UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
| Date of report (date of earliest event reported): | March 7, 2005 |
MERITAGE HOSPITALITY GROUP INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Michigan
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
| 001-12319 | 38-2730460 |
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| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer
Identification Number) |
1971 East Beltline Ave., N.E., Suite 200
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49525
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (616) 776-2600
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
(b) William D. Badgerow, the Company’s Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, announced on March 7, 2005 that he intends to resign from his positions with the Company on or about April 15, 2005, to pursue other employment opportunities. The Company has initiated a search for a successor.
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: March 9, 2005 | | MERITAGE HOSPITALITY GROUP INC.
BY: /s/Robert E. Schermer, Jr.
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Robert E. Schermer, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer |
