DIEDRICH COFFEE INC
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">EXECUTION VERSION </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AMENDING AGREEMENT </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">THIS AMENDING AGREEMENT (this &#147;<B>Agreement</B>&#148;) is entered into as of June&nbsp;19, 2008, by and among Diedrich Coffee, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the &#147;<B>Company</B>&#148;), and Sequoia Enterprises, L.P., a California limited partnership (&#147;<B>Sequoia</B>&#148;), with reference to the following facts: </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, the Company and Sequoia are parties to that certain Contingent Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of May&nbsp;10, 2004, as amended
(the &#147;<B>Note Purchase Agreement</B>&#148;), whereby Sequoia extended a loan to the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (the &#147;<B>Loan</B>&#148;); </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, in the absence of an Event of Default (as such term is defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) or a Change of Control (as such term is defined
in the Note Purchase Agreement), the Loan is due and payable on June&nbsp;30, 2008 (the &#147;<B>Maturity Date</B>&#148;); </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, on the
terms and subject to the conditions of the Note Purchase Agreement, the Company is obligated under certain circumstances to issue to Sequoia warrants for a number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (&#147;<B>Common
Stock</B>&#148;) specified in the Note Purchase Agreement (the &#147;<B>Note Purchase Warrants</B>&#148;); </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, as of the date hereof,
Note Purchase Warrants for the purchase of 4,219&nbsp;shares of Common Stock, with an exercise price of $3.95 per share, have been issued to Sequoia and are outstanding (the &#147;<B>Outstanding Note Purchase Warrant</B>&#148;); </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of March&nbsp;14, 2001, as amended (the &#147;<B>Common Stock and
Warrant Agreement</B>&#148;), the Company has issued to Sequoia a warrant to purchase, in the aggregate, 250,000&nbsp;shares of Common Stock (the &#147;<B>2001 Warrant</B>&#148;) at an exercise price of $4.80 per share (such number of shares and
exercise price having taken into account all adjustments required under the 2001 Warrant resulting from any applicable event that occurred prior to the date hereof), subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the 2001 Warrant resulting
from any applicable event occurring after the date hereof; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, neither the Outstanding Note Purchase Warrant nor the 2001 Warrant has
been exercised in part or in whole, and the expiration date for exercise of the Note Purchase Warrants (including the Outstanding Note Purchase Warrant) and the 2001 Warrant are June&nbsp;30, 2010 and May&nbsp;8, 2011, respectively; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Sequoia has agreed to extend the Maturity Date until September&nbsp;30, 2008 (the &#147;<B>New Maturity
Date</B>&#148;); and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, in consideration for Sequoia&#146;s willingness to extend the Maturity Date to the New Maturity Date, the
Company desires to (i)&nbsp;extend the expiration date of the Note Purchase Warrants (including the Outstanding Note Purchase Warrant) and the 2001 Warrant to June&nbsp;30, 2014, </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii)&nbsp;decrease the exercise price for both the Note Purchase Warrants (including the Outstanding Note Purchase Warrant) and the 2001 Warrant, in each
case to $3.00 per share, and (iii)&nbsp;pay to Sequoia a transaction fee in the amount of $40,000. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
foregoing and the respective covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.
<U>Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The definition of &#147;Maturity Date&#148; set forth in Section&nbsp;1.1 of the Note
Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Maturity Date</U>&#148; shall mean the earliest of
(i)&nbsp;the date of consummation of a Change of Control transaction, (ii)&nbsp;the date the Notes are declared due and payable by Lender upon an Event of Default, or (iii)&nbsp;September 30, 2008.&#148; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>Expiration Date in Form of Note Purchase Warrant</U>. The term &#147;Expiration Date&#148; used in the Form of Warrant, attached as Exhibit&nbsp;B
to the Note Purchase Agreement, is hereby amended to mean June&nbsp;30, 2014. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) <U>Form of Note Purchase Warrant Conversion Price</U>.
