books of the Borrower and is transferable only by surrender thereof at the principal office of the Borrower at 525 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, California 91203-1903, duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed by the registered holder of this Note or its attorney duly authorized in writing. Payment of or on account of principal and interest on this Note shall be made only to or upon the order in writing of the registered holder. The Note Agreement and this Note shall be governed by, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois. INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, INC. By____________________________ Its_________________________ A-2 EXHIBIT B November 8, 1996 To the Parties listed on the Schedule attached hereto: Re: $35,000,000 7.42% Senior Notes Due 2008 of INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, INC. Ladies and Gentlemen: We have acted as your special counsel in connection with your separate purchases on the date hereof of $35,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 7.42% Senior Notes due 2008 (the "Notes") of International House of Pancakes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), issued under and pursuant to the separate and several Senior Note Purchase Agreements each dated as of November 1, 1996 (collectively, the "Note Agreement"), among the Company, IHOP Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Holdings") and each of you. In that connection, we have examined the following: (a) The Note Agreement; (b) A copy of the Certificate/Articles of Incorporation of each of the Company and Holdings and all amendments thereto certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and the Certificates of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware evidencing that each of the Company and Holdings is in good standing in such state (the "Good Standing Certificate"); (c) A copy of the By-laws of each of the Company and Holdings, as amended to the date hereof, and a copy of the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of each of the Company and Holdings with respect to the authorization of the Note Agreement, the issuance, sale and delivery of the Notes and related matters, each as certified by the (Assistant) Secretary of the Company and of Holdings; (d) The opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, Flom, counsel to the Company and Holdings, dated the date hereof and delivered responsive to Section 6.3 of the Note Agreement; (e) The Notes delivered on the date hereof; (f) Such certificates of officers of the Company, Holdings and of public officials as we have deemed necessary to give the opinions hereinafter expressed; and (g) Such other documents and matters of law as we have deemed necessary to give the opinions hereinafter expressed. We believe that the opinion referred to in clause (d) above is satisfactory in scope and form and that you are justified in relying thereon. Our opinion as to matters referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 below is based solely upon an examination of the Certificate/Articles of Incorporation, the By-laws and the Good Standing Certificate of each of the Company and Holdings and the general business law of the State of Delaware. We have also relied, as to certain factual matters, upon appropriate certificates of public officials and officers of the Company and Holdings and upon representations of the Company, Holdings and you delivered in connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes. Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that: 1. The Company is a corporation, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the corporate power and the corporate authority to execute and deliver the Note Agreement and to issue the Notes. 2. Holdings is a corporation, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the corporate power and the corporate authority to execute and deliver the Note Agreement. 3. The Note Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the legal, valid and binding contract of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance and similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally, and general principles of equity (regardless of whether the application of such principles is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). 4. The Note Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Holdings, has been duly executed and delivered by Holdings and constitutes the legal, valid and binding contract of Holdings enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance and similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally, and general principles of equity (regardless of whether the application of such principles is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). 5. The Notes have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, and the Notes being delivered on the date hereof have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance and similar laws affecting B-2 creditors' rights generally, and general principles of equity (regardless of whether the application of such principles is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). 6. The issuance, sale and delivery of the Notes under the circumstances contemplated by the Note Agreement do not, under existing law, require the registration of the Notes under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the qualification of an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. Our opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Illinois, the general business corporation law of the State of Delaware and the Federal laws of the United States and we express no opinion on the laws of any other jurisdiction. Respectfully submitted, B-3 CHAPMAN AND CUTLER SCHEDULE I Jackson National Life Insurance Company Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company United of Omaha Life Insurance Company First Security Life Insurance Company EXHIBIT C [Opinion of counsel of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors addressed to each of the Purchasers] 1. Holdings, the Borrower and each of their Subsidiaries are corporations duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of incorporation, and each has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its respective Properties and to carry on its respective businesses as presently owned and conducted, and each is duly qualified and in good standing in the jurisdictions in which the character of the Properties owned or leased by it or the nature of the business transacted by it makes such qualification necessary. 2. The Purchase Agreements, the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors, to the extent each is a party thereto and such documents constitute the legal, valid and binding agreements of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors, to the extent each is a party thereto, enforceable against Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors, to the extent each is a party thereto, in accordance with their terms. 3. The issuance and sale of the Notes, the execution and delivery of, and performance by Holdings and the Borrower of their respective contractually required obligations and undertakings under, the Purchase Agreements and the execution and delivery of, and performance by the Subsidiary Guarantors of their contractually required obligations and undertakings under, the Subsidiary Guarantees, do not conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of, constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the respective Properties of Holdings, the Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantors or any of their Subsidiaries pursuant to the provisions of the charter documents of any of them, or any agreement, order, decree, indenture, judgment or other instrument or document to which any of them is a party or by which any of them or their respective Properties may be bound. 4. There are no proceedings pending or threatened against Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries in any court or before any Governmental Body or arbitration board or tribunal which could materially and adversely affect the Properties, business, profits or condition (financial or otherwise) of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries or the ability of Holdings or the Borrower to perform their respective obligations under the Purchase Agreements or the Notes or the ability of the Subsidiary Guarantors to perform their obligations under the Subsidiary Guarantees. 5. The issuance, sale and delivery of the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees under the circumstances contemplated by the Purchase Agreements constitute an exempt transaction under the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and do not under existing law require the registration of the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantee under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the qualification of an indenture in respect thereof under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. 6. Assuming that the proceeds of the issuance and sale of the Notes are utilized as set forth in Section 4.26 of the Purchase Agreements, neither the issuance of the Notes nor the use of the proceeds from the sale thereof will violate or result in a violation of Section 7 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any regulations issued pursuant thereto, including, without limitation, Regulations G, T and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R., Chapter II. 7. No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or other action by or filing with, any Governmental Body is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of the Purchase Agreements or the Subsidiary Guarantees, the issuance of the Notes or compliance by Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors, to the extent each is a party thereto with the terms and provisions thereof. 8. None of Holdings, the Borrower nor any of their Subsidiaries is in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any franchising arrangement, material lease, agreement, indenture or loan document to which it is a party, and no condition exists which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default. 9. None of Holdings, the Borrower nor any of their Subsidiaries is, nor are any of them directly or indirectly controlled by or acting on behalf of any Person which is, an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, and none of Holdings, the Borrower nor any of their Subsidiaries is subject to any law, statute, rule or regulation limiting its ability to incur indebtedness for money borrowed. 10. All of the shares of issued and outstanding capital stock of the Borrower are owned of record and, to our knowledge, beneficially, by Holdings and all of the shares of issued and outstanding capital stock of the Subsidiary Guarantors are owned of record and, to our knowledge, beneficially, by the Borrower, in each case free and clear of Liens. C-2 ================================================================================ ------------------------------------------------------ THE GUARANTEE AGREEMENT OF IHOP REALTY CORP. (EXHIBIT D-1 TO THE SENIOR NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT) IS CONTAINED IN ITS ENTIRETY AS DOCUMENT NO. 2 HEREIN. ------------------------------------------------------ ================================================================================ ================================================================================ ------------------------------------------------------ THE GUARANTEE AGREEMENT OF IHOP PROPERTIES, INC. (EXHIBIT D-2 TO THE SENIOR NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT) IS CONTAINED IN ITS ENTIRETY AS DOCUMENT NO. 3 HEREIN. ------------------------------------------------------ ================================================================================ =============================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------ THE GUARANTEE AGREEMENT OF IHOP RESTAURANTS, INC. (EXHIBIT D-3 TO THE SENIOR NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT) IS CONTAINED IN ITS ENTIRETY AS DOCUMENT NO.4 HEREIN. ------------------------------------------------------ =============================================================================== IHOP# ______ EXHIBIT E ================================================================================ LEASE between IHOP REALTY CORP., a Delaware corporation, Lessor and INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, INC., a Delaware corporation, Lessee -----------------, ---- ================================================================================ LEASE between IHOP REALTY CORP., a Delaware corporation, Lessor, and INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, INC., a Delaware corporation, Lessee TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION HEADING PAGE ARTICLE I DEMISED PREMISES; TERM..........................................1 Section 1.1. Demised Premises.........................................1 Section 1.2. Term.....................................................1 Section 1.3. Options to Extend Term...................................1 Section 1.4. Short Form of Lease......................................1 ARTICLE II RENT...........................................................2 Section 2.1. Minimum Monthly Rental...................................2 Section 2.2. Percentage Rent..........................................2 Section 2.3. Statements of Gross Sales................................3 Section 2.4. "Gross Sales" Defined....................................3 Section 2.5 Verification of Gross Sales; Audit.......................3 ARTICLE III TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS..........................................3 Section 3.1. Taxes and Assessments...................................3 Section 3.2. Installment Payments....................................4 Section 3.3. Personal Property Taxes.................................4 Section 3.4. Proration...............................................4 Section 3.5. Contest.................................................4 ARTICLE IV CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS; REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE; ALTERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS'..................................4 Section 4.1. Construction of Improvements............................4 Section 4.2. Repair and Maintenance..................................5 Section 4.3. Alterations and Improvements............................5 ARTICLE V LIENS..........................................................5 Section 5.1. Discharge of Liens; Contest.............................5
-i- ARTICLE VI USE OF PREMISES................................................5 Section 6.1. Permitted Use...........................................5 ARTICLE VII LIABILITY INSURANCE............................................6 Section 7.1. Lessee's Insurance......................................6 ARTICLE VIII BANKRUPTCY.....................................................6 Section 8.1. Continuation of Lease...................................6 ARTICLE IX ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING......................................6 Section 9.1. Assignment..............................................6 Section 9.2. Subletting..............................................7 ARTICLE X REMEDIES IN THE EVENT OF DEFAULT...............................7 Section 10.1. Remedies...............................................7 ARTICLE XI PROPERTY INSURANCE.............................................8 Section 11.1. Lessee to Obtain "All Risk" Insurance...................8 Section 11.2. Blanket Policy..........................................9 ARTICLE XII DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION.........................................9 Section 12.1. Abatement of Rent.......................................9 Section 12.2. Restoration of Improvements -- Insured Loss.............9 Section 12.3. Restoration of Improvements -- Uninsured Loss...........9 Section 12.4. Extension of Lease......................................10 ARTICLE XIII CONDEMNATION...................................................10 Section 13.1. Complete Taking.........................................10 Section 13.2. Partial Taking..........................................10 Section 13.3. Allocation of Condemnation Award........................10 Section 13.4. Rent Reduction in Case of Partial Taking................11 ARTICLE XIV QUIET ENJOYMENT AND TITLE......................................11 Section 14.1. Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment.............................11 Section 14.2. Right to Possession.....................................11 Section 14.3. Superior Encumbrances...................................11 Section 14.4. Ownership; Authority; Restrictions......................11 ARTICLE XV TRADE FIXTURES.................................................12 Section 15.1. Ownership; Removal......................................12

-ii- ARTICLE XVI SUBORDINATION..................................................12 Section 16.1. Subordination...........................................12 ARTICLE XVII RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.........................................13 Section 17.1. Purchase................................................13 Section 17.2. Lease...................................................13 Section 17.3. Incorporation in Short Form of Lease....................13 ARTICLE XVIII REMOVAL OF DISTINCTIVE FEATURES................................13 Section 18.1. Removal; Repairs........................................13 ARTICLE XIX PROHIBITION AGAINST COMPETITION AND PROTECTION FOR EXPOSURE.......................................................14 Section 19.1. Lessor's Covenant.......................................14 Section 19.2. Lessee's Remedies for Breach............................14 Section 19.3. Incorporation in Short Form of Lease....................14 ARTICLE XX TITLE CONSIDERATIONS...........................................14 Section 20.1. CC&Rs; Lender's Lien....................................14 ARTICLE XXI HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE OR WASTE...................................15 Section 21.1. Mutual Indemnity........................................15 ARTICLE XXII REAL ESTATE COMMISSIONS........................................15 Section 22.1. Payment; Mutual Indemnity...............................15 ARTICLE XXIII NOTICES AND DEMANDS............................................15 Section 23.1. To Lessor...............................................15 Section 23.2. To Lessee...............................................16 ARTICLE XXIV ATTORNEYS' FEES................................................16 Section 24.1. Paid to Prevailing Party................................16 ARTICLE XXV GENERAL PROVISIONS.............................................16 Section 25.1. Binding on Successors...................................16 Section 25.2. Severability............................................16 Section 25.3. Entire Agreement........................................16 Section 25.4. Captions................................................16 Section 25.5. Gender and Number.......................................16 Section 25.6. Approvals...............................................17 Section 25.7. No Waiver...............................................17

-iii- Section 25.8. Holdover................................................17 Section 25.9. Time of Essence.........................................17 Section 25.10. Governing Law...........................................17 Section 25.11. Counterparts............................................17 Section 25.12. No Third Party Rights...................................17 Section 25.13. Unexecuted Lease........................................17 Section 25.14. Lessor's Right of Entry.................................17 Section 25.15. Estoppel Certificates...................................17 Section 25.16. Due Authorization.......................................18 Section 25.17. Relationship of Parties.................................18

EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT "A" -- Legal Description EXHIBIT "B" -- Permitted Exceptions -iv- IHOP #________ LEASE AGREEMENT OF LEASE, made this ______ day of __________________, 1992, by and between IHOP REALTY CORP., a Delaware corporation, having its principal place of business at 525 N. Brand Boulevard, Third Floor, Glendale, California 91203-1903 (hereinafter called "Lessor"), and INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, INC., a Delaware corporation, having its principal place of business at 525 N. Brand Boulevard, Third Floor, Glendale, California 91203-1903 (hereinafter called "Lessee"). WITNESSETH: ARTICLE I DEMISED PREMISES; TERM Section 1.1. Demised Premises. For and in consideration of the rents, taxes, insurance and other charges and expenses to be paid by Lessee, and in consideration of the performance by Lessee of the covenants herein set forth, Lessor does hereby grant, demise and lease to Lessee all that certain real property consisting of approximately ___________________________________________ (________) square feet of land, together with the Improvements (as defined in Article 4.1 hereinbelow) constructed thereon and the rights appurtenant thereto, located and situate in the City of _____________, County of _______________, State of ____________________, and more particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto and, by this reference, incorporated herein (hereinafter referred to as the "Demised Premises"). Section 1.2. Term. The term of this Lease shall commence on the date of the first payment of rent pursuant to Article 2.1 hereinbelow and shall terminate twenty-five (25) years thereafter. Section 1.3. Options to Extend Term. Provided it shall not then be in default under this Lease (beyond any applicable cure period), Lessee shall have the option to extend said term for an additional period of five (5) years by giving notice to Lessor of its intention to exercise said option at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the original term. Provided it shall not then be in default under this Lease (beyond any applicable cure period), Lessee shall have the option to extend said term for an additional period of five (5) years (less one day) by giving notice to Lessor of its intention to exercise that option at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the first extended term. All of the terms and conditions of this Lease shall apply during each of the aforedescribed extended terms, except those pertaining to the initial construction of the Improvements (as defined in Article 4.1 hereinbelow) and expired options to extend the term of this Lease. Section 1.4. Short Form of Lease. Upon the commencement date of the term hereof in accordance with Article 1.2 hereinabove, the parties agree to execute and record a short form of this Lease, which shall incorporate the provisions of Articles XVII and XIX hereinbelow. In no event shall the parties record a long form lease. ARTICLE II RENT Section 2.1. Minimum Monthly Rental. Lessee agrees to pay to Lessor during the full term hereof a minimum monthly rental of ________________________ Dollars ($________) (hereinafter referred to as the "Minimum Monthly Rental"), payable in advance on the first day of each calendar month. Said Minimum Monthly Rental shall commence thirty (30) days after the date of completion of the Improvements (as defined in Article 4.1 hereinbelow) to be erected an the Demised Premises or when Lessee opens for business, whichever date is earlier. If the first day upon which rent becomes payable is other than the first day of any calendar month, the rent for the balance of said month shall be payable by Lessee at a daily rate based upon the Minimum Monthly Rental. Section 2.2. Percentage Rent. In addition to the Minimum Monthly Rental agreed to be paid by Lessee, Lessee shall pay to Lessor, at the time and in the manner specified in this Lease, an additional rental in an amount (hereinafter referred to as "Percentage Rent") equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of Lessee's gross sales made in, upon or from the business on the Demised Premises during each calendar year of the term hereof, less (a) the aggregate amount of the Minimum Monthly Rental previously paid by Lessee for said calendar year, (b) all real property taxes and general and special assessments levied against the Demised Premises as provided in Article 3.1 hereinbelow and paid by Lessee or accrued, (c) all expenses for exterior maintenance and upkeep of the building and adjacent walkways and landscape areas, (d) all premiums for insurance required hereby, and (e) all similar costs and expenses, if any, arising under the term of the CC&Rs (as defined in Article 20.1 hereinbelow). If the amount of any such deductions in any year exceeds the amount of Percentage Rent payable for said year, then such excess shall be carried forward and applied to reduce the amount of Percentage Rent payable in any succeeding year or portion thereof should this Lease terminate prior to the expiration of a full year. The term "exterior maintenance and upkeep" is not to be construed to include any janitorial or regular maintenance service which is to be provided by Lessee or its assignee without deduction or offset, but rather is intended to include repairs and maintenance for wear and tear. The Percentage Rent shall be paid quarterly (as herein provided) based upon gross sales during such quarterly period. In the event the quarterly payments of Percentage Rent do not in the aggregate equal the Percentage Rent when calculated on an annual basis, then, in such event, an adjustment shall be made within forty-five (45) days after the end of each year of the term hereof, and the party owing money shall promptly pay the amount owed to the other party. Percentage Rent shall be paid quarterly on the twenty-fifth (25th) day of the month immediately following the quarterly period in which the gross sales are made. Notwithstanding expiration or sooner termination of this Lease, Lessee shall pay to Lessor the Percentage Rent on the twenty-fifth (25th) day of the month immediately following expiration or sooner termination for the last quarterly period of the term of this Lease or fraction thereof. For the purposes of computing Percentage Rent for the first and last quarterly periods of the term or extended term of this Lease, if either is less than a full calendar quarter, the prorated Minimum Monthly Rental and other expenses enumerated above for such fractional period shall be deducted from the percentage of sales realized during such fractional period. E-2 Section 2.3. Statements of Gross Sales. Together with the quarterly Percentage Rent, Lessee shall furnish to Lessor a statement in writing, certified by Lessee to be correct, showing the total gross sales made in, upon or from said restaurant during the said calendar quarter or portion thereof. Section 2.4. "Gross Sales" Defined. The term "gross sales" as used herein shall include the entire receipts of each kind and nature from sales and services made in, upon or from the said restaurant, whether upon credit or for cash, whether operated by Lessee or by a sublessee or sublessees, or by a concessionaire or concessionaires, excepting therefrom any rebates and/or refunds to customers, and the amount of all sales tax or similar tax receipts which have to be accounted for by Lessee or by any sublessee or concessionairo to any government or governmental agency. Sales upon credit shall be deemed cash sales and shall be included in the gross sales for the period during which the merchandise is delivered to the customer, whether or not title to the merchandise passes with delivery. The term "gross sales" shall not include sales from coin operated vending machines. Section 2.5. Verification of Gross Sales; Audit. Lessee shall keep full, complete and proper books, records and accounts of its daily gross sales, both for cash and on credit, of each separate department and concession at any time operated in the Demised Promises. Lessor and its agents and employees. upon reasonable notice, shall have the right at any and all times, during regular business hours, to examine and inspect all of the books and records of Lessee (including any sales tax reports) pertaining to the business of Lessee conducted in, upon or from the Demigod Promises, which Lassos shall produce upon demand by Lessor or Lessor's agents for the purpose of investigating and verifying the accuracy of any statement of gross sales. Lessor may once in any lease year cause an audit of the gross sales of Lessee to be made by an independent certified accountant of Lessor's selection, and if the statement of gross sales previously made to Lessor by Lessee shall be found to be understated by more than five percent (5%), Lessee shall immediately pay to Lessor the cost of such audit, not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500), as well as the additional rental shown to be payable by Lessee to Lessor; otherwise the cost of such audit shall be paid by Lessor. If the statement of gross sales previously made to Lessor by Lessee shall otherwise be found to be incorrect, then the party found to be owing money shall promptly pay over such sums to the other party. It is understood and agreed that the Percentage Rent provisions apply only to sales made in, upon or from the business to be operated upon the Demised Promises and do not apply to sales of any other business. ARTICLE III TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS Section 3.1. Taxes and Assessments. Lessee shall pay, as additional rent, all real estate taxes and assessments (or installments thereof) coming due during the term hereof under any general or special assessments created or imposed during the term hereof, sewer rent and water charges, gas power, electric current and all other taxes and charges in the same or similar categories (sometimes hereinafter referred to collectively as "impositions" and individually as "imposition") levied or imposed upon the Demised Premises or improvements (as defined in Section 4.1 hereinbelow), or arising from the use and E-3 occupancy or possession of the Demised Premises or the Improvements (as defined in Section 4.1 hereinbelow), it being the intention of the parties that the Minimum Monthly Rental to be received by Lessor shall be a net rental to Lessor and not subject to any deductions whatsoever arising from the use and occupancy of the Demised Premises by Lessee. Lessee shall pay such additional rent directly to the taxing authorities, utility companies or other entities to whom such charges may be payable, and shall, upon written request therefor, furnish to Lessor reasonably satisfactory evidence of the payment of the same. In the event that Lessee fails to make any such payment within the period (or grace period) provided for the payment thereof, Lessor may, at its option, pay the same, and Lessee shall immediately reimburse Lessor therefor. Section 3.2. Installment Payments. If any assessment is payable at the option of a taxpayer in installments, Lessee may pay it in equal annual installments as they respectively become due; provided, however, that in no event shall Lessee be required to reimburse Lessor for any installments attributable to any period after the expiration of the term of this Lease. Section 3.3. Personal Property Taxes. Lessee shall also pay all personal property tax levied upon the personal property on the Demised Premises during the term of this Lease. Section 3.4. Proration. All of the above impositions (except utility or other charges attributable solely to Lessee's use) for the first year of the term hereof shall be prorated between the parties as of the commencement date hereof, and during the last year of the term hereof, shall be prorated as of the termination date. Section 3.5. Contest. Lessee, at its own expense, may contest any impositions in any manner permitted by law, in Lessee's name, and, whenever necessary, in Lessor's name. Lessor will cooperate with Lessee and execute any documents or pleadings required for such purpose. Such contest may include appeals from any judgment(s), decree(s) or order(s) until a final determination is made by a court or governmental department or authority having final jurisdiction in the matter. Before commencing any such contest, Lessee shall obtain a surety bond sufficient to cover the amount of the possible imposition which would be due if the decision were adverse to Lessee. ARTICLE IV CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS; REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE; ALTERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS Section 4.1. Construction of Improvements. Lessor has heretofore constructed upon the Demised Premises, at Lessor's sole cost and expense, an air conditioned restaurant together with a paved parking lot and a free-standing sign in accordance with plans and specifications, as approved by all governmental agencies having jurisdiction therefor, the master plans for which have been heretofore approved by the parties hereto (hereinafter referred to as the "Improvements"). E-4 Section 4.2. Repair and Maintenance. Lessee agrees that during the term hereof it will make, at its own expense, all necessary repairs to the Improvements upon the Demised Premises, including all parking areas and sidewalks, and that it will keep the Demised Premises and the Improvements thereon in good condition and repair throughout the entire term of this Lease. Section 4.3. Alterations and Improvements. Lessee shall have the right at any time and from time to time during the term of this Lease, at its own expense, to make changes or alterations, structural or otherwise, to the Improvements on the Demised Premises and to erect, construct or install upon the Demised Premises buildings and improvements in addition to or in substitution for those now or hereafter located thereon, and to demolish and remove the Improvements or any other structures hereafter located on the Demised Premises for the purposes of replacing the same; provided, however, that the fair market value of all improvements on the Demised Premises following each such change, alteration, construction or installation shall be at least equal to the fair market value of all improvements on the Demised Premises immediately prier to such change, alteration, construction or improvement. Lessee shall make no structural changes or alterations at any given time of a cost in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) without first having secured the consent of Lessor, which consent shall not be unreasonably delayed or withheld. ARTICLE V LIENS Section 5.1. Discharge of Liens; Contest. Except as hereinafter provided, Lessor reserves the fee in the Demised Premises and specifically does not consent by virtue of this Lease that said fee or the remainder interest of Lessor in the Demised Premises shall be subject to any lien for labor or materials furnished to Lessee in the repair or improvement of the Demised Premises. While the parties intend hereby that the interest of Lessor hereunder cannot be subjected to any lien on account of Lessee's use of or actions with respect to the Demised Premises and that any future modifications of law to the contrary would constitute an impairment of vested rights hereunder, nevertheless, should a court of competent jurisdiction hold that, or should a valid statute be enacted whereby, any interest of Lessor in the Demised Premises at any time hereafter shall be subjected to any such lien, then Lessee shall, within thirty (30) days after written notice to Lessee of the existence and perfection of said lien, cause said lien to be bonded or discharged and shall otherwise save Lessor harmless on account thereof; provided, however, that if Lessee desires in good faith to contest the validity or correctness of any such lien, it may do so and Lessor shall cooperate to whatever extent shall be necessary, provided only that Lessee must indemnify Lessor against any loss, liability or damage on account thereof. ARTICLE VI USE OF PREMISES Section 6.1. Permitted Use. Lessee, its sublessees or assignees, shall use the Demised Premises for the purpose of conducting thereon the business of a restaurant or a coffee shop E-5 and for incidental purposes related thereto, or for any other legally permissible business or commercial venture; provided, however, that Lessee shall not use the Demised Premises in such manner as to knowingly violate the CC&Rs (as defined in Section 20.1 hereinbelow) or any applicable law, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental body. ARTICLE VII LIABILITY INSURANCE Section 7.1. Lessee's Insurance. Lessee agrees that on or before the commencement of the term of this Lease it will obtain for the mutual benefit of Lessor and Lessee public liability insurance covering the Demised Premises from an insurance company authorized (or admitted) to do business in the state in which the Demised Premises are located. Said policy or policies shall be for an amount of at least Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) Combined Single Limit for the death or injury to one (1) or more persons or property damage, which said policy or policies of insurance shall name Lessor as an additional assured thereunder, and Lessee agrees to maintain same at Lessee's sole cost and expense in full force and effect during the entire term of this Lease. Lessee shall furnish Lessor with a copy of such insurance coverage, or with a certificate of the company issuing such insurance, certifying that the same is in full force and effect. Lessee may, at its option, bring its obligations to insure hereunder under any so-called blanket policy or policies of insurance; provided, however, that the interests of Lessor shall be as fully protected thereby as if Lessee obtained individual policies of insurance. ARTICLE VIII BANKRUPTCY Section 8.1. Continuation of Lease. If at any time during the term hereof proceedings in bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar proceedings shall be instituted by or against Lessee, whether or not such proceedings result in an adjudication against Lessee, or should a receiver of the business or assets of Lessee be appointed, such proceedings or adjudications shall not affect the validity of this Lease, so long as the Minimum Monthly Rental and additional rent reserved hereunder continues to be paid to Lessor and the other terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease on the part of Lessee to be performed, are performed, and in such event this Lease shall continue to remain in full force and effect in accordance with the terms herein contained. ARTICLE IX ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING Section 9.1. Assignment. Lessee may not assign this Lease, in whole or in part, without first obtaining the prior written consent of Lessor, which consent shall not be unreasonably delayed or withheld; provided, however, that Lessee may, without such consent, assign this Lease, in whole or in part, as security or otherwise to any national or state chartered bank or lending institution or corporation controlled by, controlling, or under common control with Lessee, it being understood that Lessee shall remain liable E-6 hereunder, or to any surviving corporation resulting from a merger or consolidation of Lessee with any other corporation, or to any corporation which purchases or otherwise acquires all or substantially all of the assets of Lessee. Any consent to any assignment shall not be deemed to be a consent to any subsequent assignment. Any assignment by Lessee other than in accordance with this Article IX shall be void. Section 9.2. Subletting. Lessee or its assignee shall have and is hereby given the unqualified right and privilege, at its option, of subletting the Demised Premises, in whole or in part, subject to all of the rents, terms and conditions of this Lease. It is specifically understood and agreed by and between Lessor and Lessee that any subletting which Lessee or its assignees make, as permitted herein, shall in no event relieve Lessee of the obligations of Lessee hereunder, and that the right of subletting shall be that of Lessee or its assignees only, and shall not extend to any subtenant. ARTICLE X REMEDIES IN THE EVENT OF DEFAULT Section 10.1. Remedies. In the event of any breach of this Lease by Lessee which shall not have been cured within fifteen (15) days after Lessee shall have received notice of such breach (or if such breach is not in payment of money, if within such period Lessee shall not have commenced to cure said breach and shall not thereafter continue its efforts with due diligence), then Lessor may, at Lessor's option and without limiting Lessor in the exercise of any other rights or remedies which Lessor may have at law or in equity by reason of such default or breach, with or without notice of demand: (A) without terminating this Lease, reenter the Demised Premises with or without process of law and take possession of the same and expel or remove Lessee and all other parties occupying the Demised Premises, and at any time and from time to time to relet the Demised Premises or any part thereof for the account of Lessee, for such term, upon such conditions and at such rental as Lessor may deem proper. In such event Lessor may receive and collect the rent from such reletting and apply it against any amounts due from Lessee hereunder (including, without limitation, such expenses as Lessor may have incurred in recovering possession of the Demised Premises, placing the same in good order and condition, altering or repairing the same for reletting, and all other expenses, commission and charges, including attorney's fees, which Lessor may have paid or incurred in connection with such repossession and reletting). Lessor may execute any Lease made pursuant hereto in Lessor's name or in the name of Lessee, as Lessor may see fit, and the lessee thereunder shall be under no obligation to see to the application by Lessor of any rent collected by Lessor, nor shall Lessee have any right to collect any rent thereunder. Whether or not the Demised Premises are relet, Lessee shall pay to Lessor all amounts required to be paid by Lessee up to the date of Lessor's reentry, and thereafter Lessee shall pay to Lessor, until the end of the term hereof, the amount of all rent and other charges required to be paid by Lessee hereunder, less the proceeds of such reletting as provided above. Such payments by Lessee shall be due at such times as are provided elsewhere in this Lease, and Lessor need not wait until the termination of this Lease to recover them by E-7 legal action or otherwise. Lessor shall not, by any reentry or other act, be deemed to have terminated this Lease or the liability of Lessee for the total rent hereunder unless Lessor shall give Lessee written notice of Lessor's election to terminate this Lease. (B) terminate this Lease by giving written notice to Lessee of Lessor's election to so terminate, reenter the Demised Premises with or without process of law and take possession of the same and expel or remove Lessee and all other parties occupying the Demised Premises. In such event, Lessor shall thereupon be entitled to recover from Lessee: (i) the worth at the time of award of any unpaid rent which had been earned at the time of such termination; plus (ii) the worth at the time of award of the amount by which (A), the unpaid rent which would have been earned after termination until the time of award, exceeds (B), the amount of such rental loss Lessee proves could have been reasonably avoided; plus (iii) the worth at the time of award of the amount by which (A), the unpaid rent for the balance of the term after the time of award, exceeds (B), the amount of such rental loss that Lessee proves could be reasonably avoided; plus (iv) any other amount reasonably necessary to compensate Lessor for all the detriment proximately caused by Lessee's failure to perform its obligations under this Lease or which, in the ordinary course of things, would be likely to result therefrom. As used in Subsections (i) and (ii) above, the "worth at the time of award" is computed by allowing interest at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum. As used in Subsection (iii) above, the "worth at the time of award" is computed by discounting such amount at the discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco at the time of award, plus one percent (1%). ARTICLE XI PROPERTY INSURANCE Section 11.1. Lessee to Obtain "All Risk" Insurance. Lessee will, at Lessee's own cost and expense, carry and maintain fire insurance with extended coverage endorsement with an insurance company authorized (or admitted) to do business in the state in which the Demised Premises are located, for the mutual benefit of Lessee, Lessor, and its mortgagee, if any, on all buildings erected upon the Demised Premises in an amount equal to at least one hundred percent (100%) of the full replacement cost thereof, excluding foundation and excavating costs. As often as any such policy or policies shall expire or terminate, renewal or additional policies shall be procured by Lessee in like manner and to like extent. Proceeds of any such policies, in the event of fire or other casualty, shall be payable to Lessor and E-8 Lessee, as their respective interests may appear, and in accordance with the terms of Article XII hereinbelow. Lessee shall furnish Lessor with a copy of such insurance coverage, or with a certificate of the company issuing such insurance, certifying that the same is in full force and effect. Section 11.2. Blanket Policy. Lessee may, at its option, bring its obligations to insure under this Article XI within the coverage of any so-called blanket policy or policies of insurance which it may now or hereafter carry, by appropriate amendment, rider endorsement, or otherwise; provided, however, that the interests of Lessor shall thereby be as fully protected as they would otherwise be if this option to Lessee to use blanket policies were not permitted. ARTICLE XII DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION Section 12.1. Abatement of Rent. Notwithstanding any statute or rule of law of the state in which the Demised Premises are located to the contrary, in the event of any damage or destruction to the Improvements, or any part thereof, by fire or other casualty, this Lease shall continue in full force and effect, except that until either such damage or destruction shall be repaired, or in the alternative this Lease shall be terminated as hereinafter provided in this Article XII, all rent, additional rent and other charges payable hereunder by Lessee shall abate so that Lessee shall be required to pay only a fraction thereof, the numerator of which shall be the fair rental value of the Demised Premises and Improvements thereto after such damage or destruction, and the denominator of which shall be the fair rental value of the Demised Premises and Improvements thereto immediately prior to such damage or destruction; provided, however, if the damage or destruction is such that Lessee's business at the Demised Premises cannot reasonably or lawfully be continued after the date of said damage or destruction, said rent, additional rent and other charges hereunder shall abate entirely. Section 12.2. Restoration of Improvements -- Insured Loss. If the damage or destruction of the Improvements was caused by a peril or perils covered under a standard fire insurance policy, with "extended coverage" endorsement, then Lessee shall proceed, within a reasonable period of time after the date of the occurrence of such damage or destruction, to repair, restore and replace said Improvements and shall have available to it any proceeds from the property insurance to be maintained by Lessee pursuant to Section 11.1 hereinabove. Section 12.3. Restoration of Improvements -- Uninsured Loss. If the damage or destruction of the Improvements was not caused by a peril or perils covered under a standard fire insurance policy, with "extended coverage" endorsement, then Lessor may, within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of said damage or destruction, pay to Lessee such amount as shall be required by Lessee to make such repair, restoration and replacement. Lessee shall then proceed with due diligence to so repair, restore and replace said Improvements. In the event Lessor shall elect not to pay such amount, Lessor shall give Lessee written notice thereof within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of said damage or E-9 destruction, and Lessee shall then have fifteen (15) days to elect to pay such amount itself and to serve Lessor with written notice of its said election. In the event Lessee elects to pay such amount, then, in such event, Lessee shall, at its option, be permitted to extend the term hereof for a period sufficient, if required, to result in Lessee having a minimum term, including any available options to extend, of ten (10) years remaining after the date of completion of the repairs, replacement or restoration; said extended term to be under the same terms and conditions in effect just prior to the expiration of the preceding term. In the event Lessee elects to extend said term pursuant to this Article XII, it shall serve Lessor with written notice thereof within the same fifteen (15) day period during which Lessee has the right to elect to pay the aforementioned amount. In the event neither party shall elect to pay such amount, then, upon the expiration of the fifteen (15) day period during which Lessee has the right to elect to pay such amount, this Lease shall terminate. Section 12.4. Extension of Lease. In the event this Lease continues in full force and effect and is not terminated or otherwise extended pursuant to the provisions of this Article XII, and there has been an abatement of rent, the then current term of this Lease shall be extended by the total number of months during which there was such an abatement; however, in no event shall the abatement of rent exceed six (6) months duration in connection with each instance of damage or destruction during the term or extended term hereof. ARTICLE XIII CONDEMNATION Section 13.1. Complete Taking. If at any time during the term of this Lease, or any extension thereof, the whole of the Demised Premises shall be taken for any public or quasi-public purpose by any lawful power or authority by the exercise of the right of condemnation or eminent domain, including any such taking by "inverse condemnation," then this Lease shall terminate as of the date that title shall vest in the condemnor, and the rent and additional rent payable hereunder shall be adjusted and paid to the date of such termination. Section 13.2. Partial Taking. If at any time during the term of this Lease, or any extension thereof, any part of the building, or twenty percent (20%) or more of the designated parking spaces, or any part of a driveway or other access way reasonably necessary for access to the business upon the Demised Premises shall be so taken, Lessee shall have the right to terminate this Lease as of the date that title shall vest in the condemnor, by giving written notice of such termination to Lessor within ninety (90) days after notice to Lessee of the date of such vesting. In such event, the rent and additional rent payable hereunder shall be adjusted and paid to the date of such termination. Section 13.3. Allocation of Condemnation Award. In the event of such a condemnation of the whole or in part of the Demised Premises, Lessor shall have the unqualified right to pursue its remedies against the condemnor for the full value of Lessor's fee interest and other property interests in and to the Demised Premises. Similarly, Lessee shall have the unqualified right to pursue its remedies against the condemnor for the full E-10 value of Lessee's leasehold interest and other property interest in and to the Demised Premises. If the laws of the state in which the Demised Premises are located allow or require the recovery from the condemnor to be paid into a common fund or to be paid to Lessor only, and if such recovery is so paid into such common fund or to Lessor only, then in that event the recovery so paid shall be apportioned between the parties according to the value of their respective property interests as they existed on the date of such condemnation. The provisions of this Article 13.3 shall survive any termination of this Lease pursuant to the provisions of Articles 13.1 or 13.2 hereinabove. Section 13.4. Rent Reduction in Case of Partial Taking. If at any time during the term of this Lease, or any extension thereof, a part of the Demised Premises shall be taken by condemnation, and Lessee shall not be entitled to or shall not exercise its right to terminate, this Lease shall continue in full force and effect, except that the net Minimum Monthly Rental shall be reduced as of the date of vesting in the condemnor so that Lessee shall pay, for the remainder of the term, only such portion of the Minimum Monthly Rental as the rental value of the part remaining after condemnation bears to the rental value of the entire Demised Premises at the date of condemnation. Lessor shall have the obligation to pay for the cost of and to perform the construction, repair, alteration or restoration of the remaining part of the Demised Premises so the same shall constitute a complete unit suitable for the use made by Lessee immediately prior to said condemnation. ARTICLE XIV QUIET ENJOYMENT AND TITLE Section 14.1. Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment. Lessee, subject to the terms of this Lease, upon paying the Minimum Monthly Rental and additional rent and performing the other terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease, shall and may peaceably and quietly have, hold, occupy, possess and enjoy the Demised Premises during the term of this Lease. Section 14.2. Right to Possession. Lessor covenants, warrants and represents that the Demised Premises are now unoccupied and tenant-free, and that absolute, tenant-free possession of the Demised Premises will be delivered to Lessee on the date of the commencement of the term hereof. Section 14.3. Superior Encumbrances. Lessor further covenants, warrants and represents that there are no liens, mortgages or encumbrances on the Demised Premises superior to the rights of Lessee under this Lease, except as set forth in Article 20.1 hereinbelow and for the lien of a first mortgage which may have been heretofore or may hereafter be made by Lessor. Section 14.4. Ownership; Authority; Restrictions. Lessor further covenants, warrants and represents that Lessor is the owner in fee of the Demised Premises and alone has the full right to lease the Demised Premises for the term and/or extended term as aforesaid; that there are no existing restrictions or encumbrances affecting the Demised Premises which would prohibit the use and occupancy thereof as a restaurant; and that the Demised Premises are not subject to any zoning laws or regulations which would prohibit or restrict the E-11 construction, maintenance and operation of a restaurant. It is expressly understood and agreed that these covenants by Lessor constitute a warranty by Lessor, and that in case Lessor is not the owner or has not the right aforesaid, or in case there are any such restrictions, (a) this Lease, at the option of Lessee, shall become null and void and no rent shall accrue for the term aforesaid or for any part thereof, and (b) Lessee may pursue any remedy available at law or in equity to recover damages or other relief. ARTICLE XV TRADE FIXTURES Section 15.1. Ownership; Removal. Lessor and Lessee acknowledge, consent and agree that all furniture, fixtures, and equipment installed in or on or located in or about the Improvements or other parts of the Demised Premises, whether affixed to the Demised Premises or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as the "Trade Fixtures"), are being leased by Lessor to Lessee under the terms of that certain Equipment Master Lease of even date herewith between Lessor, as lessor, and Lessee, as lessee, and the Trade Fixtures shall at all times remain the property of Lessor and the same may not be removed by Lessee at any time during the term hereof or upon the expiration or earlier termination of the term hereof. ARTICLE XVI SUBORDINATION Section 16.1. Subordination. Provided that Lessor furnishes to Lessee an agreement in writing and in recordable form from any present or future mortgagee or holder of a deed of trust or other encumbrance with respect to the Demised Premises, that: (A) such person shall not for any reason disturb the possession, use or enjoyment of the Demised Premises by Lessee, its successors and assigns, so long as all of the obligations of Lessee are fully performed in accordance with the terms of this Lease; and (B) such person shall permit application of the insurance proceeds and condemnation proceeds in accordance with Articles XII and XIII hereinabove, respectively, in the event of damage or destruction to the Improvements or condemnation of the improvements or any part of the Demised Premises, Lessee agrees to subordinate its rights hereunder to the lien of such mortgage, deed of trust or other encumbrance which may now or hereafter affect the Demised Premises. Provided such agreement is obtained, Lessee shall, upon demand, promptly execute and deliver to Lessor any instrument which may be necessary to effectuate such subordination. E-12 ARTICLE XVII RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL Section 17.1. Purchase. If at any time after the date of the mutual execution of this Lease and prior to the date of the expiration of the term or extended term of this Lease, Lessor shall desire to sell the Demised Premises or the property of which the Demised Premises are a part, Lessee shall have the right of first refusal as follows: Lessor shall give to Lessee a notice in writing specifying the terms and conditions upon which it desires to sell the Demised Premises and offering to sell same to Lessee upon said terms and conditions. Within ten (10) days after receipt of said notice, Lessee shall either accept or reject said offer. If Lessee shall reject said offer, then for a period of ninety (90) days after the expiration of said ten (10) day period Lessor shall be free to sell to any other person upon the terms and conditions specified in said notice. If the sale is to be made on terms and conditions other than so specified, then the right to purchase shall again be offered to Lessee as set forth above. The rejections of any one or more such offers by Lessee shall not affect its right of first refusal as to any other sales by Lessor or its successors or assigns. Section 17.2. Lease. If at any time after the date of the mutual execution of this Lease and prior to the date of the expiration of the term or extended terms of this Lease, Lessor shall desire to lease the Demised Premises for a term commencing after the expiration of the term or extended term hereof, Lessee shall have the right of first refusal as follows: Lessor shall give to Lessee a notice in writing specifying the terms and conditions upon which it desires to lease the Demised Premises and offering to lease same to Lessee upon said terms and conditions. Within ten (10) days after receipt of said notice, Lessee shall either accept or reject said offer. If Lessee shall reject said offer, then for a period of ninety (90) days after the expiration of said ten (10) day period Lessor shall be free to lease to any other person upon the terms and conditions specified in said notice. If the lease is to be made on terms and conditions other than so specified, then the right to lease shall again be offered to Lessee as set forth above. The rejections of any one or more such offers by Lessee shall not affect its right of first refusal as to any other proposed leases by Lessor or its successors or assigns. Section 17.3. Incorporation in Short Form of Lease. The provisions of Articles 17.1 and 17.2 hereinabove shall be included in the short form of this Lease provided in Article 1.4 hereinabove. ARTICLE XVIII REMOVAL OF DISTINCTIVE FEATURES Section 18.1. Removal; Repairs. Lessor agrees that upon the expiration of the term of this Lease, or any extension thereof, or upon the earlier termination thereof as provided for herein, Lessee shall have the unqualified right to remove from the Demised Premises and the Improvements thereon all signs or other distinctive features of Lessee's operation. Lessee shall, at its expense, repair any damage to the building caused by such removal. In addition, Lessee, at its sole cost and expense, shall have the right, but not the obligation, to paint the Improvements in a neutral color. Lessor agrees that Lessor will not thereafter E-13 cause, permit or suffer the Improvements to be painted the colors or combination of colors associated with the operations of Lessee or its corporate affiliates. ARTICLE XIX PROHIBITION AGAINST COMPETITION AND PROTECTION FOR EXPOSURE Section 19.1. Lessor's Covenant. Lessor agrees that during the term or extended term of this Lease it will not permit, lease, allow or use, either by itself or any tenants thereof, directly or indirectly, any portion of the property of which the Demised Premises are a part or any property within one (1) mile of the Demised Premises now or hereafter owned or controlled by Lessor for any kind of restaurant, diner, coffee shop, luncheonette or any other business involving "on the premises consumption of food or beverage." Section 19.2. Lessee's Remedies for Breach. The covenant of Lessor contained in Article 19.1 hereinabove is a material inducement for Lessee to enter into this Lease, and upon any breach by Lessor of said covenant, which breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof by Lessee to Lessor, Lessee shall have the right to pursue all of its rights available at law or in equity, including cancellation of this Lease, a suit for damages, and/or a suit for injunctive relief (it being understood that the enumeration of the foregoing rights and remedies shall not preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies which might be available at law or in equity). Section 19.3. Incorporation in Short Form of Lease. The provisions of Articles 19.1 and 19.2 hereinabove shall be included in the short form of this Lease provided in Article 1.4 hereinabove. ARTICLE XX TITLE CONSIDERATIONS Section 20.1. CC&Rs; Lender's Lien. Lessee hereby acknowledges, consents and agrees that the Demised Premises and this Lease shall be subject and subordinate to all of those covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements and other matters specified on Exhibit B attached hereto and, by this reference, incorporated herein (hereinbefore and hereinafter collectively referred to as the "CC&Rs"), as well as the lien of any mortgage, deed to secure debt, or deed of trust, as the case may be, securing the obligations of Lessor under the terms of any credit agreement between Lessor, as borrower, and any third party, as lender, that may heretofore or hereafter be secured against the Demised Premises. Additionally, Lessee hereby agrees to perform and abide by all of the terms, covenants, conditions, obligations and undertakings of Lessor under the CC&Rs. E-14 ARTICLE XXI HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE OR WASTE Section 21.1. Mutual Indemnity. Lessor hereby represents and warrants that, to the best of its knowledge, there does not exist on, in or under the Demised Premises (including the parking area) any "hazardous substance" or "hazardous waste" as those term are used under the various federal and state environmental laws (hereinafter referred to as the "Hazardous Substance/Waste"); and in the event such Hazardous Substance/Waste is discovered at any time during the term of this Lease or extensions thereof under circumstances where it is reasonably clear that such Hazardous Substance/Waste became present on or before the commencement of the term hereof, Lessor shall indemnify, defend (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Lessee), and hold and save Lessee and its sublessees harmless from and against all claims, liabilities, actions, judgments, responsibilities and damages of every kind and nature arising from or related to the presence of said Hazardous Substance/Waste; and in the event such Hazardous Substance/Waste is discovered at any time during the term of this Lease or extensions thereof, or any time thereafter, under circumstances where it is reasonably clear that such Hazardous Substance/Waste became present at any time after the commencement of the term hereof until the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, Lessee shall indemnify, defend (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Lessor) and hold and save Lessor harmless from and against all claims, liabilities, actions, judgments, responsibilities and damages of every kind and nature arising from or related to the presence of said Hazardous Substance/Waste during said period. ARTICLE XXII REAL ESTATE COMMISSIONS Section 22.1. Payment; Mutual Indemnity. Each party represents to the other party that it has not dealt with any real estate broker or other person acting in a similar capacity who might be entitled to a commission or finder's fee in this transaction; and each party hereby indemnifies the other party and agrees to hold the other party harmless from any commission and/or finder's fee claims arising through actions of the indemnifying party in derogation of the representations contained herein. ARTICLE XXIII NOTICES AND DEMANDS Section 23.1. To Lessor. Any notices or demands required or permitted by law or any provisions of this Lease shall be in writing, and, if the same is to be served upon Lessor, may be deposited in the United States mail, registered or certified, with return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and addressed to Lessor at the address first above stated or at such other address as Lessor may designate in writing, or in lieu of mailing any such notice or demand, the same may be personally delivered to said party at such address. At all times, Lessor may designate in writing any person(s), firs(s) or corporation(s) to receive all notices and demands, and service upon any one of those persons, firms or corporations as so designated shall constitute sufficient service upon Lessor. E-15 Section 23.2. To Lessee. Any such notice or demand to be served upon Lessee shall be in writing and in duplicate, and shall be served either personally to the attention of the Legal Department at 525 N. Brand Boulevard, Third Floor, Glendale California 91203-1903, or by deposit in the United States mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to Lessee, attention of Legal Department, at P.O. Box 29018, Glendale, California 91209-9018, or any other address that Lessee may designate in writing. ARTICLE XXIV ATTORNEYS' FEES Section 24.1. Paid to Prevailing Party. In the event any action or proceeding is commenced with respect to any claim or controversy by the parties hereto arising from the breach, interpretation, or enforcement of this Lease or the exhibits attached hereto, the prevailing party or parties in such action or proceeding shall receive and be entitled to, in addition to any and all other relief, all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by it in such action or proceeding. ARTICLE XXV GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 25.1. Binding on Successors. All of the covenants, agreements, provisions and conditions of this Lease shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, their successors, legal representatives and assigns. Section 25.2. Severability. If any term or provision of this Lease or the application thereof to any persons or circumstances shall, to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Lease, or the application of such term or provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable shall not be affected thereby, and each term and provision of this Lease shall be valid and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. Section 25.3. Entire Agreement. This Lease and the exhibits attached hereto contain the entire agreement between the parties and shall not be modified in any manner except by an instrument in writing executed by the parties hereto or their respective successors in interest. Section 25.4. Captions. The captions are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference, and in no way define, limit or describe the scope of this Lease or the intention of the parties hereto, nor do they in any way affect this Lease. Section 25.5. Gender and Number. Words of any gender in this Lease shall be held to include any other gender, and words in the singular number shall be held to include the plural when the sense requires. E-16 Section 25.6. Approvals. Wherever Lessor's approval or consent is required herein, such approval or consent shall not be unreasonably delayed or withheld. Section 25.7. No Waiver. No waiver by Lessor or Lessee of any breach of any provision of this Lessee shall be deemed a waiver of any breach of any other provision hereof or of any subsequent breach by Lessee or Lessor of the same or any other provision. Section 25.8. Holdover. In the event Lessee shall hold over after the term of this Lease with the consent, express or implied, of Lessor, such holding over shall be construed to be a tenancy only from month to month, and Lessee shall pay the rent, additional rent and other sums as herein required for such further time as Lessee may continue its occupancy. The foregoing does not affect Lessor's right of reentry or any rights of Lessor hereunder or as otherwise provided by law. Section 25.9. Time of Essence. Time is of the essence of this Lease and the exhibits attached hereto and every provision herein and therein. Section 25.10. Governing Law. This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state in which the Demised Premises are located. Section 25.11. Counterparts. This Lease may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. Section 25.12. No Third Party Rights. The terms and provisions of this Lease shall not be deemed to confer any rights upon, nor obligate any parties hereto to, any person or entity other than the parties hereto. Section 25.13. Unexecuted Lease. The submission of this Lease for review or execution does not constitute a reservation of or option for the rights conferred herein. This Lease shall become effective as a lease only upon execution and delivery thereof by both Lessor and Lessee. Section 25.14. Lessor's Right of Entry. Lessor reserves the right to enter upon the Demised Premises at any time during business hours to inspect same or for the purpose of exhibiting same to prospective purchasers, mortgagees, and, during the last six (6) months of the term hereof or any extensions thereof, to prospective lessees. Lessor may post any customary sign stating "for lease" or "for sale" during the last six (6) months of the term or extended term hereof. Section 25.15. Estoppel Certificates. Lessor and Lessee agree that within fifteen (15) days following the written request by either, or both, to the other, to execute and deliver to the requesting party a certificate (a) certifying that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect, or, if modified, stating the nature of such modification and certifying that this Lease, as so modified, is in full force and effect, and the date to which the rent and other charges hereunder are paid in advance, if any, and (b) acknowledging that there are not, to E-17 the certifying party's knowledge, any uncured defaults hereunder on the part of the requesting party, or so specifying such defaults, if any, as are claimed by the certifying party. Section 25.16. Due Authorization. Each person executing this Lease on behalf of Lessor and Lessee, respectively, warrants and represents that the partnership, joint venture or corporation, as the case may be, for whom he or she is acting, has duly authorized the transactions contemplated herein and the execution of this Lease by him or her. Section 25.17. Relationship of Parties. Nothing contained in this Lease shall be deemed to constitute a partnership or joint venture between Lessor and Lessee, and Lessor and Lessee's relationship herein shall only be deemed to be one of landlord and tenant. E-18 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto set their hands the day and year first above written. Lessor: IHOP REALTY CORP., a Delaware corporation By: ------------------------ ------------------------ Its: ------------------- Lessee: INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, INC., a Delaware corporation By: ------------------------ ------------------------ Its: ------------------- E-19 IHOP#_____ State of California ) ) County of Los Angeles ) On _______________, ____, before me, ___________________, personally appeared _________________, _________ of IHOP REALTY CORP., personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to se that he executed the same in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Signature ______________________________ (Seal) State of California ) ) County of Los Angeles ) On _______________,.____, before me, ___________________, personally appeared ________________, _________ of INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, INC., personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument WITNESS my hand and official seal. Signature ______________________________ (Seal) EXHIBIT F-1 FORM OF QUARTERLY COMPLIANCE STATEMENT THE UNDERSIGNED, __________________, _______________ of International House of Pancakes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), and ___________________, _______________ of IHOP Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Holdings"), pursuant to Section 8(A)(2) of the several Senior Note Purchase Agreements, dated as of November 19, 1992 (the "Purchase Agreements"), among the Borrower, Holdings, and the Purchasers listed in Schedule I thereto, do hereby certify as follows (capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreements): (a) as at the end of the quarterly accounting period ending ______________, the financial covenants set forth in Sections 11.2 through 11.8 of the Purchase Agreements, inclusive, have [have not] been met, and the maximum amount of dividends or distributions that could have been declared or paid pursuant to Section 11.5 of the Purchase Agreements is $_____________, and attached hereto as Exhibit A are computations and other pertinent information demonstrating the accuracy of the matters set forth in this clause (a); (b) attached hereto as Exhibit B are calculations setting forth the maximum amount of Funded Debt that could have been incurred as at the end of the quarterly accounting period ending _____________, pursuant to Sections 11.2(B) and 11.2(C) of the Purchase Agreements; (c) as at the end of the quarterly accounting period ending ______________, the Liens on Property or assets of Holdings or its Subsidiaries or securing Debt of Holdings or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, do [do not] exceed the threshold set forth in Section 11.1(I) of the Purchase Agreements, and attached hereto as Exhibit C are computations and other pertinent information demonstrating the accuracy of the matters set forth in this clause (c); and (d) attached hereto as Exhibit D are calculations (and materials in support of the basis therefor) setting forth the maximum amount of additional Funded Debt secured by Liens that could have been incurred under Section 11.1(I) of the Purchase Agreements. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have signed their names this ___ day of __________________, ______. INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, INC. By:______________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________ IHOP CORP. By:______________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________ F-1-2 EXHIBIT F-2 FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE THE UNDERSIGNED, ______________, _______________ of International House of Pancakes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), and ______________, _______________ of IHOP Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Holdings"), pursuant to Section 8(C) of the several Senior Note Purchase Agreements, each dated as of November 1, 1996 (the "Purchase Agreements"), among the Borrower, Holdings and the Purchasers listed in Schedule I thereto, do hereby certify as follows (capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreements): Based upon such examination or investigation and review of the Purchase Agreements as in the opinion of the undersigned is necessary to enable the undersigned to express an informed opinion with respect thereto, no Default or Event of Default by Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries in the fulfillment of any of the terms, covenants, provisions or conditions of the Purchase Agreements exists or has existed during the period ending ______________ [, other than Default[s] or Event[s] of Default arising under Section[s] ___________ of the Purchase Agreements, as more fully described on Annex A hereto].* IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have signed their names this ___ day of __________________, ______. INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, INC. By:_____________________________________ Name:______________________________ Title:_____________________________ IHOP CORP. By:_____________________________________ Name:______________________________ Title:_____________________________ - -------- * In the event such a Default or Event of Default exists or has existed, Annex A to this certificate shall specify the nature and period of existence thereof and what action Holdings, the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, has taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. EXHIBIT G IHOP# ------- FRANCHISE AGREEMENT THIS FRANCHISE AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered into as of this day of , 199 , by and between INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF ----- ----------------- -- PANCAKES, INC. (hereinafter referred to as "Franchisor") and , ------------------ a (hereinafter referred to as "Franchisee") with ------------------------ reference to the following facts: A. Franchisor has developed and is continuing to develop certain unique systems, products, methods, techniques and other trade secrets (hereinafter referred to as the "Systems") for operating restaurants selling pancakes and various other food products under the names "The International House of Pancakes" and "International House of Pancakes Restaurant" (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "IHOP"). The System, conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and Franchisor's Operations Manual, Operations Bulletins, and all notices, amendments and supplements relating thereto (collectively referred to herein as "Operations Bulletins") will enable such businesses to compete more effectively in their respective marketplaces; B. Franchisor now owns and hereafter will develop or purchase valuable trademarks, service marks, trade names, logotypes and other commercial symbols used to identify the System (hereinafter referred to as the "Trademarks"); and C. Franchisee desires to obtain a franchise to use the System and the Trademarks associated therewith in connection with the operation of a restaurant (hereinafter referred to as the "Franchised Restaurant") under the names "The International House of Pancakes" and "International House of Pancakes Restaurant" at the Franchised Location, as hereinafter defined, and Franchisor is willing to grant said franchise upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth. WHEREFORE, IT IS AGREED: I GRANT OF FRANCHISE 1.01 Use of System. ------------- Franchisor hereby grants to Franchisee and Franchisee hereby accepts a franchise for the operation of one Franchised Restaurant at the Franchised Location (as hereinafter defined and described) during the term hereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and any ancillary documents pertaining hereto. II FRANCHISED LOCATION AND EXCLUSIVE TERRITORY 2.01 Franchised Location. ------------------- Franchisor hereby grants and Franchisee hereby accepts a franchise to operate one Franchised Restaurant at the following location (hereinafter the "Franchised Location"): ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Franchisee acknowledges and agrees that selection of the Franchised Location is the sole responsibility of the Franchisee, and that if Franchisor shall have, in its sole and absolute discretion, provided any assistance to Franchisee in evaluating or selecting the Franchised Location, such assistance shall not be construed as a warranty, guaranty or other assurance of any kind that such Franchise Location will necessarily be a successful or profitable site. 2.02 Exclusive Territory. ------------------- So long as Franchisee faithfully performs and observes each and all of the obligations and conditions to be performed and observed by Franchisee under or in connection with this Agreement, Franchisor, during the term of this Agreement, shall not own, operate, franchise or license any "International House of Pancakes" restaurant within that area which is either described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto or outlined on a map attached hereto as Exhibit "A" (hereinafter "Franchised Area"). Franchisee acknowledges and agrees that Franchisor, or its direct or indirect parent, subsidiary, or affiliated corporations, may now or hereafter own, operate, franchise and license both within and without the Franchised Area other restaurants under different trademarks, and trade names, or service marks, including Copper Penny Family Coffee Shop, and that such other restaurants offer products similar to those which are or may be offered by the Franchised Restaurant. III TERM AND RENEWAL 3.01 Initial Term. ------------ (a) If Franchisee is taking over the operation of a Restaurant operated or developed by Franchisor or Franchisor's parent corporation or any of its subsidiaries (each, an "Affiliate") or participating in the Novation Program, the expiration of the initial term of this Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "Initial Term") shall be: (Check One) [ ] 25 years from the date hereof; or [ ] From the date hereof, to and until ________________, which date is one day prior to the expiration of the lease (hereinafter referred to as the "Master Lease") between Franchisor or, if applicable, the Affiliate from which Franchisee is subleasing (the "Leasing Affiliate"), and Franchisor's or the Leasing Affiliate's landlord. (b) If Franchisee is constructing or converting the Franchised Restaurant pursuant to a lease between Franchisee and its master landlord, the expiration of the Initial Term shall be: (Check One) [ ] 25 years from the date hereof; or [ ] From the date hereof, to and until ________________, which date is one day prior to the expiration of Franchisee's lease with Franchisee's master landlord. (c) The Initial Term is subject to earlier termination pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and is subject to the leasehold contingencies set forth in paragraph 3.04. If Franchisee is participating in the -2- Conversion Program, Franchisee may have the option, if provided in paragraph 5.01(b), to terminate this Franchise Agreement at an earlier date, provided that Franchisee fulfills all conditions to such early termination set forth in Paragraph 5.01(b). 3.02 Renewal Term. ------------ Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 3.04, if there are fewer than ten years remaining on the term of the Master Lease for the Franchised Location, including any options to renew or extend the term thereof, at the time of Franchisee's execution of this Agreement, the franchise granted hereunder may be renewed upon the expiration of the Initial Term at the option of Franchisee for one additional term (hereinafter the "Renewal Term") of a duration determined in accordance with Paragraph 3.02(f) upon and subject to the following terms and conditions: (a) Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate, as applicable, shall notify Franchisee within 30 days of Franchisor's or the Leasing Affiliate's acceptance of any renewal, extension or new Master Lease for the Franchised Location and shall submit with said notice a copy of a sublease or amendment to sublease conforming to the provisions of Paragraph 3.04(b); (b) Franchisee shall notify Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate, as applicable, in writing of its intention to exercise the option for the Renewal Term and shall execute and return, as applicable, to Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate the sublease or amendment to sublease within 15 days of receipt of the notice and sublease or amendment to sublease pursuant to Paragraph 3.02(a). If Franchisee fails or refuses to enter into such sublease or amendment to sublease within 15 days of receipt of such notice and sublease or amendment to sublease, this Agreement shall terminate upon the expiration of the then effective sublease or the original Master Lease, whichever occurs first, without giving effect to the exercise of any option or any renewal, extension or new Master Lease pertaining to this paragraph 3.02. (c) At the time of Franchisee's election to renew said term and at the time of the commencement of the Renewal Term Franchisee shall have fully performed all of its obligations under this Agreement, all ancillary documents relating thereto and all other agreements which may then be in effect between Franchisee and Franchisor and/or each Affiliate; (d) Where applicable, Franchisee shall pay an additional Initial Franchise Fee pursuant to Paragraph 5.01(c)(ii); (e) Franchisee shall, at its sole expense, prior to the commencement of the Renewal Term, refurbish and remodel the Franchised Restaurant including expenditures for capital improvements, and otherwise bring it into conformity with the standards, as respects building design, furniture, fixtures, signs, equipment and color schemes, as may then be applicable for new franchises being granted by Franchisor for the operation of Franchised Restaurants, and provide evidence satisfactory to Franchisor or Franchisee's financial ability to refurbish and remodel the Franchised Restaurant; (f) The Renewal Team shall be for a period ending one day prior to the expiration of, as applicable, Franchisor's or the Leasing Affiliate's renewal, extension or new Master Lease of the Franchised Location, but in no event shall the combined terms of the Initial Term and Renewal Term Exceed 25 years. -3- 3.03 Option Term. ----------- Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 3.04, the franchise granted hereunder may be renewed upon the expiration of the Initial Term or Renewal Term (if applicable) at the option of Franchisee for one additional term of a duration determined in accordance with Paragraph 3.03(f)(hereinafter the Option Term") upon and subject to the following terms and conditions: (a) Franchisee shall notify Franchisor in writing of its wish and intention to renew the term of the franchise granted hereunder not less than 180 days and not more than 210 days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or Renewal Term (if applicable); (b) At the time of Franchisee's election to renew said term and at the time of the commencement of the Option Term Franchisee shall have fully performed all of its obligations under this Agreement, all ancillary documents relating hereto and all other agreements which may then be in effect between Franchisee and Franchisor and/or each Affiliate; (c) Prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or Renewal Term, if applicable, Franchisee shall execute the most recent form of agreement used by Fanchisor for granting franchises for the operation of Franchised Restaurants; except that, notwithstanding the terms of such agreement then being used by Franchisor, the initial franchise fee set forth in said agreement will be waived, and there will be no further right of renewal; (d) Franchisee shall execute and return to Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate, as applicable, a sublease or amendment to sublease within 15 days of receipt thereof from Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate; Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate, as applicable, shall prepare such sublease or amendment to sublease conforming to the provisions of Paragraph 3.04(b) and submit same to Franchisee at the later of 30 days prior to the expiration of Franchisee's Initial Term (or Renewal Term if applicable) or 15 days after Franchisor's or the Leasing Affiliate's exercise of any option to renew or extend Franchisor's or the Leasing Affiliate's Master Lease or execution by Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate of any renewal, extension or new Master Lease of the Franchised Location. If Franchisee fails or refuses to enter into such sublease or amendment to sublease with 15 days of receipt thereof from Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate, as applicable, this Agreement shall terminate upon the expiration of the then effective sublease or Master Lease, whichever occurs first, without giving effect to the exercise of any option or any renewal, extension or new Master Lease pertaining to this Paragraph 3.03. (e) Franchise shall, at its sole expense, prior to the commencement of the Option Term, refurbish and remodel the Franchised Restaurant, including expenditures for capital improvements, and bring the Franchised Restaurant into conformity with the standards, as respects building design, furniture, fixtures, signs, equipment and color schemes, as may then be applicable for new franchises being granted by Franchisor for the operation of Franchised Restaurants, and provide evidence satisfactory to Franchisor of Franchisee's financial ability to refurbish and remodel the Franchised Restaurant. (f) The Option Term shall be for a period not to exceed ten years, ending one day prior to the expiration of, as applicable, Franchisor's, the Leasing Affiliate's or Franchisee's Master Lease or any renewal, extension or new Master Lease of the Franchised Location, but in no event shall the combined terms of the Initial Term, Renewal Term (if applicable) and Option Term exceed 35 years. -4- 3.04 Lease Contingencies, Term Extension and Subordination. ----------------------------------------------------- (a) Notwithstanding the Terms set forth in Paragraphs 3.01, 3.02 and 3.03, this Agreement (and any other agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of Paragraphs 3.01, 3.02 or 3.03) shall automatically terminate (1) upon the earlier termination of, as applicable, Franchisor's or the Leasing Affiliate's Master Lease, if any, or any lease or sublease, as applicable, for the Franchised Location, or (2) upon the occurrence of any event which prevents or prohibits Franchisee from occupying the Franchised Location or Franchised Restaurant; provided, however, that Franchisee shall not do anything which will cause such Master Lease, lease or sublease to be terminated or otherwise amended or modified without the prior written consent of Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate, as applicable, which consent may be withheld for any reason in its sole discretion. (b) (i) If Franchisee subleases the Franchised Location from Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate, and the stated term of Franchisor's or the Leasing Affiliate's Master Lease expires at any time prior to or concurrently with the expiration of Franchisee's Initial Term, (or, if applicable, Franchisee's Renewal Term, if same has already come into effect), Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate, as applicable, shall determine in its sole discretion whether to exercise any option to renew or extend Franchisor's or the Leasing Affiliate's Master Lease, if any renewal or extension option is available for exercise by Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate. If, as applicable, no such renewal or extension option is available to Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate under its Master Lease, but an opportunity to extend or renew the Master Lease or enter into a new Master Lease for the Franchised Location is available to Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate, Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate shall determine in its sole discretion whether to accept any such renewal, extension or new Master Lease. In no event shall Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate, as applicable, be obligated to exercise or accept any such option, renewal, extension or new Master Lease. Any such option (if exercised) or renewal, extension or new Master Lease (if accepted by Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate, as applicable) shall hereinafter be referred to in this Paragraph 3.04(b) as the "New Master Lease." (ii) Should Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate, as applicable, as a condition to or in consideration for the New Master Lease, be required to or otherwise agree to increases in base rental, percentage rental, taxes and/or "other expenses" in excess of those previously required of Franchisee as lessee, under the Master Lease, Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate, as applicable, shall have the right to increase in a like dollar amount, any, all, or any combination of the base rental, percentage rental, taxes and/or "other expenses", respectively, to be paid by Franchisee to Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate pursuant to the sublease or amendment to sublease to be executed by Franchisee under Paragraphs 3.02(b) and 3.03(d), respectively. Any such increase(s) in Franchisee's base rental, percentage rental, taxes and/or "other expenses" shall be equal in dollar amount to the increase(s) therein required of Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate, as applicable, as lessee in connection with the New Master Lease. By way of illustration, if the original Master Lease called for a minimum monthly rental of $1,000.00, and the New Master Lease called for a minimum monthly rental of $2,000.00, with no change in the amount of percentage rental, the Franchisee's Sublease minimum rental would increase by $1,000.00 per month payable on a weekly basis. "Other expenses" may include, by way of example and without limitation, a onetime payment to Franchisor's or the Leasing Affiliate's Master Landlord in consideration for the New Master Lease, new or increased administrative fees or common area maintenance charges, and/or capital expenditures or expenses for remodeling, refurbishment, expansion, renovation, repair or decoration of the interior, exterior or surrounding areas of the Franchised Location. Any such obligations shall be in addition to those required under Paragraph 3.02(e) and 3.03(e) above; in the event of any conflict between work to be performed under Paragraph 3.02(e) or 3.03(e), on the one hand, and this Paragraph 3.04(b), on the other hand, the resolution thereof shall be determined by Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate, as applicable, in its sole discretion. -5- (c) Franchisee expressly agrees that any lease or sublease to which it is a party with Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate, as applicable, and Franchisee's rights thereunder, shall be subject to all of the terms, conditions, and covenants of any Master Lease, mortgages, deeds of trust, or any other encumbrances now placed, charged or enforced against the Franchised Location or any land, buildings or improvements included thereon, or of which the Franchised Location is a part, or any portion or portions thereof and to any first deed of trust encumbrance hereafter encumbering the Franchised Location or any portion thereof or the use of said Franchised Location or any portion thereof, provided, however, that (a) the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such first deed of trust encumbrance are one or more banks, insurance companies, savings and loan associations, real estate investment trusts or other similar institutional lenders, (b) the aggregate amount of indebtedness the repayment of which is secured by such first deed of trust encumbrance does not exceed ninety percent (90%) of the fair market value of said premises as determined by the lender or lenders providing such financing or refinancing, and (c) the repayment of such indebtedness is amortized over a term not to exceed 40 years and is repayable on any annual, semi-annual, quarterly or monthly basis. All other terms of such indebtedness, including, but not by way of limitation, the precise amount thereof and the interest rate with respect to thereto, shall be as determined solely by Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate or Franchisor's or the Leasing Affiliate's Master Landlord, if applicable, and such beneficiary or beneficiaries in their sole and absolute discretion. Franchisee shall execute and deliver to Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate, as applicable, such documents and take such further action as Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate in its sole and absolute discretion may deem necessary or advisable to effect or maintain such subordination within ten days after written request of Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate or such beneficiary or beneficiaries to do so. Franchisee further shall execute at any time, and from time to time, such documents as may be required to effectuate such subordination, and, as applicable, upon Franchisee's or the Leasing Affiliate's failure to execute any such documents at Franchisor's or the Leasing Affiliate's request, Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate shall be, and hereby is, appointed Franchisee's attorney- in-fact to do so. This power of attorney granted by Franchisee is a special power of attorney coupled with an interest and is irrevocable and shall survive the death or disability of Franchisee. 3.05 Notice of Expiration Required by Law. ------------------------------------ If applicable law requires that Franchisor give notice to Franchisee prior to the expiration of the Initial Term, Renewal Term or Option Term, this Agreement shall remain in effect on a month-to-month basis until the notice requirements of such applicable law have been met. IV RESTAURANT CONSTRUCTION AND REFURBISHING 4.01 Standard Plans and Specifications. --------------------------------- (a) If the Franchised Restaurant has not been constructed as of the date hereof and is to be constructed by Franchisee, Franchisor or its Affiliate shall furnish to Franchisee, at no cost to Franchisee, Franchisor's standard plans and specifications for the erection of a Restaurant and for equipment and signs but excluding site plans. Franchisee shall, at its sole expense, make such modifications in such plans and prepare site plans so as to bring the plans and the Franchised Restaurant and the entire Franchised Location into compliance with such building codes and local zoning provisions as may be applicable and required from time to time. No change or addition shall be made in or to the plans or specifications furnished by Franchisor or its Affiliate without Franchisor's or its Affiliate's, as applicable, prior written consent and approval, which consent and approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. (b) If the Franchised Restaurant is to be converted to any International House of Pancakes restaurant by Franchisee, Franchisor or its Affiliate will furnish to Franchisee, at no cost to Franchisee, Franchisor's -6- specifications for the conversion of a restaurant. Franchisee shall then develop plans, at its sole cost and expense, for submission to Franchisor or its Affiliate for its written approval. Any further modifications to the plans or deviations from the provided specifications are subject to the prior written approval of Franchisor or its Affiliate, as applicable. 4.02 Construction. ------------ (a) If the Franchised Restaurant has not been constructed as of the date hereof and is to be constructed by Franchisee, Franchisee shall, at its sole cost and expense, acquire the Franchised Location through purchase or lease, and promptly erect, or cause to be erected, a Restaurant on the Franchised Location in conformity with the plans and specifications furnished to Franchisee, pursuant to Paragraph 4.01. Franchisee shall break ground for construction of the Franchised Restaurant not later than six months after the execution of this Agreement by Franchisor, and shall thereafter use its best efforts to promptly complete construction and have all fixtures, furnishings, machinery and equipment installed, and parking areas completed, inventory delivered, business and other permits obtained and personnel employed and all other necessary things attended to so that the Restaurant shall be open for business to the public as expeditiously as possible. (b) If the Franchised Restaurant is to be converted to an International House of Pancakes restaurant by Franchisee, Franchisee shall, at its sole cost and expense, acquire the Franchised Location through purchase or lease, and promptly convert the restaurant building on the Franchised Location in conformity with the specifications furnished to Franchisee, pursuant to paragraph 4.01(b) above. Franchisee shall use its best efforts to promptly complete the conversion of the Restaurant so that the same shall be open for business to the public within 16 weeks after the execution of this Agreement. 4.03 Maintaining and Refurbishing of Restaurant. ------------------------------------------ (a) Franchisee shall at all times during the term hereof maintain at its sole expense the interior and exterior of the Franchised Restaurant and the entire Franchised Location, including the parking lot, in fist class condition and repair, and in compliance with the Operations Bulletins and all local rules, ordinances and regulations; provided, however, that to the extent this provision is inconsistent with any preexisting lease or sublease between Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate, as applicable, and Franchisee, the terms of such lease or sublease shall be controlling. (b) Every five years during the entire term hereof, at Franchisee's sole costs and expense, Franchisee shall refurbish, remodel and improve the Restaurant in accordance with Franchisor's then current standards as set forth in the Operations Bulletins then in effect. Franchisee shall commence the first such refurbishing, remodelling and improving on the anniversary date occurring five years from the date hereof. Each subsequent refurbishing, remodelling and improving shall commence five years from the date on which the last such refurbishing, remodelling and improving was commenced. Franchisee shall complete any such refurbishing, remodelling and improving as expeditiously as possible, but in any event within 30 days of commencing same. (c) Franchisor or its Affiliate may, on one or more occasions, waive or defer for such period of time as Franchisor may deem appropriate, Franchisee's obligation to refurbish, remodel and improve any such Restaurant, if Franchisor or its Affiliate determines in its reasonable judgement that any such restaurant or restaurants are, on the date scheduled for commencement of such refurbishing, remodelling or improving, substantially in conformity with Franchisor's then current standards as aforesaid. -7- 4.04 Lease Requirements and Franchisor's Succession Rights. ----------------------------------------------------- (a) If Franchisee leases the Franchised Location or the Franchised Restaurant from a third party, the lease shall expressly provide, unless Franchisor waives these requirements in its sole discretion, that (i) in the event of any breach or claim by the Landlord thereunder of any breach by Franchisee, said Landlord shall be obligated to notify Franchisor in writing at least 30 days prior to the termination of said lease, whereupon Franchisor or an Affiliate shall have the right, but not the obligation, to cure such breach and succeed to Franchisee's rights thereunder, and (ii) in the event of the termination of this Agreement as a result of Franchisee's breach hereof, and upon Franchisor's or such Affiliate's written election to Franchisee to be made within ten days after the date of said termination, Franchisor or such Affiliate shall have the right to succeed to Franchisee's rights under the lease. In the event Franchisor or such Affiliate elects to succeed to Franchisee's rights under the lease, as aforesaid, Franchisee shall assign to Franchisor or such Affiliate all of its right, title and interest in and to said lease, whereupon the Landlord thereunder shall attorn to Franchisor or such Affiliate as the tenant thereunder. Franchisee shall execute and deliver to Franchisor or such Affiliate such assignment and take such further action as Franchisor or such Affiliate, as applicable, in its sole and absolute discretion, may deem necessary or advisable to effect such assignment, within ten days after written demand by Franchisor or such Affiliate to do so, and upon Franchisee's failure to do so, Franchisor or such Affiliate shall be, and hereby is, appointed Franchisee's attorney in fact to do so. This power of attorney granted by Franchisee to Franchisor or such Affiliate is a special power of attorney coupled with an interest and is irrevocable and shall survive the death or disability of Franchisee. Any sum expended by Franchisor or such Affiliate to cure Franchisee's breach of the lease shall be deemed additional sums due Franchisor or its Affiliate hereunder and shall be paid by Franchisee to Franchisor or its Affiliate upon demand. The covenants of Franchisee contained in this Paragraph 4.04(a) shall survive the termination of this Agreement. (b) Franchisee shall deliver the Franchisor a complete copy of such lease at least ten days prior to the execution thereof by Franchisee and the Landlord. V INITIAL FRANCHISE FEE 5.01 Initial Franchise Fee (check one): --------------------------------- [_] (a) If Franchisee is constructing or has arranged for the construction of the Franchised Restaurant in connection with the execution of this Agreement, Franchisee shall pay to Franchisor, as an Initial Franchise Fee, the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000), payable as follows: $___________________________ of the Initial Franchise Fee shall be payable upon execution of this Agreement. The balance, if any, shall be payable in ________ equal weekly installments with interest computed at ________________ percent (____%) per annum, or the maximum rate allowed by law, whichever is lower, on the unpaid balance, evidenced by a promissory note. The first payment on the balance shall be due on the second Wednesday following the date the Franchised Restaurant opens for business with subsequent payments due on each succeeding Wednesday until paid in full. [_] (b) If Franchisee is converting or has arranged to convert the Franchised Restaurant in connection with the execution of this agreement, Franchisee shall pay to Franchisor, as an Initial Franchise Fee, the sum of $50,000, payable as follows: -8- $______________ of the Initial Franchise Fee shall be payable upon execution of this agreement. The balance, if any, shall be payable in _____ equal weekly installments with interest computed at the rate of ____________ percent (____%) per annum, or the maximum rate allowed by law, whichever is lower, on the unpaid balance, evidenced by a promissory note. The first payment on the balance shall be due on the second Wednesday following the date the Franchised Restaurant opens for business with subsequent payments due on each succeeding Wednesday until paid in full. Franchisee shall have the option to terminate this Franchise Agreement at the end of the first ____________ years of the Initial Term, upon written notice to Franchisor not less than 60 days prior to the expiration of the first ______ years of the Initial Term. As a condition to the exercise by Franchisee of such option to terminate this Franchise Agreement, Franchisee shall pay to Franchisor in full all sums due Franchisor from Franchisee, under this agreement or otherwise, as of the end of the first _____ years of the Initial Term, Franchisee shall convert the Franchised Restaurant from an International House of Pancakes restaurant to some other type of restaurant at Franchisee's sole cost and expense, and Franchisee shall comply fully with the provisions of Paragraph 15.01 below. Further, in the event Franchisee elects to exercise Franchisee's option to terminate this Franchise Agreement prior to the expiration of the Initial Term as herein provided and if Franchisee shall have fully performed all conditions to such early termination, Franchisor shall waive any portion of the Initial Franchise Fee remaining unpaid as of the date of termination for the period after the end of the first __________ years of the Initial Term. [_] (c) (i) If Franchisee is taking over the operation of a Franchisor or Affiliate operated or developed IHOP restaurant, Franchisee shall pay to Franchisor, as an Initial Franchise Fee, the sum of $_______________________, payable as follows: $______________________ of the Initial Franchise Fee shall be payable upon execution of this Agreement. The balance, if any, shall be payable in _______ equal weekly installments, with interest computed at the rate of _____ percent (___%) per annum, or the maximum rate of interest allowed by law, whichever is lower, on the unpaid balance, evidenced by a Promissory Note. The first payment on the balance shall be due on the second Wednesday following the date hereof, with subsequent payments due on each succeeding Wednesday until paid in full. [_] (ii) If there are fewer than ten years remaining on the term of the Master Lease for the Franchised Location at the time of execution hereof, in the event (1) Franchisor or the Leasing Affiliate, as applicable, accepts any renewal, extension or new Master Lease of the Franchised Location and (2) Franchisee exercises its option to extend the Initial Term of this Agreement pursuant to Paragraph 3.02, Franchisee shall pay to Franchisor for the Renewal Term an additional Franchise Fee of $______________________ for each year of said extended period not to exceed the additional total sum of $____________, payable as follows: $_________________________ shall be payable on the first day of the Renewal Term, and the balance, if any, shall be payable in _____ equal weekly installments (or in the event the extension is for less than five years, for the number of weeks of the Renewal Term) with interest computed at the rate of _____ percent (_____%) per annum, or the maximum rate of interest allowed by law, whichever is lower, on the unpaid balance, evidenced by a Promissory Note. The first payment on the balance shall be due on the second Wednesday following -9- _________________, the expiration date of the Initial Term, with subsequent payments due on each succeeding Wednesday until paid in full. [_] (d) If, prior to the execution hereof, Franchisee was a party to an executory IHOP franchise or license agreement relating to the Franchised Location, there shall be no Initial Franchise Fee payable pursuant to the execution of this Agreement, but any balance which remains unpaid in respect of the franchise fee previously incurred by Franchisee shall remain payable on the terms previously agreed, as shall Franchisee's general account balance and other obligations to Franchisor. [_] (e) If Franchisee currently is a party to an executory IHOP Area Development Agreement pursuant to which the Franchised Location is in the Exclusive Territory defined therein, there shall be no additional Initial Franchise Fee payable pursuant to the execution of this Agreement, but any balance which remains unpaid in respect of the franchise fee previously incurred by Franchisee pursuant to the Area Development Agreement shall remain payable on the terms previously agreed, as shall Franchisee's other obligations to Franchisor. VI CONTINUING ROYALTY, DEFINITION OF GROSS SALES AND RECORD KEEPING 6.01 Continuing Royalty. ------------------ In addition to the Initial Franchise Fee required to be paid by Franchisee to Franchisor hereunder, Franchisee shall pay in United States Dollars to Franchisor a Continuing Royalty as follows: [_] (a) An amount equal to four and one-half percent (4.5%) of Franchisee's weekly Gross Sales, as hereinafter defined, or [_] (b) An amount equal to the percentage of Franchisee's weekly Gross Sales, as hereinafter defined, as set forth in the schedule attached hereto, for a period of _______________________ weeks following the date hereof and thereafter an amount equal to four and one-half percent (4.5%) of Franchisee's Weekly Gross Sales for the balance of the term of this Franchise Agreement. 6.02 Payments. -------- Payments of said Continuing Royalty for each weekly period and the Advertising Fee provided for in Paragraph 7.01 shall be due on Wednesday of each week following the end of the prior week in which such Gross Sales were earned. All such payments shall be accompanied by a statement in such form and detail as shall be from time to time required by Franchisor from its Franchisees, showing how such Continuing Royalty was computed for such week, and accompanied by the cash register or all electronic point-of-sale system tapes of the Franchised Restaurant for such week and, on a monthly basis, by a copy of Franchisee's monthly sales tax reports. Such weekly payments shall include, where applicable, any payments due pursuant to Paragraph 5.01. 6.03 Definition of Gross Sales. ------------------------- The term "Gross Sales", as used in this Agreement, shall mean the total revenues derived by Franchisee in and from the Franchised Restaurant, whether for cash sales of food and other merchandise or otherwise, or charge sales thereof, or revenues from any source arising out of the operation of the Franchised Restaurant, deducting therefrom: (a) all refunds and allowances, if any; (b) any sales or excise taxes which are separately -10- stated and which Franchisee collects from customers and pays to any federal, state or local taxing authority; and (c) any amounts deposited in any vending machines or pay telephones which are located in or about the Franchised Restaurant, if said vending machines and/or pay telephones are leased and not owned by Franchisee, in which case only the commissions received by Franchisee in connection therewith shall be included in the total revenues. 6.04 Records. ------- (a) Franchisee shall record all sales on individual pre-printed machine serial numbered guest checks with the IHOP logo purchased from a Franchisor approved, licensed vendor, and shall keep and maintain accurate records thereof. Franchisee shall cause all such sales to be registered upon a non-resettable cash register or electronic point-of-sale system of a type specified by Franchisor, having a lock-in running total, and shall, at any time at Franchisor's sole discretion, provide to Franchisor or its authorized representatives, a key to permit reading of the running total of the cash register. Any cash register or electronic point-of-sale system must at all times meet each and all of Franchisor's standard specifications and requirements then in effect for same. (b) Franchisee shall keep and preserve for a period of not less than 36 months after the end of each calendar year or any longer period as may be required by applicable law, all business records, including cash register receipts, cash register tape readings, standardized numbered guest checks, sales tax or other tax returns, bank books, duplicate deposit slips, and other evidence of Gross Sales and business transactions in accordance with Franchisor's requirements promulgated from time to time. Franchisor or an Affiliate shall have the right at any time, notwithstanding the terms contained in paragraph 10.07, to enter Franchisee's premises to inspect (including the right to inspect units and to take readings of all registers, documenters, pre- checkers and point of sale systems at any time), audit, verify sales and make or request copies of books of account, bank statements, documents, records, tax returns, papers and files of Franchisee relating to gross sales and business transacted and, upon request by Franchisor, Franchisee shall make any such materials available for inspection by Franchisor or an Affiliate at Franchisee's premises. Such audit and/or sales verification may include the on-site presence of one or more personnel of Franchisor or an Affiliate for seven full consecutive days. If Franchisor should cause an audit to be made and the gross sales and business transacted as shown by Franchisee's statements should be found to be understated by any amount, Franchisee shall immediately pay to Franchisor or its Affiliate, if applicable, the additional amount payable as shown by such audit, plus interest thereon at the highest rate of interest allowed by law, and if they are found to be understated by two percent (2%) or more, Franchisee shall also immediately pay to Franchisor the cost of such audit shall be paid by Franchisor. If Franchisee should at any time cause an audit of Franchisee's business to be made by a public accountant, Franchisee shall furnish Franchisor with a copy of said audit, without any cost or expense to Franchisor. (c) Franchisee shall allow Franchisor and any Affiliate access to the state, federal and local income tax returns of Franchisee and Franchisee hereby waives any privilege pertaining thereto. (d) Within 30 days after the expiration of each three month period, Franchisee shall furnish Franchisor with a profit and loss statement of the Franchised Restaurant for such previous quarter and within 90 days after the end of each calendar year, Franchisee shall furnish Franchisor with a profit and loss statement and balance sheet of the Franchised Restaurant for the previous calendar year. All such financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") consistently applied from applicable period to period and shall be certified by Franchisee's Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, if Franchisee is a corporation, limited liability company, general partnership, limited partnership, liability partnership or other entity approved by Franchisor ("Business Entity"), as being true and correct, and as being prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied period to period. All such financial statements shall also comply with any specific requirements as Franchisor may from time to -11- time designate. Franchisee hereby irrevocably consents to the inspection of said financial statements by Franchisor or any Affiliate and to Franchisor's use of said financial statements, at Franchisor's election, in Franchisor's offering circular for the offer and sale of franchises. Unless otherwise expressly stated herein to the contrary, references herein to "Owner" shall include the shareholders, general partners, limited partners, members, and other owners of the Business Entity, as applicable, and references to "Stock" include all corporate shares (whether common, preferred or otherwise) in the case of a corporation, all membership interests in the case of a limited liability company, all partner's interests in a partnership (whether general or limited), and in all cases all voting rights in the Business Entity. VII ADVERTISING 7.01 National Advertising Fee. ------------------------ (a) In addition to all other payments provided for herein, Franchisee shall pay in United States dollars a fee (hereinafter "National Advertising Fee") to Franchisor in an amount equal to one percent (1%) of the weekly Gross Sales of the Franchised Restaurant. (b) The National Advertising Fee to be paid by Franchisee shall be placed in a National Advertising Fund which Franchisor shall create and shall administratively segregate on its books and records as hereinafter provided. The National Advertising Fund shall consist of the aggregate of: (i) All payments made by all franchisees of National Advertising Fees as set forth in Paragraph 7.01(a); (ii) Payments in a sum equal to one percent (1%) of Gross Sales of Franchisor operated and Affiliate operated International House of Pancakes Restaurants; and (iii) All Table Allowances (as that term is hereinafter defined) received by Franchisor and any Affiliate. As used herein, the term "Table Allowances" shall mean all rebates, allowances, discounts and other monetary compensation (hereinafter "Allowances") received by Franchisor or any Affiliate on account of the purchase of food items, supplies or services by all franchisees in consideration for the open display by all franchisees of a supplier's product, trademark or logo. "Table Allowances" shall not include any allowances granted on account of purchases by less than all Franchisees. (c) From sums available in the National Advertising Fund, Franchisor shall develop advertising, public relations, and promotional campaigns designed to promote and enhance the value of all IHOP restaurants. In addition, should sufficient sums be available in the National Advertising Fund, Franchisor may, but is not obligated to, make expenditures from the National Advertising Fund for the purpose of paying for advertising, public relations and promotional campaigns designed to promote and enhance the value of all "IHOP" franchised and company operated restaurants. It is expressly agreed that in all phases of such activities, including development, type, quantity, timing, placement, and choice of media or agency, the decision of Franchisor shall be final. Franchisee shall not engage in any such activities, nor shall it erect or display any sign or notice of any kind without the prior written consent of Franchisor, whose decision shall be final. (d) Such advertising, public relations, and promotional services shall be provided and administered as follows: -12- (i) Franchisor shall consult with franchisees at regularly scheduled meetings concerning the type, content, frequency, development and nature of proposed National Advertising Programs, and shall give due consideration to the views of franchisees. The allocation of advertising expenditures from the National Advertising Fund shall be finally determined by Franchisor. (ii) Franchisor shall disburse funds from the National Advertising Fund for the purpose of paying for its actual administrative expenses with respect to said Fund, its reimbursement of direct costs incurred by its Affiliate in providing administrative services respecting the National Advertising Fund and costs of Franchisor's internal Advertising Department, including direct overhead and excluding any costs relating to Franchisor's Franchise Sales Program. To the extent the Franchisor's Affiliate provides administrative services for the direct benefit of the National Advertising Fund, and incurs expenses as a result thereof, such expenses will be reimbursed from the National Advertising Fund. Additionally, Franchisor shall disburse funds from the National Advertising Fund for the purpose of paying for the other expenses hereinabove set forth in paragraph 7.01(c). (iii) Within a reasonable time after the expiration of each of Franchisor's fiscal years, Franchisor shall furnish franchisees an accounting with respect to the receipt and expenditure of moneys by and from the National Advertising Fund. Such accounting shall contain the following information: (1) The opening balance in such Fund at the beginning of such fiscal year; (2) The total amount of fees paid into the National Advertising Fund by all franchisees during such fiscal year; (3) The total amount of Table Allowances received by Franchisor or any Affiliate during such fiscal year; (4) A reasonably itemized breakdown and description of all disbursements from the National Advertising Fund during such preceding fiscal year, sufficient to indicate separately each of the various classes of expenditures made from such Fund and the amount of the expenditures made for each class thereof; and (5) The net balance, if any, remaining in the National Advertising Fund at the close of such fiscal year. In the event Franchisor's National Advertising Fund expenditures in any one fiscal year shall exceed the total amount contributed to said Fund during said fiscal year, Franchisor shall have the right to be reimbursed to the extent of the excess of those amounts subsequently contributed to said Fund. In the event the contributions to said Fund exceed the expenditures from such Fund in any fiscal year, such excess will be retained in said Fund for future advertising. 7.02 Local and Regional Advertising Fee. ---------------------------------- (a) In addition to all other payments provided for herein, Franchisee shall pay in United States dollars a fee (hereinafter "Local Advertising Fee") to Franchisor in an amount equal to two percent (2%) of the weekly Gross Sales of the Franchise Restaurant. (b) Franchisees or Franchisor may, from time to time, develop or assist in the development of Regional Advertising cooperatives designed to promote and enhance the value of all IHOP restaurants in each region. -13- Franchisor may establish and modify from time to time guidelines and procedures which shall govern the conduct and operation of the Regional Advertising Cooperatives. The geographical description of each region (hereinafter "Advertising Region") shall be designated by Franchisor in its sole subjective judgment, exercised in good faith, after consultation with franchisees in the proposed Advertising Region. If a majority of the Franchised Restaurants in the Advertising Region (each IHOP restaurant being entitled to one vote) vote to establish or participate in a Regional Advertising Cooperative, Franchisee and all Franchisor operated and Affiliate operated IHOP restaurants in the Advertising Region shall participate therein and contribute thereto on an equal basis with all other franchisees who are obligated to, or if applicable, voluntarily elect to, participate in such Regional Advertising Cooperative. Each franchisee in the proposed Advertising Region shall be entitled to vote in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering formation of a Regional Advertising Cooperative, or by ballot submitted to Franchisor in writing within 30 days thereafter. (c) From Franchisee's Local Advertising Fee, but only to the extent that such fee actually has been paid by Franchisee to Franchisor during Franchisor's fiscal year then in progress, Franchisor shall reimburse Franchisee or credit Franchisee's account with Franchisor, for: (i) Franchisee's local advertising expenses incurred during said fiscal year (after deducting any expenses that Franchisor has previously paid or is or may be required to pay on account of advertising run by, for, or on behalf of Franchisee), and, (ii) contributions made by Franchisee during said fiscal year (whether through payment to Franchisor or directly to a third party) to the Regional Advertising Cooperative, if any, of which Franchisee is a member, for advertising of the Franchised Restaurant up to an amount not to exceed the Local Advertising Fee actually paid by Franchisee; provided, however, that such right of reimbursement shall be subject to the condition that Franchisee furnish Franchisor with appropriate verification, satisfactory to Franchisor, of such advertising expenditures and that the advertising resulting therefrom has been placed and paid for either by Franchisee or the Regional Advertising Cooperative of which Franchisee is a member and that no liability to any party exists or may exist with respect to such advertising. Local Advertising Fees which are contributed in a particular fiscal year of Franchisor, but which Franchisor is not required to reimburse or credit on account of advertising expenditures incurred by Franchisee during said fiscal year, shall become part of Franchisor's general operating funds. VIII TRADEMARKS 8.01 Nature of Grant. --------------- Franchisor hereby grants to Franchisee, and Franchisee hereby accepts, the right during the term hereof, upon the terms and conditions contained herein, to use and display IHOP service marks, trademarks, trade names and insignia and the labels and designs pertaining thereto (herein called the "Trademarks"), and to use Franchisor's trade secrets, formulae, processes, methods of operation and goodwill, but only in connection with the retail sale at the Franchised Restaurant of those items contained on the standard menu of IHOP restaurants as established in the Operations Bulletins from time to time. Nothing herein shall give Franchisee any right, title or interest in or to said service marks, trademarks, trade names, insignia, labels or designs, trade secrets, formulae, processes, methods of operation or goodwill, or any of the same except a mere privilege and license, during the term hereof, to display and use the same according to the foregoing limitations and upon the terms, covenants and conditions contained herein. Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason, Franchisee shall deliver and surrender up to Franchisor or its Affiliate each and all manuals, Bulletins, instruction sheets, forms, marks, devices, Trademarks, and the possession of any physical objects bearing or containing any of said Trademarks, and shall not thereafter use any of the same or any such trade secrets, formulae, processes, methods of operation, goodwill, or any of them; provided Franchisor or its Affiliate shall purchase from Franchisee at a price equal to Franchisee's book value, consisting of Franchisee's cost therefor less depreciation computed in -14- accordance with GAAP, all signs, paper goods, dishes, and other items of personal property purchased by Franchisee in the ordinary course of its business which are, in Franchisor's or its Affiliate's reasonable judgment, in good, usable condition and which bear any Trademarks of Franchisor. Franchisee acknowledges that the material and information now and hereafter provided or revealed pursuant to this Agreement are revealed in confidence and Franchisee expressly agrees to keep and respect the confidence so reposed. Franchisee shall cause all of its Owners and employees, and others who may have access to the Operations Bulletins, to maintain such confidentiality and, at Franchisor's request, Franchisee shall cause such persons to execute confidentiality agreements on a form prescribed by Franchisor. Nothing herein contained shall be construed so as to require Franchisor to divulge any secret processes, formulae or ingredients. Franchisor expressly reserves all rights with respect to IHOP's goods, products, Trademarks, trade secrets, formulae, processes, ingredients and methods of operation, except as may be expressly granted to Franchisee herein. 8.02 Acts in Derogation of Franchisor's Trademarks. --------------------------------------------- (a) Franchisee agrees that, as between Franchisor and Franchisee, the Trademarks of Franchisor are the sole and exclusive property of Franchisor and Franchisee now asserts no claim and will hereafter assert no claim to any goodwill, reputation or ownership thereof by virtue of Franchisee's licensed use thereof. Franchisee agrees that it will not do or permit any act or thing to be done in derogation of any of Franchisor's rights in connection with the same, either during the term of this Agreement or thereafter, and that it will use same only for the uses and in the manner licensed hereunder and as herein provided. (b) Franchisee shall not use, or permit the use, as part of its name, the phrases "IHOP", "International House of Pancakes", "House of Pancakes", or any phrase or combination of words confusingly similar thereto. 8.03 Prohibition Against Disputing Franchisor's Rights. ------------------------------------------------- Franchisee agrees that it will not, during or after the term of this Agreement, in any way, dispute or impugn the validity of the Trademarks licensed hereunder, or the rights of Franchisor thereto, or the right of Franchisor, its Affiliates, or other franchisees of Franchisor to use the same both during the term of this Agreement and thereafter. 8.04 Use of Franchisor's Name. ------------------------ Franchisee agrees that the restaurant herein franchised shall be named the "International House of Pancakes" or "International House of Pancakes Restaurant," as specified by Franchisor, without any suffix or prefix attached thereto and all signs, advertising and slogans will only bear the name "International House of Pancakes", or "International House of Pancakes Restaurant," or such other Trademarks as Franchisor may hereafter specify in its Operations Bulletins. Franchisee shall maintain a plaque of reasonable and suitable size and design, as approved by Franchisor, behind the cash register on the interior of the premises, designating Franchisee as proprietor of the Franchised Restaurant, and shall use Franchisee's correct name on all invoices, orders, vouchers, checks, letterheads, and other similar materials, identifying the franchise as being a franchise of Franchisor which is independently owned and operated by Franchisee. 8.05 Relationship of Franchisee to Franchisor. ---------------------------------------- It is expressly agreed that the parties intend by this Agreement to establish between Franchisor and Franchisee the relationship of franchisor and franchisee, and that it is not the intention of either party to undertake -15- a joint venture or to make Franchisee in any sense an agent, partner, employee or affiliate of Franchisor or any Affiliate. It is further agreed that Franchisee has no authority to create or assume in Franchisor's or any Affiliate's name or on behalf of Franchisor or any Affiliate any obligation, express or implied, or to act or purport to act as agent or representative on behalf of Franchisor or any Affiliate for any purpose whatsoever. IX FURTHER OBLIGATIONS OF FRANCHISOR 9.01 Initial Training. ---------------- If Franchisee or the proposed manager of the Franchised Restaurant has not previously undergone training conducted by Franchisor for the operation of an IHOP restaurant, Franchisor, itself or through its Affiliate, agrees: (a) To furnish Franchisee or the proposed manager of the Franchised Restaurant at no additional cost with seven weeks of training (hereinafter "Initial Training") in the operation of an IHOP restaurant. Said training shall be given at an IHOP restaurant or a training center designated from time to time by Franchisor. Neither Franchisor nor any Affiliate will pay any compensation for any services performed by trainee during such training period and all expenses incurred by Franchisee or said trainee in connection with such training, including air fare and other transportation costs, meals, lodging and other living expenses, shall be at the sole expense of Franchisee. Franchisee or the proposed manager of the Franchised Restaurant shall pursue and complete such training to Franchisor's sole subjective satisfaction, unless waived by Franchisor in its sole subjective judgment, exercised in good faith, by reason of such person's prior training experience. If the manager of the Franchised Restaurant is replaced by a new manager, such new manager must attend such Initial Training and complete same to Franchisor's sole subjective satisfaction (unless waived by Franchisor) provided, however, that Franchisee shall pay Franchisor a training fee of $5,000 and must bear all costs and expenses in connection therewith as described above. (b) At Franchisor's election, to furnish management seminars from time to time for the benefit of its franchises. Franchisor shall have the right to require Franchisee, or the manager employed by Franchisee for the Franchised Restaurant, to attend at least one management seminar per year. Said management seminars shall be given at an IHOP restaurant, a training center, or such other place designated from time to time by Franchisor. Notwithstanding the fact that Franchisor shall provide such management seminars at no additional cost to Franchisee, Franchisee shall bear all expenses incurred by Franchisee or said manager in connection with such seminar, including transportation costs, meals, lodging and other living expenses. 9.02 Other Services. -------------- Franchisor also shall furnish through its staff or that of its Affiliates Franchisee with: (a) On-location supervision, if paragraph 5.01(a), (b) or (c) has been checked above, for such period of time as Franchisor shall deem necessary, but not exceeding 30 days allocated at Franchisor's discretion between the time immediately prior to and after the opening of the Franchised Restaurant. (b) Promotional assistance, if paragraph 5.01(a), (b) or (c) has been checked above, at the time that the Franchised Restaurant opens. (c) Periodic supervision and assistance from field representatives who shall visit the Franchised Restaurant from time to time. -16- (d) Ongoing availability at its home office for consultation and guidance with respect to the operation and management of the Franchised Restaurant. (e) In addition to the foregoing, additional assistance from the staff of Franchisor or its Affiliates upon Franchisee's request and subject to staff availability, at the then prevailing price per person per day, as shall be specified from time to time in the Operations Bulletins, plus reasonable transportation and living expenses. 9.03 Trademark Protection. -------------------- In the event that any third party makes any claim, by suit or otherwise, against Franchisee because of Franchisee's use in accordance with this Agreement of the Trademarks, Franchisee shall immediately notify Franchisor in writing. After receipt of said notice, Franchisor shall promptly take such action as may be necessary to protect and defend Franchisee against any such claim, suit or demand, and Franchisor shall protect, indemnify and save Franchisee harmless from any loss, costs or expenses arising out of or relating to any such claim, demand or suit. Franchisee shall have no right to settle, compromise, or litigate any such claim except in strict compliance with any specific directives provided by Franchisor relating to such specific claim. Franchisor shall have the right to defend, compromise, or settle any such claim at Franchisor's sole cost and expense, using attorneys of its own choosing, and Franchisee shall cooperate fully with Franchisor in connection with the defense of any such claim. X OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF FRANCHISEE 10.01 Sales and Service of Food Products. ---------------------------------- Franchisee shall sell, serve and dispense only those items and products as shall be designated by Franchisor in the Operations Bulletins. In connection therewith, the parties agree that Franchisor or its Affiliate may, from time to time, recommend or suggest those prices to be charged by Franchisee for each menu item sold or offered at IHOP restaurants; and, for purposes of economy and cost-saving to those Franchisees who elect to follow such recommendations, may cause the production of pre-priced menus and standardized numbered guest checks which Franchisor or its Affiliate shall offer for sale to Franchisee. Such recommended or suggested prices are not binding in any respect upon Franchisee, and Franchisee is and shall be at all times, free to charge prices entirely of its own choosing, regardless of whether the same do or do not conform to the recommended or suggested prices. Franchisee shall not be required to use or to purchase any pre-priced menus or pre-priced standardized numbered guest checks, and shall be entirely free to procure menus and standardized numbered guest checks with prices of its own choosing; provided however that such menus and standardized numbered guest checks shall, in all respects except as to prices, strictly comply with the specifications therefor contained in the Operations Bulletins. 10.02 Required Purchases of Proprietary Products. ------------------------------------------ (a) Franchisee shall purchase only from Franchisor or its Affiliate (if offered directly to Franchisees by Franchisor) or from Franchisor approved distributors who have purchased such products from Franchisor or an Affiliate, all of its requirements for buckwheat flour, waffle mix, egg batter, buttermilk mix, Harvest Grain 'N Nut(R) mix and such other future products as may then be required by Franchisor, all of which embody and shall embody secret formulas owned by Franchisor (collectively referred to as "Required Products"). (b) For purposes of insuring consistency and uniformity of product, Franchisee shall purchase only from Franchisor or its Affiliate (if offered directly to Franchisees by Franchisor or its Affiliate) or from -17- Franchisor-designated suppliers, all of its requirements for coffee. Further, Franchisee shall purchase only such blends of coffee as Franchisor shall from time to time designate. (c) Except as provided in Paragraphs 10.02 (a) and (b), Franchisee shall purchase for use in the operation of the Franchised Restaurant certain products which bear IHOP Trademarks that may include, as provided in the Operations Bulletins, dishware, silverware, napkins, placemats, coasters and other items (herein referred to as "Trademarked Products"). All such required Trademarked Products shall comply with the specifications set forth in the Operations Bulletins. Franchisee may purchase Trademarked Products from Franchisor or its Affiliate, if made available by Franchisor or its Affiliate, suppliers designated by Franchisor or its Affiliate, or suppliers chosen by Franchisee as provided in paragraph 10.03 below, provided such suppliers execute a royalty- free trademark license in a form reasonably satisfactory to Franchisor. 10.03 Compliance with Franchisor's Specifications. ------------------------------------------- (a) All food products, services, supplies, equipment, and materials, including standardized numbered guest checks and menus, permitted or required to be used in the operation of the Franchised Restaurant shall be in full compliance with the specifications set forth in the Operations Bulletins and, except only those items referred to in Paragraphs 10.02(a) and (b), shall be purchased and procured by Franchisee from Franchisor or its Affiliate (if offered by Franchisor or its Affiliate), from suppliers designated by Franchisor or its Affiliate, or from suppliers selected by Franchisee and not disapproved in writing by Franchisor or its Affiliate. With respect to each supplier designated by Franchisor or its Affiliate, such suppliers shall only be those who have demonstrated, to the reasonable satisfaction of Franchisor or its Affiliate, (i) the ability to supply a product meeting the specifications of Franchisor, (ii) reliability with respect to the quality of product or service, and (iii) willingness and agreement to permit Franchisor or its Affiliate to make periodic inspections, reasonable in respect of frequency, time and manner of inspection, to assure continued conformity to specifications. (b) In the event that Franchisee should desire to procure any food product other than those described in paragraphs 10.02(a) and (b), service, supply, equipment, or material from any supplier other than Franchisor, its Affiliate, or a supplier designated by Franchisor or its Affiliate, Franchisor or its Affiliate shall, upon request of Franchisee, furnish to Franchisee specifications, by established brand name wherever possible, for all such items. Franchisee shall deliver written notice to Franchisor or its Affiliate of its desire to do so, which notice shall identify the name and address of such supplier and the items desired to be purchased from such supplier. Should Franchisor or its Affiliate not deliver to Franchisee, within ten days after its receipt of such notice, a written statement of disapproval with respect to such supplier, it shall be deemed that such supplier is approved by Franchisor or its Affiliate as a supplier of the goods described in the notice until such time as Franchisor or its Affiliate may subsequently withdraw such approval. Franchisor or its Affiliate shall be entitled to disapprove or to subsequently withdraw its approval of any supplier selected by Franchisee only upon the ground that such supplier has failed to meet one or more of the requirements hereinabove set forth. Once Franchisee has delivered a notice of its desire to purchase the specified items from any such supplier, it shall be entitled to purchase same from such supplier until it shall have received a timely statement of disapproval from Franchisor or its Affiliate; provided, however, that should Franchisee designate a supplier in any such notice who shall previously have been disapproved by Franchisor or its Affiliate, it shall not be permitted to purchase from such supplier unless and until the ten day period from delivery of such notice shall have expired without delivery from Franchisor or its Affiliate of a statement of disapproval. (c) In some instances, Franchisor's specifications may be such that only a single supplier or a limited number of suppliers can meet such specifications. With respect to such products, Franchisee shall purchase such products only from the source or sources designated by Franchisor or its Affiliate. -18- 10.04 Insurance. --------- (a) Subject to any other requirements set forth in the Sublease or Equipment Lease, Franchisee shall procure and maintain at Franchisee's expense during the term hereof policies of insurance meeting minimum standards, coverages, and limits and insuring Franchisee against the insurable risks prescribed in Franchisor's Operations Bulletins. All such policies of insurance shall name Franchisor, its Affiliate, if applicable, and such other parties as it may designate as additional insureds, as their interests may appear, and shall provide that Franchisor, its Affiliate, if applicable, and other parties shall receive at least ten days prior written notification of any cancellation, termination, amendment or modification thereof. (b) Franchisee shall provide Franchisor, its Affiliate, if applicable, and any other parties designated by Franchisor with Certificates of Insurance evidencing the required coverage at least ten days prior to the date on which the Franchised Restaurant opens for business to the public, ten (10) days prior to the date on which any insurance policy is scheduled to expire, and at such other times as Franchisor may reasonably require. (c) If Franchisee fails or refuses to procure and maintain insurance conforming to the requirements prescribed by the Operations Bulletins, or fails or refuses to provide Franchisor or any other party designated by Franchisor with a certificate of such insurance, Franchisor may but shall not be obligated to procure, through agents and insurance companies of its own choosing, such insurance as is necessary to meet such requirements, provided, however, such insurance need not name Franchisee as an insured or additional insured thereunder. Payments for such insurance shall be borne by Franchisee. Nothing herein shall be construed or deemed to impose any duty or obligation on Franchisor to procure such insurance or as an undertaking or representation by Franchisor that such insurance as may be procured by Franchisee or by Franchisor for Franchisee will insure Franchisee against any or all insurable risks of loss which may or can arise out of, or in connection with the Franchised Restaurant. Franchisee may obtain such other or additional insurance as Franchisee deems proper in connection with the operation of its business. 10.05 Compliance with Laws and Operations Bulletins. --------------------------------------------- Franchisee shall operate the Franchised Restaurant in strict compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of duly constituted governmental authorities and in strict compliance with the standard procedures, policies, rules and regulations established by Franchisor and incorporated herein, or in Franchisor's Operations Bulletins. Such standard procedures, policies, rules and regulations established by Franchisor may be revised from time to time as circumstances warrant, and Franchisee shall strictly comply with all such procedures as they may exist from time to time as through they were specifically set forth in this Agreement and when incorporated in Franchisor's Operations Bulletins the same shall be deemed incorporated herein by reference. By way of illustration and without limitation, such standard procedures, policies, rules and regulations may or will specify accounting records and information, payment procedures, specifications for required supplies and purchases, including Trademarked Products, hours of operation (which may vary from location to location), advertising and promotion, cooperative programs, specifications regarding required insurance, minimum standards and qualifications for employees, design and color of uniforms, menu items, methods of production and food presentation, including the size and serving thereof, standards of sanitation, maintenance and repair requirements, specifications of furniture, fixtures and equipment, flue cleaning, and fire prevention service, appearance and cleanliness of the premises, accounting and inventory methods and controls, forms and reports, and in general will govern all matters that, in Franchisor's judgment, require standardization and uniformity in all IHOP restaurants. Franchisor or its Affiliate will furnish Franchisee with Franchisor's current Operations Bulletins upon the execution of this Agreement. Said Operations Bulletins and all notices, amendments and supplements relating thereto shall at all times remain the property of Franchisor or its Affiliate. Franchisee shall not reproduce any portion of such Operations Bulletins by any means, shall at all times maintain same in a secure -19- place at the Franchised Location and, upon termination or expiration of this Agreement shall deliver said Operations Bulletins to Franchisor or its Affiliate. Franchisee further acknowledges that said Operations Bulletins contain trade secrets of Franchisor and Franchisee shall at all times maintain as confidential the contents of said Operations Bulletins. Franchisee shall cause all of its Owners and employees, and others who may have access to the Operations Bulletins, to maintain such confidentiality and, at Franchisor's request, Franchisee shall cause such persons to execute confidentiality agreements on a form prescribed by Franchisor. 10.06 Taxes. ----- Franchisee shall pay in full any and all city, county, state and federal taxes arising in connection with or levied or assessed by any of said governmental bodies in connection with all or any part of this Agreement, or the operation of the Franchised Business, or all or any of the merchandise and assets being sold hereunder, promptly when due, and prior to any delinquency. 10.07 Inspection by Franchisor. ------------------------ Franchisee expressly authorizes Franchisor, or its representatives, or those of its Affiliate, to enter the Franchised Restaurant at any time it is open for business, without notice, to inspect the premises, fixtures, furnishings and equipment therein, and to examine and inspect the operations in all respects to determine compliance with this Agreement and with Franchisor's standard operating procedures, policies, rules and regulations. 10.08 Participation in Operation of Franchised Business. ------------------------------------------------- Franchisee shall devote such of its time as is reasonably necessary for the efficient operation of the Franchised Restaurant and the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, all ancillary documents relating hereto and all other agreements which may then be in effect between Franchisor and/or any Affiliate and Franchisee, or Franchisee may employ a manager to operate the Franchise Restaurant, who has previously successfully completed training conducted by Franchisor for the operation of an IHOP restaurant, subject to the prior approval of Franchisor, unless waived by Franchisor in its sole subjective judgment, exercised in good faith, by reason of such person's prior training and experience. Franchisee shall not divorce himself or herself from the active conduct of the operation of the Franchised Restaurant. Franchisee shall be entitled to engage in other, noncompetitive business activities (as defined in Paragraph 16.01 below) so long as same do not unreasonably interfere with the conduct of the operation of the Franchised Restaurant. XI ASSIGNMENT 11.01 Assignment by Franchisor. ------------------------ Franchisor shall have the right to assign this Agreement and all of its rights and privileges hereunder to any other person or Business Entity; provided that, in respect to any assignment resulting in the subsequent performance by the assignee of the functions of Franchisor, (a) the assignee shall be financially responsible and economically capable of performing the obligations of Franchisor hereunder, and (b) the assignee shall expressly assume and agree to perform such obligations. -20- 11.02 Assignment by Franchisee. ------------------------ During the term of this Agreement, Franchisee shall have the right to assign, transfer or sell its interest in this Agreement, upon the terms and conditions provided herein, and subject to the provisions contained in Paragraphs 11.03, and 11.04. The terms "Assign" and "Assignment" shall include any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition, whether in a single transaction or a series of transactions, which results, in the aggregate, in more than forty-nine percent (49%) of the Stock of any Franchisee which is a Business Entity being held other than by the same Owners who held such Stock on the execution date hereof in the same proportions as presently constituted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Franchisee shall not have the right to pledge, encumber, hypothecate or otherwise give any third party a security interest in this Franchise Agreement or any of the rights of Franchisee hereunder, in any manner whatsoever, without the express written permission of Franchisor, which permission may be withheld for any reason whatsoever in Franchisor's sole subjective judgment. In all events, Franchisor shall have the right, but not the obligation, to furnish any prospective assignee with copies of all financial statements which have been furnished by Franchisee to Franchisor in accordance with this Agreement during the three year period prior to the date for which approval of the proposed Assignment is sought. Franchisor's approval of such proposed transaction shall not, however, be deemed a representation of guarantee by Franchisor that the terms and conditions of the proposed transaction are economically sound or that, if the transaction is consummated, the proposed assignee will be capable of successfully conducting the Franchised Business and no inference to such effect shall be made from such approval. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event of the death or legal incapacity of Franchisee or, in the case of a corporate franchisee, the stockholder holding 50% or more of the capital stock or voting power, the transfer of Franchisee's or such stockholder's interest in this agreement to its heirs, personal representatives or conservators, as applicable, shall not give rise to Franchisor's right of first refusal hereunder, although such right shall apply to any proposed Assignment by such heirs, personal representatives or conservators. 11.03 Conditions to Assignment by Franchisee. -------------------------------------- (a) Any Assignment by Franchisee shall be subject to the following conditions: (i) Except in the case of Franchisee's death or legal incapacity, Franchisee shall serve upon Franchisor written notice of the proposed Assignment, setting forth all of its terms and conditions and all available information concerning the proposed assignee. (ii) Franchisee shall obtain Franchisor's written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, of the proposed Assignment. The withholding of such consent by Franchisor shall be reasonable if, by way of illustration and not by limitation, the proposed assignee (1) is not financially responsible and economically or otherwise capable of performing the obligations of Franchisee hereunder; (2) does not meet the then-current standards set by Franchisor with respect to its new franchisees; (3) fails to complete Franchisor's Initial Training program in accordance with Franchisor's then current standards, (4) if any of the assignee's Owners fail or refuse to execute a guaranty in form satisfactory to Franchisor, or (5) if the assignee fails to designate a single individual acceptable to Franchisor, in its sole discretion, with whom Franchisor may primarily communicate. (iii) Franchisee, or Franchisee's heirs, personal representatives or conservators in the case of Franchisee's death or incapacity, shall pay Franchisor a fee which will be specified from time to time in the Operations Bulletins, as defined in Paragraph 10.05 hereinabove (hereinafter "Transfer Fee"). As of the date of this agreement consists of a $1,000 transfer fee and a $5,000 training fee. Franchisor may waive all or part of the training fee to the extent that Franchisor determines in its sole subjective judgment that the assignee does not require training. -21- (iv) As of the date of any such Assignment, Franchisee shall be in compliance with all of its obligations owing to Franchisor and any Affiliate whether pursuant to this Agreement, or any other agreements with Franchisor or an Affiliate, and shall pay in full all outstanding amounts owed to Franchisor and its Affiliates, and the remaining balance, if any, of the Initial Franchise Fee, unless waived by Franchisor in its sole discretion. (v) As a condition precedent to Franchisor's written consent, Franchisor itself, or through its Affiliate, shall have the right, at its sole discretion, to conduct an audit and/or sales verification prior to the proposed Assignment. (b) If Franchisee is an individual and not a Business Entity, he or she shall have the right, without complying with the provisions of Paragraph 11.03(a)(iii) nor the provisions of Paragraph 11.04 to Assign this Agreement to a corporation formed by Franchisee for the purpose of owning and operating the Franchised Restaurant, after first complying with the following conditions: (i) Franchisee shall be together with said corporation, jointly and severally liable for all existing or subsequent breaches of this Agreement and any other agreement entered into between Franchisor and any Affiliate and Franchisee, and for all obligations accrued or accruing thereunder. Franchisee shall waive notice or demand in the event of default, and will be bound by any modifications or supplemental agreements entered into between Franchisor and/or any Affiliate and the assignee Business Entity, as hereinafter set forth; (ii) The assignee Business Entity shall provide Franchisor with all charter or other documents, and execute an acceptance of such assignment, in the form prescribed by Franchisor which shall contain covenants agreeing to be bound by all of the terms and conditions herein contained; (iii) Franchisee shall be possessed of and retain at all times, legal and beneficial ownership of not less than fifty one percent (51%) of all the outstanding Stock of the assignee (including the voting power of such Stock), unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Franchisor in its sole discretion; (iv) All of the Stock certificates or other evidence of Ownership issued by assignee Business Entity shall have endorsed upon them the following legend: "The transfer of this [Stock] is subject to the terms and conditions of a Franchise Agreement, relating to an IHOP restaurant, dated ____________, 19__", and the date of this Agreement shall be inserted into such statement; and (v) When incorporation shall have been completed, Franchisee shall advise Franchisor and thereafter keep Franchisor advised of the names, addresses and titles of the officers, directors, and resident agent of the assignee corporation, the names and addresses of the shareholders and the number of shares issued to each, and the address of the principal office of said corporation. (vi) No Assignment pursuant to this paragraph 11.03(b) shall be deemed to be effective unless and until Franchisee shall have complied with all of the provisions hereunder. 11.04 Franchisor's Right of First Refusal. ----------------------------------- (a) Except with respect to an Assignment to a Business Entity as provided for in paragraph 11.03(b), or an Assignment to Franchisee's heirs, personal representatives or conservators in the case of Franchisee's death or legal incapacity, within 30 days after Franchisor's receipt of Franchisee's notice of its intent to assign its -22- interest in this Agreement (or if Franchisor shall request additional information, within 30 days after receipt of such additional information), Franchisor may, at its option, accept the proposed Assignment to itself or its nominee, upon the terms and conditions specified in the notice. Should Franchisor not exercise its option and Franchisee fails to consummate the proposed Agreement within 90 days upon the same terms and with the same assignee as disclosed in the notice to Franchisor, Franchisor's right of first refusal shall revive. 11.05 Delegation by Franchisor. ------------------------ Franchisor shall have the right to delegate to one or more of its Affiliates some or all of Franchisor's duties to Franchisee under this Agreement; provided, however, Franchisor shall remain fully responsible to Franchisee for the full and faithful performance of all its obligations to Franchisee hereunder. XII DEFAULT BY FRANCHISEE 12.01 Right of Termination After Notice of Default. -------------------------------------------- Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, Franchisor may terminate this Agreement prior to its expiration after providing written notice of Franchisee's Material Breach of this Agreement to Franchisee, if such Material Breach shall not be cured within seven days. If any such Material Breach, except those relating to the nonpayment of money, by its nature cannot be cured within such seven day period, and Franchisee shall immediately commence and diligently continue to cure such default, Franchisor shall allow Franchisee such additional reasonable period of time as Franchisor deems reasonably necessary to cure such Material Breach. As used herein, the phrase "Material Breach" shall include, but not be limited to: (a) The express repudiation by Franchisee of any of its payment obligations under the agreements listed in paragraph 18.01 hereinbelow (hereinafter, "the agreements") or its stated or announced refusal thereafter to meet any such payment obligations, which repudiation or refusal shall not be expressly withdrawn in writing by Franchisee within seven days after written notice from Franchisor so to do. (b) The failure or refusal by Franchisee to pay at least fifty percent (50%) of its payment obligations to Franchisor arising under the agreements during each of two or more weekly transmittal periods, either consecutive or nonconsecutive. Such failure to pay will be deemed to have occurred whenever an insufficient payment (less than 50%) shall accompany any transmittal or whenever any transmittal shall not have been submitted by Franchisee within five days after same is due. (c) Any other failure to meet Franchisee's monetary obligations to Franchisor or its Affiliate, wherein any part of such unpaid obligations shall be more than 35 days past due. (d) Failure to keep the Franchised Restaurant open for business during ordinary business hours for a continuous period of more than three days, without the prior written consent of Franchisor, (hereinafter "Voluntary Abandonment"), unless the Franchised Restaurant was closed by reason of: (1) government action, not related to a breach by Franchisee of this Agreement, (2) the death or disability of Franchisee, or (3) force majeure not caused, directly or indirectly, by Franchisee's willful conduct. -23- (e) Any default by Franchisee under any mortgage, deed of trust, lease or sublease, including any lease or sublease with Franchisor or an Affiliate, covering the premises in which the Franchised Restaurant is located, which results in Franchisee being unable to continue operations at the Franchised Restaurant. (f) Franchisee's insolvency (as revealed by its records or otherwise); or, if Franchisee files a voluntary petition and is adjudicated a bankrupt; or if an involuntary petition is filed against it and such petition is not dismissed within 30 days; or if it shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or if a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy or similar officer, temporary or permanent, be appointed to take charge of Franchisee's affairs or any of its property; or if dissolution be commenced by or against Franchisee or if any judgement against Franchisee remains unsatisfied or unbonded of record for 15 days; (g) Franchisee's failure to comply with any other material obligation of Franchisee under the agreements, including a failure to comply with Franchisor's Operations Bulletins as described in paragraph 10.05. 12.02 Termination Without Notice -------------------------- Franchisor shall have the right to terminate this Agreement immediately, without prior notice to Franchisee, upon the occurrence of any or all of the following events, each of which shall be deemed an incurable breach of this Agreement. (a) Franchisee's knowingly withholding the rendering or reporting of any of Franchisee's Gross Sales. (b) Franchisee's material misrepresentation to Franchisor with respect to any information provided in connection with its application to become an IHOP Franchisee, including any relevant credit information. (c) If Franchisee shall attempt to Assign this Agreement, without the prior written consent of Franchisor, or if an Assignment of this Agreement by Franchisee shall occur by operation of law, or by reason of judicial process. (d) If Franchisee shall attempt to Assign Franchisor's Trademarks, or the goodwill connected thereto, or if Franchisee shall use, or permit the use of said Trademarks, or the goodwill connected thereto in derogation of Franchisor's rights pursuant to this Agreement, or if Franchisee shall use or permit the use of said Trademarks, or the goodwill annexed thereto in a manner, or at locations not authorized by Franchisor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. (e) Conviction of Franchisee, or any of its principal shareholders, of a felony or any other criminal misconduct which is relevant to the operation of the franchise. 12.03 Form of Notice. -------------- Franchisor shall provide notice of default to Franchisee in accordance with the following: (a) With respect to the non-payment of financial obligations by Franchisee, said notice shall contain an accounting, taken from the books and records of Franchisor or its Affiliate, of the amounts of each of the unpaid obligations, the items for which such obligations are unpaid, and the dates upon which such obligations became due, as well as an allocation of credits made for partial payments, if any. (b) With respect to notice of default and of intent to terminate if said default is not cured, in respect of a breach of contract other than the non-payment of money, such notice shall contain the following: -24- (i) The specific provision or provisions of the specific agreement or standard operating procedures violated; (ii) The nature of the violation or violations; (iii) The date such violations were observed, and by whom they were observed and reported; and the date or dates, if any, that Franchisor had given any previous written notice of such violation or violations to Franchisee. (c) The curing of any breach within the time period specified in the notice of default shall nullify Franchisor's right of termination for the causes stated in said notice (but not for a recurrence of any such cause thereafter); provided, however, that if there shall be a course of conduct in bad faith followed by Franchisee over an extended period in providing good cause for termination and, subsequently, timely curing of deficiencies upon receipt of notice of default, such continued and repeated course of conduct shall itself be good cause for immediate termination of the Agreement without further notice of intention to terminate. 12.04 Conformity With Laws. -------------------- If any law or regulation by any competent authority with jurisdiction over this Agreement shall limit Franchisor's rights of termination or require a longer or different notice than that specified in this Article XII, same shall be deemed amended to conform with the minimum requirements of such law or regulation. XIII ARBITRATION AND REMEDIES 13.01 Arbitration. ----------- Any controversy or claim, except those described in paragraph 13.03, arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or any agreement relating thereto, or any breach of this Agreement including any claim that this Agreement or any portion thereof is invalid, illegal or otherwise voidable, shall be submitted to arbitration before and in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association provided that the jurisdiction of the arbitrators shall be limited to a decision rendered pursuant to California common and statutory law and judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof; provided, however, that this clause shall not limit Franchisor's or an Affiliate's right to obtain any provisional remedy, including injunctive relief, or to obtain writs of recovery of possession, or similar relief, from any court of competent jurisdiction, as Franchisor or any Affiliate deems to be necessary or appropriate in Franchisor's or such Affiliate's sole subjective judgment, to compel Franchisee to comply, or to prohibit Franchisee's non-compliance, with its obligations hereunder or under the Sublease, if applicable, or to obtain possession of the Franchised Location, or to protect the Trademarks or other property rights of Franchisor. Franchisor or such Affiliate may, as part of such action or proceeding, seek damages, costs and expenses caused to or incurred by it by reason of the act or action or non-action of Franchisee which caused Franchisor or such Affiliate to institute such action or proceeding. The institution of any such action or proceeding by Franchisor or an Affiliate shall not be deemed a waiver on its part to institution of an arbitration proceeding pursuant to the provisions of this Article. If Franchisee leases or subleases the Franchised Restaurant or Franchised Location by or through Franchisor or an Affiliate, in the event of an arbitration award which includes a determination that this Agreement is or has expired or has been terminated by reason of Franchisee's default thereof, Franchisee consents to the entry of a judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction containing an appropriate writ for the recovery of possession of the premises. The situs of arbitration proceedings shall be in that city nearest the Franchised Location which has an American Arbitration Association office and facilities for arbitration. -25- 13.02 Remedies of Franchisor. ---------------------- (a) In the event of a Material Breach of this Agreement, Franchisor may, at its election pursue the following remedies in addition to such other remedies as may be available to it hereunder and at law or equity: (1) terminate this Agreement, and thereafter bring such action as it may deem proper to protect its rights hereunder, in accordance with the provision of this Article XIII, and (2) seek to recover such damages, including all sums due and owing pursuant to this Agreement and any other agreement relating thereto, and the benefit of its bargain hereunder, as Franchisor may, in its discretion, deem appropriate. In computing such damages, it is agreed that the benefit of Franchisor's bargain shall include Franchisor's average Continuing Royalty fee of four and one-half percent (4.5%) of Franchisee's Gross Sales, computed on the basis of the last 26 weeks that Franchisee conducted business at its Franchised Restaurant (or if any such Franchised Restaurant is open for less than 26 weeks, the entire period that any such Franchised Restaurant is open for business) multiplied by the number of weeks remaining under this Franchise Agreement, computed from the effective date of the termination of this Agreement. Said sum shall thereupon be "present valued" by discounting the same, on an annual basis, predicated upon the prime rate charged by the Chase Manhattan Bank of New York City, on the effective date of such termination. (b) Franchisor will not, nor will it threaten to or state or represent that it has the right or intention to, exercise self help in regaining possession of the Franchised Restaurant or premises or physically evict or attempt to evict Franchisee from the Franchised Restaurant other than by due process of law. In the event of termination, Franchisor will obtain possession of the premises only through the voluntary surrender thereof by Franchisee, or pursuant to the legal enforcement of a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or of an award of an arbitration tribunal in accordance with Paragraph 13.01. 13.03 Summary Possessory Actions. -------------------------- (a) If Franchisee leases or subleases the Franchised Restaurant or Franchised Location from Franchisor or an Affiliate, Franchisor or such Affiliate shall be entitled to maintain actions in unlawful or forcible detainer or other appropriate summary possessory action for recovery of the premises of said Franchised Restaurant or Location, in a court of competent jurisdiction without being required to resort to arbitration (except as provided in Paragraph 13.03(c)(ii) hereof), in respect of any uncured default by Franchisee in payment of premises rental under the Sublease or by reason of any of the causes specified in Paragraphs 12.01 (a), (b) or (c), for a judgment which shall, if Franchisor or such Affiliate shall prevail therein, include both an order for restitution of the premises and any monetary relief incident thereto which may by law be awarded in any such possessory action. In any such possessory action by Franchisor or such Affiliate, Franchisee shall be entitled to assert defenses, set offs and counterclaims, if any, which are permitted by applicable law in such a possessory action, but no others; and, if Franchisee shall prevail thereon, it may obtain any relief thereon which may by law be awarded in such possessory action. (b) With respect to any such possesory actions provided and referred to in Paragraph 13.03(a), wherein such possessory action is based on monetary default, neither Franchisor nor its Affiliate shall base any claim of monetary default upon its having applied any Franchisee payments to it to the accelerated and unaccrued portion of Franchisee's Initial Franchise Fee note or notes, if applicable, at any time that such application would have left any other current or past due obligations unpaid. (c) Should Franchisee deny or dispute the amount of the indebtedness described or referred to in the notice of default, it shall within the time specified for the cure of such default deliver to Franchisor or its Affiliate a written statement of the amount claimed by it to be the correct amount of the indebtedness and of the factual basis for such claim; and it shall either accompany such statement with its remittance of full payment of the -26- amount acknowledged by it to be owing or shall make such arrangements with Franchisor for the payment of such amount as shall be satisfactory and acceptable to Franchisor or its Affiliate. Should Franchisee have timely done so, it will then be permitted to litigate any such dispute as to the amount, if any, of the remaining indebtedness as follows: (i) In those states wherein litigation of such dispute is permitted in possessory actions by law, stipulation or agreement of the parties, such dispute shall be so litigated. It shall not be a ground for denial of a judgment for possession to Franchisor or an Affiliate that the amount of the indebtedness so determined may be less than or different from the amount claimed by Franchisor or its Affiliate. Execution upon such judgment, however, shall be stayed for seven days, during which time Franchisee may retain possession of the Franchised Restaurant and obtain vacation of the judgment by (1) paying to Franchisor or its Affiliate the full amount of the adjudicated and unpaid indebtedness, plus the full amount of any and all subsequently accruing and unpaid obligations to Franchisor or its Affiliate up to and including the date of entry of such judgment, or by (2) making such arrangements with Franchisor or its Affiliate for the payment of such amount as shall be satisfactory and acceptable to Franchisor or its Affiliate, as applicable. (ii) In those states where litigation of the amount of such indebtedness is not permitted in such possessory actions, the possessory action may nonetheless be commenced and maintained by Franchisor or the applicable Affiliate. Disputes as to the amount of indebtedness will be concurrently submitted to arbitration. Following arbitration, Franchisee shall have the same rights of payment and cure of default, upon the same conditions, as are hereinabove provided in section (i) of this subparagraph (c). (iii) Nothing contained in this subparagraph (c) shall be deemed, construed or interpreted as allowing Franchisee in such possessory action to litigate any claims or defenses other than the issue of the correct computation of its indebtedness (exclusive of set offs or counterclaims) unless the litigation of such other claims or defenses is permitted in possessory actions by the applicable law of the subject state. 13.04 Interest on Late Payments. ------------------------- In addition to the other remedies available to Franchisor, in the event that Franchisee shall fail or refuse to make any of the payments due under this Agreement, Franchisee shall pay interest at the highest rate permitted by law, or one and one half percent (1-1/2%) per month, whichever is less, of such late obligations to defray the cost of maintaining Franchisee's account in arrears, it being expressly understood that payment of this charge shall not forgive or excuse any arrearage. XIV RIGHT TO CURE DEFAULTS 14.01 General. ------- In addition to all other remedies herein granted, if Franchisee shall default in the performance of any of its obligations or breach any term or condition of this Agreement or any related agreement, Franchisor or its Affiliate may, at its election, immediately or at any time thereafter, without waiving any claim for breach hereunder and without notice to Franchisee cure such default for the account and on behalf of Franchisee, and the cost to Franchisor or its Affiliate thereof shall be due and payable on demand and shall be deemed to be additional compensation due to Franchisor or its Affiliate hereunder and shall be added to the amount of compensation next accruing hereunder, at the election of Franchisor or its Affiliate. -27- XV OBLIGATIONS UPON TERMINATION 15.01 General. ------- In the event of the termination or expiration of this Agreement for whatever reason, Franchisee shall forthwith discontinue the use of Franchisor's Trademarks and shall not thereafter operate or do business under any name or in any manner that might tend to give the general public the impression that it is either directly or indirectly associated, affiliated, franchised or licensed by or related to, the IHOP restaurant system, and shall not, either directly or indirectly, use any name, logotype, symbol or format confusingly similar to the IHOP Trademarks or formats, at either the Franchised Location, the Franchised Restaurant or any other location not then franchised to Franchisee by Franchisor. In addition, since Franchisor's restaurants have a distinctive color scheme, unless Franchisor exercises its right to cause an assignment of the lease for the Franchised Location or Franchised Restaurant pursuant to paragraph 4.04(a), Franchisee shall promptly upon demand by Franchisor or its Affiliate repaint the Franchised Restaurant in a different color scheme. Further, upon such expiration or termination, Franchisee shall not, either directly or indirectly, for any purpose whatsoever, use any of Franchisor's trade secrets, procedures, techniques or materials acquired by Franchisee by virtue of the relationship created by this Franchise Agreement, including, (a) recipes, formulae and descriptions of food products; (b) the Operations Bulletins and all manuals, Bulletins, instruction sheets, and supplements thereto; (c) all forms, advertising matter, marks, devices, insignias, slogans and designs used from time to time in connection with IHOP restaurants; and (d) all copyrights, Trademarks and patents now or hereafter applied for or granted in connection with the operation of IHOP restaurants. The covenants of Franchisee contained in this paragraph 15.01 shall survive the termination of this Agreement. XVI NON-COMPETITION 16.01 General. ------- Without Franchisor's prior written consent which may be withheld for any reason in Franchisor's sole subjective discretion, Franchisee shall not, during the term of this Agreement, or any extension or renewal thereof, directly or indirectly, own, operate, control or have any financial interest in any family style restaurant, pancake house or coffee shop, including but not limited to the Village Inn, Bob's Big Boy, Shoney's, Denny's, Perkins', Waffle House, Baker's Square, Coco's, JB's, Allie's, Cracker Barrel, Marie Callendar's, Friendly's, Bob Evans' Farms, or any other food service operation that sells pancakes. The foregoing prohibitions shall not apply to ownership by Franchisee of less than three percent (3%) of the issued and outstanding stock of any company whose shares are listed for trading over any public exchange or over-the-counter market and whose business includes the owning, operating, or franchising of family style restaurants, pancake houses, or coffee shops, provided Franchisee does not control any such company. Franchisee also agrees that it will not at any time communicate, divulge, or use for the benefit of himself or herself or any other person or entity, other than in the course of conduct of the restaurant franchised hereunder, any information or knowledge which it may have acquired in connection with the operation of the Franchised Restaurant, and that it will not do any act prejudicial or injurious to the business or goodwill of Franchisor, any of its Affiliates, or any other IHOP franchisee. -28- XVII INDEMNITY BY FRANCHISEE 17.01 General. ------- Franchisee shall defend, indemnify and hold Franchisor and each Affiliate harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys' fees and costs of suit) of whatever kind or character, on account of any actual or alleged loss, injury or damage to any person, firm or corporation or to any property arising out of or in connection with the operation of the Franchised Restaurant. XVIII ENTIRE AGREEMENT 18.01 General. ------- This Agreement contains all of the terms and conditions agreed upon by the parties hereto with reference to the specific subject matter hereof; provided, however, that for purposes of default, with respect to any other agreements relating hereto, including any lease or sublease for the Franchised Location or Franchised Restaurant, any equipment lease or sublease, any sign lease, or any purchase contracts for equipment or supplies which were entered into prior to, contemporaneously with, or subsequent to the date hereof between Franchisee and Franchisor or an Affiliate, or between Franchisee and third parties, or any Franchise Fee promissory Note, any material default thereof shall also be a material breach of this Agreement. No officer or employee or agent of Franchisor has any authority to make any representation or promise not contained in this Agreement, and Franchisee agrees that it has executed this Agreement without reliance upon any such representation or promise. This Agreement cannot be modified or changed except by written instrument expressly referring to this Agreement, signed by all of the parties hereto. All terms used in any one number or gender shall extend to mean and include any other number and gender as the facts, context, or sense of this Agreement or any article or paragraph hereof may require. As used in this Agreement, the words "include" or "including" are used in a non-exclusive sense. XIX SEVERABILITY 19.01 General. ------- Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as requiring the commission of any act contrary to law. Whenever there is any conflict between any provisions of this Agreement or the Operations Bulletins and any present or future statute, law, ordinance, regulation, or judicial decision, contrary to which the parties have no legal right to contract, the latter shall prevail, but in such event the provision of this Agreement or the Operations Bulletins thus affected shall be curtailed and limited only to the extent necessary to bring it within the requirements of the law. In the event that any part, Article, paragraph, sentence or clause of this Agreement or the Operations Bulletins shall be held to be indefinite, invalid or otherwise unenforceable, the indefinite, invalid or unenforceable provision shall be deemed deleted, and the remaining part of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect, unless said provision pertains to the payment of fees, pursuant to Articles V, VI and VII hereof, in which case this Agreement shall, at Franchisor's option, terminate. -29- XX WAIVER AND DELAY 20.01 General ------- No waiver by Franchisor of any breach or series of breaches or defaults in performance by Franchisee and no failure, refusal or neglect of Franchisor either to exercise any right, power or option given to it hereunder or to insist upon strict compliance with or performance of Franchisee's obligations under this Agreement or the Operations Bulletins, shall constitute a waiver of the provisions of this Agreement or the Operations Bulletins with respect to any prior, concurrent or subsequent breach thereof or a waiver by Franchisor of its rights at any time thereafter to require exact and strict compliance with the provisions thereof. XXI SURVIVAL OF COVENANTS 21.01 General ------- The covenants contained in this Agreement which by their terms require performance by the parties after the expiration or termination of this Agreement shall be enforceable notwithstanding said expiration or other termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever. XXII SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS 22.01 General ------- This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of Franchisor and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Franchisee and its or their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, subject to the restrictions on Assignment contained herein. XXIII JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY 23.01 General ------- If Franchisee consists of more than one person or entity, or a combination thereof, the obligations and liabilities of each such person or entity to Franchisor are joint and several. XXIV GOVERNING LAW 24.01 General ------- This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties hereto shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of California without giving effect to conflict of laws. -30- XXV COUNTERPARTS 25.01 General. ------- This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument. XXVI FEES AND EXPENSES 26.01 General. ------- Should any party hereto commence any action or proceeding for the purpose of enforcing, or preventing the breach of, any provision hereof, whether by arbitration, judicial or quasi-judicial action or otherwise, or for damages for any alleged breach of any provision hereof, or for a declaration of such party's rights or obligations hereunder, or commence any appeal therefrom, then the prevailing party shall be reimbursed by the losing party for all costs and expenses incurred in connection herewith, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees for the services rendered to such prevailing party. XXVII NOTICES 27.01 General. ------- All notices which Franchisor is required or may desire to give to Franchisee under or in connection with this Agreement may be delivered to Franchisee or may be sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed to Franchisee at the Franchised Location. All notices which Franchisee is required or may desire to give to Franchisor under or in connection with this Agreement, must be sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed to Franchisor as follows: General Counsel International House of Pancakes, Inc. 525 N. Brand Boulevard, Third Floor Glendale, California 91203-1903 The addresses herein given for notice may be changed at any time by either party by written notice given to the other party as herein provided. Notices shall be deemed effective five days after deposit in the United States mails. XXVIII NOVATION COUNTERPART 28.01 General. ------- If Franchisee operates the Franchised Restaurant at the Franchised Location pursuant to the terms of a franchise agreement executed prior to the date hereof, this Agreement shall become effective only upon execution by Franchisee of a Rider in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "B". -31- XXIX SUBMISSION OF AGREEMENT 29.01 General. ------- The submission of this Agreement does not constitute an offer, and this Agreement shall become effective only upon the execution thereof by Franchisor and Franchisee. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT BE BINDING ON FRANCHISOR UNLESS AND UNTIL IT SHALL HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED AND SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED OFFICER OF FRANCHISOR. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE UNTIL AND UNLESS FRANCHISEE SHALL HAVE RECEIVED A FRANCHISE OFFERING CIRCULAR IN SUCH FORM AND MANNER AS MAY BE REQUIRED UNDER OR PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Franchisor and Franchisee have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written. FRANCHISOR INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, INC. a Delaware corporation By: ----------------------------------------- Richard K. Herzer, President I HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AT MY FIRST PERSONAL MEETING WITH FRANCHISOR, AT LEAST TEN BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT I HAVE EXECUTED THIS AGREEMENT, OR HAVE PAID ANY CONSIDERATION THEREFOR, I RECEIVED, AND HAVE SINCE READ, FRANCHISOR'S UNIFORM FRANCHISE OFFERING CIRCULAR; I HEREBY ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I RECEIVED A COMPLETELY PREPARED COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT MORE THAN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE I HAVE EXECUTED SAME. FRANCHISEE By: ----------------------------------------- -32- ================================================================================ ------------------------------------ THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 1996 (EXHIBIT H TO THE SENIOR NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT) IS CONTAINED IN ITS ENTIRETY AS DOCUMENT NO. 5 HEREIN ------------------------------------ ================================================================================ [CONFORMED COPY] SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE IHOP REALTY CORP. FOR VALUE RECEIVED and in consideration of the purchase by the Purchasers (as hereinafter defined) of those certain 7.42% Senior Notes Due 2008 (the "Notes") of International House of Pancakes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (herein called, together with its successors and assigns, the "Borrower"), pursuant to the several Senior Note Purchase Agreements, each dated as of November 1, 1996, by and among the several purchasers named in Schedule 1 thereto (the "Purchasers"), IHOP Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Holdings"), and the Borrower, which is the wholly-owned Subsidiary of Holdings (the "Purchase Agreements"), the undersigned (the "Guarantor"), a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, unconditionally guarantees (a) the full and prompt payment, when due, whether at maturity or earlier by reason of acceleration or otherwise, and at all times thereafter of all obligations of the Borrower with respect to payment of the principal of, prepayment charges (if any), and interest on the Notes (including interest on any overdue principal and prepayment charges, if any, and, to the extent permitted by law, on any overdue interest), and all other amounts due, and (b) the prompt and faithful performance, discharge and observance of all other obligations, covenants, agreements, conditions, representations, warranties, indemnities and liabilities of the Borrower and Holdings to be performed, discharged or observed by the Borrower and Holdings, under or pursuant to the Purchase Agreements and all agreements, instruments and documents executed or delivered in connection therewith or pursuant thereto (all such obligations of the Borrower and Holdings guaranteed by the Guarantor herein being hereinafter called the "Obligations"). In the event the Borrower or Holdings defaults in the payment or performance, when due, of any of the Obligations (whether at their stated maturity, by acceleration, or otherwise), the Guarantor shall pay to the unpaid holders of the Notes ("Holders"), on demand, the full amount of such Obligations in immediately available funds at the place provided in the applicable Purchase Agreements or shall, on demand, fully perform such Obligations. The Guarantor further agrees to pay (a) all costs and expenses including, without limitation, all court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses paid or incurred by each of the Holders in endeavoring to collect all or any part of the Obligations from, or in prosecuting any action against, Holdings, the Borrower, the Guarantor, or any other guarantor of all or any part of the Obligations, and (b) to the extent permitted by law, interest on the Obligations and such costs and expenses at the applicable per annum rate set forth in the Purchase Agreements. Unless otherwise defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein which are defined in the Purchase Agreements shall have the meanings specified therein. The Guarantor hereby represents and warrants that: (a) The Guarantor has full power, authority and legal right to execute this Guarantee. (b) This Guarantee has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Guarantor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor enforceable in accordance with its terms. (c) No consent, approval or authorization of or filing with any Governmental Body or other Person on the part of the Guarantor is required in connection with this Guarantee. (d) The execution, delivery and performance of this Guarantee will not violate any provision of any applicable law or regulation or of any order, judgment, writ, award or decree of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Body, domestic or foreign, or of the charter or by-laws of the Guarantor or of any securities issued by the Guarantor or of any mortgage, indenture, lease, contract or loan agreement to which the Guarantor is a party, or any other agreement, instrument or undertaking to which the Guarantor is a party or which purports to be binding upon the Guarantor or upon any of its assets, and will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of the assets of the Guarantor except as contemplated by this Guarantee. The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Guarantee by any Holder, of any action taken or omitted in reliance hereon or of any default in the payment of any of the Obligations or in the performance of any covenants and agreements of the Borrower contained in the Purchase Agreements or the Notes, and any diligence, presentment, demand, protest, dishonor or notice of any kind. This Guarantee constitutes a present and continuing Guarantee of payment and performance and not of collectability of the Obligations, and shall be absolute, primary, present and unconditional, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, shall not be subject to any counterclaim, setoff, reduction or defense based upon any claim the Guarantor may have against the Borrower, or any other Person, and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, discharged or in any way affected or impaired by any thing, event, happening, matter, circumstance or condition whatsoever (whether or not the Guarantor shall have any knowledge or notice thereof or shall consent thereto), including, without limitation: (i) any amendment or other modification of or supplement to any provision of the Purchase Agreements, any Subsidiary Guarantee, any other agreements or documents executed or delivered in connection therewith or pursuant thereto or any of the Notes or any assignment or transfer thereof, including without limitation any renewal or extension of the terms of payment of any of the Notes or the granting of time in respect of any payment thereof, or any furnishing or acceptance of security or any release of any security furnished or accepted for any of the Notes or in respect of the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder; -2- (ii) any waiver, consent, extension, granting of time, forbearance, indulgence or other action or inaction under or in respect of this Guarantee or any of the Notes or any exercise or nonexercise of any right, remedy or power in respect hereof or thereof; (iii) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment, composition, liquidation or similar proceedings with respect to the Guarantor, the Borrower, Holdings, the other Subsidiary Guarantors or any other Person, or the properties or creditors of any of them; (iv) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, or any invalidity or unenforceability of, or any misrepresentation, irregularity or other defect in, the Purchase Agreements, any Subsidiary Guarantee, any other agreement or document executed or delivered in connection therewith or pursuant thereto, any of the Notes or any other agreement; (v) any transfer of any assets to or from the Guarantor, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower, including without limitation any transfer or purported transfer to the Guarantor, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower from any Person, any invalidity, illegality of, or inability to enforce, any such transfer or purported transfer, any consolidation or merger of the Guarantor, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower with or into any other corporation or entity, or any change whatsoever in the objects, capital structure, constitution or business of the Guarantor, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower or any Affiliate or Subsidiary of the Guarantor, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or of the Borrower; (vi) any failure on the part of the Borrower or any other Person to perform or comply with any term of the Notes, the Purchase Agreements, any Subsidiary Guarantee or any other agreement; (vii) any suit or other action brought by the Guarantor, Holdings, the Borrower, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or any other Person, or by any stockholder or creditor of any such Persons, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation any suit or action in any way attacking or involving any issue, matter or thing in respect of the Notes, the Purchase Agreements, any Subsidiary Guaranty or any other agreement; (viii) any lack or limitation of status or power, incapacity or disability of the Guarantor, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower or of any officer, director or agent of the Guarantor, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower or any of their respective stockholders; (ix) the cessation from any cause whatsoever (other than payment of the Obligations) of liability of the Borrower; -3- (x) the termination of, or release or compromise of the Purchase Agreements, any other agreement or document executed or delivered in connection therewith or pursuant thereto, any of the Notes or any other agreement, including, without limitation, any other Subsidiary Guarantee and the Guarantee of Holdings set forth in Section 16.14 of the Purchase Agreements (other than as a result of payment of the Obligations); (xi) any lack or limitation of the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes, the Purchase Agreements, any other agreement or document executed or delivered in connection therewith or pursuant thereto, or any other agreement including without limitation any Subsidiary Guarantee; (xii) any failure by any of the Holders to take any steps to perfect or maintain their security interest (if any) in or Liens (if any) upon, or to preserve their rights to, any security or collateral for the Obligations; (xiii) any election by any of the Holders, in any proceeding instituted under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. (S)101 et seq.) (the "Bankruptcy Code"), of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code; (xiv) the disallowance, under Section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code, of all or any portion of any of the Holders' claims for repayment of the Obligations; or (xv) any other thing, event, happening, matter, circumstance or condition whatsoever, not in any way limited to the foregoing, which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. The obligations of the Guarantor with respect to the guaranty and all other obligations under this Guarantee of the Guarantor are and shall continue to be direct and unsecured obligations of the Guarantor ranking pari passu as against the assets of the Guarantor and pari passu with all other present and future Debt of the Guarantor which is not expressed to be subordinate or junior in rank to any other Debt of the Guarantor (except to the extent that the foregoing is not true by virtue of, and solely by virtue of, Liens expressly permitted by the Purchase Agreements securing other Debt insofar as such Debt represents a prior claim in respect of the property or assets secured by such permitted Lien. The liability of the undersigned Guarantor under this Guarantee shall not exceed at any time the greater of (i) 95% of the Adjusted Net Assets (as hereinafter defined) of the Guarantor at the time of delivery hereof and (ii) 95% of the Adjusted Net Assets of the Guarantor at the time of any payment hereunder. As used herein, the term "Adjusted Net Assets" means at any time the lesser of (x) the amount by which the fair market value of the assets of the Guarantor exceeds the total amount of liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent liabilities, but excluding liabilities under this Guarantee) of the Guarantor at such time, and (y) the amount by which the present fair market value of the assets of the Guarantor at such time exceeds the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability -4- of the Guarantor on its debts (excluding debt in respect of this Guarantee), as they become absolute and matured. Contingent liabilities of the Guarantor (including, without limitation, liabilities in respect of guarantees, pension and other employee benefit plans and pending or threatened litigation and claims), shall be valued at amounts which, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at the time, represent amounts which can reasonably be expected to become actual or matured liabilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other agreement, document or instrument, the Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives all rights of subrogation (whether such rights arise under common law, contract or Federal law, including, without limitation, Section 509 of the Bankruptcy Code) to the claims of the Holders against the Borrower, and waives all contractual, statutory and common law rights of contribution, reimbursement, indemnification and similar rights and claims (as such term is defined in the Bankruptcy Code) against the Borrower which may arise in connection with, or as a result of, this Guarantee. The Guarantor expressly waives any and all benefits under California Civil Code Sections 2809, 2810, 2819, 2845, 2847, 2848, 2849, 2850, 2899 and 3433 and California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 580(a), 580(b), 580(d) and 726. The Guarantor expressly waives any right it may have to require any Person seeking enforcement of its obligations hereunder to (a) proceed against the Borrower, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or any other Person, (b) proceed against or exhaust any security, or (c) pursue any other remedy in the power of the Person seeking such enforcement, including, without limitation, its remedies pursuant to any other Subsidiary Guarantee and the Holdings' Guarantee set forth in Section 16.14 of the Purchase Agreements. The Holders from time to time may, at their election, exercise any right or remedy they may have against the Guarantor, including, without limitation, the right to foreclose upon any such security by judicial or non-judicial sale, without affecting or limiting in any way the liability of the Guarantor hereunder, except to the extent the Obligations have been paid. The Guarantor waives any defense arising out of the absence, impairment or loss of any right of reimbursement, contribution or subrogation or any other right or remedy of the Guarantor against the Borrower, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or any such security, whether resulting from such election by the Holders of the Notes or otherwise. The Guarantor agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the Guarantor is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any Holder of any Notes, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise. The Guarantor further agrees that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Holder is prevented by applicable law from exercising any remedy under this Guarantee or under any of the Notes, such Holder shall be entitled to receive from the Guarantor upon demand therefor, the sums which would otherwise have been due from the Borrower had such remedies been exercised. -5- The Guarantor agrees that this Guarantee shall continue in full force and effect and may not be terminated or otherwise revoked by the Guarantor until the Obligations shall have been fully discharged. This Guarantee shall be binding upon the Guarantor and upon the successors and assigns of the Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of each of the Purchasers and each other Holder and their respective successors and assigns; all references herein to the Borrower, Holdings, other Subsidiary Guarantors and to the Guarantor shall be deemed to include their respective successors and assigns, including, without limitation, a receiver, trustee or debtor-in-possession of or for the Borrower, Holdings, other Subsidiary Guarantors or the Guarantor. All references to the singular shall be deemed to include the plural where the context so requires. THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES OF SUCH STATE). THE GUARANTOR CONSENTS AND AGREES TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN THE COUNTY OF COOK, STATE OF ILLINOIS, AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON VENUE OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION INSTITUTED THEREIN, AND AGREES THAT ANY DISPUTE CONCERNING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER OF NOTES, ON THE ONE HAND, AND THE GUARANTOR, ON THE OTHER HAND, OR THE CONDUCT OF ANY PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTEE OR OTHERWISE SHALL BE HEARD ONLY IN THE COURTS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS UPON IT AND CONSENTS THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY HAND DELIVERY OR MAIL TO THE GUARANTOR AT ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH BELOW. THE GUARANTOR HEREBY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS AS AFORESAID. NOTHING IN THIS GUARANTEE SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER OF NOTES TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER OF NOTES TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE GUARANTOR OR ITS PROPERTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. Wherever possible each provision of this Guarantee shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Guarantee shall be prohibited by or invalid under such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Guarantee. THE GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (I) ARISING UNDER THIS GUARANTEE OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN -6- CONNECTION HEREWITH OR (II) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE GUARANTOR IN RESPECT TO THIS GUARANTEE OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE. THE GUARANTOR HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT ANY PARTY MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS GUARANTEE WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE GUARANTOR TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Guarantee has been duly executed by the Guarantor as of the 8th day of November, 1996. IHOP REALTY CORP. By /s/ Mark D. Weisberger ---------------------------------- Vice President -- Legal Address: 525 North Brand Boulevard Glendale, CA 91203 -7- [CONFORMED COPY] SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE IHOP PROPERTIES, INC. FOR VALUE RECEIVED and in consideration of the purchase by the Purchasers (as hereinafter defined) of those certain 7.42% Senior Notes Due 2008 (the "Notes") of International House of Pancakes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (herein called, together with its successors and assigns, the "Borrower"), pursuant to the several Senior Note Purchase Agreements, each dated as of November 1, 1996, by and among the several purchasers named in Schedule I thereto (the "Purchasers"), IHOP Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Holdings"), and the Borrower, which is the wholly-owned Subsidiary of Holdings (the "Purchase Agreements"), the undersigned (the "Guarantor"), a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, unconditionally guarantees (a) the full and prompt payment, when due, whether at maturity or earlier by reason of acceleration or otherwise, and at all times thereafter of all obligations of the Borrower with respect to payment of the principal of, prepayment charges (if any), and interest on the Notes (including interest on any overdue principal and prepayment charges, if any, and, to the extent permitted by law, on any overdue interest), and all other amounts due, and (b) the prompt and faithful performance, discharge and observance of all other obligations, covenants, agreements, conditions, representations, warranties, indemnities and liabilities of the Borrower and Holdings to be performed, discharged or observed by the Borrower and Holdings, under or pursuant to the Purchase Agreements and all agreements, instruments and documents executed or delivered in connection therewith or pursuant thereto (all such obligations of the Borrower and Holdings guaranteed by the Guarantor herein being hereinafter called the "Obligations"). In the event the Borrower or Holdings defaults in the payment or performance, when due, of any of the Obligations (whether at their stated maturity, by acceleration, or otherwise), the Guarantor shall pay to the unpaid holders of the Notes ("Holders"), on demand, the full amount of such Obligations in immediately available funds at the place provided in the applicable Purchase Agreements or shall, on demand, fully perform such Obligations. The Guarantor further agrees to pay (a) all costs and expenses including, without limitation, all court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses paid or incurred by each of the Holders in endeavoring to collect all or any part of the Obligations from, or in prosecuting any action against, Holdings, the Borrower, the Guarantor, or any other guarantor of all or any part of the Obligations, and (b) to the extent permitted by law, interest on the Obligations and such costs and expenses at the applicable per annum rate set forth in the Purchase Agreements. Unless otherwise defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein which are defined in the Purchase Agreements shall have the meanings specified therein. The Guarantor hereby represents and warrants that: (a) The Guarantor has full power, authority and legal right to execute this Guarantee. (b) This Guarantee has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Guarantor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor enforceable in accordance with its terms. (c) No consent, approval or authorization of or filing with any Governmental Body or other Person on the part of the Guarantor is required in connection with this Guarantee. (d) The execution, delivery and performance of this Guarantee will not violate any provision of any applicable law or regulation or of any order, judgment, writ, award or decree of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Body, domestic or foreign, or of the charter or by-laws of the Guarantor or of any securities issued by the Guarantor or of any mortgage, indenture, lease, contract, or loan agreement to which the Guarantor is a party, or any other agreement, instrument or undertaking to which the Guarantor is a party or which purports to be binding upon the Guarantor or upon any of its assets, and will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of the assets of the Guarantor except as contemplated by this Guarantee. The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Guarantee by any Holder, of any action taken or omitted in reliance hereon or of any default in the payment of any of the Obligations or in the performance of any covenants and agreements of the Borrower contained in the Purchase Agreements or the Notes, and any diligence, presentment, demand, protest, dishonor or notice of any kind. This Guarantee constitutes a present and continuing Guarantee of payment and performance and not of collectability of the Obligations, and shall be absolute, primary, present and unconditional, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, shall not be subject to any counterclaim, setoff, reduction or defense based upon any claim the Guarantor may have against the Borrower, or any other Person, and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, discharged or in any way affected or impaired by any thing, event, happening, matter, circumstance or condition whatsoever (whether or not the Guarantor shall have any knowledge or notice thereof or shall consent thereto), including, without limitation: (i) any amendment or other modification of or supplement to any provision of the Purchase Agreements, any Subsidiary Guarantee, any other agreements or documents executed or delivered in connection therewith or pursuant thereto or any of the Notes or any assignment or transfer thereof, including without limitation any renewal or extension of the terms of payment of any of the Notes or the granting of time in respect of any payment thereof, or any furnishing or acceptance of security or any release of any security furnished or accepted for any of the Notes or in respect of the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder; -2- (ii) any waiver, consent, extension, granting of time, forbearance, indulgence or other action or inaction under or in respect of this Guarantee or any of the Notes or any exercise or nonexercise of any right, remedy or power in respect hereof or thereof; (iii) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment, composition, liquidation or similar proceedings with respect to the Guarantor, the Borrower, Holdings, the other Subsidiary Guarantors or any other Person, or the properties or creditors of any of them; (iv) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, or any invalidity or unenforceability of, or any misrepresentation, irregularity or other defect in, the Purchase Agreements, any Subsidiary Guarantee, any other agreement or document executed or delivered in connection therewith or pursuant thereto, any of the Notes or any other agreement; (v) any transfer of any assets to or from the Guarantor, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower, including without limitation any transfer or purported transfer to the Guarantor, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower from any Person, any invalidity, illegality of, or inability to enforce, any such transfer or purported transfer, any consolidation or merger of the Guarantor, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower with or into any other corporation or entity, or any change whatsoever in the objects, capital structure, constitution or business of the Guarantor, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower or any Affiliate or Subsidiary of the Guarantor, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or of the Borrower; (vi) any failure on the part of the Borrower or any other Person to perform or comply with any term of the Notes, the Purchase Agreements, any Subsidiary Guarantee or any other agreement; (vii) any suit or other action brought by the Guarantor, Holdings, the Borrower, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or any other Person, or by any stockholder or creditor of any of such Persons, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation any suit or action in any way attacking or involving any issue, matter or thing in respect of the Notes, the Purchase Agreements, any Subsidiary Guaranty or any other agreement; (viii) any lack or limitation of status or power, incapacity or disability of the Guarantor, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower or of any officer, director or agent of the Guarantor, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower or any of their respective stockholders; (ix) the cessation from any cause whatsoever (other than payment of the Obligations) of liability of the Borrower; -3- (x) the termination of, or release or compromise of the Purchase Agreements, any other agreement or document executed or delivered in connection therewith or pursuant thereto, any of the Notes or any other agreement, including, without limitation, any other Subsidiary Guarantee and the Guarantee of Holdings set forth in Section 16.14 of the Purchase Agreements (other than as a result of payment of the Obligations); (xi) any lack or limitation of the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes, the Purchase Agreements, any other agreement or document executed or delivered in connection therewith or pursuant thereto, or any other agreement including without limitation any Subsidiary Guarantee; (xii) any failure by any of the Holders to take any steps to perfect or maintain their security interest (if any) in or Liens (if any) upon, or to preserve their rights to, any security or collateral for the Obligations; (xiii) any election by any of the Holders, in any proceeding instituted under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. (S) 101 et seq.) (the "Bankruptcy Code"), of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code; (xiv) the disallowance, under Section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code, of all or any portion of any of the Holders' claims for repayment of the Obligations; or (xv) any other thing, event, happening, matter, circumstance or condition whatsoever, not in any way limited to the foregoing, which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. The obligations of the Guarantor with respect to the guaranty and all other obligations under this Guarantee of the Guarantor are and shall continue to be direct and unsecured obligations of the Guarantor ranking pari passu as against the assets of the Guarantor and pari passu with all other present and future Debt of the Guarantor which is not expressed to be subordinate or junior in rank to any other Debt of the Guarantor (except to the extent that the foregoing is not true by virtue of, and solely by virtue of, Liens expressly permitted by the Purchase Agreements securing other Debt insofar as such Debt represents a prior claim in respect of the property or assets secured by such permitted Lien. The liability of the undersigned Guarantor under this Guarantee shall not exceed at any time the greater of (i) 95% of the Adjusted Net Assets (as hereinafter defined) of the Guarantor at the time of delivery hereof and (ii) 95% of the Adjusted Net Assets of the Guarantor at the time of any payment hereunder. As used herein, the term "Adjusted Net Assets" means at any time the lesser of (x) the amount by which the fair market value of the assets of the Guarantor exceeds the total amount of liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent liabilities, but excluding liabilities under this Guarantee) of the Guarantor at such time, and (y) the amount by which the present fair market value of the assets of the Guarantor at such time exceeds the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability -4- of the Guarantor on its debts (excluding debt in respect of this Guarantee), as they become absolute and matured. Contingent liabilities of the Guarantor (including, without limitation, liabilities in respect of guarantees, pension and other employee benefit plans and pending or threatened litigation and claims), shall be valued amounts which, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at the time, represent amounts which can reasonably be expected to become actual or matured liabilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other agreement, document or instrument, the Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives all rights of subrogation (whether such rights arise under common law, contract or Federal law, including, without limitation, Section 509 of the Bankruptcy Code) to the claims of the Holders against the Borrower, and waives all contractual, statutory and common law rights of contribution, reimbursement, indemnification and similar rights and claims (as such term is defined in the Bankruptcy Code) against the Borrower which may arise in connection with, or as a result of, this Guarantee. The Guarantor expressly waives any and all benefits under California Civil Code Sections 2809, 2810, 2819, 2845, 2847, 2848, 2849, 2850, 2899 and 3433 and California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 580(a), 580(b), 580(d) and 726. The Guarantor expressly waives any right it may have to require any Person seeking enforcement of its obligations hereunder to (a) proceed against the Borrower, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or any other Person, (b) proceed against or exhaust any security, or (c) pursue any other remedy in the power of the Person seeking such enforcement, including without limitation, its remedies pursuant to any other Subsidiary Guarantee and the Holdings' Guarantee set forth in Section 16.14 of the Purchase Agreements. The Holders from time to time may, at their election, exercise any right or remedy they may have against the Guarantor, including, without limitation, the right to foreclose upon any such security by judicial or non-judicial sale, without affecting or limiting in any way the liability of the Guarantor hereunder, except to the extent the Obligations have been paid. The Guarantor waives any defense arising out of the absence, impairment or loss of any right of reimbursement, contribution or subrogation or any other right or remedy of the Guarantor against the Borrower, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or any such security, whether resulting from such election by the Holders of the Notes or otherwise. The Guarantor agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the Guarantor is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any Holder of any Notes, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise. The Guarantor further agrees that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Holder is prevented by applicable law from exercising any remedy under this Guarantee or under any of the Notes, such Holder shall be entitled to receive from the Guarantor upon demand therefor, the sums which would otherwise have been due from the Borrower had such remedies been exercised. -5- The Guarantor agrees that this Guarantee shall continue in full force and effect and may not be terminated or otherwise revoked by the Guarantor until the Obligations shall have been fully discharged. This Guarantee shall be binding upon the Guarantor and upon the successors and assigns of the Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of each of the Purchasers and each other Holder and their respective successors and assigns; all references herein to the Borrower, Holdings, other Subsidiary Guarantors and to the Guarantor shall be deemed to include their respective successors and assigns, including, without limitation, a receiver, trustee or debtor-in-possession of or for the Borrower, Holdings, other Subsidiary Guarantors or the Guarantor. All references to the singular shall be deemed to include the plural where the context so requires. THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES OF SUCH STATE). THE GUARANTOR CONSENTS AND AGREES TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN THE COUNTY OF COOK, STATE OF ILLINOIS, AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON VENUE OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION INSTITUTED THEREIN, AND AGREES THAT ANY DISPUTE CONCERNING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER OF NOTES, ON THE ONE HAND, AND THE GUARANTOR, ON THE OTHER HAND, OR THE CONDUCT OF ANY PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTEE OR OTHERWISE SHALL BE HEARD ONLY IN THE COURTS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS UPON IT AND CONSENTS THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY HAND DELIVERY OR MAIL TO THE GUARANTOR AT ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH BELOW. THE GUARANTOR HEREBY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS AS AFORESAID. NOTHING IN THIS GUARANTEE SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER OF NOTES TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER OF NOTES TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE GUARANTOR OR ITS PROPERTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. Wherever possible each provision of this Guarantee shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Guarantee shall be prohibited by or invalid under such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Guarantee. THE GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (I) ARISING UNDER THIS GUARANTEE OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN -6- CONNECTION HEREWITH OR (II) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE GUARANTOR IN RESPECT TO THIS GUARANTEE OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE. THE GUARANTOR HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT ANY PARTY MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS GUARANTEE WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE GUARANTOR TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Guarantee has been duly executed by the Guarantor as of the 8th day of November, 1996. IHOP PROPERTIES, INC. By /s/ Mark D. Weisberger -------------------------------------- Vice President -- Legal Address: 525 North Brand Boulevard Glendale, CA 91203 -7- [CONFORMED COPY] SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE IHOP RESTAURANTS, INC. FOR VALUE RECEIVED and in consideration of the purchase by the Purchasers (as hereinafter defined) of those certain 7.42% Senior Notes Due 2008 (the "Notes") of International House of Pancakes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (herein called, together with its successors and assigns, the "Borrower"), pursuant to the several Senior Note Purchase Agreements, each dated as of November 1, 1996, by and among the several purchasers named in Schedule I thereto (the "Purchasers"), IHOP Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Holdings"), and the Borrower, which is the wholly-owned Subsidiary of Holdings (the "Purchase Agreements"), the undersigned (the "Guarantor"), a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, unconditionally guarantees (a) the full and prompt payment, when due, whether at maturity or earlier by reason of acceleration or otherwise, and at all times thereafter of all obligations of the Borrower with respect to payment of the principal of prepayment charges (if any), and interest on the Notes (including interest on any overdue principal and prepayment charges, if any, and, to the extent permitted by law, on any overdue interest), and all other amounts due, and (b) the prompt and faithful performance, discharge and observance of all other obligations, covenants, agreements, conditions, representations, warranties, indemnities and liabilities of the Borrower and Holdings to be performed, discharged or observed by the Borrower and Holdings, under or pursuant to the Purchase Agreements and all agreements, instruments and documents executed or delivered in connection therewith or pursuant thereto (all such obligations of the Borrower and Holdings guaranteed by the Guarantor herein being hereinafter called the "Obligations"). In the event the Borrower or Holdings defaults in the payment or performance, when due, of any of the obligations (whether at their stated maturity, by acceleration, or otherwise), the Guarantor shall pay to the unpaid holders of the Notes ("Holders"), on demand, the full amount of such Obligations in immediately available funds at the place provided in the applicable Purchase Agreements or shall, on demand, fully perform such Obligations. The Guarantor further agrees to pay (a) all costs and expenses including, without limitation, all court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses paid or incurred by each of the Holders in endeavoring to collect all of any part of the Obligations from, or in prosecuting any action against, Holdings, the Borrower, the Guarantor, or any other guarantor of all or any part of the Obligations, and (b) to the extent permitted by law, interest on the Obligations and such costs and expenses at the applicable per annum rate set forth in the Purchase Agreements. Unless otherwise defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein which are defined in the Purchase Agreements shall have the meanings specified therein. The Guarantor hereby represents and warrants that: (a) The Guarantor has full power, authority and legal right to execute this Guarantee. (b) This Guarantee has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Guarantor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor enforceable in accordance with its terms. (c) No consent, approval or authorization of or filing with any Governmental Body or other Person on the part of the Guarantor is required in connection with this Guarantee. (d) The execution, delivery and performance of this Guarantee will not violate any provision of any applicable law or regulation or of any order, judgment, writ, award or decree of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Body, domestic or foreign, or of the charter or by-laws of the Guarantor or of any securities issued by the Guarantor or of any mortgage, indenture, lease, contract, or loan agreement to which the Guarantor is a party, or any other agreement, instrument or undertaking to which the Guarantor is a party or which purports to be binding upon the Guarantor or upon any of its assets, and will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of the assets of the Guarantor except as contemplated by this Guarantee. The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Guarantee by any Holder, of any action taken or omitted in reliance hereon or of any default in the payment of any of the Obligations or in the performance of any covenants and agreements of the Borrower contained in the Purchase Agreements or the Notes, and any diligence, presentment, demand, protest, dishonor or notice of any kind. This Guarantee constitutes a present and continuing Guarantee of payment and performance and not of collectability of the Obligations, and shall be absolute, primary, present and unconditional, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, shall not be subject to any counterclaim, setoff, reduction or defense based upon any claim the Guarantor may have against the Borrower, or any other Person, and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, discharged or in any way affected or impaired by any thing, event, happening, matter, circumstance or condition whatsoever (whether or not the Guarantor shall have any knowledge or notice thereof or shall consent thereto), including, without limitation: (i) any amendment or other modification of or supplement to any provision of the Purchase Agreements, any Subsidiary Guarantee, any other agreements or documents executed or delivered in connection therewith or pursuant thereto or any of the Notes or any assignment or transfer thereof, including without limitation any renewal or extension of the terms of payment of any of the Notes or the granting of time in respect of any payment thereof, or any furnishing or acceptance of security or any release of any security furnished or accepted for any of the Notes or in respect of the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder; -2- (ii) any waiver, consent, extension, granting of time, forbearance, indulgence or other action or inaction under or in respect of this Guarantee or any of the Notes or any exercise or nonexercise of any right, remedy or power in respect hereof or thereof; (iii) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment, composition, liquidation or similar proceedings with respect to the Guarantor, the Borrower, Holdings, the other Subsidiary Guarantors or any other Person, or the properties or creditors of any of them; (iv) the occurrence or any Default or Event of Default, or any invalidity or unenforceability of, or any misrepresentation, irregularity or other defect in, the Purchase Agreements, any Subsidiary Guarantee, any other agreement or document executed or delivered in connection therewith or pursuant thereto, any of the Notes or any other agreement; (v) any transfer of any assets to or from the Guarantor, Holdings, any other Subsidiary OSC Guarantor or the Borrower, including without limitation any transfer or purported transfer to the Guarantor, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower from any Person, any invalidity, illegality of, or inability to enforce, any such transfer or purported transfer, any consolidation or merger of the Guarantor, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower with or into any other corporation or entity, or any change whatsoever in the objects, capital structure, constitution or business of the Guarantor, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower or any Affiliate or Subsidiary of the Guarantor, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or of the Borrower; (vi) any failure on the part of the Borrower or any other Person to perform or comply with any term of the Notes, the Purchase Agreements, any Subsidiary Guarantee or any other agreement; (vii) any suit or other action brought by the Guarantor, Holdings, the Borrower, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or any other Person, or by any stockholder or creditor of any of such Persons, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation any suit or action in any way attacking or involving any issue, matter or thing in respect of the Notes, the Purchase Agreements, any Subsidiary Guaranty or any other agreement; (viii) any lack or limitation of status or power, incapacity or disability of the Guarantor, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower or of any officer, director or agent of the Guarantor, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower or any of their respective stockholders; (ix) the cessation from any cause whatsoever (other than payment of the Obligations) of liability of the Borrower; -3- (x) the termination of, or release or compromise of the Purchase Agreements, any other agreement or document executed or delivered in connection therewith or pursuant thereto, any of the Notes or any other agreement, including, without limitation, any other Subsidiary Guarantee and the Guarantee of Holdings set forth in Section 16.14 of the Purchase Agreements (other than as a result of payment of the Obligations); (xi) any lack or limitation of the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes, the Purchase Agreements, any other agreement or document executed or delivered in connection therewith or pursuant thereto, or any other agreement including without limitation any Subsidiary Guarantee; (xii) any failure by any of the Holders to take any steps to perfect or maintain their security interest (if any) in or Liens (if any) upon, or to preserve their rights to, any security or collateral for the Obligations; (xiii) any election by any of the Holders, in any proceeding instituted under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. (S)101 et seq.) (the "Bankruptcy Code"), of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code; (xiv) the disallowance, under Section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code, of all or any portion of any of the Holders' claims for repayment of the Obligations; or (xv) any other thing, event, happening, matter, circumstance or condition whatsoever, not in any way limited to the foregoing, which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. The obligations of the Guarantor with respect to the guaranty and all other obligations under this Guarantee of the Guarantor are and shall continue to be direct and unsecured obligations of the Guarantor ranking pari passu as against the assets of the Guarantor and pari passu with all other present and future Debt of the Guarantor which is not expressed to be subordinate or junior in rank to any other Debt of the Guarantor (except to the extent that the foregoing is not true by virtue of, and solely by virtue of, Liens expressly permitted by the Purchase Agreements securing other Debt insofar as such Debt represents a prior claim in respect of the property or assets secured by such permitted Lien. The liability of the undersigned Guarantor under this Guarantee shall not exceed at any time the greater of (i) 95% of the Adjusted Net Assets (as hereinafter defined) of the Guarantor at the time of delivery hereof and (ii) 95% of the Adjusted Net Assets of the Guarantor at the time of any payment hereunder. As used herein, the term "Adjusted Net Assets" means at any time the lesser of (x) the amount by which the fair market value of the assets of the Guarantor exceeds the total amount of liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent liabilities, but excluding liabilities under this Guarantee) of the Guarantor at such time, and (y) the amount by which the present fair market value of the assets of the Guarantor at such time exceeds the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability -4- of the Guarantor on its debts (excluding debt in respect of this Guarantee), as they become absolute and matured. Contingent liabilities of the Guarantor (including, without limitation, liabilities in respect of guarantees, pension and other employee benefit plans and pending or threatened litigation and claims), shall be valued at amounts which, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at the time, represent amounts which can reasonably be expected to become actual or matured liabilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other agreement, document or instrument, the Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives all rights of subrogation (whether such rights arise under common law, contract or Federal law, including, without limitation, Section 509 of the Bankruptcy Code) to the claims of the Holders against the Borrower, and waives all contractual, statutory and common law rights of contribution, reimbursement, indemnification and similar rights and claims (as such term is defined in the Bankruptcy Code) against Borrower which may arise in connection with, or as a result of, this Guarantee. The Guarantor expressly waives any and all benefits under California Civil Code Sections 2809, 2810, 2819, 2845, 2847, 2848, 2849, 2850, 2899 and 3433 and California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 580(a), 580(b), 580(d) and 726. The Guarantor expressly waives any right it may have to require any Person seeking enforcement of its obligations hereunder to (a) proceed against the Borrower, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or any other Person, (b) proceed against or exhaust any security, or (c) pursue any other remedy in the power of the Person seeking such enforcement, including without limitation, its remedies pursuant to any other Subsidiary Guarantee and the Holdings' Guarantee set forth in Section 16.14 of the Purchase Agreements. The Holders from time to time may, at their election, exercise any right or remedy they may have against the Guarantor, including, without limitation, the right to foreclose upon any such security by judicial or non-judicial sale, without affecting or limiting in any way the liability of the Guarantor hereunder, except to the extent the Obligations have been paid. The Guarantor waives any defense arising out of the absence, impairment or loss of any right of reimbursement, contribution or subrogation or any other right or remedy of the Guarantor against the Borrower, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or any such security, whether resulting from such election by the Holders of the Notes or otherwise. The Guarantor agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower, Holdings, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the Guarantor is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any Holder of any Notes, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise. The Guarantor further agrees that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Holder is prevented by applicable law from exercising any remedy under this Guarantee or under any of the Notes, such Holder shall be entitled to receive from the Guarantor upon demand therefor, the sums which would otherwise have been due from the Borrower had such remedies been exercised. -5- The Guarantor agrees that this Guarantee shall continue in full force and effect and may not be terminated or otherwise revoked by the Guarantor until the Obligations shall have been fully discharged. This Guarantee shall be binding upon the Guarantor and upon the successors and assigns of the Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of each of the Purchasers and each other Holder and their respective successors and assigns; all references herein to the Borrower, Holdings, other Subsidiary Guarantors and to the Guarantor shall be deemed to include their respective successors and assigns, including, without limitation, a receiver, trustee or debtor-in- possession of or for the Borrower, Holdings, other Subsidiary Guarantors or the Guarantor. All references to the singular shall be deemed to include the plural where the context so requires. THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPALS OF SUCH STATE). THE GUARANTOR CONSENTS AND AGREES TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN THE COUNTY OF COOK, STATE OF ILLINOIS, AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON THE VENUE OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION INSTITUTED THEREIN, AND AGREES THAT ANY DISPUTE CONCERNING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER OF NOTES, ON THE ONE HAND, AND THE GUARANTOR, ON THE OTHER HAND, OR THE CONDUCT OF ANY PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTEE OR OTHERWISE SHALL BE HEARD ONLY IN THE COURTS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS UPON IT AND CONSENTS THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY HAND DELIVERY OR MAIL TO THE GUARANTOR AT ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH BELOW. THE GUARANTOR HEREBY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS AS AFORESAID. NOTHING IN THIS GUARANTEE SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER OF NOTES TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER OF NOTES TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE GUARANTOR OR ITS PROPERTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. Wherever possible each provision of this Guarantee shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Guarantee shall be prohibited by or invalid under such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Guarantee. THE GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (I) ARISING UNDER THIS GUARANTEE OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN -6- CONNECTION HEREWITH OR (II) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE GUARANTOR IN RESPECT TO THIS GUARANTEE OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE. THE GUARANTOR HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT ANY PARTY MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS GUARANTEE WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE GUARANTOR TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Guarantee has been duly executed by the Guarantor as of the 8th day of November, 1996. IHOP RESTAURANTS, INC. By /s/ Mark D. Weisberger --------------------------- Vice President -- Legal Address: 525 North Brand Boulevard Glendale, CA 91203 -7- [CONFORMED COPY] ================================================================================ INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT Dated as of November 1, 1996 Among BANK OF AMERICA ILLINOIS And THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK MONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY THE FRANKLIN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY THE CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY and MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA And JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PHOENIX HOME LIFE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and SECURITY FIRST LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY And Additional Lenders ================================================================================ TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION HEADING PAGE Parties.......................................................................1 Recitals......................................................................1 SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS...............................................3 SECTION 2. SHARING OF RECOVERIES.....................................5 SECTION 3. AGREEMENTS AMONG THE CREDITORS............................6 Section 3.1. Independent Actions by Creditors......................6 Section 3.2. Relation of Creditors.................................6 Section 3.3. Acknowledgment of Guarantees..........................6 Section 3.4. Additional Lenders....................................6 SECTION 4. MISCELLANEOUS.............................................6 Section 4.1. Entire Agreement......................................6 Section 4.2. Notices...............................................7 Section 4.3. Successors and Assigns................................7 Section 4.4. Consents, Amendment, Waivers..........................7 Section 4.5. Governing Law.........................................7 Section 4.6. Counterparts..........................................7 Section 4.7. Severability..........................................7 Section 4.8. Expenses..............................................7 Signature Page................................................................8
i INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT dated as of November 1, 1996 among BANK OF AMERICA ILLINOIS (the "Lender"), THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK, MONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE FRANKLIN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY and MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA (each institution is referred to herein as a "1992 Noteholder" and the institutions are collectively referred to as the "1992 Noteholders") and JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, PHOENIX HOME LIFE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and SECURITY FIRST LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (each institution is referred to herein as a "1996 Noteholder" and the institutions are collectively referred to herein as the "1996 Noteholders"; the 1996 Noteholders, the 1992 Noteholders and the Lender and each of the additional Persons, if any, that become a party hereto as contemplated by (S)3.4 hereof (each such Person is referred to as an "Additional Lender") are individually referred to herein as a "Creditor" and are collectively referred to herein as the "Creditors"). RECITALS: A. Under and pursuant to the separate and several Senior Note Purchase Agreements each dated as of November 1, 1996 (collectively, the "1996 Note Agreements"), among International House of Pancakes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), IHOP Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Holdings") and each of the 1996 Noteholders, the Borrower has issued and sold to the 1996 Noteholders $35,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 7.42% Senior Notes, Due November, 2008 (the "1996 Notes"). B. Under and pursuant to the separate and several Senior Note Purchase Agreements each dated as of November 19, 1992 (collectively, as amended the "1992 Note Agreements"), among the Borrower, Holdings and each of the 1992 Noteholders, the Borrower has issued and sold to the 1992 Noteholders $32,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 7.79% Senior Notes, Due November, 2002 (the "1992 Notes"). C. Under and pursuant to that certain Letter Agreement dated as of June 30, 1993 (as such agreement may be modified, amended, renewed or replaced, including any increase in the amount thereof, the "Bank Credit Agreement") among the Borrower, Holdings, and the Lender, the Lender has made available to the Borrower certain credit facilities in a current aggregate principal amount up to $20,000,000 (all amounts outstanding in respect of said credit facilities being hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Loans"). D. In connection with the execution of the 1992 Note Agreements and as security for the 1992 Notes issued thereunder, IHOP Realty Corp., IHOP Properties, Inc. and IHOP Restaurants, Inc., (individually, a "Subsidiary Guarantor" and collectively, the "Subsidiary Guarantors") each of which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower, have guaranteed to the 1992 Noteholders the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the 1992 Notes and payment and performance of all other obligations of the Borrower under the 1992 Note Agreements under the Subsidiary Guarantee dated as of November 19, 1992 executed by IHOP Realty Corp., the Subsidiary Guarantee dated as of December 29, 1993 executed by IHOP Properties, Inc., and the Subsidiary Guarantee dated as of December 29, 1993 executed by IHOP Restaurants, Inc. (as such agreements may be modified, amended, renewed or replaced, including any increase in the amount thereof, individually, a "1992 Noteholder Guaranty" and collectively, the "1992 Noteholder Guarantees"). E. In connection with the execution of the Bank Credit Agreement and as support for the Loans made thereunder, the Subsidiary Guarantors have guaranteed to the Lender the payment of the Loans and all other obligations of the Borrower under the Bank Credit Agreement under the Subsidiary Guarantee dated as of June 30, 1993 executed by IHOP Realty Corp., the Subsidiary Guarantee dated as of December 29, 1993 executed by IHOP Properties, Inc., and the Subsidiary Guarantee dated as of December 29, 1993 executed by IHOP Restaurants, Inc. (as such agreements may be modified, amended, renewed or replaced, including any increase in the amount thereof, individually, an "Lender Guaranty" and collectively, the "Lender Guarantees"). F. Each Subsidiary Guarantor is entering into a Guaranty Agreement (individually, a "1996 Noteholder Guaranty" and collectively, the "1996 Noteholder Guarantees") dated as of the date hereof pursuant to which each Subsidiary Guarantor shall guarantee to the 1996 Noteholders the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the 1996 Notes and the payment and performance of all other obligations of the Borrower under the 1996 Note Agreements. The Lender Guarantees, the 1992 Noteholder Guarantees, the 1996 Noteholder Guarantees and the Additional Permitted Subsidiary Guarantees, if any, are each hereinafter referred to individually, as a "Subsidiary Guaranty" and collectively, as the "Subsidiary Guarantees." G. Each of the Creditors desires to provide for their respective rights in respect of the Subsidiary Guarantees and certain collections from the Subsidiary Guarantors and to make certain other commitments and undertakings in connection with the 1992 Note Agreements, the Bank Credit Agreement, the 1996 Note Agreements, the Additional Debt Facility Agreements, if any, the Subsidiary Guarantees, the obligations incurred by the Subsidiary Guarantors under such agreements and the rights of the Creditors under such agreements. H. The 1992 Noteholders, the Lender, and the 1996 Noteholders hereby contemplate that in the event that any of the Subsidiary Guarantors execute and deliver an Additional Permitted Subsidiary Guarantee, the beneficiary of such Additional Permitted Subsidiary Guarantee shall become a party to this Agreement upon compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in (S)3.4 hereof. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: -2- SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. The following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them below in this (S)1 or in the provisions of this Agreement referred to below: "Additional Debt Facility" shall mean Debt of the Borrower which is guaranteed by an Additional Permitted Subsidiary Guarantee. "Additional Debt Facility Agreement" shall mean the agreement executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Additional Lenders evidencing the Additional Debt Facility. "Additional Lender" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the introductory paragraph hereto. "Additional Permitted Subsidiary Guarantees" shall mean those Guarantees delivered by any Subsidiary Guarantor which guarantees any of the Borrower's Guaranteed Obligations the beneficiaries of which are or become a party to, and thereby agree to undertake and perform the duties, rights and obligations of a party under, the Intercreditor Agreement. "Bank Credit Agreement" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. "Bankruptcy Proceeding" shall mean, with respect to any person, a general assignment of such person for the benefit of its creditors, or the institution by or against such person of any proceeding seeking relief as debtor, or seeking to adjudicate such person as bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of such person or its debts, under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for such person or for any substantial part of its property. "Borrower" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. "Borrower's Guaranteed Obligations" shall mean all principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the 1996 Notes, the 1992 Notes, the Loans and the Additional Debt Facilities, if any, and all other obligations of the Borrower under or in respect of the 1996 Notes, the 1992 Notes, the Loans and the Additional Debt Facilities, if any, under the 1996 Note Agreements, the 1992 Note Agreements, the Bank Credit Agreement and the Additional Debt Facility Agreements and any other obligations of the Borrower to the Creditors which are guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantees; provided that any amount of such Borrower's Guaranteed Obligations which is not allowed as a claim enforceable against the Borrower in a Bankruptcy Proceeding under applicable law shall be excluded from the computation of "Borrower's Guaranteed Obligations" hereunder. -3- "Creditor" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the introductory paragraph hereto. "Excess Guaranty Payment" shall mean as to any Creditor an amount equal to the Guaranty Payment received by such Creditor less the Pro Rata Share of Guaranty Payments to which such Creditor is then entitled. "Guaranty Payment" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in (S)2. "Lender" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the introductory paragraph hereto. "Lender Guaranty" and "Lender Guarantees" shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. "Loans" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. "1992 Note Agreements" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. "1996 Note Agreements" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. "1992 Noteholder" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the introductory paragraph hereto. "1996 Noteholder" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the introductory paragraph hereto. "1992 Noteholder Guaranty" and "1992 Noteholder Guarantees" shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. "1996 Noteholder Guaranty" and "1996 Noteholder Guarantees" shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. "1992 Notes" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. "1996 Notes" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. "Pro Rata Share of Guaranty Payments" shall mean as of the date of any Guaranty Payment to a Creditor under any Subsidiary Guaranty an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the amount of all Guaranty Payments made by the Subsidiary Guarantors to all Creditors concurrently with the payments to such Creditor less all reasonable costs incurred by such Creditors in connection with the collection of such Guaranty Payments by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Specified Amount owing to such Creditor, and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of all -4- outstanding Borrower's Guaranteed Obligations (without giving effect in the denominator to the application of any such Guaranty Payments). "Receiving Creditor" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in (S)2. "Specified Amount" shall mean as to any Creditor the aggregate amount of the Borrower's Guaranteed Obligations owed to such Creditor. "Subsidiary Guarantor" and "Subsidiary Guarantors" shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. "Subsidiary Guaranty" and "Subsidiary Guarantees" shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. SECTION 2. SHARING OF RECOVERIES. Each Creditor hereby agrees with each other Creditor that payments (including payments made through setoff of deposit balances or otherwise or payments or recoveries from any security interest granted to any Creditor) made pursuant to the terms of any Subsidiary Guaranty (a "Guaranty Payment") (x) within 90 days prior to the commencement of a Bankruptcy Proceeding with respect to any Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower or (y) following the acceleration of the 1996 Notes, the 1992 Notes or the Loans or the acceleration of any other Borrower's Guaranteed Obligation, shall be shared so that each Creditor shall receive its Pro Rata Share of Guaranty Payments. Accordingly, each Creditor hereby agrees that in the event (a) an event described in clauses (x) or (y) above shall have occurred, (b) any Creditor shall receive a Guaranty Payment (a "Receiving Creditor"), and (c) any other Creditor shall not concurrently receive its Pro Rata Share of Guaranty Payments from the same Subsidiary Guarantor, then the Receiving Creditor shall promptly remit the Excess Guaranty Payment to each other Creditor who shall then be entitled thereto so that after giving effect to such payment (and any other payments then being made by any other Receiving Creditor pursuant to this (S)2) each Creditor shall have received its Pro Rata Share of Guaranty Payments. Any such payments shall be deemed to be and shall be made in consideration of the purchase for cash at face value, but without recourse, ratably from the other Creditors such amount of 1996 Notes, 1992 Notes, Loans or Additional Debt Facility, if any, as the case may be, to the extent necessary to cause such Creditor to share such Excess Guaranty Payment with the other Creditors as hereinabove provided; provided, however, that if any such purchase or payment is made by any Receiving Creditor and if such Excess Guaranty Payment or part thereof is thereafter recovered from such Receiving Creditor by any Subsidiary Guarantor (including, without limitation, by any trustee in bankruptcy of any Subsidiary Guarantor or any creditor thereof), the related purchase from the other Creditors shall be rescinded ratably and the purchase price restored as to the portion of such Excess Guaranty Payment so recovered, but without interest; and provided further nothing herein contained shall obligate any Creditor to resort to any setoff, application of deposit balance or other means of payment under any Subsidiary Guaranty or avail itself of any -5- recourse by resort to any property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, the taking of any such action to remain within the absolute discretion of such Creditor without obligation of any kind to the other Creditors to take any such action. SECTION 3. AGREEMENTS AMONG THE CREDITORS. Section 3.1. Independent Actions by Creditors. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prohibit any Creditor from accelerating the maturity of, or demanding payment from any Subsidiary Guarantor on, any Borrower's Guaranteed Obligation of the Borrower to such Creditor or from instituting legal action against the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor to obtain a judgement or other legal process in respect of such Borrower's Guaranteed Obligation, but any funds received from any Subsidiary Guarantor in connection with any recovery therefrom shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement. Section 3.2. Relation of Creditors. This Agreement is entered into solely for the purposes set forth herein, and no Creditor assumes any responsibility to any other party hereto to advise such other party of information known to such other party regarding the financial condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor or of any other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of any Borrower's Guaranteed Obligation. Each Creditor specifically acknowledges and agrees that nothing contained in this Agreement is or is intended to be for the benefit of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor and nothing contained herein shall limit or in any way modify any of the obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor to the Creditors. Section 3.3. Acknowledgement of Guarantees. The Lender hereby expressly acknowledges the existence of the 1992 Noteholder Guarantees and the 1996 Noteholder Guarantees. The 1992 Noteholders hereby expressly acknowledge the existence of the Lender Guarantees and the 1996 Noteholder Guarantees. The 1996 Noteholders hereby expressly acknowledge the existence of the Lender Guarantees and the 1992 Noteholder Guarantees. Section 3.4. Additional Lenders. Additional Persons may become "Creditors" hereunder by executing and delivering to each of the then existing Creditors (i) a copy of this Agreement so executed and (ii) a copy of the agreement or documents pursuant to which such Person becomes a creditor of the Borrower and of any Subsidiary Guarantor. Accordingly, upon the execution and delivery of such copy of this Agreement by any such Person, such Person shall, upon the acknowledgement of the then existing Creditors, thereinafter become a Creditor for all purposes of this Agreement. Section 4. MISCELLANEOUS. Section 4.1. Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire Agreement among the Creditors and, except as otherwise provided, this Agreement may not be altered, amended or modified except in a writing executed by all the parties to this Agreement. -6- Section 4.2. Notices. Notices hereunder shall be given to the Creditors at their addresses as set forth in the 1996 Note Agreements, the 1992 Note Agreements, the Bank Credit Agreement or the Additional Debt Facility Agreements, as the case may be, or at such other address as may be designated by each in a written notice to the other parties hereto. Section 4.3. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each of the Creditors and their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not, and, in particular, shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by any future holder or holders of any Borrower's Guaranteed Obligations, and the term "Creditor" shall include any such subsequent holder of Borrower's Guaranteed Obligations, wherever the context permits. Section 4.4. Consents, Amendment, Waivers. All agreements, waivers or consents of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective only if the same shall be in writing and signed by all of the Creditors. Section 4.5. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois. Section 4.6. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one Agreement, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart. Section 4.7. Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Section 4.8. Expenses. In the event of any litigation to enforce this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to its reasonable attorney's fees (including the allocated costs of in-house counsel). -7- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written. BANK OF AMERICA ILLINOIS, this Lender By /s/ Gina M. West ---------------- Vice President THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a 1992 Noteholder By /s/ Suzanne E. Walton --------------------- Managing Director MONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, a 1992 Noteholder By /s/ Suzanne E. Walton --------------------- Authorized Agent THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a 1992 Noteholder By /s/ Richard R. Davis -------------------- Portfolio Manager - High Yield Securities THE FRANKLIN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a 1992 Noteholder By /s/ Julia S. Tucker ------------------- Investment Officer -8- THE CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, a 1992 Noteholder By /s/ Brian J. Lynch ---------------------------------- Associate Treasurer MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA, a 1992 Noteholder By /s/ G. E. Stoefen ---------------------------------- Director, Treasurer and Investment Manager JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a 1996 Noteholder By: PPM AMERICA, INC., as Agent By /s/ David Brett ------------------------------ Vice President PHOENIX HOME LIFE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a 1996 Noteholder By /s/ Keith Robbins ---------------------------------- Vice President -9- UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a 1996 Noteholder By /s/ Edwin H. Garrison, Jr. --------------------------------------- First Vice President SECURITY FIRST LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a 1996 Noteholder By /s/ R.J. Ritchie --------------------------------------- Director -- U.S. Fixed Income By /s/ Ruth Ann McConkey --------------------------------------- Manager -- U.S. Fixed Income [ADDITIONAL LENDER] By_______________________________________ Its_________________________________ The undersigned hereby acknowledge and agree to the foregoing Agreement. INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, INC. By /s/ Mark D. Weisberger --------------------------------------- Vice President -- Legal IHOP CORP. By /s/ Mark D. Weisberger --------------------------------------- Vice President -- Legal -10- IHOP REALTY CORP. By /s/ Mark D. Weisberger ---------------------------------- Vice President -- Legal IHOP PROPERTIES, INC. By /s/ Mark D. Weisberger ---------------------------------- Vice President -- Legal IHOP RESTAURANTS, INC. By /s/ Mark D. Weisberger ---------------------------------- Vice President -- Legal -11-

