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EXHIBIT 10.12
                             Buffalo
Wild Wings(R)
                          Area
Development Agreement
                                   Â
Between
                    Buffalo Wild Wings International, Inc.
                         1600 Utica
Avenue, Suite 700
                            Â
Minneapolis, MN 55416
                                     Â
And
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Effective Date:
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                            (To be
completed by Us)
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                               TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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RECITALS 2
1. Â
DEFINITIONS..........................................................2
2.  GRANT OF DEVELOPMENT
RIGHTS..........................................2
3.  DEVELOPMENT
FEE......................................................2
4.  DEVELOPMENT
SCHEDULE.................................................2
5.  TERM2
6.  YOUR
DUTIES..........................................................2
7.  DEFAULT AND
TERMINATION..............................................2
8.  RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PARTIES UPON
TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION..........2
9. Â
TRANSFER.............................................................2
10. MISCELLANEOUS........................................................2
APPENDICES
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A.      DEVELOPMENT TERRITORY
B.      DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE
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                             BUFFALO
WILD WINGS(R)
                          AREA
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
    This Area DevelopmentÂ
Agreement is made this ____ day
of , 2005Â between
BUFFALO WILD WINGS INTERNATIONAL, INC., an Ohio corporation with its principal
business located at 1600 Utica Avenue South, Suite 700, Minneapolis,Â
Minnesota
55426 ("we" or "us") and , a(n) ......... whose principal businessÂ
address is
("developer"Â or
"you"). If the developerÂ
is a corporation, partnershipÂ
or
limited liability company,Â
certain provisions of the
Agreement also apply to
your owners and will be noted.
                                  Â
RECITALS
    A. Â
Our parent company has developed
a unique system for operating video
entertainment oriented, fast casualÂ
restaurants that feature chicken wings,
sandwiches, unique food service and other products, beverages and services
using
certain standards and specifications;
    B. Â
Many of the food andÂ
beverage products areÂ
prepared according to
specified recipes and procedures, some
of which include proprietary sauces and
mixes;
    C. Â
Our parent company owns the BUFFALO WILD WINGS(R)Â Trademark and other
trademarks used in connectionÂ
with the Operation of aÂ
BUFFALOÂ WILDÂ WINGS
restaurant;
    D. Â
Our parent company has granted to us the right to sublicense the right
to develop and operate BUFFALO WILD WINGS restaurants;
    E. Â
You desire toÂ
develop and operate Â
several BUFFALO WILDÂ
WINGS
restaurants and we, in reliance on
your representations, haveÂ
approved your
franchise application to do so in accordance with this Agreement.
    In Â
consideration  of theÂ
foregoing  and theÂ
mutual  covenants and
consideration below, you and we agree as follows:
                                 Â
DEFINITIONS
    1. Â
For purposes of this Agreement,  the terms below have the following
definitions:
         A.  "MenuÂ
Items" means theÂ
chicken wings, sandwichesÂ
and other
    products and beveragesÂ
prepared according to our specifiedÂ
recipes and
    procedures, as we may modify and
change them from time to time.
         B.  "Principal Owner"Â
means any person who directly
or indirectly
    owns a 10% or greater interest in the developerÂ
when the developer is a
    corporation, limited liability
company, a partnership, or a similar entity.
    However, if we are entering into this Agreement
totally or partially based
    onÂ
the financial  qualifications,  experience, Â
skills or managerial
    qualifications of any person or
entity who directly or indirectly owns less
    than a 10% interest in the developer,Â
we have the right to designate that
    person orÂ
entity as a PrincipalÂ
Owner for allÂ
purposes under this
    Agreement, including,Â
but not limited to, theÂ
execution of the personal
    guaranty referenced in Section 10.J
below. In addition, if the developer is
    aÂ
partnership entity, then eachÂ
general partner is a
Principal Owner,
    regardless of the percentage
ownership interest. If the developer is one or
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    moreÂ
individuals, each individual is a Principal Owner of the
developer.
    You must have at least one Principal
Owner.
         C.  "Restaurants" meansÂ
the BUFFALO WILDÂ
WINGS Restaurants you
    develop and operate pursuant to this
Agreement.