Section&nbsp;1 of the Form of Warrant attached as Exhibit&nbsp;B to the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;1. <U>Definitions</U>. For purposes of this Warrant, the &#147;<U>Conversion Price</U>&#148; for this Warrant will be $3.00 per share, which takes into account all adjustments pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;4</U>
due to any applicable event that occurred prior to June&nbsp;19, 2008, but as may be adjusted pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;4</U> due to any applicable event occurring after such date (the &#147;<U>Note Price</U>&#148;).&#148; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. <U>Amendment to Note Purchase Warrants</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a)
<U>Expiration of Outstanding Note Purchase Warrant</U>. The term &#147;Expiration Date&#148; used in the Outstanding Note Purchase Warrant is hereby amended to mean June&nbsp;30, 2014. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>Expiration Date in Form of Note Purchase Warrant</U>. The term &#147;Expiration Date&#148; used in the Form of Warrant, attached as Exhibit&nbsp;B
to the Note Purchase Agreement, is hereby amended to mean June&nbsp;30, 2014. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) <U>Outstanding Note Purchase Warrant Conversion
Price</U>. Section&nbsp;1 of the Outstanding Note Purchase Warrant is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;1.
<U>Definitions</U>. For purposes of this Warrant, the &#147;<U>Conversion Price</U>&#148; for this Warrant will be $3.00 per share, which takes into account all adjustments pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;4</U> due to any applicable event that occurred
prior to June&nbsp;19, 2008, but as may be adjusted pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;4</U> due to any applicable event occurring after such date (the &#147;<U>Note Price</U>&#148;).&#148; </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3. <U>Amendment to 2001 Warrant</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Expiration of 2001 Warrant</U>. The term &#147;Expiration Date&#148; used in the 2001 Warrant is hereby amended to mean June&nbsp;30, 2014. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>Warrant Price</U>. The definition of &#147;Warrant Price&#148; set forth in Section&nbsp;1.11 of the 2001 Warrant is hereby amended and restated
in its entirety as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;1.11 &#147;<U>Warrant Price</U>&#148; means $3.00 per share of Warrant Stock, which takes into account
all adjustments pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;4 </U>hereof and Section&nbsp;1.7 of the Registration Rights Agreement due to any applicable event that occurred prior to June&nbsp;19, 2008, but as may be adjusted pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;4 </U>hereof
and/or Section&nbsp;1.7 of the Registration Rights Agreement due to any applicable event occurring after such date.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4. <U>Transaction Fee</U>.
Within five (5)&nbsp;business days of the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall pay to Sequoia a transaction fee in the amount of $40,000 by wire transfer of immediately available funds directly to the account specified in writing by
Sequoia. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5. <U>No Further Amendments</U>. Except as expressly amended pursuant to <U>Sections&nbsp;1</U>, <U>2</U> and <U>3 </U>hereof, the remaining
terms of the Note Purchase Agreement (including the Form of Warrant attached as Exhibit&nbsp;B thereto), the Note Purchase Warrants (including the Outstanding Note Purchase Warrant) and the 2001 Warrant shall remain in full force and effect in
accordance with their terms, notwithstanding the execution and delivery of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to amend or otherwise modify the Common Stock and Warrant Agreement or any warrant, other than the 2001 Warrant,
issued thereunder. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6. <U>Governing Law</U>. This Agreement shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of
California, regardless of the laws or rules that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7. <U>Counterparts</U>.
This Agreement may be executed by facsimile in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth
above. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">DIEDRICH COFFEE, INC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ J. Russell Phillips</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">J. Russell Phillips</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Sean M. McCarthy</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Sean M. McCarthy</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">SEQUOIA ENTERPRISES, L.P.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Paul Heeschen</FONT></TD></TR>
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><SMALL>TO</SMALL> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">A<SMALL>MENDING</SMALL>
A<SMALL>GREEMENT</SMALL> </FONT></P>
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