EXHIBIT 10.1 IHOP CORP EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE PLAN 1 EFFECTIVE DATE The Executive Incentive Plan is effective January 1, 1997, and supersedes all previously implemented plans. MODIFICATION OF THE PLAN IHOP CORP reserves the right to modify, terminate or make exceptions to the Executive Incentive Plan at any time without prior notice. The Plan will be reviewed on an annual basis allowing for updates or revisions to be considered. The Plan and this Plan Document do not constitute or imply an employment contract, and participants accrue no interest, right or any benefit in the Plan, except as specifically set forth in this document. ELIGIBILITY The Plan includes the President, Vice Presidents and all director level reports to the Vice Presidents or President, including legal counsels of the IHOP Corporation and its subsidiaries; except those otherwise covered by another plan. Any director level employee not qualifying to the previous conditions may become eligible with the written approval of the President. Participants must be actively employed with IHOP Corp. and its subsidiaries through the plan year of the bonus plan. The last day worked is the last day an employee is considered active. In the case of termination, vacation or other payments can not be used to extend the last day worked. The incentive calculations are based on the position held at the end of the fiscal year the incentive was earned, unless otherwise stated below. NEW HIRES/RE-HIRES New hires and re-hires eligible for the Plan will have the incentive amount prorated based on the number of whole months worked in the fiscal year. If the participant begins work on the first calendar or workday of the month, they will be credited for a whole month worked. In the event an eligible employee is terminated and re-hired in the same fiscal year, the re-hire date will be used to determine the number of whole months to be prorated for the given year. For re-hired participants, incentive will not consider any time worked prior to the re-hire date. PROMOTIONS Any employee promoted to an eligible position during the fiscal year will have an incentive prorated based on the number of whole months in the fiscal year. If the participant is promoted on the first calendar or workday of the month, they will be credited for a whole month worked. The effective date of the promotion will be used to determine the number of whole months worked. DEMOTIONS When an employee is demoted from one eligible position to another the incentive will be calculated using the base pay at the end of the fiscal year. The percentage multiplier will be derived from the factor that relates to the specific job at the end of the fiscal year. Therefore, the calculations for the incentive will be based on the attributes of the current job. There will be no prorated incentives for individuals demoted during the fiscal year to an eligible position. JOB CHANGE TO A NON-ELIGIBLE POSITION Any employee changing from an eligible position to a non-eligible position during the fiscal year will have an incentive prorated based on the number of whole months in the fiscal year. The effective date of the job change will be used to determine the number of whole months worked. If the participant changed positions on the first calendar or workday of the month, the previous month will be used to determine the last whole month worked. 2 SHORT-TERM OR LONG-TERM DISABILITY, WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND OTHER LEAVES OF ABSENCE Any participant on leave of absence, or otherwise not actively working during the fiscal year will have an incentive prorated excluding the period on leave. The date the leave is effective and the date ending leave will be used to calculate the number of whole months worked in the fiscal year. This incentive will only be paid upon the employees returning to active duty. TERMINATION DUE TO DEATH OR RETIREMENT Any incentive earned will be prorated for the fiscal year earned and awarded with the normal distribution of incentives. The incentive amount will be based on the number of whole months worked in the fiscal year earned. PLAN DESCRIPTION The Executive Incentive Plan is an annual incentive based on the profitability growth of IHOP Corp. and on the achievement of specific individual business objectives of the participants. DETERMINING INCENTIVE The incentive award is a percentage of base salary which is dependent on the position of the participant (see "Bonus Allocation Table"). The Target Payout % multiplied by the participants base salary on the last day of the fiscal year is the Target Incentive in dollars. Any eligible participant that is not an Officer will have an incentive based on the Directors Target Payout as a percentage of Base Salary. The incentive weighting for the CEO is solely based on Company Performance. The incentive weighting for Executive Vice President, and Vice Presidents is 40% Individual Business Objectives and 60% Company Performance. The incentive weighting for the Directors is 60% Individual Business Objectives and 40% Company Performance. BONUS ALLOCATION TABLE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CEO EXECUTIVE VICE DIRECTORS VICE PRESIDENTS PRESIDENT - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~~TARGET PAYOUT AS A % OF BASE SALARY 60% 50% 35% 20% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------~~
INCENTIVE PAYOUT CALCULATION The incentive payout is based solely on performance, therefore no limiting factors will be used in calculating the incentive. The Level of Performance is always based on the last whole percentage actually achieved. Examples of incentive calculations in various scenarios are attached to the Plan Document. COMPANY PERFORMANCE The Company Performance is based on a comparison of the actual profit before taxes and extraordinary items to the budgeted figure for the Plan Year. To determine the Profit Achievement for the organization divide the actual profit before taxes and extraordinary items by the budgeted profit. Refer to the "Company Payout Table" to determine the bonus achieved for Company portion of the incentive. The bonus achieved is multiplied by the percentage weighting for the respective position (see "Determining Incentive") and then multiplied by the individual's base salary to determine the company portion of the payout. 3 COMPANY PAYOUT TABLE
- ------------------------------------------------- ACTUAL PROFIT ACHIEVED % OF BONUS ACHIEVED - ------------------------------------------------- Less than 90 % 0 % - ------------------------------------------------- 90 % 75.0% - ------------------------------------------------- 91 % 77.5% - ------------------------------------------------- 92 % 80.0% - ------------------------------------------------- 93 % 82.5% - ------------------------------------------------- 94 % 85.0% - ------------------------------------------------- 95 % 87.5% - ------------------------------------------------- 96 % 90.0% - ------------------------------------------------- 97 % 92.5% - ------------------------------------------------- 98 % 95.0% - ------------------------------------------------- 99 % 97.5% - ------------------------------------------------- 100 % 100.0% - ------------------------------------------------- 101 % 105.0% - ------------------------------------------------- 102 % 110.0% - ------------------------------------------------- 103 % 115.0% - ------------------------------------------------- 104 % 120.0% - ------------------------------------------------- 105 % 125.0% - ------------------------------------------------- 106 % 130.0% - ------------------------------------------------- 107 % 135.0% - ------------------------------------------------- 108 % 140.0% - ------------------------------------------------- 109 % 145.0% - ------------------------------------------------- 110 % 150.0% - ------------------------------------------------- 111 % 155.0% - ------------------------------------------------- 112 % 160.0% - ------------------------------------------------- 113 % 165.0% - ------------------------------------------------- 114 % or more 170.0% - -------------------------------------------------
INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS OBJECTIVES Annually, each eligible participant in the plan sets individual business objectives in conjunction with his or her immediate supervisor in December of each year. During this process challenging, measurable objectives that significantly impact the Company business objectives are to be mutually determined. After the fiscal year, a percentage of Achievement is then established by the immediate supervisor and approved by the CEO. This percentage of Achievement is multiplied by the percentage weighting for the respective position (see "Determining Incentive") and then multiplied by the individual's base salary to determine the individual portion of the payout. For all participants to be eligible for this payout the Earnings Per Share Growth must be 10% or greater for the fiscal year. 4 In addition to the calculated individual portion of the incentive, an award may be granted at the discretion of the President to individuals exceeding expected levels of performance. PAYMENT DISTRIBUTION Incentive payouts will be distributed as soon as possible following the closing of the fiscal year. Payouts will be paid in a separate check from the regular payroll check, and is subject to normal withholding deductions. PLAN ADMINISTRATION The Executive Incentive plan is administered by the IHOP Human Resources Department. This Plan Document and its provisions regulate all plan guidelines and participant eligibility. Any special circumstances must be submitted in writing to the Human Resources Department and approved by the President. 5 INCENTIVE CALCULATION SCENARIOS ------------------------------- 6 EXAMPLE #1: LOW INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVER & LOW COMPANY Assume a Vice President has a Base Salary of $170,000. INDIVIDUAL COMPONENT - -------------------- The Individual Performance was reviewed and found 1 out of 4 goals were achieved. Assuming each goal was weighted equally, the Individual Component is 25%. Assume the EPS growth for the fiscal year was 11%. COMPANY COMPONENT - ----------------- Profit Before Taxes and Extraordinary Items for the year is 95% of the Target Amount. Therefore, the Bonus Achieved is 87.5% for the Company Component (see "Company Payout Table" on page 4 of the Plan). Step # 1 - Target Payout - -------------------------- Base Salary * Target Payout % = Target Payout $170,000 * (35%) = $59,500 Step # 2 - Individual Payout - ---------------------------- Individual * Weighted as 40% = Individual Payout Component of Target Payout 25% * (40% * $59,500) = $5,950 Step # 3 - Company Payout - ------------------------- Company * Weighted as 60% = Company Target Component of Target 87.5% * (60% * $59,500) = $31,237.50 Step # 4 - Incentive Payout - --------------------------- Individual Payout + Company Payout = Incentive Payout $5,950 + $31,237.50 = $37,187.50 7 EXAMPLE #2: HIGH INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVER & HIGH COMPANY Assume a Vice President has a Base Salary of $170,000. INDIVIDUAL COMPONENT - -------------------- The Individual Performance was reviewed and found 4 out of 4 goals were achieved. Assuming each goal was weighted equally, the Individual Component is 100%. Assume the EPS growth for the fiscal year was 17%. COMPANY COMPONENT - ----------------- Profit Before Taxes and Extraordinary Items for the year is 108% of the Target Amount. Therefore, the Bonus Achieved is 140% for the Company Component (see "Company Payout Table" on page 4 of the Plan). Step # 1 - Target Payout - -------------------------- Base Salary * Target Payout % = Target Payout $170,000 * (35%) = $59,500 Step # 2 - Individual Payout - ---------------------------- Individual * Weighted as 40% = Individual Payout Component of Target Payout 100% * (40% * $59,500) = $23,800 Step # 3 - Company Payout - ------------------------- Company * Weighted as 60% = Company Target Component of Target 140% * (60% * $59,500) = $49,980 Step # 4 - Incentive Payout - --------------------------- Individual Payout + Company Payout = Incentive Payout $23,800 + $49,980 = $73,780 8