         D.  "System" means the BUFFALO WILD WINGS System, which consists of
    distinctive food and beverage productsÂ
prepared according to special and
    confidential recipes and formulas
with unique storage, preparation, service
    and delivery procedures and
techniques, offered in a setting of distinctive
    exterior and interior layout, design
and color scheme, signage, furnishings
    and materials and using certain
distinctive types of facilities, equipment,
    supplies, ingredients, business
techniques, methods and procedures together
    with sales promotion programs,Â
all of which we may modify and change from
    time to time.
         E.  "Trademarks" means the BUFFALO WILD WINGS Trademark and Service
    Mark that have been registeredÂ
in the United States and elsewhere and the
    trademarks, serviceÂ
marks and trade namesÂ
set forth in each Franchise
    Agreement, as we may modify and changeÂ
from time to time, and the trade
    dress and other commercialÂ
symbols used in theÂ
Restaurants. Trade dress
    includes the designs, colorÂ
schemes and image we authorizeÂ
you to use in
    the operation of the Restaurants
from time to time.
                          GRANT OF
DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
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    2. Â
The following provisions control with respect to the rights granted
hereunder:
         A.  WeÂ
grant to you,Â
under the termsÂ
and conditions ofÂ
this
   Â
Agreement, the right to develop
and operate _________ (___) BUFFALO WILD
    WINGS Restaurants (the "Restaurants") within the territory described on
    Appendix A ("Development
Territory").
         B.  YouÂ
are bound byÂ
the  development  schedule Â
("Development
    Schedule") setÂ
forth in AppendixÂ
B. Time is of theÂ
essence for the
    development of each Restaurant in
accordance with the Development Schedule.
    EachÂ
Restaurant must be developedÂ
and operated pursuant to a separate
    Franchise AgreementÂ
that you enter into with usÂ
pursuant to Section 4.B
    below.
         C.  If you are in compliance with the
Development Schedule set forth
    onÂ
Appendix B, we will not developÂ
or operate or grant anyoneÂ
else a
    franchise to develop and operate a
BUFFALO WILD WINGS Restaurant business
    (except for the Special Sites and Limited SeatingÂ
Facilities defined in
    Section 2.D or as otherwise set
forth in this Agreement) in the Development
    Territory prior to the earlier of
(i) the expiration or termination of this
    Agreement; (ii) the date on which you must execute the
Franchise Agreement
    for your last restaurant pursuant to
the terms of the Development Schedule
    or (iii) the date on which the DesignatedÂ
Area for your final Restaurant
    under thisÂ
Agreement is determined.Â
However, in the eventÂ
that the
    Development TerritoryÂ
covers more than one city, county orÂ
designated
    market area, the protection for each
particular city, county or designated
    market area shallÂ
expire upon the earliest of (1) any of the foregoing
    events or (2) the date when the
Designated Area for your final Restaurant
    to be developed in such city,  county or designated market area under this
    Agreement is determined. Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement, upon
    the earliest occurrence of any of the foregoing events (i)
the Development
    Territory shall expire and (ii) we
will be entitled to develop and operate,
    orÂ
to franchise othersÂ
to develop andÂ
operate, BUFFALO WILDÂ
WINGS
    restaurants in theÂ
Development Territory, exceptÂ
as may be otherwise
    provided under any Franchise AgreementÂ
that has been executed between us
    and you and that has not beenÂ
terminated. At the time you executeÂ
your
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    final Franchise Agreement under the
Development Schedule, you must have an
    Authorized Location for your final
Restaurant.
         D.  The rightsÂ
granted under this Agreement are limited to the right
    to develop and operate RestaurantsÂ
located in the DevelopmentÂ
Territory,
    and do not include (i) any right to
sell products and Menu Items identified
    by the Trademarks at any location or through any
other channels or methods
    ofÂ
distribution, including the
internet (or any other existing or
future
    formÂ
of electronic commerce),Â
other than atÂ
Restaurants within the
    Development Territory,Â
(ii) any right to sell productsÂ
and Menu Items
    identified by the Trademarks to any person or entity for resale
or further
    distribution, or (iii) any right to exclude, control or impose conditions
    on our development or operation of franchised, company or affiliate owned
    restaurants at anyÂ
time or at any location outsideÂ
of the Development
    Territory. You may not use any the words BUFFALO, WILD or WINGS or any of
    the other Trademarks as part of the
name of your corporation, partnership,
    limited liability company or other
similar entity.
