UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
______________________
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 11, 2013
ARK RESTAURANTS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 1-09453 | 13-3156768 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
85 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10003
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 206-8800
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 11, 2013, ARK Restaurants Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing financial results for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2013. A copy of the press release titled “Ark Restaurants Announces Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2013” is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The press release contains certain non-GAAP disclosures-Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principle (EBITDA). Although EBITDA is not a measure of performance or liquidity calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the Company believes the use of this non-GAAP financial measure enhances an overall understanding of the Company’s past financial performance, as well as providing useful information to the investor because of its historical use by the Company as both a performance measure and measure of liquidity, and the use of EBITDA by virtually all companies in the restaurant sector as a measure of both performance and liquidity.
This information intended to be furnished under this Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits | |
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99.1 |
Press Release dated February 11, 2013. |
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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.
| ARK RESTAURANTS CORP. | ||||
| /s/ Michael Weinstein | ||||
| By: | Name: Michael Weinstein | |||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| Date: February 13, 2013 | ||||
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Exhibit 99.1
Ark Restaurants Announces
Financial Results for the
First Quarter of 2013
CONTACT:
Robert Stewart
(212) 206-8800
bstewart@arkrestaurants.com
NEW YORK, New York – February 11, 2013 -- Ark Restaurants Corp. (NASDAQ:ARKR) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended December 29, 2012.
Company-wide same store sales decreased 4.6% for the three-month period ended December 29, 2012 compared to the same three month period last year. This decrease was primarily the result of the impact of Hurricane Sandy on our business in the Northeast.
Total revenues for the three-month period ended December 29, 2012 were $31,336,000 versus $32,861,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2011.
The Company’s Continuing Operations EBITDA adjusted for non-cash stock option expense and non-controlling interests for the three-month period ended December 29, 2012 was $1,378,000 versus $2,529,000 during the same three-month period last year. Income from continuing operations for the three-month period ended December 29, 2012 was $8,000, or $0.00 per basic and diluted share, as compared to $1,148,000, or $0.34 per basic ($0.33 per diluted share), for the same three-month period last year. Included in the Company’s income from continuing operations for the three-month period ended December 29, 2012 are operating losses of $565,000 related to our new restaurant in New York, Clyde Frazier’s Wine and Dine , which opened in March 2012, and losses in the amount of $256,000 related to the permanent closure of two properties in New York as a result of flooding from Hurricane Sandy.
As of December 29, 2012 the Company had cash, cash equivalents and short term investments totaling $5,411,000 and debt in the form of a note payable in the amount of $2,037,000 resulting from the purchase of 250,000 shares of treasury stock in December 2011.
Ark Restaurants owns and operates 19 restaurants and bars, 22 fast food concepts and catering operations in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Las Vegas, NV. Five restaurants are located in New York City, three are located in Washington, D.C., seven are located in Las Vegas, Nevada, two are located in Atlantic City, New Jersey, one is located at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut and one is located in Boston, Massachusetts. The Las Vegas operations include five restaurants within the New York-New York Hotel & Casino Resort and operation of the hotel's room service, banquet facilities, employee dining room and six food court concepts; one bar within the Venetian Casino Resort, as well as three food court concepts and one restaurant within the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the Company operates a restaurant and a bar in the Resorts Atlantic City Hotel and Casino. The operations at the Foxwoods Resort Casino include one fast food concept and one restaurant. In Boston, Massachusetts, the Company operates a restaurant in the Faneuil Hall Marketplace. The Florida operations under management include five fast food facilities in Tampa, Florida and seven fast food facilities in Hollywood, Florida, each at a Hard Rock Hotel and Casino operated by the Seminole Indian Tribe at these locations.
Except for historical information, this news release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
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1934. These statements involve unknown risks, and uncertainties that may cause the Company's actual results or outcomes to be materially different from those anticipated and discussed herein. Important factors that might cause such differences are discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, if new information becomes available in the future.
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