EXHIBIT 10.6 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT This Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into on May 28, 1996 (the "Effective Date"), between IHOP CORP., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and RAND MICHAEL FERRIS (the "Employee"). WHEREAS, the Company desires to hire Employee as its Division Vice President-Operations, West; and WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into an Employment Agreement setting forth the terms and conditions for the employment relationship of the Employee with the Company; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has approved and authorized the Company to enter into this Agreement with the Employee. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company and the Employee hereby agree as follows: 1. Employment. The Employee is employed as Division Vice ---------- President-Operations, West of the Company from the Effective Date through the Term of this Agreement (as defined in Section 2 hereof). In this capacity, the Employee shall have such duties and responsibilities as may be designated to him by the Board from time to time and as are not inconsistent with the Employee's position with the Company, including the performance of duties with respect to any subsidiaries of the Company, as may be designated by the Board. 2. Term. The "initial term" of this Agreement shall be for the ---- period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the second anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, that on the second anniversary of the ----------------- Effective Date, and on each subsequent anniversary date thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional year unless, not later than 90 days prior to such applicable anniversary date, the Company or the Employee shall give notice not to extend this Agreement; and provided further, however, that, if a Change in Control (as defined in Section - ------------------------- 10(g)) occurs prior to the expiration of the Term of this Agreement, this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not expire prior to the last day of the 24th month following the date of such Change in Control. The "Term of this Agreement" or "Term" shall mean, for purposes of this Agreement, both the "initial term" (as hereinbefore described) and any additional term (created by extension, as described above), and the Term of this Agreement shall not be affected by the Employee's termination of employment. 3. Salary. Subject to the further provisions of this Agreement, ------ the Company shall pay the Employee during the Term of this Agreement a salary at an annual rate equal to $140,000.00, with such salary to be increased at such times, if any, and in such amounts as determined by the Board, which increases shall be consistent with the historical business practices of the Company and the salary adjustments for other senior executives of the Company. Such salary shall be payable by the Company to the Employee not less frequently than monthly and shall not be decreased at any time during the Term of this Agreement. Participation in deferred compensation, discretionary bonus, retirement, and other employee benefit plans and in fringe benefits shall not reduce the salary payable to the Employee under this Section 3. 4. Participation in Bonus, Retirement and Employee Benefit Plans. ------------------------------------------------------------- The Employee shall be entitled to participate equitably with other senior executives in any plan of the Company relating to bonuses, stock options, stock purchases, pension, thrift, profit sharing, life insurance, medical coverage, education, or other retirement or employee benefits that the Company has adopted or may adopt for the benefit of its senior executives. 5. Fringe Benefits; Automobile. The Employee shall be entitled to --------------------------- receive all other fringe benefits which are now or may be provided to the Company's senior executives. In addition, the Company shall provide the Employee during the Term of this Agreement with his choice of a car or a car allowance in accordance with the Company's general policy on providing cars to senior executives. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the benefits provided under this Section 5 shall cease upon the Employee's Date of Termination (as defined in Section 10(d)). 6. Vacations. The Employee shall be entitled to an annual paid --------- vacation as determined in accordance with the Company's general policy for senior executives. 7. Business Expenses. During such time as the Employee is ----------------- rendering services hereunder, the Employee shall be entitled to incur and be reimbursed for all reasonable business expenses and be provided allowances as are furnished to the Company's most senior executives under the Company's then current policies. The Company agrees that it will reimburse the Employee for all such expenses upon the presentation by the Employee, from time to time, of an itemized account of such expenditures, setting forth the date, the purposes for which incurred, and the amounts thereof, together with such receipts showing payments in conformity with the Company's established policies. Reimbursement shall be made within a reasonable period after the Employee's submission of an itemized account. 8. Insurance and Indemnity. The Employee shall be added as an ----------------------- additional named insured under all appropriate insurance policies now in force or hereafter obtained covering any officers or directors of the Company. The Company shall indemnify and hold the Employee harmless from any cost, expense or liability arising out of or relating to any acts or decisions made by the Employee on behalf of or in the course of performing services for the Company to the same extent the Company indemnifies and holds harmless other senior executive officers and directors of the Company and in accordance with the Company's established policies. -2- 9. Legal and Accounting Advice. The Employee shall be entitled to --------------------------- reimbursement by the Company for expenses incurred by him for personal legal, accounting, investment or estate planning services in an amount to be determined by the Board, but in no event greater than $5,000 annually (or a pro rata portion of such amount for any period of employment less than a full year); provided, however, that no reimbursement shall be made for any such expenses - -------- ------ incurred by the Employee after such Employee's Date of Termination. 10. Termination. ----------- (a) Disability. If, as a result of the Employee's ---------- incapacity due to physical or mental illness, he shall have been absent from the full-time performance of his duties with the Company for 90 consecutive days or 180 days within any 12-month period, his employment may be terminated by the Company for "Disability." (b) Cause. Subject to the notice provisions set forth ----- below, the Company may terminate the Employee's employment for "Cause" at any time. "Cause" shall mean termination upon: (1) the willful failure by the Employee to substantially perform his duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from his incapacity due to physical or mental illness), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to him by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that he has not substantially performed his duties; (2) the Employee's willful misconduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise; or (3) the Employee's commission of such acts of dishonesty, fraud, misrepresentation or other acts of moral turpitude as would prevent the effective performance of his duties. For purposes of this subsection (b), no act, or failure to act, on the Employee's part shall be deemed "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by him not in good faith and without the reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to him a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the non-employee members of the Board at a meeting of such members (after reasonable notice to him and an opportunity for him, together with his counsel, to be heard before such members of the Board), finding that he has engaged in the conduct set forth above in this subsection (b) and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. (c) Notice of Termination. Any termination of the --------------------- Employee's employment by the Company or by the Employee shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 14. "Notice of Termination" shall mean a notice that indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for the termination of the Employee's employment under the provision so indicated. (d) Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" shall mean: ------------------- (1) if the Employee's employment is terminated by his death, the date of his death; (2) if the Employee's employment is terminated for Disability, 30 days after Notice of Termination is given; and (3) if the -3- Employee's employment is terminated for any other reason, the date specified in the Notice of Termination. (e) Dispute Concerning Termination. If within the later ------------------------------ of (i) 15 days after Notice of Termination is given, or (ii) 15 days prior to the Date of Termination (as determined without regard to this Section 10(e), the party receiving such Notice of Termination notifies the other party that a dispute exists concerning a termination by the Employee for Good Reason (as defined in Section 10(h)) following a Change in Control (as defined in Section 10(g)), the Date of Termination shall be the earlier of the expiration date of the Agreement, or the date on which the dispute is finally resolved, either by mutual written agreement of the parties or by a final judgment, order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction (which is not appealable or with respect to which the time for appeal therefrom has expired and no appeal has been perfected); provided, however, that the Date of Termination shall be extended by a notice of dispute only if such notice is given in good faith and the party giving such notice pursues the resolution of such dispute with reasonable diligence. (f) Compensation During Dispute. If a purported termination --------------------------- by the Employee for Good Reason occurs following a Change in Control and during the Term of this Agreement, and such termination is disputed in accordance with Section 10(e) hereof, the Company shall continue to pay the Employee the full compensation in effect when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given (including, but not limited to, salary) and continue the Employee as a participant in all compensation, benefit and insurance plans in which the Employee was participating when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given, until the dispute is finally resolved in accordance with Section 10(e) hereof or, if earlier, the expiration date of the Agreement. Amounts paid under this Section 10(f) are in addition to all other amounts due under this Agreement (other than those due under Section 11(b) hereof) and shall not be offset against or reduce any other amounts payable under this Agreement. (g) Change in Control. A "Change in Control" shall be ----------------- deemed to have occurred if the conditions set forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall have been satisfied: (i) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) (other than the Company; any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company; or any company owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the stock of the Company) is or becomes after the Effective Date the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its affiliates) representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or (ii) during any period of two consecutive years (not including any period prior to the Effective Date), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board -4- and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in subsection (i), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 10(g)) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by a vote of at least 2/3 of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; or (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than (A) a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity), in combination with the ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, at least 75% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (B) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no person acquires more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all the Company's assets. (h) Good Reason. At any time following a Change in Control, ----------- the Employee may terminate his employment hereunder for "Good Reason." "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence (without the Employee's express written consent) of any material breach of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any one of the following acts by the Company, or failures by the Company to act, unless, in the case of any act or failure to act described in subsections (i), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) below, such act or failure to act is corrected prior to the Date of Termination specified in the Notice of Termination given in respect thereof: (i) the assignment to the Employee of any duties inconsistent with the Employee's status as a senior executive of the Company or a substantially adverse alteration in the nature or status of the Employee's responsibilities from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; (ii) a reduction by the Company in the Employee's annual base salary as in effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time; (iii) the relocation of the Company's principal offices to a location outside Southern California (or, if different, the metropolitan area in which such offices are located immediately prior to the Change in Control) or the Company's requiring the Employee to be based anywhere other than the Company's principal executive offices, except for required travel on the -5- Company's business to an extent substantially consistent with the Employee's present business travel obligations; (iv) the failure by the Company to pay to the Employee any portion of the Employee's current compensation, or to pay to the Employee any portion of an installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Company, within seven days of the date such compensation is due; (v) the failure by the Company to continue in effect any compensation plan in which the Employee participates immediately prior to the Change in Control which is material to the Employee's total compensation, unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been made with respect to such plan, or the failure by the Company to continue the Employee's participation therein (or in such substitute or alternative plan) on a basis not materially less favorable, both in terms of the amount of benefits provided and the level of the Employee's participation relative to other participants, as existed immediately prior to the Change in Control; (vi) the failure by the Company to continue to provide the Employee with benefits substantially similar to those enjoyed by the Employee under any of the Company's pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident, or disability plans in which the Employee was participating immediately prior to the Change in Control; the taking of any action by the Company which would directly or indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits or deprive the Employee of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by the Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control; or the failure by the Company to provide the Employee with the number of paid vacation days to which the Employee is entitled on the basis of years of service with the Company in accordance with the Company's general vacation policy in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; (vii) any purported termination of the Employee's employment which is not effected pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of this Agreement; for purposes of this Agreement, no such purported termination shall be effective; or (viii) any failure by the Company to comply with and satisfy Section 12(b) of this Agreement. The Employee's right to terminate the Employee's employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by the Employee's incapacity due to physical or mental illness. The Employee's continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder. (i) Voluntary Termination. The Employee may terminate his --------------------- employment hereunder ("Voluntary Termination") upon a material breach of this Agreement by the Company, unless the Company shall fully correct such breach within 30 days of the Employee's Notice of Termination given in respect thereof. -6- 11. Compensation Upon Termination or During Disability. The -------------------------------------------------- Employee shall be entitled to the following benefits during a period of disability, or upon termination of his employment, as the case may be, provided that such period or termination occurs during the Term of this Agreement: (a) During any period that the Employee fails to perform his full-time duties with the Company as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness, he shall continue to receive his base salary at the rate in effect at the commencement of any such period, together with all compensation payable to him under the Company's disability plan or program or other similar plan during such period, until his employment is terminated pursuant to Section 10(a) hereof. Thereafter, or in the event the Employee's employment shall be terminated by reason of his death, his benefits shall be determined under the Company's retirement, insurance and other compensation programs then in effect in accordance with the terms of such programs. (b) If at any time the Employee's employment shall be terminated: (i) by the Company for Cause or Disability or (ii) by him for any reason (other than in a Voluntary Termination or for Good Reason following the occurrence of a Change in Control), the Company shall pay him his full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given, plus all other amounts to which he is entitled through the Date of Termination under any compensation plan of the Company at the time such payments are due, and the Company shall have no further obligations to him under this Agreement. (c) If the Employee's employment should be terminated: (1) by reason of his death, (2) by the Company other than for Cause or Disability or (3) by the Employee in a Voluntary Termination, he shall be entitled to the benefits provided below: (i) the Company shall pay to the Employee or the appropriate payee (as determined in accordance with Section 12(c)) (A) his full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given; plus (B)(x) in the case of death or a Voluntary Termination all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee pursuant to this Agreement for the remaining Term of this Agreement, or (y) in all other cases, all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee had the Employee continued to be employed for a period of 12 months, assuming for the purpose of such payments that his salary for such remaining period is equal to his salary at the Date of Termination and that his annual bonus for such remaining Term is equal to the average of the annual bonuses paid to him by the Company with respect to the three fiscal years ended immediately prior to the fiscal year in which the Date of termination occurs; plus (C) all other amounts to which he is entitled under any compensation plan of the Company, in cash in a lump sum no later than the 15th day following the Date of Termination; (ii) for a 12-month period after the Date of Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide the Employee with life, disability, accident and health insurance benefits -7- substantially similar to those which the Employee and his covered family members are receiving immediately prior to the Notice of Termination (without giving effect to any reduction in such benefits subsequent to a Change in Control); provided, however, that such continued benefits shall be reduced to the extent - ----------------- comparable benefits are actually received by or made available to the Employee without cost during the 12-month period following the Employee's termination of employment (and the Employee agrees that he shall promptly report any such benefits actually received to the Company); and (iii) the Company shall continue in effect for the benefit of the Employee all insurance or other provisions for indemnification and defense of officers or directors of the Company which are in effect on the date the Notice of Termination is sent to the Employee with respect to all of his acts and omissions while an officer or director as fully and completely as if such termination had not occurred, and until the final expiration or running of all periods of limitation against actions which may be applicable to such acts or omissions. (d) If the Employee's employment should be terminated by the Employee for Good Reason following a Change in Control, he shall be entitled to the benefits provided below: (i) the Company shall pay to the Employee or the appropriate payee (as determined in accordance with Section 12(c)) (A) his full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given; plus (B) all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee had the Employee continued to be employed for a period of 24 months, assuming for the purpose of such payments that his salary for such remaining period is equal to his salary at the Date of Termination and that his annual bonus for such remaining Term is equal to the average of the annual bonuses paid to him by the Company with respect to the three fiscal years ended immediately prior to the fiscal year in which the Date of termination occurs; plus (C) all other amounts to which he is entitled under any compensation plan of the Company, in cash in a lump sum no later than the 15th day following the Date of Termination; (ii) for a 24-month period after the Date of Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide the Employee with life, disability, accident and health insurance benefits substantially similar to those which the Employee and his covered family members are receiving immediately prior to the Notice of Termination (without giving effect to any reduction in such benefits subsequent to a Change in Control); provided, -------- however, that such continued benefits shall be reduced to the extent comparable - ------- benefits are actually received by or made available to the Employee without cost during the 24-month period following the Employee's termination of employment (and the Employee agrees that he shall promptly report any such benefits actually received to the Company); and (iii) the Company shall continue in effect for the benefit of the Employee all insurance or other provisions for indemnification and defense of officers or directors of the Company which are in effect on the date the Notice of Termination is sent to the Employee with -8- respect to all of his acts and omissions while an officer or director as fully and completely as if such termination had not occurred, and until the final expiration or running of all periods of limitation against actions which may be applicable to such acts or omissions. (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, in the event that any payment or benefit received or to be received by the Employee in connection with the termination of the Employee's employment (whether such benefit is pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement with the Company, and all such payments and benefits being hereinafter called "Total Payments") would not be deductible (in whole or part), by the Company as a result of the application of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"), then, to the extent necessary to make the nondeductible portion of the Total Payments deductible, (i) the cash payments under this Agreement shall first be reduced (if necessary, to zero), and (ii) all other non-cash payments under this Agreement shall next be reduced (if necessary, to zero). (f) If it is established as described in the preceding subsection (e) that the aggregate benefits paid to or for the Employee's benefit are in an amount that would result in any portion of such "parachute payments" not being deductible by reason of Section 280G of the Code, then the Employee shall have an obligation to pay the Company upon demand an amount equal to the sum of: (i) the excess of the aggregate "parachute payments" paid to or for the Employee's benefit over the aggregate "parachute payments" that could have been paid to or for the Employee's benefit without any portion of such "parachute payments" not being deductible by reason of Section 280G of the Code; and (ii) interest on the amount set forth in clause (i) of this sentence at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code from the date of the Employee's receipt of such excess until the date of such payment. (g) The Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise. (h) If the employment of the Employee is terminated by the Company without Cause or the Employee's employment is terminated by the Employee under conditions entitling him to payment hereunder and the Company fails to make timely payment of the amounts then owed to the Employee under this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to interest on such amounts at the rate of 3% above the prime rate (defined as the base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. money center commercial banks as published by the Wall Street Journal), compounded monthly, for the period from the date such amounts were otherwise due until payment is made to the Employee (which interest shall be in addition to all rights which the Employee is otherwise entitled to under this Agreement). -9- 12. Assignment. ---------- (a) This Agreement is personal to each of the parties hereto. No party may assign or delegate any rights or obligations hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the other party hereto, except that this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor corporation to the Company. (b) The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes this Agreement by operation of law, or otherwise. (c) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Employee and his personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Employee should die while any amount would still be payable to him hereunder had he continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to his devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there is no such designee, to his estate. 13. (a) Confidential Information. During the Term of this ------------------------ Agreement and thereafter, the Employee shall not, except as may be required to perform his duties hereunder or as required by applicable law, disclose to others for use, whether directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information regarding the Company. "Confidential Information" shall mean information about the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective clients and customers that is not available to the general public and that was learned by the Employee in the course of his employment by the Company, including (without limitation) any data, formulae, information, proprietary knowledge, trade secrets and client and customer lists and all papers, resumes, records and the documents containing such Confidential Information. The Employee acknowledges that such Confidential Information is specialized, unique in nature and of great value to the Company, and that such information gives the Company a competitive advantage. Upon the termination of his employment, the Employee will promptly deliver to the Company all documents (and all copies thereof) containing any Confidential Information. (b) Noncompetition. The Employee agrees that during the -------------- Term of this Agreement, and for a period of one year thereafter, he will not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company, provide consultative service with or without pay, own, manage, operate, join, control, participate in, or be connected as a stockholder, partner, or otherwise with any business, individual, partner, firm, corporation, or other entity which is then in competition with the Company or any present affiliate of the Company; provided, however, that the "beneficial ownership" by the Employee, either individually or as a member of a "group," as such terms are -10- used in Rule 13d of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, of not more than 1% of the voting stock of any publicly held corporation shall not be a violation of this Agreement. It is further expressly agreed that the Company will or would suffer irreparable injury if the Employee were to compete with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company in violation of this Agreement and that the Company would by reason of such competition be entitled to injunctive relief in a court of appropriate jurisdiction, and the Employee further consents and stipulates to the entry of such injunctive relief in such a court prohibiting the Employee from competing with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company in violation of this Agreement. (c) Right to Company Materials. The Employee agrees that -------------------------- all styles, designs, recipes, lists, materials, books, files, reports, correspondence, records, and other documents ("Company Material") used, prepared, or made available to the Employee, shall be and shall remain the property of the Company. Upon the termination of his employment or the expiration of this Agreement, all Company Materials shall be returned immediately to the Company, and Employee shall not make or retain any copies thereof. (d) Antisolicitation. The Employee promises and agrees that ---------------- during the Term of this Agreement, and for a period of one year thereafter, he will not influence or attempt to influence customers, franchisees, landlords, or suppliers of the Company or any of its present or future subsidiaries or affiliates, either directly or indirectly, to divert their business to any individual, partnership, firm, corporation or other entity then in competition with the business of the Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company. 14. Notice. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all ------ other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by United States certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below, or to such other addresses as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of a change of address shall be effective only upon actual receipt: -11- Company: IHOP Corp. 525 North Brand Blvd. Glendale, California 91203-1903 to the attention of the Board; with a copy to: the Secretary of the Company Employee: Rand Michael Ferris 2953 Mi Elana Circle Walnut Creek, CA 94598 15. Amendments or Additions. No amendments or additions to this ----------------------- Agreement shall be binding unless in writing and signed by both parties hereto. 16. Section Headings. The section headings used in this Agreement ---------------- are included solely for convenience and shall not affect, or be used in connection with, the interpretation of this Agreement. 17. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed ------------ severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. 18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, ------------ each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but both of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 19. Arbitration. Any dispute or controversy arising under or in ----------- connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted before a panel of three arbitrators in Los Angeles, California, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that the Employee shall be entitled to seek ----------------- specific performance of his right to be paid until the Date of Termination during the pendency of any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement. 20. Attorneys' Fees. The Company shall pay to the Employee all --------------- out-of-pocket expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by the Employee in connection with any claim, legal action or proceeding involving this Agreement in which the Employee prevails in whole or in part, whether brought by the Employee or by or on behalf of the Company or by another party. The Company shall pay prejudgment interest on any money judgment obtained by the Employee calculated at 3% above the prime rate (defined as the base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. money center commercial banks as published by the Wall ---- Street Journal), from the date that payment(s) to the Employee should have been - -------------- made under this Agreement. -12- 21. Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, ------------- waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the Employee and such officer as may be specifically designated by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement and this agreement shall supersede any prior understanding or agreement either written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereto. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflicts of law principles. All references to sections of the Exchange Act or the Code shall be deemed also to refer to any successor provisions to such sections. Any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any applicable withholding required under federal, state or local law. The obligations of the Company under Section 12 and Section 21 and the obligations of the Employee under Section 13 and Section 21 shall survive the expiration of the Term of this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Agreement on the date first indicated above. IHOP CORP. ATTEST: /s/ Mark D. Weisberger By: /s/ Richard K. Herzer - ------------------------------ ------------------------------- Mark D. Weisberger Richard K. Herzer Secretary President EMPLOYEE /s/ Rand Michael Ferris --------------------------------- Rand Michael Ferris -13-