         You acknowledge and agree that
we and our affiliates have the right to
    operate and franchise others the
right to operate restaurants or any
other
    business within and outside the DevelopmentÂ
Territory under trademarks
    other than the BUFFALO WILD WINGS
Trademarks, without compensation to any
    franchisee, except that our operation of, or associationÂ
or affiliation
    with, restaurantsÂ
(through franchising or
otherwise) in the Development
    Territory that compete with BUFFALO WILD WINGS restaurantsÂ
in the video
    entertainment oriented,Â
fast casual restaurant segmentÂ
will only occur
    throughÂ
some form of merger orÂ
acquisition with an existingÂ
restaurant
    chain. Outside of the Development
Territory, we and our affiliates have the
    right to grant other franchises or
develop and operate company or affiliate
    owned BUFFALO WILD WINGS restaurantsÂ
and offer, sell or distributeÂ
any
    products orÂ
services associated with the System (now or in the future)
    under the Trademarks or any other
trademarks, service marks or trade names
    or through any distribution channel or method, all without compensation
to
    any franchisee.
         We and our affiliatesÂ
have the right to offer, sell
or distribute,
    within and outside theÂ
Development Territory, any frozen,Â
pre-packaged
    items or other products or
services associated with the System (now or in
    theÂ
future) or identified by theÂ
Trademarks, or any other trademarks,
    service marks or trade names,Â
except for Prohibited Items (asÂ
defined
    below), through any distribution
channels or methods, without
compensation
    to any franchisee. The distribution channels or methods include, without
    limitation, grocery stores, club stores, convenienceÂ
stores, wholesale,
    hospitals, clinics, health care
facilities, business or industry
locations
    (e.g.  manufacturing site,Â
office building),  militaryÂ
installations,
    military commissaries or the
internet (or any other existing or future form
    of electronic commerce). The Prohibited Items are the following items
that
    we will not sell in the
Development Territory through otherÂ
distribution
    channels or methods: any retail food service Menu Items that are
cooked or
    prepared to be served to the end
user or customer for consumptionÂ
at the
    retail location (unless sold at the
limited seating facilities referenced
    in subparagraph (i) of the paragraph above).Â
For example, chicken wings
    cooked and served to customersÂ
at a grocery store or convenienceÂ
store
    would be a Prohibited Item, but the sale of
frozen or pre-packaged chicken
    wings at a grocery store or
convenience store would be a permitted
form of
    distribution in the Development
Territory.
         You  acknowledgeÂ
and agree that certain  locations Â
within the
    Development Territory are by their nature unique and
separate in character
    from sites generallyÂ
developed as BUFFALO WILD
WINGS restaurants. As a
    result, you agreeÂ
that the following locationsÂ
("Special Sites") are
    excluded from the Development Territory and we have the right, subject to
    our then-current Special Sites Impact Policy, to develop or
franchise such
    locations: (1) military bases; (2) public
transportation facilities; (3)
    sports facilities,Â
including race tracks;Â
(4) student unions or other
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    similar buildings on college or universityÂ
campuses;Â (5)Â amusement and
    theme parks; and (6) community and
special events.
         In addition, you acknowledge and agree that, subject to
your right of
    first refusal as set forth
below, we and our affiliates have the right to
    operate orÂ
franchise within theÂ
Development  Territory one  or more
    facilities selling, for dine in or
take out, all or some of the Menu Items,
    using the Trademarks or any other
trademarks, service marks or trade names,
    without compensationÂ
to any franchisee, provided,Â
however, that such
    facilitiesÂ
shall not have an interior area
larger than 2,400Â square feet
    andÂ
shall not have seating capacityÂ
for more than 48 people ("Limited
    Seating Facilities"). If we develop a model for a Limited Seating
Facility
    and determine that your
Development Territory is an appropriate
market for
    suchÂ
a facility, weÂ
will provide to you
a written offerÂ
("Offer")
    specifying the terms andÂ
conditions for your development of the Limited
    Seating Facility. You will have 90
days following your receipt of the Offer
    to accept the Offer by
delivering written notice to us of your
acceptance,
    provided that you are not in defaultÂ
under this Agreement or any other
    Agreement with us or our affiliates.Â
If you do not provide written notice
    to us within the time period or if
you are in default under this Agreement
    or any other agreement with us or
our affiliates, you will lose the right
    to develop the Limited SeatingÂ
Facility and we may develop
or franchise
    others to develop the LimitedÂ
Seating Facility within yourÂ
Development
    Territory. YouÂ
acknowledge and agree that if you accept the Offer, we may
    require you to submit a full
application, pay an initial fee and sign a new
    form of franchise agreement.
