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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On December 8, 2022, Nathan's Famous, Inc. (the "Company") and Howard M. Lorber ("Lorber"), the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, entered into Amendment No. 3 to Employment Agreement ("Amendment No. 3") which among other items extends the term to December 31, 2027 under the Employment Agreement dated as of December 15, 2006 as amended by Amendment to Employment Agreement dated November 1, 2012 between the Company and Lober and Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement dated December 6, 2017 between the Company and Lorber. In connection with Amendment No. 3, on December 8, 2022, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company awarded to Lorber a grant of 50,000 restricted stock units under the Company's 2019 Stock Incentive Plan which vest in equal installments over five years.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| 10.1 | Amendment No. 3 to Employment Agreement dated as of December 8, 2022 between Nathan's Famous, Inc. and Howard M. Lorber.+ | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL) |
+ Compensatory plan or arrangement
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: December 9, 2022 | NATHAN’S FAMOUS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Eric Gatoff | ||
| Name: | Eric Gatoff | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||