EXHIBIT 10.7 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT This Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into as of November 1, 1996 (the "Effective Date"), between IHOP CORP., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and SUSAN HENDERSON-HERNANDEZ (the "Employee"). WHEREAS, the Company desires to promote Employee to the position of Vice President, Marketing; and WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into an Employment Agreement setting forth the terms and conditions for the employment relationship of the Employee with the Company; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has approved and authorized the Company to enter into this Agreement with the Employee. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company and the Employee hereby agree as follows: 1. Employment. The Employee is employed as Vice President, ---------- Marketing, of the Company from the Effective Date through the Term of this Agreement (as defined in Section 2 hereof). In this capacity, the Employee shall have such duties and responsibilities as may be designated to her by the Board from time to time and as are not inconsistent with the Employee's position with the Company, including the performance of duties with respect to any subsidiaries of the Company, as may be designated by the Board. 2. Term. The "initial term" of this Agreement shall be for the ---- period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the second anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, that on the second anniversary of the -------- ------- Effective Date, and on each subsequent anniversary date thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional year unless, not later than 90 days prior to such applicable anniversary date, the Company or the Employee shall give notice not to extend this Agreement; and provided -------- further, however, that, if a Change in Control (as defined in Section 10(g)) - ------- ------- occurs prior to the expiration of the Term of this Agreement, this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not expire prior to the last day of the 24th month following the date of such Change in Control. The "Term of this Agreement" or "Term" shall mean, for purposes of this Agreement, both the "initial term" (as hereinbefore described) and any additional term (created by extension, as described above), and the Term of this Agreement shall not be affected by the Employee's termination of employment. 3. Salary. Subject to the further provisions of this Agreement, ------ the Company shall pay the Employee during the Term of this Agreement a salary at an annual rate equal to $155,000.00, with such salary to be increased at such times, if any, and in such amounts as determined by the Board, which increases shall be consistent with the historical business practices of the Company and the salary adjustments for other senior executives of the Company. Such salary shall be payable by the Company to the Employee not less frequently than monthly and shall not be decreased at any time during the Term of this Agreement. Participation in deferred compensation, discretionary bonus, retirement, and other employee benefit plans and in fringe benefits shall not reduce the salary payable to the Employee under this Section 3. 4. Participation in Bonus, Retirement and Employee Benefit Plans. ------------------------------------------------------------- The Employee shall be entitled to participate equitably with other senior executives in any plan of the Company relating to bonuses, stock options, stock purchases, pension, thrift, profit sharing, life insurance, medical coverage, education, or other retirement or employee benefits that the Company has adopted or may adopt for the benefit of its senior executives. 5. Fringe Benefits; Automobile. The Employee shall be entitled to --------------------------- receive all other fringe benefits which are now or may be provided to the Company's senior executives. In addition, the Company shall provide the Employee during the Term of this Agreement with her choice of a car or a car allowance in accordance with the Company's general policy on providing cars to senior executives. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the benefits provided under this Section 5 shall cease upon the Employee's Date of Termination (as defined in Section 10(d)). 6. Vacations. The Employee shall be entitled to an annual paid --------- vacation as determined in accordance with the Company's general policy for senior executives. 7. Business Expenses. During such time as the Employee is ----------------- rendering services hereunder, the Employee shall be entitled to incur and be reimbursed for all reasonable business expenses and be provided allowances as are furnished to the Company's most senior executives under the Company's then current policies. The Company agrees that it will reimburse the Employee for all such expenses upon the presentation by the Employee, from time to time, of an itemized account of such expenditures, setting forth the date, the purposes for which incurred, and the amounts thereof, together with such receipts showing payments in conformity with the Company's established policies. Reimbursement shall be made within a reasonable period after the Employee's submission of an itemized account. -2- 8. Insurance and Indemnity. The Employee shall be added as an ----------------------- additional named insured under all appropriate insurance policies now in force or hereafter obtained covering any officers or directors of the Company. The Company shall indemnify and hold the Employee harmless from any cost, expense or liability arising out of or relating to any acts or decisions made by the Employee on behalf of or in the course of performing services for the Company to the same extent the Company indemnifies and holds harmless other senior executive officers and directors of the Company and in accordance with the Company's established policies. 9. Legal and Accounting Advice. The Employee shall be entitled to --------------------------- reimbursement by the Company for expenses incurred by her for personal legal, accounting, investment or estate planning services in an amount to be determined by the Board, but in no event greater than $5,000 annually (or a pro rata portion of such amount for any period of employment less than a full year); provided, however, that no reimbursement shall be made for any such expenses - -------- ------- incurred by the Employee after such Employee's Date of Termination. 10. Termination. ----------- (a) Disability. If, as a result of the Employee's ---------- incapacity due to physical or mental illness, she shall have been absent from the full-time performance of her duties with the Company for 90 consecutive days or 180 days within any 12-month period, her employment may be terminated by the Company for "Disability." (b) Cause. Subject to the notice provisions set forth ----- below, the Company may terminate the Employee's employment for "Cause" at any time. "Cause" shall mean termination upon: (1) the willful failure by the Employee to substantially perform her duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from her incapacity due to physical or mental illness), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to her by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that she has not substantially performed her duties; (2) the Employee's willful misconduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise; or (3) the Employee's commission of such acts of dishonesty, fraud, misrepresentation or other acts of moral turpitude as would prevent the effective performance of her duties. For purposes of this subsection (b), no act, or failure to act, on the Employee's part shall be deemed "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by her not in good faith and without the reasonable belief that her action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to her a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the non-employee members of the Board at a meeting of such members (after reasonable notice to her and an opportunity for her, together with her counsel, to be heard before such -3- members of the Board), finding that she has engaged in the conduct set forth above in this subsection (b) and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. (c) Notice of Termination. Any termination of the --------------------- Employee's employment by the Company or by the Employee shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 14. "Notice of Termination" shall mean a notice that indi-cates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for the termination of the Employee's employment under the provision so indicated. (d) Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" shall mean: ------------------- (1) if the Employee's employment is terminated by her death, the date of her death; (2) if the Employee's employment is terminated for Disability, 30 days after Notice of Termination is given; and (3) if the Employee's employment is terminated for any other reason, the date specified in the Notice of Termination. (e) Dispute Concerning Termination. If within the later ------------------------------ of (i) 15 days after Notice of Termination is given, or (ii) 15 days prior to the Date of Termination (as determined without regard to this Section 10(e), the party receiving such Notice of Termination notifies the other party that a dispute exists concerning a termination by the Employee for Good Reason (as defined in Section 10(h)) following a Change in Control (as defined in Section 10(g)), the Date of Termination shall be the earlier of the expiration date of the Agreement, or the date on which the dispute is finally resolved, either by mutual written agreement of the parties or by a final judgment, order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction (which is not appealable or with respect to which the time for appeal therefrom has expired and no appeal has been perfected); provided, however, that the Date of Termination shall be extended by -------- ------- a notice of dispute only if such notice is given in good faith and the party giving such notice pursues the resolution of such dispute with reasonable diligence. (f) Compensation During Dispute. If a purported termination --------------------------- by the Employee for Good Reason occurs following a Change in Control and during the Term of this Agreement, and such termination is disputed in accordance with Section 10(e) hereof, the Company shall continue to pay the Employee the full compensation in effect when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given (including, but not limited to, salary) and continue the Employee as a participant in all compensation, benefit and insurance plans in which the Employee was participating when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given, until the dispute is finally resolved in accordance with Section 10(e) hereof or, if earlier, the expiration date of the Agreement. Amounts paid under this Section 10(f) are in addition to all other amounts due under this Agreement (other than those due under Section 11(b) hereof) and shall not be offset against or reduce any other amounts payable under this Agreement. -4- (g) Change in Control. A "Change in Control" shall be ----------------- deemed to have occurred if the conditions set forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall have been satisfied: (i) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) (other than the Company; any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company; or any company owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the stock of the Company) is or becomes after the Effective Date the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its affiliates) representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or (ii) during any period of two consecutive years (not including any period prior to the Effective Date), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in subsection (i), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 10(g)) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by a vote of at least 2/3 of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; or (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than (A) a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity), in combination with the ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, at least 75% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (B) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no person acquires more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all the Company's assets. -5- (h) Good Reason. At any time following a Change in Control, ----------- the Employee may terminate her employment hereunder for "Good Reason." "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence (without the Employee's express written consent) of any material breach of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any one of the following acts by the Company, or failures by the Company to act, unless, in the case of any act or failure to act described in subsections (i), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) below, such act or failure to act is corrected prior to the Date of Termination specified in the Notice of Termination given in respect thereof: (i) the assignment to the Employee of any duties inconsistent with the Employee's status as a senior executive of the Company or a substantially adverse alteration in the nature or status of the Employee's responsibilities from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; (ii) a reduction by the Company in the Employee's annual base salary as in effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time; (iii) the relocation of the Company's principal offices to a location outside Southern California (or, if different, the metropolitan area in which such offices are located immediately prior to the Change in Control) or the Company's requiring the Employee to be based anywhere other than the Company's principal executive offices, except for required travel on the Company's business to an extent substantially consistent with the Employee's present business travel obligations; (iv) the failure by the Company to pay to the Employee any portion of the Employee's current compensation, or to pay to the Employee any portion of an installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Company, within seven days of the date such compensation is due; (v) the failure by the Company to continue in effect any compensation plan in which the Employee participates immediately prior to the Change in Control which is material to the Employee's total compensation, unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been made with respect to such plan, or the failure by the Company to continue the Employee's participation therein (or in such substitute or alternative plan) on a basis not materially less favorable, both in terms of the amount of benefits provided and the level of the Employee's participation relative to other participants, as existed immediately prior to the Change in Control; (vi) the failure by the Company to continue to provide the Employee with benefits substantially similar to those enjoyed by the Employee under -6- any of the Company's pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident, or disability plans in which the Employee was participating immediately prior to the Change in Control; the taking of any action by the Company which would directly or indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits or deprive the Employee of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by the Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control; or the failure by the Company to provide the Employee with the number of paid vacation days to which the Employee is entitled on the basis of years of service with the Company in accordance with the Company's general vacation policy in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; (vii) any purported termination of the Employee's employment which is not effected pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of this Agreement; for purposes of this Agreement, no such purported termination shall be effective; or (viii) any failure by the Company to comply with and satisfy Section 12(b) of this Agreement. The Employee's right to terminate the Employee's employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by the Employee's incapacity due to physical or mental illness. The Employee's continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder. (i) Voluntary Termination. The Employee may terminate her --------------------- employment hereunder ("Voluntary Termination") upon a material breach of this Agreement by the Company, unless the Company shall fully correct such breach within 30 days of the Employee's Notice of Termination given in respect thereof. 11. Compensation Upon Termination or During Disability. The -------------------------------------------------- Employee shall be entitled to the following benefits during a period of disability, or upon termination of her employment, as the case may be, provided that such period or termination occurs during the Term of this Agreement: (a) During any period that the Employee fails to perform her full-time duties with the Company as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness, she shall continue to receive her base salary at the rate in effect at the commencement of any such period, together with all compensation payable to her under the Company's disability plan or program or other similar plan during such period, until her employment is terminated pursuant to Section 10(a) hereof. Thereafter, or in the event the Employee's employment shall be terminated by reason of her death, her benefits shall be determined under the Company's retirement, insurance and other compensation programs then in effect in accordance with the terms of such programs. -7- (b) If at any time the Employee's employment shall be terminated: (i) by the Company for Cause or Disability or (ii) by her for any reason (other than in a Voluntary Termination or for Good Reason following the occurrence of a Change in Control), the Company shall pay her her full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given, plus all other amounts to which she is entitled through the Date of Termination under any compensation plan of the Company at the time such payments are due, and the Company shall have no further obligations to her under this Agreement. (c) If the Employee's employment should be terminated: (1) by reason of her death, (2) by the Company other than for Cause or Disability or (3) by the Employee in a Voluntary Termination, she shall be entitled to the benefits provided below: (i) the Company shall pay to the Employee or the appropriate payee (as determined in accordance with Section 12(c)) (A) her full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given; plus (B)(x) in the case of death or a Voluntary Termination all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee pursuant to this Agreement for the remaining Term of this Agreement, or (y) in all other cases, all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee had the Employee continued to be employed for a period of 12 months, assuming for the purpose of such payments that her salary for such remaining period is equal to her salary at the Date of Termination and that her annual bonus for such remaining Term is equal to the average of the annual bonuses paid to her by the Company with respect to the three fiscal years ended immediately prior to the fiscal year in which the Date of termination occurs; plus (C) all other amounts to which she is entitled under any compensation plan of the Company, in cash in a lump sum no later than the 15th day following the Date of Termination; (ii) for a 12-month period after the Date of Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide the Employee with life, disability, accident and health insurance benefits substantially similar to those which the Employee and her covered family members are receiving immediately prior to the Notice of Termination (without giving effect to any reduction in such benefits subsequent to a Change in Control); provided, -------- however, that such continued benefits shall be reduced to the extent comparable - ------- benefits are actually received by or made available to the Employee without cost during the 12-month period following the Employee's termination of employment (and the Employee agrees that she shall promptly report any such benefits actually received to the Company); and (iii) the Company shall continue in effect for the benefit of the Employee all insurance or other provisions for indemnification and defense of officers -8- or directors of the Company which are in effect on the date the Notice of Termination is sent to the Employee with respect to all of her acts and omissions while an officer or director as fully and completely as if such termination had not occurred, and until the final expiration or running of all periods of limitation against actions which may be applicable to such acts or omissions. (d) If the Employee's employment should be terminated by the Employee for Good Reason following a Change in Control, she shall be entitled to the benefits provided below: (i) the Company shall pay to the Employee or the appropriate payee (as determined in accordance with Section 12(c)) (A) her full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given; plus (B) all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee had the Employee continued to be employed for a period of 24 months, assuming for the purpose of such payments that her salary for such remaining period is equal to her salary at the Date of Termination and that her annual bonus for such remaining Term is equal to the average of the annual bonuses paid to her by the Company with respect to the three fiscal years ended immediately prior to the fiscal year in which the Date of termination occurs; plus (C) all other amounts to which she is entitled under any compensation plan of the Company, in cash in a lump sum no later than the 15th day following the Date of Termination; (ii) for a 24-month period after the Date of Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide the Employee with life, disability, accident and health insurance benefits substantially similar to those which the Employee and her covered family members are receiving immediately prior to the Notice of Termination (without giving effect to any reduction in such benefits subsequent to a Change in Control); provided, -------- however, that such continued benefits shall be reduced to the extent comparable - ------- benefits are actually received by or made available to the Employee without cost during the 24-month period following the Employee's termination of employment (and the Employee agrees that she shall promptly report any such benefits actually received to the Company); and (iii) the Company shall continue in effect for the benefit of the Employee all insurance or other provisions for indemnification and defense of officers or directors of the Company which are in effect on the date the Notice of Termination is sent to the Employee with respect to all of her acts and omissions while an officer or director as fully and completely as if such termination had not occurred, and until the final expiration or running of all periods of limitation against actions which may be applicable to such acts or omissions. -9- (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, in the event that any payment or benefit received or to be received by the Employee in connection with the termination of the Employee's employment (whether such benefit is pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement with the Company, and all such payments and benefits being hereinafter called "Total Payments") would not be deductible (in whole or part), by the Company as a result of the application of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"), then, to the extent necessary to make the nondeductible portion of the Total Payments deductible, (i) the cash payments under this Agreement shall first be reduced (if necessary, to zero), and (ii) all other non-cash payments under this Agreement shall next be reduced (if necessary, to zero). (f) If it is established as described in the preceding subsection (e) that the aggregate benefits paid to or for the Employee's benefit are in an amount that would result in any portion of such "parachute payments" not being deductible by reason of Section 280G of the Code, then the Employee shall have an obligation to pay the Company upon demand an amount equal to the sum of: (i) the excess of the aggregate "parachute payments" paid to or for the Employee's benefit over the aggregate "parachute payments" that could have been paid to or for the Employee's benefit without any portion of such "parachute payments" not being deductible by reason of Section 280G of the Code; and (ii) interest on the amount set forth in clause (i) of this sentence at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code from the date of the Employee's receipt of such excess until the date of such payment. (g) The Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise. (h) If the employment of the Employee is terminated by the Company without Cause or the Employee's employment is terminated by the Employee under conditions entitling her to payment hereunder and the Company fails to make timely payment of the amounts then owed to the Employee under this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to interest on such amounts at the rate of 3% above the prime rate (defined as the base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. money center commercial banks as published by the Wall Street ---- ------ Journal), compounded monthly, for the period from the date such amounts were - ------- otherwise due until payment is made to the Employee (which interest shall be in addition to all rights which the Employee is otherwise entitled to under this Agreement). -10- 12. Assignment. ---------- (a) This Agreement is personal to each of the parties hereto. No party may assign or delegate any rights or obligations hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the other party hereto, except that this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor corporation to the Company. (b) The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes this Agreement by operation of law, or otherwise. (c) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Employee and her personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Employee should die while any amount would still be payable to her hereunder had she continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to her devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there is no such designee, to her estate. 13. (a) Confidential Information. During the Term of this ------------------------ Agreement and thereafter, the Employee shall not, except as may be required to perform her duties hereunder or as required by applicable law, disclose to others for use, whether directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information regarding the Company. "Confidential Information" shall mean information about the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective clients and customers that is not available to the general public and that was learned by the Employee in the course of her employment by the Company, including (without limitation) any data, formulae, information, proprietary knowledge, trade secrets and client and customer lists and all papers, resumes, records and the documents containing such Confidential Information. The Employee acknowledges that such Confidential Information is specialized, unique in nature and of great value to the Company, and that such information gives the Company a competitive advantage. Upon the termination of her employment, the Employee will promptly deliver to the Company all documents (and all copies thereof) containing any Confidential Information. (b) Noncompetition. The Employee agrees that during the -------------- Term of this Agreement, and for a period of one year thereafter, she will not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company, provide consultative service -11- with or without pay, own, manage, operate, join, control, participate in, or be connected as a stockholder, partner, or otherwise with any business, individual, partner, firm, corporation, or other entity which is then in competition with the Company or any present affiliate of the Company; provided, however, that the -------- ------- "beneficial ownership" by the Employee, either individually or as a member of a "group," as such terms are used in Rule 13d of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, of not more than 1% of the voting stock of any publicly held corporation shall not be a violation of this Agreement. It is further expressly agreed that the Company will or would suffer irreparable injury if the Employee were to compete with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company in violation of this Agreement and that the Company would by reason of such competition be entitled to injunctive relief in a court of appropriate jurisdiction, and the Employee further consents and stipulates to the entry of such injunctive relief in such a court prohibiting the Employee from competing with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company in violation of this Agreement. (c) Right to Company Materials. The Employee agrees that -------------------------- all styles, designs, recipes, lists, materials, books, files, reports, correspondence, records, and other documents ("Company Material") used, prepared, or made available to the Employee, shall be and shall remain the property of the Company. Upon the termination of her employment or the expiration of this Agreement, all Company Materials shall be returned immediately to the Company, and Employee shall not make or retain any copies thereof. (d) Antisolicitation. The Employee promises and agrees that ---------------- during the Term of this Agreement, and for a period of one year thereafter, she will not influence or attempt to influence customers, franchisees, landlords, or suppliers of the Company or any of its present or future subsidiaries or affiliates, either directly or indirectly, to divert their business to any individual, partnership, firm, corporation or other entity then in competition with the business of the Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company. 14. Notice. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all ------ other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by United States certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below, or to such other addresses as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of a change of address shall be effective only upon actual receipt: -12- Company: IHOP Corp. 525 North Brand Blvd. Glendale, California 91203-1903 to the attention of the Board; with a copy to: the Secretary of the Company Employee: Susan Henderson-Hernandez 26307 Woodlark Lane Valencia, California 91355 15. Amendments or Additions. No amendments or additions to this ----------------------- Agreement shall be binding unless in writing and signed by both parties hereto. 16. Section Headings. The section headings used in this Agreement ---------------- are included solely for convenience and shall not affect, or be used in connection with, the interpretation of this Agreement. 17. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed ------------ severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. 18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, ------------ each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but both of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 19. Arbitration. Any dispute or controversy arising under or in ----------- connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted before a panel of three arbitrators in Los Angeles, California, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that the Employee shall be entitled to seek -------- ------- specific performance of her right to be paid until the Date of Termination during the pendency of any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement. 20. Attorneys' Fees. The Company shall pay to the Employee all --------------- out-of-pocket expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by the Employee in connection with any claim, legal action or proceeding involving this Agreement in which the Employee prevails in whole or in part, whether brought by the Employee or by or on behalf of the Company or by another party. The Company shall pay prejudgment interest on any money judgment obtained by the Employee calculated at 3% above the prime rate (defined as the base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. money center -13- commercial banks as published by the Wall Street Journal), from the date that ---- ------ ------- payment(s) to the Employee should have been made under this Agreement. 21. Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, ------------- waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the Employee and such officer as may be specifically designated by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement and this agreement shall supersede any prior understanding or agreement either written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereto. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflicts of law principles. All references to sections of the Exchange Act or the Code shall be deemed also to refer to any successor provisions to such sections. Any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any applicable withholding required under federal, state or local law. The obligations of the Company under Section 12 and Section 21 and the obligations of the Employee under Section 13 and Section 21 shall survive the expiration of the Term of this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Agreement on the date first indicated above. IHOP CORP. ATTEST: /s/ Mark D. Weisberger By: /s/ Richard K. Herzer - -------------------------------- -------------------------------- Mark D. Weisberger Richard K. Herzer Secretary President EMPLOYEE /s/ Susan Henderson-Hernandez ----------------------------------- Susan Henderson-Hernandez -14-