         E.  This Agreement is not a Franchise Agreement
and you have no right
    to use in any manner the Trademarks
by virtue of this Agreement. You have
    no right under this AgreementÂ
to sublicense orÂ
subfranchise others to
    operate a business or restaurant or
use the System or the Trademarks.
                               Â
DEVELOPMENT FEE
                               Â
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    3. Â
You must pay a Development Fee as described below:
         A.  AsÂ
consideration for the rights
granted in this Agreement, you
    must pay us a "Development
Fee" of $_________, representing one-half of the
    Initial FranchiseÂ
Fee for each Restaurant to beÂ
developed under this
    Agreement.  TheÂ
Initial  Franchise FeeÂ
for the firstÂ
Restaurant is
    $___________. TheÂ
Initial Franchise Fee for theÂ
second Restaurant is
    $__________. The InitialÂ
Franchise Fee for each subsequentÂ
Restaurant is
    $__________.
         The DevelopmentÂ
Fee is consideration forÂ
this Agreement and not
    consideration for anyÂ
Franchise Agreement, is fullyÂ
earned by us upon
    execution of this Agreement and is
non-refundable. The part of the Initial
    Franchise Fee that is included in the
Development Fee is credited against
    theÂ
Initial Franchise Fee payableÂ
upon the signing of each individual
    Franchise Agreement. The balance of
the Initial Franchise Fee for the first
    Restaurant must beÂ
paid at the timeÂ
of execution of thisÂ
Agreement,
    together with the execution by you
of the Franchise Agreement for the first
    Restaurant. The total amount to be paid by you at the
time of execution of
    this Agreement pursuant to this
Section, including both the Development Fee
    and the balance of the Initial Franchise Fee for your first Restaurant is
    $_______. The balance of the InitialÂ
Franchise Fee for each subsequent
    Restaurant is due as specified in
Section 3.B.
         B.  You must submit a separate application for each Restaurant to be
    established by you within the
Development Territory as further described in
    Section 4. Upon ourÂ
consent to the site of your Restaurant,Â
a separate
    FranchiseÂ
Agreement must be executed for
each such Restaurant, at which
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    time the balance of the Initial FranchiseÂ
Fee for that Restaurant is due
    and owing. Such payment represents the balance of the
appropriate Initial
    Franchise Fee, as described above in Section 3.A. Upon theÂ
execution of
    eachÂ
Franchise Agreement, theÂ
terms and conditionsÂ
of the Franchise
    Agreement control the establishment
and operation of such Restaurant.
                             DEVELOPMENT
SCHEDULE
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    4. Â
The following provisionsÂ
control with respect to your development
rights and obligations:
         A.  YouÂ
are bound by andÂ
strictly must followÂ
the Development
    Schedule. By the dates set forth
under the Development Schedule, you must
    enter into Franchise Agreements with us pursuant to this Agreement
for the
    number of Restaurants described under the Development Schedule.Â
You also
    must comply with the
Development Schedule requirementsÂ
regarding (i) the
    restaurant type to be developed and the opening date for each Restaurant
    and (ii) the cumulative number of Restaurants to be open and continuously
    operating for business in the
Development Territory. If you fail to
either
    execute a Franchise AgreementÂ
or to open a Restaurant accordingÂ
to the
    dates setÂ
forth in the Franchise Agreement,Â
we have the  right to (i)
    require that youÂ
hire a franchise developmentÂ
expert with recognized
    experience in developingÂ
franchises in a similar line of business to ours
    or (ii) immediatelyÂ
terminate this Agreement pursuant
to Section 7.B. If
    you are developing 3 or more restaurantsÂ
under this Agreement, you will
    have a "late opening extensionÂ
right" of two weeks for each restaurant in
    which we willÂ
not have theÂ
right under (i) orÂ
(ii) in the previous
    sentence. To take advantage of this
late opening extension, you must make a
    request for the extensionÂ
45 days prior to the opening date
set forth in
    the Franchise Agreement and have
been in continuous compliance throughout
    the term of this Agreement.
         B.  You may not develop a Restaurant unless (i)
at least 45 days, but
    no more than 60Â
days, prior to the dateÂ
set forth in the Development
    Schedule for theÂ
execution of each FranchiseÂ
Agreement, you send us a
    noticeÂ
(a) requiring thatÂ
we send youÂ
our then currentÂ
disclosure
    documents,  (b)Â
confirming your intentionÂ
to develop theÂ
particular
    Restaurant and (c) sending us all informationÂ
necessary to complete the
    Franchise AgreementÂ
for the particular RestaurantÂ
and (ii) all of the
    following conditionsÂ
have been metÂ
(these conditions applyÂ
to each
    Restaurant to be developed in the
Development Territory):
              1.  YourÂ
Submission of Proposed Site. You
must find a proposed
         site for the Restaurant which
you reasonably believe to conform to our
         site selectionÂ
criteria, as modified by us from time to time, and
         submit to us a complete siteÂ
report (containing suchÂ
demographic,
         commercial, and other
information and photographs as we may reasonably
         require) for such site.
              2.  Our Consent to Proposed Site.Â
You must receive our written
         consent to your proposed site.
We agree not to unreasonably withhold
         consent to a proposed site.Â
Prior to granting our consent to a site,
         you must have the site evaluated by the proprietaryÂ
site evaluator
         software that has been
developed by GeoVue, Inc. You will pay
GeoVue,
         Inc. an evaluation fee of $400
per site evaluated, provided, that you
         must purchase the rights to have at least 3
sites evaluated, unless
         you receive our prior approval
to purchase less than 3 sites, based on
         the trade area. In approving or disapprovingÂ
any proposed site, we
         will consider such matters as
we deem material, including demographic
         characteristics of the proposed
site, traffic patterns, competition,
         the proximity to other businesses,Â
the nature of other businesses in
         proximity to the site, and
other commercial characteristics (including
         the purchase or lease obligations for the proposed site) and the
size
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         of premises,Â
appearance and otherÂ
physical characteristics. Our
         consent to a proposed site,
however, does not in any way constitute
a
         guaranty by us as to the
success of the Restaurant.
              3.  Your Submission of Information.Â
You must furnish to us, at
         least 30 days prior to the earliestÂ
of (i) the date set forth in the
         Development Schedule by which you must execute a
Franchise Agreement
         or (ii) the actualÂ
date in which the Franchise AgreementÂ
would be
         executed, aÂ
franchise  application forÂ
the proposed Restaurant,
         financial  statementsÂ
and other information Â
regarding you, the
         operation of any of your other RestaurantsÂ
within the Development
         Territory and the development
and operation of the proposed Restaurant
         (including, without limitation,
investment and financing plans for the
         proposed Restaurant) as we may
reasonably require.
              4.  Your Â
Compliance with Our Â
Then-Current  Standards for
         Franchisees. You must receive written confirmationÂ
from us that you
         meet our then-current standards for franchisees, including financial
         capability criteriaÂ
for the development of a newÂ
Restaurant. You
         acknowledge and agree that this
requirement is necessary to ensure the
         proper development and
operation of your Restaurants, and preserve and
         enhance theÂ
reputation and goodwillÂ
of all BUFFALOÂ
WILDÂ WINGS
         restaurants and the goodwill of
the Trademarks. Our confirmation that
         you meet ourÂ
then-current standards for theÂ
development of a new
         Restaurant, however,Â
does not in any way constitute a guaranty by us
         as to your success.
              5.  Good Standing. You must not be in default of
this Agreement,
         any Franchise Agreement entered
into pursuant to this Agreement or any
         other agreement between you or
any of your affiliates and us or any of
         our affiliates.Â
You also must have satisfied on a timely basis all
         monetary and material obligations under the Franchise Agreements for
         all existing Restaurants.
              6.  Execution of Franchise Agreement. You and we
must enter into
         our then-currentÂ
form of Franchise Â
Agreement for theÂ
proposed
         Restaurant. You understand that
we may modify the then-current form of
         Franchise AgreementÂ
from time to time and that it may
be different
         than the current form of
Franchise Agreement, including different fees
         and obligations.Â
You understand and agree that any and all Franchise
         Agreements willÂ
be construed andÂ
exist  independently  ofÂ
this
         Agreement. The continued
existence of each Franchise Agreement will be
         determined by the terms
and conditions of such FranchiseÂ
Agreement.