EXHIBIT 10.8 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT This Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into on April 29, 1996, and shall become effective on July 8, 1996 (the "Effective Date"), between IHOP CORP., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and RICHARD K. HERZER (the "Employee"). WHEREAS, Company and Employee are parties to an Employment Agreement dated July 8, 1991, which terminates on July 7, 1996; WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into a new Employment Agreement setting forth the terms and conditions for the continuing employment relationship of the Employee with the Company; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has approved and authorized the Company to enter into this Agreement with the Employee. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company and the Employee hereby agree as follows: 1. Employment. The Employee is employed as President and Chief ---------- Executive Officer of the Company from the Effective Date through the Term of this Agreement (as defined in Section 2 hereof). In this capacity, the Employee shall have such duties and responsibilities as may be designated to him by the Board from time to time and as are not inconsistent with the Employee's position with the Company, including the performance of duties with respect to any subsidiaries of the Company, as may be designated by the Board. During the Employee's period of employment hereunder, the Employee shall be based in the principal offices of the Company in Southern California, and shall not be required to relocate outside of Southern California to perform services hereunder, except for travel as reasonably required in the performance of his duties hereunder. 2. Term. The "initial term" of this Agreement shall be for the ---- period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the first anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, that on the first anniversary of the -------- ------- Effective Date, and on each subsequent anniversary date thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional year unless, not later than 90 days prior to such applicable anniversary date, the Company or the Employee shall give notice not to extend this Agreement; and provided -------- further, however, that, if a Change in Control (as defined in Section 10(g)) - ------- ------- occurs prior to the expiration of the Term of this Agreement, this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not expire prior to the last day of the 36th month following the date of such Change in Control. The "Term of this Agreement" or "Term" shall mean, for purposes of this Agreement, both the "initial term" (as hereinbefore described) and any additional term (created by extension, as described above), and the Term of this Agreement shall not be affected by the Employee's termination of employment. 3. Salary. Subject to the further provisions of this Agreement, ------ the Company shall pay the Employee during the Term of this Agreement a salary at an annual rate equal to $481,250.00, with such salary to be increased at such times, if any, and in such amounts as determined by the Board, which increases shall be consistent with the historical business practices of the Company and the salary adjustments for other senior executives of the Company. Such salary shall be payable by the Company to the Employee not less frequently than monthly and shall not be decreased at any time during the Term of this Agreement. Participation in deferred compensation, discretionary bonus, retirement, and other employee benefit plans and in fringe benefits shall not reduce the salary payable to the Employee under this Section 3. 4. Participation in Bonus, Retirement and Employee Benefit Plans. ------------------------------------------------------------- The Employee shall be entitled to participate equitably with other senior executives in any plan of the Company relating to bonuses, stock options, stock purchases, pension, thrift, profit sharing, life insurance, medical coverage, education, or other retirement or employee benefits that the Company has adopted or may adopt for the benefit of its senior executives. 5. Fringe Benefits; Automobile. The Employee shall be entitled to --------------------------- receive all other fringe benefits which are now or may be provided to the Company's senior executives. In addition, the Company shall provide the Employee during the Term of this Agreement with his choice of a car or a car allowance in accordance with the Company's general policy on providing cars to senior executives. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the benefits provided under this Section 5 shall cease upon the Employee's Date of Termination (as defined in Section 10(d)). 6. Vacations. The Employee shall be entitled to an annual paid --------- vacation as determined in accordance with the Company's general policy for senior executives. 7. Business Expenses. During such time as the Employee is ----------------- rendering services hereunder, the Employee shall be entitled to incur and be reimbursed for all reasonable business expenses and be provided allowances as are furnished to the Company's most senior executives under the Company's then current policies. The Company agrees that it will reimburse the Employee for all such expenses upon the presentation by the Employee, from time to time, of an itemized account of such expenditures, setting forth the date, the purposes for which incurred, and the amounts -2- thereof, together with such receipts showing payments in conformity with the Company's established policies. Reimbursement shall be made within a reasonable period after the Employee's submission of an itemized account. 8. Insurance and Indemnity. The Employee shall be added as an ----------------------- additional named insured under all appropriate insurance policies now in force or hereafter obtained covering any officers or directors of the Company. The Company shall indemnify and hold the Employee harmless from any cost, expense or liability arising out of or relating to any acts or decisions made by the Employee on behalf of or in the course of performing services for the Company to the same extent the Company indemnifies and holds harmless other senior executive officers and directors of the Company and in accordance with the Company's established policies. 9. Legal and Accounting Advice. The Employee shall be entitled to --------------------------- reimbursement by the Company for expenses incurred by him for personal legal, accounting, investment or estate planning services in an amount to be determined by the Board, but in no event greater than $5,000 annually (or a pro rata portion of such amount for any period of employment less than a full year); provided, however, that no reimbursement shall be made for any such expenses incurred by the Employee after such Employee's Date of Termination. 10. Termination. ----------- (a) Disability. If, as a result of the Employee's ---------- incapacity due to physical or mental illness, he shall have been absent from the full-time performance of his duties with the Company for 90 consecutive days or 180 days within any 12-month period, his employment may be terminated by the Company for "Disability." (b) Cause. Subject to the notice provisions set forth ----- below, the Company may terminate the Employee's employment for "Cause" at any time. "Cause" shall mean termination upon: (1) the willful failure by the Employee to substantially perform his duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from his incapacity due to physical or mental illness), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to him by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that he has not substantially performed his duties; (2) the Employee's willful misconduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise; or (3) the Employee's commission of such acts of dishonesty, fraud, misrepresentation or other acts of moral turpitude as would prevent the effective performance of his duties. For purposes of this subsection (b), no act, or failure to act, on the Employee's part shall be deemed "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by him not in good faith and without the reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best interest of theCompany. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been -3- terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to him a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the non-employee members of the Board at a meeting of such members (after reasonable notice to him and an opportunity for him, together with his counsel, to be heard before such members of the Board), finding that he has engaged in the conduct set forth above in this subsection (b) and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. (c) Notice of Termination. Any termination of the --------------------- Employee's employment by the Company or by the Employee shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 14. "Notice of Termination" shall mean a notice that indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for the termination of the Employee's employment under the provision so indicated. (d) Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" shall mean: ------------------- (1) if the Employee's employment is terminated by his death, the date of his death; (2) if the Employee's employment is terminated for Disability, 30 days after Notice of Termination is given; and (3) if the Employee's employment is terminated for any other reason, the date specified in the Notice of Termination. (e) Dispute Concerning Termination. If within the later of ------------------------------ (i) 15 days after Notice of Termination is given, or (ii) 15 days prior to the Date of Termination (as determined without regard to this Section 10(e), the party receiving such Notice of Termination notifies the other party that a dispute exists concerning a termination by the Employee for Good Reason (as defined in Section 10(h)) following a Change in Control (as defined in Section 10(g)), the Date of Termination shall be the earlier of the expiration date of the Agreement, or the date on which the dispute is finally resolved, either by mutual written agreement of the parties or by a final judgment, order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction (which is not appealable or with respect to which the time for appeal therefrom has expired and no appeal has been perfected); provided, however, that the Date of Termination shall be extended by a notice of dispute only if such notice is given in good faith and the party giving such notice pursues the resolution of such dispute with reasonable diligence. (f) Compensation During Dispute. If a purported termination --------------------------- by the Employee for Good Reason occurs following a Change in Control and during the Term of this Agreement, and such termination is disputed in accordance with Section 10(e) hereof, the Company shall continue to pay the Employee the full compensation in effect when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given (including, but not limited to, salary) and continue the Employee as a participant in all compensation, benefit and insurance plans in which the Employee was participating when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given, until the dispute is finally resolved in accordance with -4- Section 10(e) hereof or, if earlier, the expiration date of the Agreement. Amounts paid under this Section 10(f) are in addition to all other amounts due under this Agreement (other than those due under Section 11(b) hereof) and shall not be offset against or reduce any other amounts payable under this Agreement. (g) Change in Control. A "Change in Control" shall be ----------------- deemed to have occurred if the conditions set forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall have been satisfied: (i) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) (other than the Company; any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company; or any company owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the stock of the Company) is or becomes after the Effective Date the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its affiliates) representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or (ii) during any period of two consecutive years (not including any period prior to the Effective Date), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in subsection (i), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 10(g)) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by a vote of at least 2/3 of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; or (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than (A) a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity), in combination with the ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, at least 75% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (B) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no person acquires more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or -5- (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all the Company's assets. (h) Good Reason. At any time following a Change in Control, ----------- the Employee may terminate his employment hereunder for "Good Reason." "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence (without the Employee's express written consent) of any material breach of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any one of the following acts by the Company, or failures by the Company to act, unless, in the case of any act or failure to act described in subsections (i), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) below, such act or failure to act is corrected prior to the Date of Termination specified in the Notice of Termination given in respect thereof: (i) the assignment to the Employee of any duties inconsistent with the Employee's status as a senior executive of the Company or a substantially adverse alteration in the nature or status of the Employee's responsibilities from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; (ii) a reduction by the Company in the Employee's annual base salary as in effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time; (iii) the relocation of the Company's principal offices to a location outside Southern California (or, if different, the metropolitan area in which such offices are located immediately prior to the Change in Control) or the Company's requiring the Employee to be based anywhere other than the Company's principal executive offices, except for required travel on the Company's business to an extent substantially consistent with the Employee's present business travel obligations; (iv) the failure by the Company to pay to the Employee any portion of the Employee's current compensation, or to pay to the Employee any portion of an installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Company, within seven days of the date such compensation is due; (v) the failure by the Company to continue in effect any compensation plan in which the Employee participates immediately prior to the Change in Control which is material to the Employee's total compensation, unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been made with respect to such plan, or the failure by the Company to continue the Employee's participation therein (or in such substitute or alternative plan) on a basis not materially less favorable, both in terms of the amount of benefits provided and the -6- level of the Employee's participation relative to other participants, as existed immediately prior to the Change in Control; (vi) the failure by the Company to continue to provide the Employee with benefits substantially similar to those enjoyed by the Employee under any of the Company's pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident, or disability plans in which the Employee was participating immediately prior to the Change in Control; the taking of any action by the Company which would directly or indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits or deprive the Employee of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by the Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control; or the failure by the Company to provide the Employee with the number of paid vacation days to which the Employee is entitled on the basis of years of service with the Company in accordance with the Company's general vacation policy in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; (vii) any purported termination of the Employee's employment which is not effected pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of this Agreement; for purposes of this Agreement, no such purported termination shall be effective; or (viii) any failure by the Company to comply with and satisfy Section 12(b) of this Agreement. The Employee's right to terminate the Employee's employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by the Employee's incapacity due to physical or mental illness. The Employee's continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder. (i) Voluntary Termination. The Employee may terminate his --------------------- employment hereunder ("Voluntary Termination") upon a material breach of this Agreement by the Company, unless the Company shall fully correct such breach within 30 days of the Employee's Notice of Termination given in respect thereof. 11. Compensation Upon Termination or During Disability. The -------------------------------------------------- Employee shall be entitled to the following benefits during a period of disability, or upon termination of his employment, as the case may be, provided that such period or termination occurs during the Term of this Agreement: (a) During any period that the Employee fails to perform his full-time duties with the Company as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness, he shall continue to receive his base salary at the rate in effect at the commencement of any such period, together with all compensation payable to him under the Company's disability plan or program or other similar plan during such period, until his -7- employment is terminated pursuant to Section 10(a) hereof. Thereafter, or in the event the Employee's employment shall be terminated by reason of his death, his benefits shall be determined under the Company's retirement, insurance and other compensation programs then in effect in accordance with the terms of such programs. (b) If at any time the Employee's employment shall be terminated: (i) by the Company for Cause or Disability or (ii) by him for any reason (other than in a Voluntary Termination or for Good Reason following the occurrence of a Change in Control), the Company shall pay him his full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given, plus all other amounts to which he is entitled through the Date of Termination under any compensation plan of the Company at the time such payments are due, and the Company shall have no further obligations to him under this Agreement. (c) If the Employee's employment should be terminated: (1) by reason of his death, (2) by the Company other than for Cause or Disability or (3) by the Employee in a Voluntary Termination, he shall be entitled to the benefits provided below: (i) the Company shall pay to the Employee or the appropriate payee (as determined in accordance with Section 12(c)) (A) his full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given; plus (B)(x) in the case of death or a Voluntary Termination all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee pursuant to this Agreement for the remaining Term of this Agreement, or (y) in all other cases, all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee had the Employee continued to be employed for a period of 12 months, assuming for the purpose of such payments that his salary for such remaining period is equal to his salary at the Date of Termination and that his annual bonus for such remaining Term is equal to the average of the annual bonuses paid to him by the Company with respect to the three fiscal years ended immediately prior to the fiscal year in which the Date of termination occurs; plus (C) all other amounts to which he is entitled under any compensation plan of the Company, in cash in a lump sum no later than the 15th day following the Date of Termination; (ii) for a 12-month period after the Date of Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide the Employee with life, disability, accident and health insurance benefits substantially similar to those which the Employee and his covered family members are receiving immediately prior to the Notice of Termination (without giving effect to any reduction in such benefits subsequent to a Change in Control); provided, however, that such continued benefits shall be reduced to the extent comparable benefits are actually received by or made available to the Employee without cost during the 12-month period following the Employee's termination of -8- employment (and the Employee agrees that he shall promptly report any such benefits actually received to the Company); and (iii) the Company shall continue in effect for the benefit of the Employee all insurance or other provisions for indemnification and defense of officers or directors of the Company which are in effect on the date the Notice of Termination is sent to the Employee with respect to all of his acts and omissions while an officer or director as fully and completely as if such termination had not occurred, and until the final expiration or running of all periods of limitation against actions which may be applicable to such acts or omissions. (d) If the Employee's employment should be terminated by the Employee for Good Reason following a Change in Control, he shall be entitled to the benefits provided below: (i) the Company shall pay to the Employee or the appropriate payee (as determined in accordance with Section 12(c)) (A) his full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given; plus (B) all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee had the Employee continued to be employed for a period of 36 months, assuming for the purpose of such payments that his salary for such remaining period is equal to his salary at the Date of Termination and that his annual bonus for such remaining Term is equal to the average of the annual bonuses paid to him by the Company with respect to the three fiscal years ended immediately prior to the fiscal year in which the Date of termination occurs; plus (C) all other amounts to which he is entitled under any compensation plan of the Company, in cash in a lump sum no later than the 15th day following the Date of Termination; (ii) for a 36-month period after the Date of Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide the Employee with life, disability, accident and health insurance benefits substantially similar to those which the Employee and his covered family members are receiving immediately prior to the Notice of Termination (without giving effect to any reduction in such benefits subsequent to a Change in Control); provided, -------- however, that such continued benefits shall be reduced to the extent comparable - ------- benefits are actually received by or made available to the Employee without cost during the 36-month period following the Employee's termination of employment (and the Employee agrees that he shall promptly report any such benefits actually received to the Company); and (iii) the Company shall continue in effect for the benefit of the Employee all insurance or other provisions for indemnification and defense of officers or directors of the Company which are in effect on the date the Notice of Termination is sent to the Employee with respect to all of his acts and omissions while an officer or -9- director as fully and completely as if such termination had not occurred, and until the final expiration or running of all periods of limitation against actions which may be applicable to such acts or omissions. (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, in the event that any payment or benefit received or to be received by the Employee in connection with the termination of the Employee's employment (whether such benefit is pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement with the Company, and all such payments and benefits being hereinafter called "Total Payments") would not be deductible (in whole or part), by the Company as a result of the application of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"), then, to the extent necessary to make the nondeductible portion of the Total Payments deductible, (i) the cash payments under this Agreement shall first be reduced (if necessary, to zero), and (ii) all other non-cash payments under this Agreement shall next be reduced (if necessary, to zero). (f) If it is established as described in the preceding subsection (e) that the aggregate benefits paid to or for the Employee's benefit are in an amount that would result in any portion of such "parachute payments" not being deductible by reason of Section 280G of the Code, then the Employee shall have an obligation to pay the Company upon demand an amount equal to the sum of: (i) the excess of the aggregate "parachute payments" paid to or for the Employee's benefit over the aggregate "parachute payments" that could have been paid to or for the Employee's benefit without any portion of such "parachute payments" not being deductible by reason of Section 280G of the Code; and (ii) interest on the amount set forth in clause (i) of this sentence at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code from the date of the Employee's receipt of such excess until the date of such payment. (g) The Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise. (h) If the employment of the Employee is terminated by the Company without Cause or the Employee's employment is terminated by the Employee under conditions entitling him to payment hereunder and the Company fails to make timely payment of the amounts then owed to the Employee under this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to interest on such amounts at the rate of 3% above the prime rate (defined as the base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. money center commercial banks as published by the Wall Street ---- ------ Journal), compounded monthly, for the period from the date such amounts were - ------- otherwise due until payment is made to the Employee (which interest shall be in addition to all rights which the Employee is otherwise entitled to under this Agreement). -10- 12. Assignment. ---------- (a) This Agreement is personal to each of the parties hereto. No party may assign or delegate any rights or obligations hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the other party hereto, except that this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor corporation to the Company. (b) The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes this Agreement by operation of law, or otherwise. (c) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Employee and his personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Employee should die while any amount would still be payable to him hereunder had he continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to his devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there is no such designee, to his estate. 13. (a) Confidential Information. During the Term of this ------------------------ Agreement and thereafter, the Employee shall not, except as may be required to perform his duties hereunder or as required by applicable law, disclose to others for use, whether directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information regarding the Company. "Confidential Information" shall mean information about the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective clients and customers that is not available to the general public and that was learned by the Employee in the course of his employment by the Company, including (without limitation) any data, formulae, information, proprietary knowledge, trade secrets and client and customer lists and all papers, resumes, records and the documents containing such Confidential Information. The Employee acknowledges that such Confidential Information is specialized, unique in nature and of great value to the Company, and that such information gives the Company a competitive advantage. Upon the termination of his employment, the Employee will promptly deliver to the Company all documents (and all copies thereof) containing any Confidential Information. (b) Noncompetition. The Employee agrees that during the -------------- Term of this Agreement, and for a period of one year thereafter, he will not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company, provide consultative service -11- with or without pay, own, manage, operate, join, control, participate in, or be connected as a stockholder, partner, or otherwise with any business, individual, partner, firm, corporation, or other entity which is then in competition with the Company or any present affiliate of the Company; provided, however, that the -------- ------- "beneficial ownership" by the Employee, either individually or as a member of a "group," as such terms are used in Rule 13d of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, of not more than 1% of the voting stock of any publicly held corporation shall not be a violation of this Agreement. It is further expressly agreed that the Company will or would suffer irreparable injury if the Employee were to compete with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company in violation of this Agreement and that the Company would by reason of such competition be entitled to injunctive relief in a court of appropriate jurisdiction, and the Employee further consents and stipulates to the entry of such injunctive relief in such a court prohibiting the Employee from competing with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company in violation of this Agreement. (c) Right to Company Materials. The Employee agrees that -------------------------- all styles, designs, recipes, lists, materials, books, files, reports, correspondence, records, and other documents ("Company Material") used, prepared, or made available to the Employee, shall be and shall remain the property of the Company. Upon the termination of his employment or the expiration of this Agreement, all Company Materials shall be returned immediately to the Company, and Employee shall not make or retain any copies thereof. (d) Antisolicitation. The Employee promises and agrees that ---------------- during the Term of this Agreement, and for a period of one year thereafter, he will not influence or attempt to influence customers, franchisees, landlords, or suppliers of the Company or any of its present or future subsidiaries or affiliates, either directly or indirectly, to divert their business to any individual, partnership, firm, corporation or other entity then in competition with the business of the Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company. 14. Notice. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all ------ other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by United States certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below, or to such other addresses as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of a change of address shall be effective only upon actual receipt: -12- Company: IHOP Corp. 525 North Brand Blvd. Glendale, California 91203-1903 to the attention of the Board; with a copy to: the Secretary of the Company Employee: Richard K. Herzer 4411 Woodleigh Lane La Canada - Flintridge, California 91011 15. Amendments or Additions. No amendments or additions to this ----------------------- Agreement shall be binding unless in writing and signed by both parties hereto. 16. Section Headings. The section headings used in this Agreement ---------------- are included solely for convenience and shall not affect, or be used in connection with, the interpretation of this Agreement. 17. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed ------------ severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. 18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, ------------ each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but both of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 19. Arbitration. Any dispute or controversy arising under or in ----------- connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted before a panel of three arbitrators in Los Angeles, California, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that the Employee shall be entitled to seek -------- ------- specific performance of his right to be paid until the Date of Termination during the pendency of any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement. 20. Attorneys' Fees. The Company shall pay to the Employee all --------------- out-of-pocket expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by the Employee in connection with any claim, legal action or proceeding involving this Agreement in which the Employee prevails in whole or in part, whether brought by the Employee or by or on behalf of the Company or by another party. The Company shall pay prejudgment interest on any money judgment obtained by the Employee calculated at 3% above the -13- prime rate (defined as the base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. money center commercial banks as published by the Wall Street Journal), from the date ---- ------ ------- that payment(s) to the Employee should have been made under this Agreement. 21. Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, ------------- waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the Employee and such officer as may be specifically designated by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement and this agreement shall supersede any prior understanding or agreement either written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereto. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflicts of law principles. All references to sections of the Exchange Act or the Code shall be deemed also to refer to any successor provisions to such sections. Any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any applicable withholding required under federal, state or local law. The obligations of the Company under Section 12 and Section 21 and the obligations of the Employee under Section 13 and Section 21 shall survive the expiration of the Term of this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Agreement on the date first indicated above. IHOP CORP. ATTEST: /s/ Elayne Berg-Wilion By: /s/ Mark D. Weisberger - ------------------------------- --------------------------- Elayne Berg-Wilion Mark D. Weisberger Assistant Secretary Vice President, Legal EMPLOYEE /s/ Richard K. Herzer ------------------------------- Richard K. Herzer -14-

EXHIBIT 10.9 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT -------------------- THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is entered into as of the 4th day of December, 1995 (the "Effective Date"), between IHOP CORP., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and DENNIS M. LEIFHEIT (the "Employee"). WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has approved and authorized the entry into this Agreement with the Employee; and WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement setting forth the terms and conditions for the employment relationship of the Employee with the Company. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company and the Employee hereby agree as follows: 1. Employment. The Employee is employed as Executive Vice ---------- President-Operations and Chief Operating Officer of the Company from the Effective Date through the Term of this Agreement (as defined in Section 2 hereof). In this capacity, the Employee shall have such duties and responsibilities as may be designated to him by the Board from time to time and as are not inconsistent with the Employee's position with the Company, including the performance of duties with respect to any subsidiaries of the Company, as may be designated by the Board. During the Employee's period of employment hereunder, the Employee shall be based in the principal offices of the Company in Southern California, and shall not be required to relocate outside of Southern California to perform services hereunder, except for travel as reasonably required in the performance of his duties hereunder. 2. Term. The "initial term" of this Agreement shall be for the ---- period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the second anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, that on the second anniversary of the -------- ------- Effective Date, and on each subsequent anniversary date thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional year unless, not later than 90 days prior to such applicable anniversary date, the Company or the Employee shall give notice not to extend this Agreement; and provided -------- further, however, that, if a Change in Control (as defined in Section 11(g)) - ------- ------- occurs prior to the expiration of the Term of this Agreement, this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not expire prior to the last day of the 24th month following the date of such Change in Control. The "Term of this Agreement" or "Term" shall mean, for purposes of this Agreement, both the "initial term" (as hereinbefore described) and any additional term (created by extension, as described above), and the Term of this Agreement shall not be affected by the Employee's termination of employment. 3. Salary. Subject to the further provisions of this Agreement, ------ the Company shall pay the Employee during the Term of this Agreement a salary at an annual rate equal to $250,000, with such salary to be increased at such times, if any, and in such amounts as determined by the Board, which increases shall be consistent with the historical business practices of the Company and the salary adjustments for other senior executives of the Company. Such salary shall be payable by the Company to the Employee not less frequently than monthly and shall not be decreased at any time during the Term of this Agreement. Participation in deferred compensation, discretionary bonus, retirement, and other employee benefit plans and in fringe benefits shall not reduce the salary payable to the Employee under this Section. 4. Participation in Bonus, Retirement and Employee Benefit Plans. ------------------------------------------------------------- The Employee shall be entitled to participate equitably with other senior executives in any plan of the Company relating to bonuses, stock options, stock purchases, pension, thrift, profit sharing, life insurance, medical coverage, education, or other retirement or employee benefits that the Company has adopted or may adopt for the benefit of its senior executives. For purposes of the Company's Executive Incentive Plan, Employee's target bonus will be 50% of his base pay. 5. Hiring Incentives. ----------------- (a). Upon the Effective Date, or as soon as practicable thereafter, Employee shall receive a restricted stock award in the amount of 13,030 shares of IHOP Corp. common stock. Such restricted stock award shall be subject to the terms of the IHOP Corp. 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, and a Restricted Stock Award Agreement setting forth, among other things, the conditions for release of the restrictions on the shares. (b). Upon the Effective Date, or as soon as practicable thereafter, Employee shall be paid a Sign-On Bonus in the amount of $75,000.00, less all applicable withholdings and taxes. (c). Upon the Effective Date, or as soon as practicable thereafter, Employee shall receive an option to purchase a total of 50,000 shares of IHOP Corp. common stock. Such stock option shall be subject to the terms of the IHOP Corp. 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, and a Stock Option Agreement setting forth, among other things, the option exercise vesting schedule and option exercise price. (d). The Company agrees to loan Employee, interest free, a sum equal to ten percent (10%) of the purchase price of his new home, up to a maximum of $80,000 (the Home Loan). The Home Loan will be due upon the earliest to occur of: -2- (i) 36 months after the loan is made; or (ii) immediately upon the termination (for any reason) of Employee's employment with the Company. Employee agrees to execute a promissory note evidencing the Home Loan on a form satisfactory to Company at the time the Home Loan is made. 6. Fringe Benefits; Automobile. The Employee shall be entitled to --------------------------- receive all other fringe benefits which are now or may be provided to the Company's senior executives. In addition, the Company shall provide the Employee during the Term of this Agreement with a car allowance of $1,000 per month, plus reimbursement of all automobile expenses such as gasoline, maintenance, insurance and vehicle registration, in accordance with the Company's general policy on providing cars to senior executives. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the benefits provided under this Section 6 shall cease upon the Employee's Date of Termination (as defined in Section 11(d)). 7. Vacations. The Employee shall be entitled to an annual paid --------- vacation as determined in accordance with the Company's general policy for senior executives. 8. Business Expenses. During such time as the Employee is ----------------- rendering services hereunder, the Employee shall be entitled to incur and be reimbursed for all reasonable business expenses and be provided allowances as are furnished to the Company's most senior executives under the Company's then current policies. The Company agrees that it will reimburse the Employee for all such expenses upon the presentation by the Employee, from time to time, of an itemized account of such expenditures, setting forth the date, the purposes or which incurred, and the amounts thereof, together with such receipts showing payments in conformity with the Company's established policies. Reimbursement shall be made within a reasonable period after the Employee's submission of an itemized account. 9. Insurance and Indemnity. The Employee shall be added as an ----------------------- additional named insured under all appropriate insurance policies now in force or hereafter obtained covering any officers or directors of the Company. The Company shall indemnify and hold the Employee harmless from any cost, expense or liability arising out of or relating to any acts or decisions made by the Employee on behalf of or in the course of performing services for the Company to the same extent the Company indemnifies and holds harmless other senior executive officers and directors of the Company and in accordance with the Company's established policies. 10. Legal and Accounting Advice. The Employee shall be entitled to --------------------------- reimbursement by the Company for expenses incurred by him for personal legal, accounting, investment or estate planning services in an amount to be determined by the Board, but in no event greater than $5,000 annually (or a pro rata portion of such amount for any period of -3- employment less than a full year); provided, however, that no reimbursement -------- ------- shall be made for any such expenses incurred by the Employee after such Employee's Date of Termination. 11. Termination. ----------- (a) Disability. If, as a result of the Employee's ---------- incapacity due to physical or mental illness, he shall have been absent from the full-time performance of his duties with the Company for 90 consecutive days or 180 days within any 12-month period, his employment may be terminated by the Company for "Disability." (b) Cause. Subject to the notice provisions set forth ----- below, the Company may terminate the Employee's employment for "Cause" at any time. "Cause" shall mean termination upon: (1) the willful failure by the Employee to substantially perform his duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from his incapacity due to physical or mental illness), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to him by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that he has not substantially performed his duties; (2) the Employee's willful misconduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise; or (3) the Employee's commission of such acts of dishonesty, fraud, misrepresentation or other acts of moral turpitude as would prevent the effective performance of his duties. For purposes of this subsection (b), no act, or failure to act, on the Employee's part shall be deemed "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by him not in good faith and without the reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to him a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the non-employee members of the Board at a meeting of such members (after reasonable notice to him and an opportunity for him, together with his counsel, to be heard before such members of the Board), finding that he has engaged in the conduct set forth above in this subsection (b) and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. (c) Notice of Termination. Any termination of the --------------------- Employee's employment by the Company or by the Employee shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 15. "Notice of Termination" shall mean a notice that indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for the termination of the Employee's employment under the provision so indicated. (d) Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" shall mean: ------------------- (1) if the Employee's employment is terminated by his death, the date of his death; (2) if the Employee's employment is terminated for Disability, 30 days after Notice of Termination is given; and (3) if the Employee's employment is terminated for any other reason, the date specified in the Notice of Termination. -4- (e) Dispute Concerning Termination. If within the later of: ------------------------------ (i) Fifteen (15) days after Notice of Termination is given, or (ii) Fifteen (15) days prior to the Date of Termination (as determined without regard to this Section 11(e), the party receiving such Notice of Termination notifies the other party that a dispute exists concerning a termination by the Employee for Good Reason (as defined in Section 11(h)) following a Change in Control (as defined in Section 11(g)), the Date of Termination shall be the earlier of the expiration date of the Agreement, or the date on which the dispute is finally resolved, either by mutual written agreement of the parties or by a final judgment, order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction (which is not appealable or with respect to which the time for appeal therefrom has expired and no appeal has been perfected); provided, however, that the Date of Termination shall be extended by -------- ------- a notice of dispute only if such notice is given in good faith and the party giving such notice pursues the resolution of such dispute with reasonable diligence. (f) Compensation During Dispute. If a purported termination -------------------------- by the Employee for Good Reason occurs following a Change in Control and during the Term of this Agreement, and such termination is disputed in accordance with Section 11(e) hereof, the Company shall continue to pay the Employee the full compensation in effect when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given (including, but not limited to, salary) and continue the Employee as a participant in all compensation, benefit and insurance plans in which the Employee was participating when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given, until the dispute is finally resolved in accordance with Section 11(e) hereof or, if earlier, the expiration date of the Agreement. Amounts paid under this Section 11(f) are in addition to all other amounts due under this Agreement (other than those due under Section 12(b) hereof) and shall not be offset against or reduce any other amounts payable under this Agreement. (g) Change in Control. A "Change in Control" shall be ----------------- deemed to have occurred if the conditions set forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall have been satisfied: (i) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 14(d) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) (other than the Company; any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company; or any Company owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the stock of the Company) is or becomes after the Effective Date the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its affiliates) representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or -5- (ii) during any period of two consecutive years (not including any period prior to the Effective Date), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in subparagraph (i), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 11(g)) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by a vote of at least 2/3 of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; or (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than (A) a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity), in combination with the ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, at least 75% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (B) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no person acquires more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all the Company's assets. (h) Good Reason. At any time following a Change in Control, ----------- the Employee may terminate his employment hereunder for "Good Reason." "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence (without the Employee's express written consent) of any material breach of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any one of the following acts by the Company, or failures by the Company to act, unless, in the case of any act or failure to act described in subsections (i), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) below, such act or failure to act is corrected prior to the Date of Termination specified in the Notice of Termination given in respect thereof: (i) the assignment to the Employee of any duties inconsistent with the Employee's status as a senior executive of the Company or a substantially adverse alteration in the nature or status of the Employee's responsibilities from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; (ii) a reduction by the Company in the Employee's annual base salary as in effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time; -6- (iii) the relocation of the Company's principal offices to a location outside Southern California (or, if different, the metropolitan area in which such offices are located immediately prior to the Change in Control) or the Company's requiring the Employee to be based anywhere other than the Company's principal executive offices, except for required travel on the Company's business to an extent substantially consistent with the Employee's present business travel obligations; (iv) the failure by the Company to pay to the Employee any portion of the Employee's current compensation, or to pay to the Employee any portion of an installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Company, within seven days of the date such compensation is due; (v) the failure by the Company to continue in effect any compensation plan in which the Employee participates immediately prior to the Change in Control which is material to the Employee's total compensation, unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been made with respect to such plan, or the failure by the Company to continue the Employee's participation therein (or in such substitute or alternative plan) on a basis not materially less favorable, both in terms of the amount of benefits provided and the level of the Employee's participation relative to other participants, as existed immediately prior to the Change in Control; (vi) the failure by the Company to continue to provide the Employee with benefits substantially similar to those enjoyed by the Employee under any of the Company's pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident, or disability plans in which the Employee was participating immediately prior to the Change in Control; or the taking of any action by the Company which would directly or indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits or deprive the Employee of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by the Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control; (vii) any purported termination of the Employee's employment which is not effected pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of this Agreement; for purposes of this Agreement, no such purported termination shall be effective; or (viii) any failure by the Company to comply with and satisfy Section 13(b) of this Agreement. (i) The Employee's right to terminate the Employee's employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by the Employee's incapacity due to physical or mental illness. The Employee's continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder. -7- (i) Voluntary Termination. The Employee may --------------------- terminate his employment hereunder ("Voluntary Termination") upon a material breach of this Agreement by the Company, unless the Company shall fully correct such breach within 30 days of the Employee's Notice of Termination given in respect thereof. 12. Compensation Upon Termination or During Disability. The -------------------------------------------------- Employee shall be entitled to the following benefits during a period of disability, or upon termination of his employment, as the case may be, provided that such period or termination occurs during the Term of this Agreement: (a) During any period that the Employee fails to perform his full-time duties with the Company as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness, he shall continue to receive his base salary at the rate in effect at the commencement of any such period, together with all compensation payable to him under the Company's disability plan or program or other similar plan during such period, until his employment is terminated pursuant to Section 11 hereof. Thereafter, or in the event the Employee's employment shall be terminated by reason of his death, his benefits shall be determined under the Company's retirement, insurance and other compensation programs then in effect in accordance with the terms of such programs. (b) If at any time the Employee's employment shall be terminated: (i) by the Company for Cause or Disability or (ii) by him for any reason (other than in a Voluntary Termination or for Good Reason following the occurrence of a Change in Control), the Company shall pay him his full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given, plus all other amounts to which he is entitled through the Date of Termination under any compensation plan of the Company at the time such payments are due, and the Company shall have no further obligations to him under this Agreement. (c) If the Employee's employment should be terminated: (1) by reason of his death, (2) by the Company other than for Cause or Disability or (3) by the Employee in a Voluntary Termination, he shall be entitled to the benefits provided below: (i) the Company shall pay to the Employee or the appropriate payee (as determined in accordance with Section 13(c)) (A) his full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given; plus (B)(x) in the case of death or a Voluntary Termination all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee pursuant to this Agreement for the remaining Term of this Agreement, or (y) in all other cases, all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee had the Employee continued to be employed for a period of 12 months, assuming for the purpose of such payments that his salary for such remaining period is equal to his salary at the Date of Termination and that his annual bonus for such remaining Term is equal to the average of the annual bonuses paid to him by the Company with respect to the three fiscal years ended immediately prior to the fiscal year in which the Date of termination occurs; plus (C) all other -8- amounts to which he is entitled under any compensation plan of the Company, in cash in a lump sum no later than the 15th day following the Date of Termination; (ii) for a 12-month period after the Date of Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide the Employee with life, disability, accident and health insurance benefits substantially similar to those which the Employee and his covered family members are receiving immediately prior to the Notice of Termination (without giving effect to any reduction in such benefits subsequent to a Change in Control); provided, -------- however, that such continued benefits shall be reduced to the extent comparable - ------- benefits are actually received by or made available to the Employee without cost during the 12-month period following the Employee's termination of employment (and the Employee agrees that he shall promptly report any such benefits actually received to the Company); and (iii) the Company shall continue in effect for the benefit of the Employee all insurance or other provisions for indemnification and defense of officers or directors of the Company which are in effect on the date the Notice of Termination is sent to the Employee with respect to all of his acts and omissions while an officer or director as fully and completely as if such termination had not occurred, and until the final expiration or running of all periods of limitation against actions which may be applicable to such acts or omissions. (d) If the Employee's employment should be terminated by the Employee for Good Reason following a Change in Control, he shall be entitled to the benefits provided below: (i) the Company shall pay to the Employee or the appropriate payee (as determined in accordance with Section 13(c)) (A) his full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given; plus (B)(x) in the case of death or a Voluntary Termination all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee pursuant to this Agreement for the remaining Term of this Agreement, or (y) in all other cases, all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee had the Employee continued to be employed for a period of 24 months, assuming for the purpose of such payments that his salary for such remaining period is equal to his salary at the Date of Termination and that his annual bonus for such remaining Term is equal to the average of the annual bonuses paid to him by the Company with respect to the three fiscal years ended immediately prior to the fiscal year in which the Date of termination occurs; plus (C) all other amounts to which he is entitled under any compensation plan of the Company, in cash in a lump sum no later than the 15th day following the Date of Termination; (ii) for a 24-month period after the Date of Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide the Employee with life, disability, accident and health insurance benefits substantially similar to those which the Employee and his covered family members are receiving immediately prior to the Notice of Termination (without giving effect to -9- any reduction in such benefits subsequent to a Change in Control); provided, -------- however, that such continued benefits shall be reduced to the extent comparable - ------- benefits are actually received by or made available to the Employee without cost during the 24-month period following the Employee's termination of employment (and the Employee agrees that he shall promptly report any such benefits actually received to the Company); and (iii) the Company shall continue in effect for the benefit of the Employee all insurance or other provisions for indemnification and defense of officers or directors of the Company which are in effect on the date the Notice of Termination is sent to the Employee with respect to all of his acts and omissions while an officer or director as fully and completely as if such termination had not occurred, and until the final expiration or running of all periods of limitation against actions which may be applicable to such acts or omissions. (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, in the event that any payment or benefit received or to be received by the Employee in connection with the termination of the Employee's employment (whether such benefit is pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement with the Company, and all such payments and benefits being hereinafter called "Total Payments") would not be deductible (in whole or part), by the Company as a result of the application of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"), then, to the extent necessary to make the nondeductible portion of the Total Payments deductible, (i) the cash payments under this Agreement shall first be reduced (if necessary, to zero), and (ii) all other non-cash payments under this Agreement shall next be reduced (if necessary, to zero). (f) If it is established as described in the preceding subsection (d) that the aggregate benefits paid to or for the Employee's benefit are in an amount that would result in any portion of such "parachute payments" not being deductible by reason of Section 280G of the Code, then the Employee shall have an obligation to pay the Company upon demand an amount equal to the sum of: (i) the excess of the aggregate "parachute payments" paid to or for the Employee's benefit over the aggregate "parachute payments" that could have been paid to or for the Employee's benefit without any portion of such "parachute payments" not being deductible by reason of Section 280G of the Code; and (ii) interest on the amount set forth in clause (i) of this sentence at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code from the date of the Employee's receipt of such excess until the date of such payment. (g) The Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise. (h) If the employment of the Employee is terminated by the Company without Cause or the Employee's employment is terminated by the Employee under conditions entitling him to payment hereunder and the Company fails to make timely payment of the amounts then owed to the Employee under this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to -10- interest on such amounts at the rate of 1% above the prime rate (defined as the base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. money center commercial banks as published by the Wall Street Journal), compounded monthly, for the period from ------------------- the date such amounts were otherwise due until payment is made to the Employee (which interest shall be in addition to all rights which the Employee is otherwise entitled to under this Agreement). 13. Assignment. ---------- (a) This Agreement is personal to each of the parties hereto. No party may assign or delegate any rights or obligations hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the other party hereto, except that this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor corporation to the Company. (b) The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes this Agreement by operation of law, or otherwise. (c) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Employee and his personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Employee should die while any amount would still be payable to him hereunder had he continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to his devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there is no such designee, to his estate. 14. (a) Confidential Information. During the Term of this ------------------------ Agreement and thereafter, the Employee shall not, except as may be required to perform his duties hereunder or as required by applicable law, disclose to others for use, whether directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information regarding the Company. "Confidential Information" shall mean information about the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective clients and customers that is not available to the general public and that was learned by the Employee in the course of his employment by the Company, including (without limitation) any data, formulae, information, proprietary knowledge, trade secrets and client and customer lists and all papers, resumes, records and the documents containing such Confidential Information. The Employee acknowledges that such Confidential Information is specialized, unique in nature and of great value to the Company, and that such information gives the Company a competitive advantage. Upon the termination of his employment, the Employee will promptly deliver to the Company all documents (and all copies thereof) containing any Confidential Information. -11- (b) Noncompetition. The Employee agrees that during the -------------- Term of this Agreement, and for a period of one year thereafter, he will not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company, provide consultative service with or without pay, own, manage, operate, join, control, participate in, or be connected as a stockholder, partner, or otherwise with any business, individual, partner, firm, corporation, or other entity which is then in competition with the Company or any present affiliate of the Company; provided, however, that the "beneficial ownership" by the Employee, either - -------- ------- individually or as a member of a "group," as such terms are used in Rule 13d of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, of not more than 1% of the voting stock of any publicly held corporation shall not be a violation of this Agreement. It is further expressly agreed that the Company will or would suffer irreparable injury if the Employee were to compete with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company in violation of this Agreement and that the Company would by reason of such competition be entitled to injunctive relief in a court of appropriate jurisdiction, and the Employee further consents and stipulates to the entry of such injunctive relief in such a court prohibiting the Employee from competing with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company in violation of this Agreement. (c) Right to Company Materials. The Employee agrees that -------------------------- all styles, designs, recipes, lists, materials, books, files, reports, correspondence, records, and other documents ("Company Material") used, prepared, or made available to the Employee, shall be and shall remain the property of the Company. Upon the termination of his employment or the expiration of this Agreement, all Company Materials shall be returned immediately to the Company, and Employee shall not make or retain any copies thereof. (d) Antisolicitation. The Employee promises and agrees that ---------------- during the Term of this Agreement, and for a period of one year thereafter, he will not influence or attempt to influence customers, franchisees, landlords, or suppliers of the Company or any of its present or future subsidiaries or affiliates, either directly or indirectly, to divert their business to any individual, partnership, firm, corporation or other entity then in competition with the business of the Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company. 15. Notice. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all ------ other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by United States certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below, or to such other addresses as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of a change of address shall be effective only upon actual receipt: Company: IHOP Corp. 525 North Brand Blvd. Glendale, California 91203-1903 to the attention of the Board; -12- with a copy to: the Secretary of the Company Employee: Dennis M. Leifheit 525 North Brand Boulevard Glendale California 91203. 15. Amendments or Additions. No amendments or additions to this ----------------------- Agreement shall be binding unless in writing and signed by both parties hereto. 16. Section Headings. The section headings used in this Agreement ---------------- are included solely for convenience and shall not affect, or be used in connection with, the interpretation of this Agreement. 17. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed ------------ severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. 18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, ------------ each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but both of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 19. Arbitration. Any dispute or controversy arising under or in ----------- connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted before a panel of three arbitrators in Los Angeles, California, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that the Employee shall be entitled to seek -------- ------- specific performance of his right to be paid until the Date of Termination during the pendency of any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement. 20. Attorneys' Fees. The Company shall pay to the Employee all --------------- out-of-pocket expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by the Employee in connection with any claim, legal action or proceeding involving this Agreement in which the Employee prevails in whole or in part, whether brought by the Employee or by or on behalf of the Company or by another party. The Company shall pay prejudgment interest on any money judgment obtained by the Employee calculated at 3% above the prime rate (defined as the base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. money center commercial banks as published by the Wall ---- Street Journal), from the date that payment(s) to the Employee should have been - ------ ------- made under this Agreement. 21. Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, ------------- waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the Employee and such officer as may be specifically designated by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any -13- condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement and this agreement shall supersede any prior understanding or agreement either written or oral, will respect to the subject matter hereto. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflicts of law principles. All references to sections of the Exchange Act or the Code shall be deemed also to refer to any successor provisions to such sections. Any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any applicable withholding required under federal, state or local law. The obligations of the Company under Section 12 and Section 21 and the obligations of the Employee under Section 14 and Section 21 shall survive the expiration of the Term of this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Agreement on the date first indicated above. IHOP CORP.: ATTEST: /s/ Elayne Berg-Wilion By: /s/ Richard K. Herzer - -------------------------------- ------------------------------- Elayne Berg-Wilion Richard K. Herzer Assistant Secretary President EMPLOYEE: /s/ Dennis M. Leifheit ----------------------------------- Dennis M. Leifheit -14-