         Except as specifically set
forth in this Agreement, the
establishment
         and operation of each Restaurant must be in accordance with the
terms
         of the applicable Franchise
Agreement.
         C.  YouÂ
must begin  substantial Â
construction  of eachÂ
of the
    Restaurants at leastÂ
150 days before theÂ
deadline to open each of the
    Restaurants if theÂ
Restaurant will be in a free
standing location or at
    least 120 days before the deadline
to open the Restaurant if the Restaurant
    will be in a non-free standingÂ
location. In addition,Â
on or before the
    deadlines to start constructionÂ
you must submit to us executedÂ
copies of
    any loan documentsÂ
and/or any other document thatÂ
proves that you have
    secured adequateÂ
financing to complete the construction of the Restaurant
    by the dateÂ
you are obligatedÂ
to have thatÂ
Restaurant open and in
    operation. In theÂ
event that youÂ
fail to complyÂ
with any of these
    obligations,Â
we will have the right to terminateÂ
this Agreement without
    opportunity to cure pursuant to
subparagraph 7.B.
         D.  You Â
acknowledge  that youÂ
have  conducted an Â
independent
    investigation of the prospects for the
establishment of Restaurants within
    theÂ
Development Territory,  andÂ
recognize that theÂ
business venture
    contemplated by thisÂ
Agreement involves business and economic risks and
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    that your financial and
business success will be primarily dependent upon
    the personal efforts of you and your
management and employees. We expressly
    disclaim the making of, and you
acknowledge that you have not received, any
    estimates, projections,Â
warranties or guaranties,Â
express or implied,
    regarding potential gross sales,
profits, earnings or the financial success
    of the Restaurants you develop
within the Development Territory.
         E.  You recognize and acknowledge that this
Agreement requires you to
    openÂ
Restaurants in the future pursuant to the Development Schedule.Â
You
    further acknowledge that the
estimated expenses and investment requirements
    set forth in Items 6 and 7 of our
Uniform Franchise Offering Circular are
    subject to increaseÂ
over time, and that future RestaurantsÂ
likely will
    involve greater initial investment
and operating capital requirements than
    those stated in the Uniform FranchiseÂ
Offering Circular provided to you
    prior to the execution of this
Agreement. You are obligated to execute
all
    theÂ
Franchise Agreements and open all the RestaurantsÂ
on the dates set
    forth on the Development Schedule,Â
regardless of (i) the requirement of a
    greater investment,Â
(ii) the financial condition
or performance of your
    prior Restaurants, Â
or (iii) anyÂ
other circumstances,  financialÂ
or
    otherwise.  TheÂ
foregoing shall notÂ
be interpreted asÂ
imposing any
    obligation upon us to execute the
Franchise Agreements under this Agreement
    if you have not complied with each
and every condition necessary to develop
    the Restaurants.
                                    Â
TERM
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    5. Â
Unless sooner terminatedÂ
in accordance withÂ
Section 7 ofÂ
this
Agreement and subject to the terms detailed in Section 2.C,Â
the term of this
Agreement and all rights granted to you will expire on the date that
your last
BUFFALO WILD WINGS Restaurant is scheduled to be opened under the Development
Schedule.
                                  YOUR
DUTIES
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    6. Â
You must perform the following obligations:
         A.  You mustÂ
comply with all of the terms andÂ
conditions of each
    Franchise Agreement, including the
operating requirements specified in each
    Franchise Agreement.
         B.  You and your owners, officers, directors,
shareholders, partners,
    members and managers (if any) acknowledge that
your entire knowledge of the
    operation of a BUFFALO WILD WINGS
Restaurant and the System, including the
    knowledge or know-how regarding the
specifications, standards and operating
    procedures of the services and
activities, is derived from information we
    disclose to you and that
certain information is proprietary, confidential
    and constitutes our trade secrets. The term "trade secrets" refers to
the
    whole or any portionÂ
of know-how, knowledge,Â
methods, specifications,
    processes, procedures and/or improvementsÂ
regarding the business that is
    valuable andÂ
secret in the sense that it is
not generally known to our
    competitors and anyÂ
proprietary information contained in the manuals or
    otherwise communicated to you in
writing, verbally or through the
internet
    or other online or computer communications, and any otherÂ
knowledge or
    know-how concerning the methods of operation of the Restaurants.Â
You and
    yourÂ
owners, officers, directors,Â
shareholders, partners, members and
    managers (if any), jointly andÂ
severally, agree that at all
times during
    andÂ
after the term of this Agreement,Â
you will maintain theÂ
absolute
    confidentiality of all such
proprietary information and will not
disclose,
    copy, reproduce, sell or use any such information in any other
business or
    in any manner not specifically
authorized or approved in advance in writing
   Â
by us. We may require that you
obtain nondisclosure and confidentiality
    agreements in a form satisfactory to
us from the individuals identified in
    the first sentence of this paragraph
and other key employees.
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         C.  You must comply with all requirements of
federal, state and local
    laws, rules and regulations.
         D.  If you at some time in the future desire to make either a public
    or a private offering of your
securities, prior to such offering and
sale,
    andÂ
prior to theÂ
public release of anyÂ
statements, data, orÂ
other
    information ofÂ
any kind relatingÂ
to the proposedÂ
offering of your
    securities, you must secure our written approval, which approval will not
    be unreasonably withheld. You must secure our prior written
consent to any
    and all press releases, news
releases and any and all other publicity,Â
the
    primary purpose of which is to generate interest in your offering.Â
Only
    after we have given our written
approval may you proceed to file,Â
publish,
    issue, and release and make public
any said data, material and information
    regarding the securities
offering. It is specifically understood that any
    review by us is solely for our
own information, and our approval does not
    constitute any kind of
authorization, acceptance, agreement, endorsement,
    approval, or ratification of the
same, either expressly or implied. You may
    make no oral orÂ
written notice of anyÂ
kind whatsoever indicatingÂ
or
    implying thatÂ
we and/or our Â
affiliates  have anyÂ
interest in the
    relationship whatsoeverÂ
to the proposed offeringÂ
other than acting as
    Franchisor. You agree to
indemnify, defend, and hold us and our
affiliates
    harmless, and our affiliates'
directors, officers, successors and assigns
    harmless from all claims, demands,Â
costs, fees, charges,Â
liability or
    expense (includingÂ
attorneys'Â fees) of any kind
whatsoever arising from
    your offering of information published or communicated in actions taken in
    that regard.
         E.  If neither you, yourÂ
Principal Owner, nor any other person in
    yourÂ
organization possesses, in our judgment, adequateÂ
experience and
    skills to allow you to locate, obtain and develop primeÂ
locations in the
    Development TerritoryÂ
to allow you to meet yourÂ
development obligations
    under this Agreement, we can require that you hire or engage a
person with
    those necessary skills.
                            DEFAULT AND
TERMINATION
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    7. Â
The  following  provisions Â
apply with  respectÂ
to default  and
termination:
         A.  TheÂ
rights and territorialÂ
protection granted to you in this
    Agreement haveÂ
been granted inÂ
reliance on your representations and
    warranties, and strictly on the
conditions set forth in Sections 2, 4 and 6
    of this Agreement,Â
including the condition that you complyÂ
strictly with
    the Development Schedule.
         B.  You will be deemed in default under
this Agreement if you breach
    any of the terms of thisÂ
Agreement, including theÂ
failure to meet the
    Development Schedule, or the terms of any Franchise
Agreement or any other
    agreements between you or your affiliates and us or our affiliates.Â
All
    rights granted in this
Agreement immediately terminate upon written
notice
    without opportunityÂ
to cure if: (i) you becomeÂ
insolvent, commit any
    affirmative actionÂ
of insolvency or fileÂ
any action orÂ
petition of
    insolvency, (ii) a receiver (permanentÂ
or temporary) of your property is
   Â
appointed by a court of competentÂ
authority, (iii) you make aÂ
general
    assignment or other similar arrangement for the benefit of your
creditors,
    (iv) a final judgment remainsÂ
unsatisfied of record for 30 days or longer
    (unless supersedeasÂ
bond is filed), (v) execution is
levied against your
    business or property, (vi) suit to foreclose any lien or
mortgage against
    theÂ