EXHIBIT 10.10 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT This Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into on November ___, 1996, and shall become effective on March 14, 1997 (the "Effective Date"), between IHOP CORP., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and NAOMI K. SHIVELY (the "Employee"). WHEREAS, Company and Employee are parties to an Employment Agreement dated March 14, 1994, which terminates on March 13, 1997; WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into a new Employment Agreement setting forth the terms and conditions for the continuing employment relationship of the Employee with the Company; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has approved and authorized the Company to enter into this Agreement with the Employee. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company and the Employee hereby agree as follows: 1. Employment. The Employee is employed as Vice President, Human ---------- Resources of the Company from the Effective Date through the Term of this Agreement (as defined in Section 2 hereof). In this capacity, the Employee shall have such duties and responsibilities as may be designated to her by the Board from time to time and as are not inconsistent with the Employee's position with the Company, including the performance of duties with respect to any subsidiaries of the Company, as may be designated by the Board. During the Employee's period of employment hereunder, the Employee shall be based in the principal offices of the Company in Southern California, and shall not be required to relocate outside of Southern California to perform services hereunder, except for travel as reasonably required in the performance of her duties hereunder. 2. Term. The "initial term" of this Agreement shall be for the period ---- commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the first anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, that on the first anniversary of the -------- ------- Effective Date, and on each subsequent anniversary date thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional year unless, not later than 90 days prior to such applicable anniversary date, the Company or the Employee shall give notice not to extend this Agreement; and provided -------- further, however, that, if a Change in Control (as defined in Section 10(g)) - ------- ------- occurs prior to the expiration of the Term of this Agreement, this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not expire prior to the last day of the 24th month following the date of such Change in Control. The "Term of this Agreement" or "Term" shall mean, for purposes of this Agreement, both the "initial term" (as hereinbefore described) and any additional term (created by extension, as described above), and the Term of this Agreement shall not be affected by the Employee's termination of employment. 3. Salary. Subject to the further provisions of this Agreement, the ------ Company shall pay the Employee during the Term of this Agreement a salary at an annual rate equal to $168,000.00, with such salary to be increased at such times, if any, and in such amounts as determined by the Board, which increases shall be consistent with the historical business practices of the Company and the salary adjustments for other senior executives of the Company. Such salary shall be payable by the Company to the Employee not less frequently than monthly and shall not be decreased at any time during the Term of this Agreement. Participation in deferred compensation, discretionary bonus, retirement, and other employee benefit plans and in fringe benefits shall not reduce the salary payable to the Employee under this Section 3. 4. Participation in Bonus, Retirement and Employee Benefit Plans. The ------------------------------------------------------------- Employee shall be entitled to participate equitably with other senior executives in any plan of the Company relating to bonuses, stock options, stock purchases, pension, thrift, profit sharing, life insurance, medical coverage, education, or other retirement or employee benefits that the Company has adopted or may adopt for the benefit of its senior executives. 5. Fringe Benefits; Automobile. The Employee shall be entitled to receive --------------------------- all other fringe benefits which are now or may be provided to the Company's senior executives. In addition, the Company shall provide the Employee during the Term of this Agreement with her choice of a car or a car allowance in accordance with the Company's general policy on providing cars to senior executives. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the benefits provided under this Section 5 shall cease upon the Employee's Date of Termination (as defined in Section 10(d)). 6. Vacations. The Employee shall be entitled to an annual paid vacation --------- as determined in accordance with the Company's general policy for senior executives. 7. Business Expenses. During such time as the Employee is rendering ----------------- services hereunder, the Employee shall be entitled to incur and be reimbursed for all reasonable business expenses and be provided allowances as are furnished to the Company's most senior executives under the Company's then current policies. The Company agrees that it will reimburse the Employee for all such expenses upon the presentation by the Employee, from time to time, of an itemized account of such expenditures, setting forth the date, the purposes for which incurred, and the amounts -2- thereof, together with such receipts showing payments in conformity with the Company's established policies. Reimbursement shall be made within a reasonable period after the Employee's submission of an itemized account. 8. Insurance and Indemnity. The Employee shall be added as an ----------------------- additional named insured under all appropriate insurance policies now in force or hereafter obtained covering any officers or directors of the Company. The Company shall indemnify and hold the Employee harmless from any cost, expense or liability arising out of or relating to any acts or decisions made by the Employee on behalf of or in the course of performing services for the Company to the same extent the Company indemnifies and holds harmless other senior executive officers and directors of the Company and in accordance with the Company's established policies. 9. Legal and Accounting Advice. The Employee shall be entitled to --------------------------- reimbursement by the Company for expenses incurred by her for personal legal, accounting, investment or estate planning services in an amount to be determined by the Board, but in no event greater than $5,000 annually (or a pro rata portion of such amount for any period of employment less than a full year); provided, however, that no reimbursement shall be made for any such expenses - -------- ------- incurred by the Employee after such Employee's Date of Termination. 10. Termination. ----------- (a) Disability. If, as a result of the Employee's incapacity due ---------- to physical or mental illness, she shall have been absent from the full-time performance of her duties with the Company for 90 consecutive days or 180 days within any 12-month period, her employment may be terminated by the Company for "Disability." (b) Cause. Subject to the notice provisions set forth below, the ----- Company may terminate the Employee's employment for "Cause" at any time. "Cause" shall mean termination upon: (1) the willful failure by the Employee to substantially perform her duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from her incapacity due to physical or mental illness), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to her by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that she has not substantially performed her duties; (2) the Employee's willful misconduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise; or (3) the Employee's commission of such acts of dishonesty, fraud, misrepresentation or other acts of moral turpitude as would prevent the effective performance of her duties. For purposes of this subsection (b), no act, or failure to act, on the Employee's part shall be deemed "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by her not in good faith and without the reasonable belief that her action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been -3- terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to her a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the non-employee members of the Board at a meeting of such members (after reasonable notice to her and an opportunity for her, together with her counsel, to be heard before such members of the Board), finding that she has engaged in the conduct set forth above in this subsection (b) and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. (c) Notice of Termination. Any termination of the Employee's --------------------- employment by the Company or by the Employee shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 14. "Notice of Termination" shall mean a notice that indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for the termination of the Employee's employment under the provision so indicated. (d) Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" shall mean: (1) if ------------------- the Employee's employment is terminated by her death, the date of her death; (2) if the Employee's employment is terminated for Disability, 30 days after Notice of Termination is given; and (3) if the Employee's employment is terminated for any other reason, the date specified in the Notice of Termination. (e) Dispute Concerning Termination. If within the later of (i) 15 ------------------------------ days after Notice of Termination is given, or (ii) 15 days prior to the Date of Termination (as determined without regard to this Section 10(e), the party receiving such Notice of Termination notifies the other party that a dispute exists concerning a termination by the Employee for Good Reason (as defined in Section 10(h)) following a Change in Control (as defined in Section 10(g)), the Date of Termination shall be the earlier of the expiration date of the Agreement, or the date on which the dispute is finally resolved, either by mutual written agreement of the parties or by a final judgment, order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction (which is not appealable or with respect to which the time for appeal therefrom has expired and no appeal has been perfected); provided, however, that the Date of Termination shall be extended by -------- ------- a notice of dispute only if such notice is given in good faith and the party giving such notice pursues the resolution of such dispute with reasonable diligence. (f) Compensation During Dispute. If a purported termination by the --------------------------- Employee for Good Reason occurs following a Change in Control and during the Term of this Agreement, and such termination is disputed in accordance with Section 10(e) hereof, the Company shall continue to pay the Employee the full compensation in effect when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given (including, but not limited to, salary) and continue the Employee as a participant in all compensation, benefit and insurance plans in which the Employee was participating when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given, until the dispute is finally resolved in accordance with -4- Section 10(e) hereof or, if earlier, the expiration date of the Agreement. Amounts paid under this Section 10(f) are in addition to all other amounts due under this Agreement (other than those due under Section 11(b) hereof) and shall not be offset against or reduce any other amounts payable under this Agreement. (g) Change in Control. A "Change in Control" shall be deemed to ----------------- have occurred if the conditions set forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall have been satisfied: (i) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) (other than the Company; any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company; or any company owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the stock of the Company) is or becomes after the Effective Date the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its affiliates) representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or (ii) during any period of two consecutive years (not including any period prior to the Effective Date), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in subsection (i), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 10(g)) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by a vote of at least 2/3 of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; or (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than (A) a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity), in combination with the ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, at least 75% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (B) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no person acquires more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or -5- (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all the Company's assets. (h) Good Reason. At any time following a Change in Control, the ----------- Employee may terminate her employment hereunder for "Good Reason." "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence (without the Employee's express written consent) of any material breach of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any one of the following acts by the Company, or failures by the Company to act, unless, in the case of any act or failure to act described in subsections (i), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) below, such act or failure to act is corrected prior to the Date of Termination specified in the Notice of Termination given in respect thereof: (i) the assignment to the Employee of any duties inconsistent with the Employee's status as a senior executive of the Company or a substantially adverse alteration in the nature or status of the Employee's responsibilities from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; (ii) a reduction by the Company in the Employee's annual base salary as in effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time; (iii) the relocation of the Company's principal offices to a location outside Southern California (or, if different, the metropolitan area in which such offices are located immediately prior to the Change in Control) or the Company's requiring the Employee to be based anywhere other than the Company's principal executive offices, except for required travel on the Company's business to an extent substantially consistent with the Employee's present business travel obligations; (iv) the failure by the Company to pay to the Employee any portion of the Employee's current compensation, or to pay to the Employee any portion of an installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Company, within seven days of the date such compensation is due; (v) the failure by the Company to continue in effect any compensation plan in which the Employee participates immediately prior to the Change in Control which is material to the Employee's total compensation, unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been made with respect to such plan, or the failure by the Company to continue the Employee's participation therein (or in such substitute or alternative plan) on a basis not materially less favorable, both in terms of the amount of benefits provided and the -6- level of the Employee's participation relative to other participants, as existed immediately prior to the Change in Control; (vi) the failure by the Company to continue to provide the Employee with benefits substantially similar to those enjoyed by the Employee under any of the Company's pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident, or disability plans in which the Employee was participating immediately prior to the Change in Control; the taking of any action by the Company which would directly or indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits or deprive the Employee of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by the Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control; or the failure by the Company to provide the Employee with the number of paid vacation days to which the Employee is entitled on the basis of years of service with the Company in accordance with the Company's general vacation policy in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; (vii) any purported termination of the Employee's employment which is not effected pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of this Agreement; for purposes of this Agreement, no such purported termination shall be effective; or (viii) any failure by the Company to comply with and satisfy Section 12(b) of this Agreement. The Employee's right to terminate the Employee's employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by the Employee's incapacity due to physical or mental illness. The Employee's continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder. (i) Voluntary Termination. The Employee may terminate her --------------------- employment hereunder ("Voluntary Termination") upon a material breach of this Agreement by the Company, unless the Company shall fully correct such breach within 30 days of the Employee's Notice of Termination given in respect thereof. 11. Compensation Upon Termination or During Disability. The Employee -------------------------------------------------- shall be entitled to the following benefits during a period of disability, or upon termination of her employment, as the case may be, provided that such period or termination occurs during the Term of this Agreement: (a) During any period that the Employee fails to perform her full-time duties with the Company as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness, she shall continue to receive her base salary at the rate in effect at the commencement of any such period, together with all compensation payable to her under the Company's disability plan or program or other similar plan during such period, until -7- her employment is terminated pursuant to Section 10(a) hereof. Thereafter, or in the event the Employee's employment shall be terminated by reason of her death, her benefits shall be determined under the Company's retirement, insurance and other compensation programs then in effect in accordance with the terms of such programs. (b) If at any time the Employee's employment shall be terminated: (i) by the Company for Cause or Disability or (ii) by her for any reason (other than in a Voluntary Termination or for Good Reason following the occurrence of a Change in Control), the Company shall pay her her full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given, plus all other amounts to which she is entitled through the Date of Termination under any compensation plan of the Company at the time such payments are due, and the Company shall have no further obligations to her under this Agreement. (c) If the Employee's employment should be terminated: (1) by reason of her death, (2) by the Company other than for Cause or Disability or (3) by the Employee in a Voluntary Termination, she shall be entitled to the benefits provided below: (i) the Company shall pay to the Employee or the appropriate payee (as determined in accordance with Section 12(c)) (A) her full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given; plus (B)(x) in the case of death or a Voluntary Termination all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee pursuant to this Agreement for the remaining Term of this Agreement, or (y) in all other cases, all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee had the Employee continued to be employed for a period of 12 months, assuming for the purpose of such payments that her salary for such remaining period is equal to her salary at the Date of Termination and that her annual bonus for such remaining Term is equal to the average of the annual bonuses paid to her by the Company with respect to the three fiscal years ended immediately prior to the fiscal year in which the Date of termination occurs; plus (C) all other amounts to which she is entitled under any compensation plan of the Company, in cash in a lump sum no later than the 15th day following the Date of Termination; (ii) for a 12-month period after the Date of Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide the Employee with life, disability, accident and health insurance benefits substantially similar to those which the Employee and her covered family members are receiving immediately prior to the Notice of Termination (without giving effect to any reduction in such benefits subsequent to a Change in Control); provided, however, that such continued benefits shall -------- ------- be reduced to the extent comparable benefits are actually received by or made available to the Employee without cost during the 12-month period following the Employee's termination of -8- employment (and the Employee agrees that she shall promptly report any such benefits actually received to the Company); and (iii) the Company shall continue in effect for the benefit of the Employee all insurance or other provisions for indemnification and defense of officers or directors of the Company which are in effect on the date the Notice of Termination is sent to the Employee with respect to all of her acts and omissions while an officer or director as fully and completely as if such termination had not occurred, and until the final expiration or running of all periods of limitation against actions which may be applicable to such acts or omissions. (d) If the Employee's employment should be terminated by the Employee for Good Reason following a Change in Control, she shall be entitled to the benefits provided below: (i) the Company shall pay to the Employee or the appropriate payee (as determined in accordance with Section 12(c)) (A) her full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given; plus (B) all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee had the Employee continued to be employed for a period of 24 months, assuming for the purpose of such payments that her salary for such remaining period is equal to her salary at the Date of Termination and that her annual bonus for such remaining Term is equal to the average of the annual bonuses paid to her by the Company with respect to the three fiscal years ended immediately prior to the fiscal year in which the Date of termination occurs; plus (C) all other amounts to which she is entitled under any compensation plan of the Company, in cash in a lump sum no later than the 15th day following the Date of Termination; (ii) for a 24-month period after the Date of Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide the Employee with life, disability, accident and health insurance benefits substantially similar to those which the Employee and her covered family members are receiving immediately prior to the Notice of Termination (without giving effect to any reduction in such benefits subsequent to a Change in Control); provided, however, that such continued benefits shall -------- ------- be reduced to the extent comparable benefits are actually received by or made available to the Employee without cost during the 24-month period following the Employee's termination of employment (and the Employee agrees that she shall promptly report any such benefits actually received to the Company); and (iii) the Company shall continue in effect for the benefit of the Employee all insurance or other provisions for indemnification and defense of officers or directors of the Company which are in effect on the date the Notice of Termination is sent to the Employee with respect to all of her acts and omissions while an officer or -9- director as fully and completely as if such termination had not occurred, and until the final expiration or running of all periods of limitation against actions which may be applicable to such acts or omissions. (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, in the event that any payment or benefit received or to be received by the Employee in connection with the termination of the Employee's employment (whether such benefit is pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement with the Company, and all such payments and benefits being hereinafter called "Total Payments") would not be deductible (in whole or part), by the Company as a result of the application of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"), then, to the extent necessary to make the nondeductible portion of the Total Payments deductible, (i) the cash payments under this Agreement shall first be reduced (if necessary, to zero), and (ii) all other non-cash payments under this Agreement shall next be reduced (if necessary, to zero). (f) If it is established as described in the preceding subsection (e) that the aggregate benefits paid to or for the Employee's benefit are in an amount that would result in any portion of such "parachute payments" not being deductible by reason of Section 280G of the Code, then the Employee shall have an obligation to pay the Company upon demand an amount equal to the sum of: (i) the excess of the aggregate "parachute payments" paid to or for the Employee's benefit over the aggregate "parachute payments" that could have been paid to or for the Employee's benefit without any portion of such "parachute payments" not being deductible by reason of Section 280G of the Code; and (ii) interest on the amount set forth in clause (i) of this sentence at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code from the date of the Employee's receipt of such excess until the date of such payment. (g) The Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise. (h) If the employment of the Employee is terminated by the Company without Cause or the Employee's employment is terminated by the Employee under conditions entitling her to payment hereunder and the Company fails to make timely payment of the amounts then owed to the Employee under this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to interest on such amounts at the rate of 3% above the prime rate (defined as the base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. money center commercial banks as published by the Wall Street Journal), ---- ------ ------- compounded monthly, for the period from the date such amounts were otherwise due until payment is made to the Employee (which interest shall be in addition to all rights which the Employee is otherwise entitled to under this Agreement). -10- 12. Assignment. ------------ (a) This Agreement is personal to each of the parties hereto. No party may assign or delegate any rights or obligations hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the other party hereto, except that this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor corporation to the Company. (b) The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes this Agreement by operation of law, or otherwise. (c) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Employee and her personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Employee should die while any amount would still be payable to her hereunder had she continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to her devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there is no such designee, to her estate. 13. (a) Confidential Information. During the Term of this Agreement and ------------------------ thereafter, the Employee shall not, except as may be required to perform her duties hereunder or as required by applicable law, disclose to others for use, whether directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information regarding the Company. "Confidential Information" shall mean information about the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective clients and customers that is not available to the general public and that was learned by the Employee in the course of her employment by the Company, including (without limitation) any data, formulae, information, proprietary knowledge, trade secrets and client and customer lists and all papers, resumes, records and the documents containing such Confidential Information. The Employee acknowledges that such Confidential Information is specialized, unique in nature and of great value to the Company, and that such information gives the Company a competitive advantage. Upon the termination of her employment, the Employee will promptly deliver to the Company all documents (and all copies thereof) containing any Confidential Information. (b) Noncompetition. The Employee agrees that during the Term of this -------------- Agreement, and for a period of one year thereafter, she will not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company, provide consultative service -11- with or without pay, own, manage, operate, join, control, participate in, or be connected as a stockholder, partner, or otherwise with any business, individual, partner, firm, corporation, or other entity which is then in competition with the Company or any present affiliate of the Company; provided, however, that the "beneficial ownership" by the Employee, either - -------- ------- individually or as a member of a "group," as such terms are used in Rule 13d of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, of not more than 1% of the voting stock of any publicly held corporation shall not be a violation of this Agreement. It is further expressly agreed that the Company will or would suffer irreparable injury if the Employee were to compete with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company in violation of this Agreement and that the Company would by reason of such competition be entitled to injunctive relief in a court of appropriate jurisdiction, and the Employee further consents and stipulates to the entry of such injunctive relief in such a court prohibiting the Employee from competing with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company in violation of this Agreement. (c) Right to Company Materials. The Employee agrees that all styles, -------------------------- designs, recipes, lists, materials, books, files, reports, correspondence, records, and other documents ("Company Material") used, prepared, or made available to the Employee, shall be and shall remain the property of the Company. Upon the termination of her employment or the expiration of this Agreement, all Company Materials shall be returned immediately to the Company, and Employee shall not make or retain any copies thereof. (d) Antisolicitation. The Employee promises and agrees that during ---------------- the Term of this Agreement, and for a period of one year thereafter, she will not influence or attempt to influence customers, franchisees, landlords, or suppliers of the Company or any of its present or future subsidiaries or affiliates, either directly or indirectly, to divert their business to any individual, partnership, firm, corporation or other entity then in competition with the business of the Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company. 14. Notice. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other ------ communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by United States certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below, or to such other addresses as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of a change of address shall be effective only upon actual receipt: -12- Company: IHOP Corp. 525 North Brand Blvd. Glendale, California 91203-1903 to the attention of the Board; with a copy to: the Secretary of the Company Employee: Naomi K. Shively 24390 La Homa Yorba Linda, California 92687 15. Amendments or Additions. No amendments or additions to this Agreement ----------------------- shall be binding unless in writing and signed by both parties hereto. 16. Section Headings. The section headings used in this Agreement are ---------------- included solely for convenience and shall not affect, or be used in connection with, the interpretation of this Agreement. 17. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed ------------ severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. 18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of ------------ which shall be deemed to be an original, but both of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 19. Arbitration. Any dispute or controversy arising under or in ----------- connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted before a panel of three arbitrators in Los Angeles, California, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that the Employee shall be entitled to seek -------- ------- specific performance of her right to be paid until the Date of Termination during the pendency of any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement. 20. Attorneys' Fees. The Company shall pay to the Employee all out-of- --------------- pocket expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by the Employee in connection with any claim, legal action or proceeding involving this Agreement in which the Employee prevails in whole or in part, whether brought by the Employee or by or on behalf of the Company or by another party. The Company shall pay prejudgment interest on any money judgment obtained by the Employee calculated at 3% above the -13- prime rate (defined as the base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. money center commercial banks as published by the Wall Street Journal), from the date ---- ------ ------- that payment(s) to the Employee should have been made under this Agreement. 21. Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived ------------- or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the Employee and such officer as may be specifically designated by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement and this agreement shall supersede any prior understanding or agreement either written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereto. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflicts of law principles. All references to sections of the Exchange Act or the Code shall be deemed also to refer to any successor provisions to such sections. Any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any applicable withholding required under federal, state or local law. The obligations of the Company under Section 12 and Section 21 and the obligations of the Employee under Section 13 and Section 21 shall survive the expiration of the Term of this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Agreement on the date first indicated above. IHOP CORP. ATTEST: /s/ Mark D. Weisberger By: /s/ Richard K. Herzer - -------------------------------- ------------------------------- Mark D. Weisberger Richard K. Herzer Secretary President EMPLOYEE: /s/ Naomi K. Shively ----------------------------------- Naomi K. Shively -14-

EXHIBIT 10.11 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT This Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into on April 29, 1996, and shall become effective on July 8, 1996 (the "Effective Date"), between IHOP CORP., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and FREDERICK G. SILNY (the "Employee"). WHEREAS, Company and Employee are parties to an Employment Agreement dated July 8, 1991, which terminates on July 7, 1996; WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into a new Employment Agreement setting forth the terms and conditions for the continuing employment relationship of the Employee with the Company; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has approved and authorized the Company to enter into this Agreement with the Employee. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company and the Employee hereby agree as follows: 1. Employment. The Employee is employed as Vice President - Finance, ---------- Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company from the Effective Date through the Term of this Agreement (as defined in Section 2 hereof). In this capacity, the Employee shall have such duties and responsibilities as may be designated to him by the Board from time to time and as are not inconsistent with the Employee's position with the Company, including the performance of duties with respect to any subsidiaries of the Company, as may be designated by the Board. During the Employee's period of employment hereunder, the Employee shall be based in the principal offices of the Company in Southern California, and shall not be required to relocate outside of Southern California to perform services hereunder, except for travel as reasonably required in the performance of his duties hereunder. 2. Term. The "initial term" of this Agreement shall be for the period ---- commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the first anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, that on the first anniversary of the -------- ------- Effective Date, and on each subsequent anniversary date thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional year unless, not later than 90 days prior to such applicable anniversary date, the Company or the Employee shall give notice not to extend this Agreement; and provided -------- further, however, that, if a Change in Control (as defined in Section 10(g)) - ------- ------- occurs prior to the expiration of the Term of this Agreement, this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not expire prior to the last day of the 24th month following the date of such Change in Control. The "Term of this Agreement" or "Term" shall mean, for purposes of this Agreement, both the "initial term" (as hereinbefore described) and any additional term (created by extension, as described above), and the Term of this Agreement shall not be affected by the Employee's termination of employment. 3. Salary. Subject to the further provisions of this Agreement, the ------ Company shall pay the Employee during the Term of this Agreement a salary at an annual rate equal to $214,000.00, with such salary to be increased at such times, if any, and in such amounts as determined by the Board, which increases shall be consistent with the historical business practices of the Company and the salary adjustments for other senior executives of the Company. Such salary shall be payable by the Company to the Employee not less frequently than monthly and shall not be decreased at any time during the Term of this Agreement. Participation in deferred compensation, discretionary bonus, retirement, and other employee benefit plans and in fringe benefits shall not reduce the salary payable to the Employee under this Section 3. 4. Participation in Bonus, Retirement and Employee Benefit Plans. The ------------------------------------------------------------- Employee shall be entitled to participate equitably with other senior executives in any plan of the Company relating to bonuses, stock options, stock purchases, pension, thrift, profit sharing, life insurance, medical coverage, education, or other retirement or employee benefits that the Company has adopted or may adopt for the benefit of its senior executives. 5. Fringe Benefits; Automobile. The Employee shall be entitled to receive --------------------------- all other fringe benefits which are now or may be provided to the Company's senior executives. In addition, the Company shall provide the Employee during the Term of this Agreement with his choice of a car or a car allowance in accordance with the Company's general policy on providing cars to senior executives. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the benefits provided under this Section 5 shall cease upon the Employee's Date of Termination (as defined in Section 10(d)). 6. Vacations. The Employee shall be entitled to an annual paid vacation --------- as determined in accordance with the Company's general policy for senior executives. 7. Business Expenses. During such time as the Employee is rendering ----------------- services hereunder, the Employee shall be entitled to incur and be reimbursed for all reasonable business expenses and be provided allowances as are furnished to the Company's most senior executives under the Company's then current policies. The Company agrees that it will reimburse the Employee for all such expenses upon the presentation by the Employee, from time to time, of an itemized account of such expenditures, setting forth the date, the purposes for which incurred, and the amounts -2- thereof, together with such receipts showing payments in conformity with the Company's established policies. Reimbursement shall be made within a reasonable period after the Employee's submission of an itemized account. 8. Insurance and Indemnity. The Employee shall be added as an ----------------------- additional named insured under all appropriate insurance policies now in force or hereafter obtained covering any officers or directors of the Company. The Company shall indemnify and hold the Employee harmless from any cost, expense or liability arising out of or relating to any acts or decisions made by the Employee on behalf of or in the course of performing services for the Company to the same extent the Company indemnifies and holds harmless other senior executive officers and directors of the Company and in accordance with the Company's established policies. 9. Legal and Accounting Advice. The Employee shall be entitled to --------------------------- reimbursement by the Company for expenses incurred by him for personal legal, accounting, investment or estate planning services in an amount to be determined by the Board, but in no event greater than $5,000 annually (or a pro rata portion of such amount for any period of employment less than a full year); provided, however, that no reimbursement shall be made for any such expenses - -------- ------- incurred by the Employee after such Employee's Date of Termination. 10. Termination. ----------- (a) Disability. If, as a result of the Employee's incapacity due ---------- to physical or mental illness, he shall have been absent from the full-time performance of his duties with the Company for 90 consecutive days or 180 days within any 12-month period, his employment may be terminated by the Company for "Disability." (b) Cause. Subject to the notice provisions set forth below, the ----- Company may terminate the Employee's employment for "Cause" at any time. "Cause" shall mean termination upon: (1) the willful failure by the Employee to substantially perform his duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from his incapacity due to physical or mental illness), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to him by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that he has not substantially performed his duties; (2) the Employee's willful misconduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise; or (3) the Employee's commission of such acts of dishonesty, fraud, misrepresentation or other acts of moral turpitude as would prevent the effective performance of his duties. For purposes of this subsection (b), no act, or failure to act, on the Employee's part shall be deemed "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by him not in good faith and without the reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been -3- terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to him a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the non-employee members of the Board at a meeting of such members (after reasonable notice to him and an opportunity for him, together with his counsel, to be heard before such members of the Board), finding that he has engaged in the conduct set forth above in this subsection (b) and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. (c) Notice of Termination. Any termination of the Employee's --------------------- employment by the Company or by the Employee shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 14. "Notice of Termination" shall mean a notice that indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for the termination of the Employee's employment under the provision so indicated. (d) Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" shall mean: (1) if ------------------- the Employee's employment is terminated by his death, the date of his death; (2) if the Employee's employment is terminated for Disability, 30 days after Notice of Termination is given; and (3) if the Employee's employment is terminated for any other reason, the date specified in the Notice of Termination. (e) Dispute Concerning Termination. If within the later of (i) 15 ------------------------------ days after Notice of Termination is given, or (ii) 15 days prior to the Date of Termination (as determined without regard to this Section 10(e), the party receiving such Notice of Termination notifies the other party that a dispute exists concerning a termination by the Employee for Good Reason (as defined in Section 10(h)) following a Change in Control (as defined in Section 10(g)), the Date of Termination shall be the earlier of the expiration date of the Agreement, or the date on which the dispute is finally resolved, either by mutual written agreement of the parties or by a final judgment, order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction (which is not appealable or with respect to which the time for appeal therefrom has expired and no appeal has been perfected); provided, however, that the Date of Termination shall be extended by -------- ------- a notice of dispute only if such notice is given in good faith and the party giving such notice pursues the resolution of such dispute with reasonable diligence. (f) Compensation During Dispute. If a purported termination by the --------------------------- Employee for Good Reason occurs following a Change in Control and during the Term of this Agreement, and such termination is disputed in accordance with Section 10(e) hereof, the Company shall continue to pay the Employee the full compensation in effect when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given (including, but not limited to, salary) and continue the Employee as a participant in all compensation, benefit and insurance plans in which the Employee was participating when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given, until the dispute is finally resolved in accordance with -4- Section 10(e) hereof or, if earlier, the expiration date of the Agreement. Amounts paid under this Section 10(f) are in addition to all other amounts due under this Agreement (other than those due under Section 11(b) hereof) and shall not be offset against or reduce any other amounts payable under this Agreement. (g) Change in Control. A "Change in Control" shall be deemed to ----------------- have occurred if the conditions set forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall have been satisfied: (i) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) (other than the Company; any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company; or any company owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the stock of the Company) is or becomes after the Effective Date the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its affiliates) representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or (ii) during any period of two consecutive years (not including any period prior to the Effective Date), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in subsection (i), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 10(g)) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by a vote of at least 2/3 of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; or (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than (A) a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity), in combination with the ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, at least 75% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (B) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no person acquires more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or -5- (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all the Company's assets. (h) Good Reason. At any time following a Change in Control, the ----------- Employee may terminate his employment hereunder for "Good Reason." "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence (without the Employee's express written consent) of any material breach of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any one of the following acts by the Company, or failures by the Company to act, unless, in the case of any act or failure to act described in subsections (i), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) below, such act or failure to act is corrected prior to the Date of Termination specified in the Notice of Termination given in respect thereof: (i) the assignment to the Employee of any duties inconsistent with the Employee's status as a senior executive of the Company or a substantially adverse alteration in the nature or status of the Employee's responsibilities from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; (ii) a reduction by the Company in the Employee's annual base salary as in effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time; (iii) the relocation of the Company's principal offices to a location outside Southern California (or, if different, the metropolitan area in which such offices are located immediately prior to the Change in Control) or the Company's requiring the Employee to be based anywhere other than the Company's principal executive offices, except for required travel on the Company's business to an extent substantially consistent with the Employee's present business travel obligations; (iv) the failure by the Company to pay to the Employee any portion of the Employee's current compensation, or to pay to the Employee any portion of an installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Company, within seven days of the date such compensation is due; (v) the failure by the Company to continue in effect any compensation plan in which the Employee participates immediately prior to the Change in Control which is material to the Employee's total compensation, unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been made with respect to such plan, or the failure by the Company to continue the Employee's participation therein (or in such substitute or alternative plan) on a basis not materially less favorable, both in terms of the amount of benefits provided and the -6- level of the Employee's participation relative to other participants, as existed immediately prior to the Change in Control; (vi) the failure by the Company to continue to provide the Employee with benefits substantially similar to those enjoyed by the Employee under any of the Company's pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident, or disability plans in which the Employee was participating immediately prior to the Change in Control; the taking of any action by the Company which would directly or indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits or deprive the Employee of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by the Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control; or the failure by the Company to provide the Employee with the number of paid vacation days to which the Employee is entitled on the basis of years of service with the Company in accordance with the Company's general vacation policy in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; (vii) any purported termination of the Employee's employment which is not effected pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of this Agreement; for purposes of this Agreement, no such purported termination shall be effective; or (viii) any failure by the Company to comply with and satisfy Section 12(b) of this Agreement. The Employee's right to terminate the Employee's employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by the Employee's incapacity due to physical or mental illness. The Employee's continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder. (i) Voluntary Termination. The Employee may terminate his --------------------- employment hereunder ("Voluntary Termination") upon a material breach of this Agreement by the Company, unless the Company shall fully correct such breach within 30 days of the Employee's Notice of Termination given in respect thereof. 11. Compensation Upon Termination or During Disability. The Employee -------------------------------------------------- shall be entitled to the following benefits during a period of disability, or upon termination of his employment, as the case may be, provided that such period or termination occurs during the Term of this Agreement: (a) During any period that the Employee fails to perform his full-time duties with the Company as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness, he shall continue to receive his base salary at the rate in effect at the commencement of any such period, together with all compensation payable to him under the Company's disability plan or program or other similar plan during such period, until his -7- employment is terminated pursuant to Section 10(a) hereof. Thereafter, or in the event the Employee's employment shall be terminated by reason of his death, his benefits shall be determined under the Company's retirement, insurance and other compensation programs then in effect in accordance with the terms of such programs. (b) If at any time the Employee's employment shall be terminated: (i) by the Company for Cause or Disability or (ii) by him for any reason (other than in a Voluntary Termination or for Good Reason following the occurrence of a Change in Control), the Company shall pay him his full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given, plus all other amounts to which he is entitled through the Date of Termination under any compensation plan of the Company at the time such payments are due, and the Company shall have no further obligations to him under this Agreement. (c) If the Employee's employment should be terminated: (1) by reason of his death, (2) by the Company other than for Cause or Disability or (3) by the Employee in a Voluntary Termination, he shall be entitled to the benefits provided below: (i) the Company shall pay to the Employee or the appropriate payee (as determined in accordance with Section 12(c)) (A) his full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given; plus (B)(x) in the case of death or a Voluntary Termination all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee pursuant to this Agreement for the remaining Term of this Agreement, or (y) in all other cases, all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee had the Employee continued to be employed for a period of 12 months, assuming for the purpose of such payments that his salary for such remaining period is equal to his salary at the Date of Termination and that his annual bonus for such remaining Term is equal to the average of the annual bonuses paid to him by the Company with respect to the three fiscal years ended immediately prior to the fiscal year in which the Date of termination occurs; plus (C) all other amounts to which he is entitled under any compensation plan of the Company, in cash in a lump sum no later than the 15th day following the Date of Termination; (ii) for a 12-month period after the Date of Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide the Employee with life, disability, accident and health insurance benefits substantially similar to those which the Employee and his covered family members are receiving immediately prior to the Notice of Termination (without giving effect to any reduction in such benefits subsequent to a Change in Control); provided, however, that such continued benefits shall -------- ------- be reduced to the extent comparable benefits are actually received by or made available to the Employee without cost during the 12-month period following the Employee's termination of -8- employment (and the Employee agrees that he shall promptly report any such benefits actually received to the Company); and (iii) the Company shall continue in effect for the benefit of the Employee all insurance or other provisions for indemnification and defense of officers or directors of the Company which are in effect on the date the Notice of Termination is sent to the Employee with respect to all of his acts and omissions while an officer or director as fully and completely as if such termination had not occurred, and until the final expiration or running of all periods of limitation against actions which may be applicable to such acts or omissions. (d) If the Employee's employment should be terminated by the Employee for Good Reason following a Change in Control, he shall be entitled to the benefits provided below: (i) the Company shall pay to the Employee or the appropriate payee (as determined in accordance with Section 12(c)) (A) his full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given; plus (B) all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee had the Employee continued to be employed for a period of 24 months, assuming for the purpose of such payments that his salary for such remaining period is equal to his salary at the Date of Termination and that his annual bonus for such remaining Term is equal to the average of the annual bonuses paid to him by the Company with respect to the three fiscal years ended immediately prior to the fiscal year in which the Date of termination occurs; plus (C) all other amounts to which he is entitled under any compensation plan of the Company, in cash in a lump sum no later than the 15th day following the Date of Termination; (ii) for a 24-month period after the Date of Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide the Employee with life, disability, accident and health insurance benefits substantially similar to those which the Employee and his covered family members are receiving immediately prior to the Notice of Termination (without giving effect to any reduction in such benefits subsequent to a Change in Control); provided, however, that such continued benefits shall -------- ------- be reduced to the extent comparable benefits are actually received by or made available to the Employee without cost during the 24-month period following the Employee's termination of employment (and the Employee agrees that he shall promptly report any such benefits actually received to the Company); and (iii) the Company shall continue in effect for the benefit of the Employee all insurance or other provisions for indemnification and defense of officers or directors of the Company which are in effect on the date the Notice of Termination is sent to the Employee with respect to all of his acts and omissions while an officer or -9- director as fully and completely as if such termination had not occurred, and until the final expiration or running of all periods of limitation against actions which may be applicable to such acts or omissions. (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, in the event that any payment or benefit received or to be received by the Employee in connection with the termination of the Employee's employment (whether such benefit is pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement with the Company, and all such payments and benefits being hereinafter called "Total Payments") would not be deductible (in whole or part), by the Company as a result of the application of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"), then, to the extent necessary to make the nondeductible portion of the Total Payments deductible, (i) the cash payments under this Agreement shall first be reduced (if necessary, to zero), and (ii) all other non-cash payments under this Agreement shall next be reduced (if necessary, to zero). (f) If it is established as described in the preceding subsection (e) that the aggregate benefits paid to or for the Employee's benefit are in an amount that would result in any portion of such "parachute payments" not being deductible by reason of Section 280G of the Code, then the Employee shall have an obligation to pay the Company upon demand an amount equal to the sum of: (i) the excess of the aggregate "parachute payments" paid to or for the Employee's benefit over the aggregate "parachute payments" that could have been paid to or for the Employee's benefit without any portion of such "parachute payments" not being deductible by reason of Section 280G of the Code; and (ii) interest on the amount set forth in clause (i) of this sentence at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code from the date of the Employee's receipt of such excess until the date of such payment. (g) The Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise. (h) If the employment of the Employee is terminated by the Company without Cause or the Employee's employment is terminated by the Employee under conditions entitling him to payment hereunder and the Company fails to make timely payment of the amounts then owed to the Employee under this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to interest on such amounts at the rate of 3% above the prime rate (defined as the base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. money center commercial banks as published by the Wall Street Journal), ---- ------ ------- compounded monthly, for the period from the date such amounts were otherwise due until payment is made to the Employee (which interest shall be in addition to all rights which the Employee is otherwise entitled to under this Agreement). -10- 12. Assignment. ---------- (a) This Agreement is personal to each of the parties hereto. No party may assign or delegate any rights or obligations hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the other party hereto, except that this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor corporation to the Company. (b) The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes this Agreement by operation of law, or otherwise. (c) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Employee and his personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Employee should die while any amount would still be payable to him hereunder had he continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to his devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there is no such designee, to his estate. 13. (a) Confidential Information. During the Term of this Agreement and ------------------------ thereafter, the Employee shall not, except as may be required to perform his duties hereunder or as required by applicable law, disclose to others for use, whether directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information regarding the Company. "Confidential Information" shall mean information about the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective clients and customers that is not available to the general public and that was learned by the Employee in the course of his employment by the Company, including (without limitation) any data, formulae, information, proprietary knowledge, trade secrets and client and customer lists and all papers, resumes, records and the documents containing such Confidential Information. The Employee acknowledges that such Confidential Information is specialized, unique in nature and of great value to the Company, and that such information gives the Company a competitive advantage. Upon the termination of his employment, the Employee will promptly deliver to the Company all documents (and all copies thereof) containing any Confidential Information. (b) Noncompetition. The Employee agrees that during the Term of this -------------- Agreement, and for a period of one year thereafter, he will not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company, provide consultative service -11- with or without pay, own, manage, operate, join, control, participate in, or be connected as a stockholder, partner, or otherwise with any business, individual, partner, firm, corporation, or other entity which is then in competition with the Company or any present affiliate of the Company; provided, however, that the -------- ------- "beneficial ownership" by the Employee, either individually or as a member of a "group," as such terms are used in Rule 13d of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, of not more than 1% of the voting stock of any publicly held corporation shall not be a violation of this Agreement. It is further expressly agreed that the Company will or would suffer irreparable injury if the Employee were to compete with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company in violation of this Agreement and that the Company would by reason of such competition be entitled to injunctive relief in a court of appropriate jurisdiction, and the Employee further consents and stipulates to the entry of such injunctive relief in such a court prohibiting the Employee from competing with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company in violation of this Agreement. (c) Right to Company Materials. The Employee agrees that all styles, -------------------------- designs, recipes, lists, materials, books, files, reports, correspondence, records, and other documents ("Company Material") used, prepared, or made available to the Employee, shall be and shall remain the property of the Company. Upon the termination of his employment or the expiration of this Agreement, all Company Materials shall be returned immediately to the Company, and Employee shall not make or retain any copies thereof. (d) Antisolicitation. The Employee promises and agrees that during ---------------- the Term of this Agreement, and for a period of one year thereafter, he will not influence or attempt to influence customers, franchisees, landlords, or suppliers of the Company or any of its present or future subsidiaries or affiliates, either directly or indirectly, to divert their business to any individual, partnership, firm, corporation or other entity then in competition with the business of the Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company. 14. Notice. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other ------ communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by United States certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below, or to such other addresses as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of a change of address shall be effective only upon actual receipt: -12- Company: IHOP Corp. 525 North Brand Blvd. Glendale, California 91203-1903 to the attention of the Board; with a copy to: the Secretary of the Company Employee: Frederick G. Silny 2247 W. Silver Lake Drive Los Angeles CA 91355 15. Amendments or Additions. No amendments or additions to this Agreement ----------------------- shall be binding unless in writing and signed by both parties hereto. 16. Section Headings. The section headings used in this Agreement are ---------------- included solely for convenience and shall not affect, or be used in connection with, the interpretation of this Agreement. 17. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed ------------ severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. 18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of ------------ which shall be deemed to be an original, but both of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 19. Arbitration. Any dispute or controversy arising under or in ----------- connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted before a panel of three arbitrators in Los Angeles, California, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that the Employee shall be entitled to seek -------- ------- specific performance of his right to be paid until the Date of Termination during the pendency of any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement. 20. Attorneys' Fees. The Company shall pay to the Employee all out-of- --------------- pocket expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by the Employee in connection with any claim, legal action or proceeding involving this Agreement in which the Employee prevails in whole or in part, whether brought by the Employee or by or on behalf of the Company or by another party. The Company shall pay prejudgment interest on any money judgment obtained by the Employee calculated at 3% above the -13- prime rate (defined as the base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. money center commercial banks as published by the Wall Street Journal), from the date ---- ------ ------- that payment(s) to the Employee should have been made under this Agreement. 21. Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived ------------- or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the Employee and such officer as may be specifically designated by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement and this agreement shall supersede any prior understanding or agreement either written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereto. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflicts of law principles. All references to sections of the Exchange Act or the Code shall be deemed also to refer to any successor provisions to such sections. Any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any applicable withholding required under federal, state or local law. The obligations of the Company under Section 12 and Section 21 and the obligations of the Employee under Section 13 and Section 21 shall survive the expiration of the Term of this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Agreement on the date first indicated above. IHOP CORP. ATTEST: /s/ Mark D. Weisberger By: /s/ Richard K. Herzer - ------------------------------- --------------------------- Mark D. Weisberger Richard K. Herzer Secretary President EMPLOYEE /s/ Frederick G. Silny ------------------------------- Frederick G. Silny -14-

EXHIBIT 10.12 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT This Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into on April 29, 1996, and shall become effective on July 8, 1996 (the "Effective Date"), between IHOP CORP., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and ANNA G. ULVAN (the "Employee"). WHEREAS, Company and Employee are parties to an Employment Agreement dated July 8, 1991, which terminates on July 7, 1996; WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into a new Employment Agreement setting forth the terms and conditions for the continuing employment relationship of the Employee with the Company; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has approved and authorized the Company to enter into this Agreement with the Employee. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company and the Employee hereby agree as follows: 1. Employment. The Employee is employed as Vice President, Franchise of ---------- the Company from the Effective Date through the Term of this Agreement (as defined in Section 2 hereof). In this capacity, the Employee shall have such duties and responsibilities as may be designated to him by the Board from time to time and as are not inconsistent with the Employee's position with the Company, including the performance of duties with respect to any subsidiaries of the Company, as may be designated by the Board. During the Employee's period of employment hereunder, the Employee shall be based in the principal offices of the Company in Southern California, and shall not be required to relocate outside of Southern California to perform services hereunder, except for travel as reasonably required in the performance of his duties hereunder. 2. Term. The "initial term" of this Agreement shall be for the period ---- commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the first anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, that on the first anniversary of the -------- ------- Effective Date, and on each subsequent anniversary date thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional year unless, not later than 90 days prior to such applicable anniversary date, the Company or the Employee shall give notice not to extend this Agreement; and provided -------- further, however, that, if a Change in Control (as defined in Section 10(g)) - ------- ------- occurs prior to the expiration of the Term of this Agreement, this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not expire prior to the last day of the 24th month following the date of such Change in Control. The "Term of this Agreement" or "Term" shall mean, for purposes of this Agreement, both the "initial term" (as hereinbefore described) and any additional term (created by extension, as described above), and the Term of this Agreement shall not be affected by the Employee's termination of employment. 3. Salary. Subject to the further provisions of this Agreement, the ------ Company shall pay the Employee during the Term of this Agreement a salary at an annual rate equal to $178,000.00, with such salary to be increased at such times, if any, and in such amounts as determined by the Board, which increases shall be consistent with the historical business practices of the Company and the salary adjustments for other senior executives of the Company. Such salary shall be payable by the Company to the Employee not less frequently than monthly and shall not be decreased at any time during the Term of this Agreement. Participation in deferred compensation, discretionary bonus, retirement, and other employee benefit plans and in fringe benefits shall not reduce the salary payable to the Employee under this Section 3. 4. Participation in Bonus, Retirement and Employee Benefit Plans. The ------------------------------------------------------------- Employee shall be entitled to participate equitably with other senior executives in any plan of the Company relating to bonuses, stock options, stock purchases, pension, thrift, profit sharing, life insurance, medical coverage, education, or other retirement or employee benefits that the Company has adopted or may adopt for the benefit of its senior executives. 5. Fringe Benefits; Automobile. The Employee shall be entitled to receive --------------------------- all other fringe benefits which are now or may be provided to the Company's senior executives. In addition, the Company shall provide the Employee during the Term of this Agreement with his choice of a car or a car allowance in accordance with the Company's general policy on providing cars to senior executives. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the benefits provided under this Section 5 shall cease upon the Employee's Date of Termination (as defined in Section 10(d)). 6. Vacations. The Employee shall be entitled to an annual paid vacation --------- as determined in accordance with the Company's general policy for senior executives. 7. Business Expenses. During such time as the Employee is rendering ----------------- services hereunder, the Employee shall be entitled to incur and be reimbursed for all reasonable business expenses and be provided allowances as are furnished to the Company's most senior executives under the Company's then current policies. The Company agrees that it will reimburse the Employee for all such expenses upon the presentation by the Employee, from time to time, of an itemized account of such expenditures, setting forth the date, the purposes for which incurred, and the amounts -2- thereof, together with such receipts showing payments in conformity with the Company's established policies. Reimbursement shall be made within a reasonable period after the Employee's submission of an itemized account. 8. Insurance and Indemnity. The Employee shall be added as an ----------------------- additional named insured under all appropriate insurance policies now in force or hereafter obtained covering any officers or directors of the Company. The Company shall indemnify and hold the Employee harmless from any cost, expense or liability arising out of or relating to any acts or decisions made by the Employee on behalf of or in the course of performing services for the Company to the same extent the Company indemnifies and holds harmless other senior executive officers and directors of the Company and in accordance with the Company's established policies. 9. Legal and Accounting Advice. The Employee shall be entitled to --------------------------- reimbursement by the Company for expenses incurred by him for personal legal, accounting, investment or estate planning services in an amount to be determined by the Board, but in no event greater than $5,000 annually (or a pro rata portion of such amount for any period of employment less than a full year); provided, however, that no reimbursement shall be made for any such expenses - -------- ------- incurred by the Employee after such Employee's Date of Termination. 10. Termination. ----------- (a) Disability. If, as a result of the Employee's incapacity due ---------- to physical or mental illness, he shall have been absent from the full-time performance of his duties with the Company for 90 consecutive days or 180 days within any 12-month period, his employment may be terminated by the Company for "Disability." (b) Cause. Subject to the notice provisions set forth below, the ----- Company may terminate the Employee's employment for "Cause" at any time. "Cause" shall mean termination upon: (1) the willful failure by the Employee to substantially perform his duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from his incapacity due to physical or mental illness), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to him by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that he has not substantially performed his duties; (2) the Employee's willful misconduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise; or (3) the Employee's commission of such acts of dishonesty, fraud, misrepresentation or other acts of moral turpitude as would prevent the effective performance of his duties. For purposes of this subsection (b), no act, or failure to act, on the Employee's part shall be deemed "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by him not in good faith and without the reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been -3- terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to him a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the non-employee members of the Board at a meeting of such members (after reasonable notice to him and an opportunity for him, together with his counsel, to be heard before such members of the Board), finding that he has engaged in the conduct set forth above in this subsection (b) and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. (c) Notice of Termination. Any termination of the Employee's --------------------- employment by the Company or by the Employee shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 14. "Notice of Termination" shall mean a notice that indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for the termination of the Employee's employment under the provision so indicated. (d) Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" shall mean: (1) if ------------------- the Employee's employment is terminated by his death, the date of his death; (2) if the Employee's employment is terminated for Disability, 30 days after Notice of Termination is given; and (3) if the Employee's employment is terminated for any other reason, the date specified in the Notice of Termination. (e) Dispute Concerning Termination. If within the later of (i) 15 ------------------------------ days after Notice of Termination is given, or (ii) 15 days prior to the Date of Termination (as determined without regard to this Section 10(e), the party receiving such Notice of Termination notifies the other party that a dispute exists concerning a termination by the Employee for Good Reason (as defined in Section 10(h)) following a Change in Control (as defined in Section 10(g)), the Date of Termination shall be the earlier of the expiration date of the Agreement, or the date on which the dispute is finally resolved, either by mutual written agreement of the parties or by a final judgment, order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction (which is not appealable or with respect to which the time for appeal therefrom has expired and no appeal has been perfected); provided, however, that the Date of Termination shall be extended by -------- ------- a notice of dispute only if such notice is given in good faith and the party giving such notice pursues the resolution of such dispute with reasonable diligence. (f) Compensation During Dispute. If a purported termination by the --------------------------- Employee for Good Reason occurs following a Change in Control and during the Term of this Agreement, and such termination is disputed in accordance with Section 10(e) hereof, the Company shall continue to pay the Employee the full compensation in effect when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given (including, but not limited to, salary) and continue the Employee as a participant in all compensation, benefit and insurance plans in which the Employee was participating when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given, until the dispute is finally resolved in accordance with -4- Section 10(e) hereof or, if earlier, the expiration date of the Agreement. Amounts paid under this Section 10(f) are in addition to all other amounts due under this Agreement (other than those due under Section 11(b) hereof) and shall not be offset against or reduce any other amounts payable under this Agreement. (g) Change in Control. A "Change in Control" shall be deemed to ----------------- have occurred if the conditions set forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall have been satisfied: (i) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) (other than the Company; any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company; or any company owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the stock of the Company) is or becomes after the Effective Date the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its affiliates) representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or (ii) during any period of two consecutive years (not including any period prior to the Effective Date), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in subsection (i), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 10(g)) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by a vote of at least 2/3 of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; or (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than (A) a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity), in combination with the ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, at least 75% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (B) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no person acquires more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or -5- (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all the Company's assets. (h) Good Reason. At any time following a Change in Control, the ----------- Employee may terminate his employment hereunder for "Good Reason." "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence (without the Employee's express written consent) of any material breach of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any one of the following acts by the Company, or failures by the Company to act, unless, in the case of any act or failure to act described in subsections (i), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) below, such act or failure to act is corrected prior to the Date of Termination specified in the Notice of Termination given in respect thereof: (i) the assignment to the Employee of any duties inconsistent with the Employee's status as a senior executive of the Company or a substantially adverse alteration in the nature or status of the Employee's responsibilities from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; (ii) a reduction by the Company in the Employee's annual base salary as in effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time; (iii) the relocation of the Company's principal offices to a location outside Southern California (or, if different, the metropolitan area in which such offices are located immediately prior to the Change in Control) or the Company's requiring the Employee to be based anywhere other than the Company's principal executive offices, except for required travel on the Company's business to an extent substantially consistent with the Employee's present business travel obligations; (iv) the failure by the Company to pay to the Employee any portion of the Employee's current compensation, or to pay to the Employee any portion of an installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Company, within seven days of the date such compensation is due; (v) the failure by the Company to continue in effect any compensation plan in which the Employee participates immediately prior to the Change in Control which is material to the Employee's total compensation, unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been made with respect to such plan, or the failure by the Company to continue the Employee's participation therein (or in such substitute or alternative plan) on a basis not materially less favorable, both in terms of the amount of benefits provided and the -6- level of the Employee's participation relative to other participants, as existed immediately prior to the Change in Control; (vi) the failure by the Company to continue to provide the Employee with benefits substantially similar to those enjoyed by the Employee under any of the Company's pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident, or disability plans in which the Employee was participating immediately prior to the Change in Control; the taking of any action by the Company which would directly or indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits or deprive the Employee of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by the Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control; or the failure by the Company to provide the Employee with the number of paid vacation days to which the Employee is entitled on the basis of years of service with the Company in accordance with the Company's general vacation policy in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; (vii) any purported termination of the Employee's employment which is not effected pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of this Agreement; for purposes of this Agreement, no such purported termination shall be effective; or (viii) any failure by the Company to comply with and satisfy Section 12(b) of this Agreement. The Employee's right to terminate the Employee's employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by the Employee's incapacity due to physical or mental illness. The Employee's continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder. (i) Voluntary Termination. The Employee may terminate his --------------------- employment hereunder ("Voluntary Termination") upon a material breach of this Agreement by the Company, unless the Company shall fully correct such breach within 30 days of the Employee's Notice of Termination given in respect thereof. 11. Compensation Upon Termination or During Disability. The Employee -------------------------------------------------- shall be entitled to the following benefits during a period of disability, or upon termination of his employment, as the case may be, provided that such period or termination occurs during the Term of this Agreement: (a) During any period that the Employee fails to perform his full-time duties with the Company as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness, he shall continue to receive his base salary at the rate in effect at the commencement of any such period, together with all compensation payable to him under the Company's disability plan or program or other similar plan during such period, until his -7- employment is terminated pursuant to Section 10(a) hereof. Thereafter, or in the event the Employee's employment shall be terminated by reason of his death, his benefits shall be determined under the Company's retirement, insurance and other compensation programs then in effect in accordance with the terms of such programs. (b) If at any time the Employee's employment shall be terminated: (i) by the Company for Cause or Disability or (ii) by him for any reason (other than in a Voluntary Termination or for Good Reason following the occurrence of a Change in Control), the Company shall pay him his full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given, plus all other amounts to which he is entitled through the Date of Termination under any compensation plan of the Company at the time such payments are due, and the Company shall have no further obligations to him under this Agreement. (c) If the Employee's employment should be terminated: (1) by reason of his death, (2) by the Company other than for Cause or Disability or (3) by the Employee in a Voluntary Termination, he shall be entitled to the benefits provided below: (i) the Company shall pay to the Employee or the appropriate payee (as determined in accordance with Section 12(c)) (A) his full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given; plus (B)(x) in the case of death or a Voluntary Termination all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee pursuant to this Agreement for the remaining Term of this Agreement, or (y) in all other cases, all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee had the Employee continued to be employed for a period of 12 months, assuming for the purpose of such payments that his salary for such remaining period is equal to his salary at the Date of Termination and that his annual bonus for such remaining Term is equal to the average of the annual bonuses paid to him by the Company with respect to the three fiscal years ended immediately prior to the fiscal year in which the Date of termination occurs; plus (C) all other amounts to which he is entitled under any compensation plan of the Company, in cash in a lump sum no later than the 15th day following the Date of Termination; (ii) for a 12-month period after the Date of Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide the Employee with life, disability, accident and health insurance benefits substantially similar to those which the Employee and his covered family members are receiving immediately prior to the Notice of Termination (without giving effect to any reduction in such benefits subsequent to a Change in Control); provided, however, that such continued benefits shall -------- ------- be reduced to the extent comparable benefits are actually received by or made available to the Employee without cost during the 12-month period following the Employee's termination of -8- employment (and the Employee agrees that he shall promptly report any such benefits actually received to the Company); and (iii) the Company shall continue in effect for the benefit of the Employee all insurance or other provisions for indemnification and defense of officers or directors of the Company which are in effect on the date the Notice of Termination is sent to the Employee with respect to all of his acts and omissions while an officer or director as fully and completely as if such termination had not occurred, and until the final expiration or running of all periods of limitation against actions which may be applicable to such acts or omissions. (d) If the Employee's employment should be terminated by the Employee for Good Reason following a Change in Control, he shall be entitled to the benefits provided below: (i) the Company shall pay to the Employee or the appropriate payee (as determined in accordance with Section 12(c)) (A) his full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given; plus (B) all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee had the Employee continued to be employed for a period of 24 months, assuming for the purpose of such payments that his salary for such remaining period is equal to his salary at the Date of Termination and that his annual bonus for such remaining Term is equal to the average of the annual bonuses paid to him by the Company with respect to the three fiscal years ended immediately prior to the fiscal year in which the Date of termination occurs; plus (C) all other amounts to which he is entitled under any compensation plan of the Company, in cash in a lump sum no later than the 15th day following the Date of Termination; (ii) for a 24-month period after the Date of Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide the Employee with life, disability, accident and health insurance benefits substantially similar to those which the Employee and his covered family members are receiving immediately prior to the Notice of Termination (without giving effect to any reduction in such benefits subsequent to a Change in Control); provided, however, that such continued benefits shall -------- ------- be reduced to the extent comparable benefits are actually received by or made available to the Employee without cost during the 24-month period following the Employee's termination of employment (and the Employee agrees that he shall promptly report any such benefits actually received to the Company); and (iii) the Company shall continue in effect for the benefit of the Employee all insurance or other provisions for indemnification and defense of officers or directors of the Company which are in effect on the date the Notice of Termination is sent to the Employee with respect to all of his acts and omissions while an officer or -9- director as fully and completely as if such termination had not occurred, and until the final expiration or running of all periods of limitation against actions which may be applicable to such acts or omissions. (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, in the event that any payment or benefit received or to be received by the Employee in connection with the termination of the Employee's employment (whether such benefit is pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement with the Company, and all such payments and benefits being hereinafter called "Total Payments") would not be deductible (in whole or part), by the Company as a result of the application of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"), then, to the extent necessary to make the nondeductible portion of the Total Payments deductible, (i) the cash payments under this Agreement shall first be reduced (if necessary, to zero), and (ii) all other non-cash payments under this Agreement shall next be reduced (if necessary, to zero). (f) If it is established as described in the preceding subsection (e) that the aggregate benefits paid to or for the Employee's benefit are in an amount that would result in any portion of such "parachute payments" not being deductible by reason of Section 280G of the Code, then the Employee shall have an obligation to pay the Company upon demand an amount equal to the sum of: (i) the excess of the aggregate "parachute payments" paid to or for the Employee's benefit over the aggregate "parachute payments" that could have been paid to or for the Employee's benefit without any portion of such "parachute payments" not being deductible by reason of Section 280G of the Code; and (ii) interest on the amount set forth in clause (i) of this sentence at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code from the date of the Employee's receipt of such excess until the date of such payment. (g) The Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise. (h) If the employment of the Employee is terminated by the Company without Cause or the Employee's employment is terminated by the Employee under conditions entitling him to payment hereunder and the Company fails to make timely payment of the amounts then owed to the Employee under this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to interest on such amounts at the rate of 3% above the prime rate (defined as the base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. money center commercial banks as published by the Wall Street Journal), ---- ------ ------- compounded monthly, for the period from the date such amounts were otherwise due until payment is made to the Employee (which interest shall be in addition to all rights which the Employee is otherwise entitled to under this Agreement). -10- 12. Assignment. ---------- (a) This Agreement is personal to each of the parties hereto. No party may assign or delegate any rights or obligations hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the other party hereto, except that this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor corporation to the Company. (b) The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes this Agreement by operation of law, or otherwise. (c) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Employee and his personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Employee should die while any amount would still be payable to him hereunder had he continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to his devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there is no such designee, to his estate. 13. (a) Confidential Information. During the Term of this Agreement and ------------------------ thereafter, the Employee shall not, except as may be required to perform his duties hereunder or as required by applicable law, disclose to others for use, whether directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information regarding the Company. "Confidential Information" shall mean information about the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective clients and customers that is not available to the general public and that was learned by the Employee in the course of his employment by the Company, including (without limitation) any data, formulae, information, proprietary knowledge, trade secrets and client and customer lists and all papers, resumes, records and the documents containing such Confidential Information. The Employee acknowledges that such Confidential Information is specialized, unique in nature and of great value to the Company, and that such information gives the Company a competitive advantage. Upon the termination of his employment, the Employee will promptly deliver to the Company all documents (and all copies thereof) containing any Confidential Information. (b) Noncompetition. The Employee agrees that during the Term of this -------------- Agreement, and for a period of one year thereafter, he will not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company, provide consultative service -11- with or without pay, own, manage, operate, join, control, participate in, or be connected as a stockholder, partner, or otherwise with any business, individual, partner, firm, corporation, or other entity which is then in competition with the Company or any present affiliate of the Company; provided, however, that the -------- ------- "beneficial ownership" by the Employee, either individually or as a member of a "group," as such terms are used in Rule 13d of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, of not more than 1% of the voting stock of any publicly held corporation shall not be a violation of this Agreement. It is further expressly agreed that the Company will or would suffer irreparable injury if the Employee were to compete with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company in violation of this Agreement and that the Company would by reason of such competition be entitled to injunctive relief in a court of appropriate jurisdiction, and the Employee further consents and stipulates to the entry of such injunctive relief in such a court prohibiting the Employee from competing with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company in violation of this Agreement. (c) Right to Company Materials. The Employee agrees that all styles, -------------------------- designs, recipes, lists, materials, books, files, reports, correspondence, records, and other documents ("Company Material") used, prepared, or made available to the Employee, shall be and shall remain the property of the Company. Upon the termination of his employment or the expiration of this Agreement, all Company Materials shall be returned immediately to the Company, and Employee shall not make or retain any copies thereof. (d) Antisolicitation. The Employee promises and agrees that during ---------------- the Term of this Agreement, and for a period of one year thereafter, he will not influence or attempt to influence customers, franchisees, landlords, or suppliers of the Company or any of its present or future subsidiaries or affiliates, either directly or indirectly, to divert their business to any individual, partnership, firm, corporation or other entity then in competition with the business of the Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company. 14. Notice. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other ------ communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by United States certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below, or to such other addresses as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of a change of address shall be effective only upon actual receipt: -12- Company: IHOP Corp. 525 North Brand Blvd. Glendale, California 91203-1903 to the attention of the Board; with a copy to: the Secretary of the Company Employee: Anna G. Ulvan 26201 Paolino Place Valencia, California 91355 15. Amendments or Additions. No amendments or additions to this Agreement ----------------------- shall be binding unless in writing and signed by both parties hereto. 16. Section Headings. The section headings used in this Agreement are ---------------- included solely for convenience and shall not affect, or be used in connection with, the interpretation of this Agreement. 17. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed ------------ severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. 18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of ------------ which shall be deemed to be an original, but both of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 19. Arbitration. Any dispute or controversy arising under or in ----------- connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted before a panel of three arbitrators in Los Angeles, California, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that the Employee shall be entitled to seek -------- ------- specific performance of his right to be paid until the Date of Termination during the pendency of any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement. 20. Attorneys' Fees. The Company shall pay to the Employee all out-of- --------------- pocket expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by the Employee in connection with any claim, legal action or proceeding involving this Agreement in which the Employee prevails in whole or in part, whether brought by the Employee or by or on behalf of the Company or by another party. The Company shall pay prejudgment interest on any money judgment obtained by the Employee calculated at 3% above the -13- prime rate (defined as the base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. money center commercial banks as published by the Wall Street Journal), from the date ------------------- that payment(s) to the Employee should have been made under this Agreement. 21. Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived ------------- or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the Employee and such officer as may be specifically designated by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement and this agreement shall supersede any prior understanding or agreement either written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereto. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflicts of law principles. All references to sections of the Exchange Act or the Code shall be deemed also to refer to any successor provisions to such sections. Any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any applicable withholding required under federal, state or local law. The obligations of the Company under Section 12 and Section 21 and the obligations of the Employee under Section 13 and Section 21 shall survive the expiration of the Term of this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Agreement on the date first indicated above. IHOP CORP. ATTEST: /s/ Mark D. Weisberger By: /s/ Richard K. Herzer - ----------------------------- -------------------------------- Mark D. Weisberger Richard K. Herzer Secretary President EMPLOYEE /s/ Anna G. Ulvan ---------------------------------- Anna G. Ulvan -14-

EXHIBIT 10.13 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT This Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into on November ___, 1996, and shall become effective on February 23, 1997 (the "Effective Date"), between IHOP CORP., A DELAWARE CORPORATION (THE "COMPANY"), AND MARK D. WEISBERGER (THE "EMPLOYEE"). WHEREAS, Company and Employee are parties to an Employment Agreement dated February 23, 1994, which terminates on February 22, 1997; WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into a new Employment Agreement setting forth the terms and conditions for the continuing employment relationship of the Employee with the Company; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has approved and authorized the Company to enter into this Agreement with the Employee. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company and the Employee hereby agree as follows: 1. Employment. The Employee is employed as Vice President--Legal, ---------- Secretary and General Counsel of the Company from the Effective Date through the Term of this Agreement (as defined in Section 2 hereof). In this capacity, the Employee shall have such duties and responsibilities as may be designated to him by the Board from time to time and as are not inconsistent with the Employee's position with the Company, including the performance of duties with respect to any subsidiaries of the Company, as may be designated by the Board. During the Employee's period of employment hereunder, the Employee shall be based in the principal offices of the Company in Southern California, and shall not be required to relocate outside of Southern California to perform services hereunder, except for travel as reasonably required in the performance of his duties hereunder. 2. Term. The "initial term" of this Agreement shall be for the period ---- commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the first anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, that on the first anniversary of the -------- ------- Effective Date, and on each subsequent anniversary date thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional year unless, not later than 90 days prior to such applicable anniversary date, the Company or the Employee shall give notice not to extend this Agreement; and provided -------- further, however, that, if a Change in Control (as defined in Section 10(g)) - ------- ------- occurs prior to the expiration of the Term of this Agreement, this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not expire prior to the last day of the 24th month following the date of such Change in Control. The "Term of this Agreement" or "Term" shall mean, for purposes of this Agreement, both the "initial term" (as hereinbefore described) and any additional term (created by extension, as described above), and the Term of this Agreement shall not be affected by the Employee's termination of employment. 3. Salary. Subject to the further provisions of this Agreement, the ------ Company shall pay the Employee during the Term of this Agreement a salary at an annual rate equal to $178,000.00, with such salary to be increased at such times, if any, and in such amounts as determined by the Board, which increases shall be consistent with the historical business practices of the Company and the salary adjustments for other senior executives of the Company. Such salary shall be payable by the Company to the Employee not less frequently than monthly and shall not be decreased at any time during the Term of this Agreement. Participation in deferred compensation, discretionary bonus, retirement, and other employee benefit plans and in fringe benefits shall not reduce the salary payable to the Employee under this Section 3. 4. Participation in Bonus, Retirement and Employee Benefit Plans. The ------------------------------------------------------------- Employee shall be entitled to participate equitably with other senior executives in any plan of the Company relating to bonuses, stock options, stock purchases, pension, thrift, profit sharing, life insurance, medical coverage, education, or other retirement or employee benefits that the Company has adopted or may adopt for the benefit of its senior executives. 5. Fringe Benefits; Automobile. The Employee shall be entitled to receive --------------------------- all other fringe benefits which are now or may be provided to the Company's senior executives. In addition, the Company shall provide the Employee during the Term of this Agreement with his choice of a car or a car allowance in accordance with the Company's general policy on providing cars to senior executives. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the benefits provided under this Section 5 shall cease upon the Employee's Date of Termination (as defined in Section 10(d)). 6. Vacations. The Employee shall be entitled to an annual paid vacation --------- as determined in accordance with the Company's general policy for senior executives. 7. Business Expenses. During such time as the Employee is rendering ----------------- services hereunder, the Employee shall be entitled to incur and be reimbursed for all reasonable business expenses and be provided allowances as are furnished to the Company's most senior executives under the Company's then current policies. The Company agrees that it will reimburse the Employee for all such expenses upon the presentation by the Employee, from time to time, of an itemized account of such expenditures, setting forth the date, the purposes for which incurred, and the amounts -2- thereof, together with such receipts showing payments in conformity with the Company's established policies. Reimbursement shall be made within a reasonable period after the Employee's submission of an itemized account. 8. Insurance and Indemnity. The Employee shall be added as an ----------------------- additional named insured under all appropriate insurance policies now in force or hereafter obtained covering any officers or directors of the Company. The Company shall indemnify and hold the Employee harmless from any cost, expense or liability arising out of or relating to any acts or decisions made by the Employee on behalf of or in the course of performing services for the Company to the same extent the Company indemnifies and holds harmless other senior executive officers and directors of the Company and in accordance with the Company's established policies. 9. Legal and Accounting Advice. The Employee shall be entitled to --------------------------- reimbursement by the Company for expenses incurred by him for personal legal, accounting, investment or estate planning services in an amount to be determined by the Board, but in no event greater than $5,000 annually (or a pro rata portion of such amount for any period of employment less than a full year); provided, however, that no reimbursement shall be made for any such expenses - -------- ------- incurred by the Employee after such Employee's Date of Termination. 10. Termination. ----------- (a) Disability. If, as a result of the Employee's incapacity due ---------- to physical or mental illness, he shall have been absent from the full-time performance of his duties with the Company for 90 consecutive days or 180 days within any 12-month period, his employment may be terminated by the Company for "Disability." (b) Cause. Subject to the notice provisions set forth below, the ----- Company may terminate the Employee's employment for "Cause" at any time. "Cause" shall mean termination upon: (1) the willful failure by the Employee to substantially perform his duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from his incapacity due to physical or mental illness), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to him by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that he has not substantially performed his duties; (2) the Employee's willful misconduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise; or (3) the Employee's commission of such acts of dishonesty, fraud, misrepresentation or other acts of moral turpitude as would prevent the effective performance of his duties. For purposes of this subsection (b), no act, or failure to act, on the Employee's part shall be deemed "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by him not in good faith and without the reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been -3- terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to him a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the non-employee members of the Board at a meeting of such members (after reasonable notice to him and an opportunity for him, together with his counsel, to be heard before such members of the Board), finding that he has engaged in the conduct set forth above in this subsection (b) and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. (c) Notice of Termination. Any termination of the Employee's --------------------- employment by the Company or by the Employee shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 14. "Notice of Termination" shall mean a notice that indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for the termination of the Employee's employment under the provision so indicated. (d) Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" shall mean: (1) if ------------------- the Employee's employment is terminated by his death, the date of his death; (2) if the Employee's employment is terminated for Disability, 30 days after Notice of Termination is given; and (3) if the Employee's employment is terminated for any other reason, the date specified in the Notice of Termination. (e) Dispute Concerning Termination. If within the later of (i) 15 ------------------------------ days after Notice of Termination is given, or (ii) 15 days prior to the Date of Termination (as determined without regard to this Section 10(e), the party receiving such Notice of Termination notifies the other party that a dispute exists concerning a termination by the Employee for Good Reason (as defined in Section 10(h)) following a Change in Control (as defined in Section 10(g)), the Date of Termination shall be the earlier of the expiration date of the Agreement, or the date on which the dispute is finally resolved, either by mutual written agreement of the parties or by a final judgment, order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction (which is not appealable or with respect to which the time for appeal therefrom has expired and no appeal has been perfected); provided, however, that the Date of Termination shall be extended by -------- ------- a notice of dispute only if such notice is given in good faith and the party giving such notice pursues the resolution of such dispute with reasonable diligence. (f) Compensation During Dispute. If a purported termination by the --------------------------- Employee for Good Reason occurs following a Change in Control and during the Term of this Agreement, and such termination is disputed in accordance with Section 10(e) hereof, the Company shall continue to pay the Employee the full compensation in effect when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given (including, but not limited to, salary) and continue the Employee as a participant in all compensation, benefit and insurance plans in which the Employee was participating when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given, until the dispute is finally resolved in accordance with -4- Section 10(e) hereof or, if earlier, the expiration date of the Agreement. Amounts paid under this Section 10(f) are in addition to all other amounts due under this Agreement (other than those due under Section 11(b) hereof) and shall not be offset against or reduce any other amounts payable under this Agreement. (g) Change in Control. A "Change in Control" shall be deemed to ----------------- have occurred if the conditions set forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall have been satisfied: (i) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) (other than the Company; any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company; or any company owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the stock of the Company) is or becomes after the Effective Date the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its affiliates) representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or (ii) during any period of two consecutive years (not including any period prior to the Effective Date), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in subsection (i), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 10(g)) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by a vote of at least 2/3 of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; or (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than (A) a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity), in combination with the ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, at least 75% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (B) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no person acquires more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or -5- (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all the Company's assets. (h) Good Reason. At any time following a Change in Control, the ----------- Employee may terminate his employment hereunder for "Good Reason." "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence (without the Employee's express written consent) of any material breach of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any one of the following acts by the Company, or failures by the Company to act, unless, in the case of any act or failure to act described in subsections (i), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) below, such act or failure to act is corrected prior to the Date of Termination specified in the Notice of Termination given in respect thereof: (i) the assignment to the Employee of any duties inconsistent with the Employee's status as a senior executive of the Company or a substantially adverse alteration in the nature or status of the Employee's responsibilities from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; (ii) a reduction by the Company in the Employee's annual base salary as in effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time; (iii) the relocation of the Company's principal offices to a location outside Southern California (or, if different, the metropolitan area in which such offices are located immediately prior to the Change in Control) or the Company's requiring the Employee to be based anywhere other than the Company's principal executive offices, except for required travel on the Company's business to an extent substantially consistent with the Employee's present business travel obligations; (iv) the failure by the Company to pay to the Employee any portion of the Employee's current compensation, or to pay to the Employee any portion of an installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Company, within seven days of the date such compensation is due; (v) the failure by the Company to continue in effect any compensation plan in which the Employee participates immediately prior to the Change in Control which is material to the Employee's total compensation, unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been made with respect to such plan, or the failure by the Company to continue the Employee's participation therein (or in such substitute or alternative plan) on a basis not materially less favorable, both in terms of the amount of benefits provided and the -6- level of the Employee's participation relative to other participants, as existed immediately prior to the Change in Control; (vi) the failure by the Company to continue to provide the Employee with benefits substantially similar to those enjoyed by the Employee under any of the Company's pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident, or disability plans in which the Employee was participating immediately prior to the Change in Control; the taking of any action by the Company which would directly or indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits or deprive the Employee of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by the Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control; or the failure by the Company to provide the Employee with the number of paid vacation days to which the Employee is entitled on the basis of years of service with the Company in accordance with the Company's general vacation policy in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; (vii) any purported termination of the Employee's employment which is not effected pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of this Agreement; for purposes of this Agreement, no such purported termination shall be effective; or (viii) any failure by the Company to comply with and satisfy Section 12(b) of this Agreement. The Employee's right to terminate the Employee's employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by the Employee's incapacity due to physical or mental illness. The Employee's continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder. (i) Voluntary Termination. The Employee may terminate his --------------------- employment hereunder ("Voluntary Termination") upon a material breach of this Agreement by the Company, unless the Company shall fully correct such breach within 30 days of the Employee's Notice of Termination given in respect thereof. 11. Compensation Upon Termination or During Disability. The Employee -------------------------------------------------- shall be entitled to the following benefits during a period of disability, or upon termination of his employment, as the case may be, provided that such period or termination occurs during the Term of this Agreement: (a) During any period that the Employee fails to perform his full-time duties with the Company as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness, he shall continue to receive his base salary at the rate in effect at the commencement of any such period, together with all compensation payable to him under the Company's disability plan or program or other similar plan during such period, until his -7- employment is terminated pursuant to Section 10(a) hereof. Thereafter, or in the event the Employee's employment shall be terminated by reason of his death, his benefits shall be determined under the Company's retirement, insurance and other compensation programs then in effect in accordance with the terms of such programs. (b) If at any time the Employee's employment shall be terminated: (i) by the Company for Cause or Disability or (ii) by him for any reason (other than in a Voluntary Termination or for Good Reason following the occurrence of a Change in Control), the Company shall pay him his full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given, plus all other amounts to which he is entitled through the Date of Termination under any compensation plan of the Company at the time such payments are due, and the Company shall have no further obligations to him under this Agreement. (c) If the Employee's employment should be terminated: (1) by reason of his death, (2) by the Company other than for Cause or Disability or (3) by the Employee in a Voluntary Termination, he shall be entitled to the benefits provided below: (i) the Company shall pay to the Employee or the appropriate payee (as determined in accordance with Section 12(c)) (A) his full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given; plus (B)(x) in the case of death or a Voluntary Termination all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee pursuant to this Agreement for the remaining Term of this Agreement, or (y) in all other cases, all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee had the Employee continued to be employed for a period of 12 months, assuming for the purpose of such payments that his salary for such remaining period is equal to his salary at the Date of Termination and that his annual bonus for such remaining Term is equal to the average of the annual bonuses paid to him by the Company with respect to the three fiscal years ended immediately prior to the fiscal year in which the Date of termination occurs; plus (C) all other amounts to which he is entitled under any compensation plan of the Company, in cash in a lump sum no later than the 15th day following the Date of Termination; (ii) for a 12-month period after the Date of Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide the Employee with life, disability, accident and health insurance benefits substantially similar to those which the Employee and his covered family members are receiving immediately prior to the Notice of Termination (without giving effect to any reduction in such benefits subsequent to a Change in Control); provided, however, that such continued benefits shall -------- ------- be reduced to the extent comparable benefits are actually received by or made available to the Employee without cost during the 12-month period following the Employee's termination of -8- employment (and the Employee agrees that he shall promptly report any such benefits actually received to the Company); and (iii) the Company shall continue in effect for the benefit of the Employee all insurance or other provisions for indemnification and defense of officers or directors of the Company which are in effect on the date the Notice of Termination is sent to the Employee with respect to all of his acts and omissions while an officer or director as fully and completely as if such termination had not occurred, and until the final expiration or running of all periods of limitation against actions which may be applicable to such acts or omissions. (d) If the Employee's employment should be terminated by the Employee for Good Reason following a Change in Control, he shall be entitled to the benefits provided below: (i) the Company shall pay to the Employee or the appropriate payee (as determined in accordance with Section 12(c)) (A) his full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given; plus (B) all salary and bonus payments that would have been payable to the Employee had the Employee continued to be employed for a period of 24 months, assuming for the purpose of such payments that his salary for such remaining period is equal to his salary at the Date of Termination and that his annual bonus for such remaining Term is equal to the average of the annual bonuses paid to him by the Company with respect to the three fiscal years ended immediately prior to the fiscal year in which the Date of termination occurs; plus (C) all other amounts to which he is entitled under any compensation plan of the Company, in cash in a lump sum no later than the 15th day following the Date of Termination; (ii) for a 24-month period after the Date of Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide the Employee with life, disability, accident and health insurance benefits substantially similar to those which the Employee and his covered family members are receiving immediately prior to the Notice of Termination (without giving effect to any reduction in such benefits subsequent to a Change in Control); provided, however, that such continued benefits shall -------- ------- be reduced to the extent comparable benefits are actually received by or made available to the Employee without cost during the 24-month period following the Employee's termination of employment (and the Employee agrees that he shall promptly report any such benefits actually received to the Company); and (iii) the Company shall continue in effect for the benefit of the Employee all insurance or other provisions for indemnification and defense of officers or directors of the Company which are in effect on the date the Notice of Termination is sent to the Employee with respect to all of his acts and omissions while an officer or -9- director as fully and completely as if such termination had not occurred, and until the final expiration or running of all periods of limitation against actions which may be applicable to such acts or omissions. (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, in the event that any payment or benefit received or to be received by the Employee in connection with the termination of the Employee's employment (whether such benefit is pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement with the Company, and all such payments and benefits being hereinafter called "Total Payments") would not be deductible (in whole or part), by the Company as a result of the application of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"), then, to the extent necessary to make the nondeductible portion of the Total Payments deductible, (i) the cash payments under this Agreement shall first be reduced (if necessary, to zero), and (ii) all other non-cash payments under this Agreement shall next be reduced (if necessary, to zero). (f) If it is established as described in the preceding subsection (e) that the aggregate benefits paid to or for the Employee's benefit are in an amount that would result in any portion of such "parachute payments" not being deductible by reason of Section 280G of the Code, then the Employee shall have an obligation to pay the Company upon demand an amount equal to the sum of: (i) the excess of the aggregate "parachute payments" paid to or for the Employee's benefit over the aggregate "parachute payments" that could have been paid to or for the Employee's benefit without any portion of such "parachute payments" not being deductible by reason of Section 280G of the Code; and (ii) interest on the amount set forth in clause (i) of this sentence at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code from the date of the Employee's receipt of such excess until the date of such payment. (g) The Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise. (h) If the employment of the Employee is terminated by the Company without Cause or the Employee's employment is terminated by the Employee under conditions entitling him to payment hereunder and the Company fails to make timely payment of the amounts then owed to the Employee under this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to interest on such amounts at the rate of 3% above the prime rate (defined as the base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. money center commercial banks as published by the Wall Street Journal), ---- ------ ------- compounded monthly, for the period from the date such amounts were otherwise due until payment is made to the Employee (which interest shall be in addition to all rights which the Employee is otherwise entitled to under this Agreement). -10- 12. Assignment. ---------- (a) This Agreement is personal to each of the parties hereto. No party may assign or delegate any rights or obligations hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the other party hereto, except that this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor corporation to the Company. (b) The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes this Agreement by operation of law, or otherwise. (c) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Employee and his personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Employee should die while any amount would still be payable to him hereunder had he continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to his devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there is no such designee, to his estate. 13. (a) Confidential Information. During the Term of this Agreement and ------------------------ thereafter, the Employee shall not, except as may be required to perform his duties hereunder or as required by applicable law, disclose to others for use, whether directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information regarding the Company. "Confidential Information" shall mean information about the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective clients and customers that is not available to the general public and that was learned by the Employee in the course of his employment by the Company, including (without limitation) any data, formulae, information, proprietary knowledge, trade secrets and client and customer lists and all papers, resumes, records and the documents containing such Confidential Information. The Employee acknowledges that such Confidential Information is specialized, unique in nature and of great value to the Company, and that such information gives the Company a competitive advantage. Upon the termination of his employment, the Employee will promptly deliver to the Company all documents (and all copies thereof) containing any Confidential Information. (b) Noncompetition. The Employee agrees that during the Term of this -------------- Agreement, and for a period of one year thereafter, he will not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company, provide consultative service -11- with or without pay, own, manage, operate, join, control, participate in, or be connected as a stockholder, partner, or otherwise with any business, individual, partner, firm, corporation, or other entity which is then in competition with the Company or any present affiliate of the Company; provided, however, that the -------- ------- "beneficial ownership" by the Employee, either individually or as a member of a "group," as such terms are used in Rule 13d of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, of not more than 1% of the voting stock of any publicly held corporation shall not be a violation of this Agreement. It is further expressly agreed that the Company will or would suffer irreparable injury if the Employee were to compete with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company in violation of this Agreement and that the Company would by reason of such competition be entitled to injunctive relief in a court of appropriate jurisdiction, and the Employee further consents and stipulates to the entry of such injunctive relief in such a court prohibiting the Employee from competing with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company in violation of this Agreement. (c) Right to Company Materials. The Employee agrees that all styles, -------------------------- designs, recipes, lists, materials, books, files, reports, correspondence, records, and other documents ("Company Material") used, prepared, or made available to the Employee, shall be and shall remain the property of the Company. Upon the termination of his employment or the expiration of this Agreement, all Company Materials shall be returned immediately to the Company, and Employee shall not make or retain any copies thereof. (d) Antisolicitation. The Employee promises and agrees that during ---------------- the Term of this Agreement, and for a period of one year thereafter, he will not influence or attempt to influence customers, franchisees, landlords, or suppliers of the Company or any of its present or future subsidiaries or affiliates, either directly or indirectly, to divert their business to any individual, partnership, firm, corporation or other entity then in competition with the business of the Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company. 14. Notice. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other ------ communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by United States certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below, or to such other addresses as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of a change of address shall be effective only upon actual receipt: -12- Company: IHOP Corp. 525 North Brand Blvd. Glendale, California 91203-1903 to the attention of the Board; with a copy to: the Secretary of the Company Employee: Mark D. Weisberger 12232 Addison Street North Hollywood, California 91607 15. Amendments or Additions. No amendments or additions to this Agreement ----------------------- shall be binding unless in writing and signed by both parties hereto. 16. Section Headings. The section headings used in this Agreement are ---------------- included solely for convenience and shall not affect, or be used in connection with, the interpretation of this Agreement. 17. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed ------------ severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. 18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of ------------ which shall be deemed to be an original, but both of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 19. Arbitration. Any dispute or controversy arising under or in ----------- connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted before a panel of three arbitrators in Los Angeles, California, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that the Employee shall be entitled to seek -------- ------- specific performance of his right to be paid until the Date of Termination during the pendency of any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement. 20. Attorneys' Fees. The Company shall pay to the Employee all out-of- --------------- pocket expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by the Employee in connection with any claim, legal action or proceeding involving this Agreement in which the Employee prevails in whole or in part, whether brought by the Employee or by or on behalf of the Company or by another party. The Company shall pay prejudgment interest on any money judgment obtained by the Employee calculated at 3% above the -13- prime rate (defined as the base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. money center commercial banks as published by the Wall Street Journal), from the date that payment(s) to the Employee should have been made under this Agreement. 21. Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived ------------- or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the Employee and such officer as may be specifically designated by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement and this agreement shall supersede any prior understanding or agreement either written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereto. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflicts of law principles. All references to sections of the Exchange Act or the Code shall be deemed also to refer to any successor provisions to such sections. Any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any applicable withholding required under federal, state or local law. The obligations of the Company under Section 12 and Section 21 and the obligations of the Employee under Section 13 and Section 21 shall survive the expiration of the Term of this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Agreement on the date first indicated above. IHOP CORP. ATTEST: /s/ Elayne Berg-Wilion By: /s/ Richard K. Herzer - ------------------------------- ------------------------------- Elayne Berg-Wilion Richard K. Herzer Assistant Secretary President EMPLOYEE /s/ Mark D. Weisberger ---------------------------------- Mark D. Weisberger -14-

EXHIBIT 11.0 IHOP CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS (In thousands, except per share data)
Year Ended December 31, --------------------------- 1996 1995 1994 ------- ------- ------- NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE - PRIMARY Weighted average shares outstanding 9,444 9,319 9,159 Net effect of dilutive stock options based on the treasury stock method using average market price 79 169 285 ------- ------- ------- Total 9,523 9,488 9,444 ======= ======= ======= Net income available to common shareholders $18,604 $16,154 $15,115 ======= ======= ======= Net income per share - primary $ 1.95 $ 1.70 $ 1.60 ======= ======= ======= NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE - FULLY DILUTED Weighted average shares outstanding 9,444 9,319 9,159 Net effect of dilutive stock options based on the treasury stock method using the average market price or the year-end market price, if higher than the average market price 84 169 285 ------- ------- ------- Total 9,528 9,488 9,444 ======= ======= ======= Net income available to common shareholders $18,604 $16,154 $15,115 ======= ======= ======= Net income per share - fully diluted $ 1.95 $ 1.70 $ 1.60 ======= ======= =======

EXHIBIT 23 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of IHOP Corp. and Subsidiaries on Form S-8 (File No. 33-46361) of our reports dated February 14, 1997 on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of IHOP Corp. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. Los Angeles, California March 26, 1997

5 THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF IHOP CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1,000 YEAR DEC-31-1996 JAN-01-1996 DEC-31-1996 8,658 0 29,324 0 1,180 41,312 120,854 0 328,889 35,084 139,387 0 0 95 129,262 328,889 0 190,096 0 113,323 8,279 0 11,691 30,751 12,147 18,604 0 0 0 18,604 1.95 1.95