SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) of the SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ------------- Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 23, 1998 Clearview Cinema Group, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) Delaware 001-13187 22-3338356 (State or other (Commission file (IRS employer jurisdiction of number) identification no.) incorporation) 97 Main Street 07928 Chatham, New Jersey (Zip code) (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (973) 377-4646 Item 5. Other Events On April 23, 1998, Clearview Cinema Group, Inc. (the "Company") designated a new series, consisting of 3,000 shares of its preferred stock, $.01 par value, as Class C Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Class C Preferred Shares"), pursuant to, and in accordance with the terms of, a Certificate of Designation of Class C Convertible Preferred Stock of Clearview Cinema Group, Inc., dated as of April 23, 1998 (the "Certificate of Designation"). The Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 23, 1998 (the "Securities Purchase Agreement") with Proprietary Convertible Investment Group, Inc. (the "Purchaser"), whereby the Company issued 3,000 shares of its Class C Preferred Shares to the Purchaser for an aggregate purchase price of $3,000,000 paid in cash on April 24, 1998. The Certificate of Designation and the Securities Purchase Agreement are attached hereto as Exhibit 4.01 and Exhibit 10.01, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety. In connection with the issuance of the Class C Preferred Shares, the Company and the Purchaser entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 23, 1998 (the "Registration Rights Agreement") relating to the shares of Class C Preferred Shares issued to the Purchaser. Under the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company agreed to prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than July 15, 1998, a registration statement on Form SB-2 as a "shelf" registration under Rule 415 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, covering the resale of at least 150% of the number of shares of Registrable Securities (as defined in Section 1(e) of the Registration Rights Agreement) then issuable on conversion of the Class C Preferred Shares. The Company also granted the Purchaser incidental registration rights to include shares of Common Stock received by the Purchaser upon conversion of the Class C Preferred Shares in registration statements filed by the Company in connection with the public offering of shares of Common Stock for cash (other than under employee plans or in connection with a business combination), if a registration statement covering the Registrable Shares is not otherwise effective. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.02 and is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. 4.01 Certificate of Designation of Class C Convertible Preferred Stock of Clearview Cinema Group, Inc., dated April 23, 1998. 10.01 Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 23, 1998, by and between Clearview Cinema Group, Inc. and Proprietary Convertible Investment Group, Inc. 10.02 Registration Rights Agreement, dated as April 23, 1998, by and between Clearview Cinema Group, Inc., and Proprietary Convertible Investment Group, Inc. 2 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 thereunto duly authorized. CLEARVIEW CINEMA GROUP, INC. By: ------------------------------------------- Name: A. Dale Mayo Title: Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer Date: May 8, 1998 3 Exhibit Index SEQUENTIAL EXHIBIT NO. DOCUMENT PAGE NO. ----------- -------- -------- 4.01 Certificate of Designation of Class C Convertible Filed herewith Preferred Stock of Clearview Cinema Group, Inc., dated April 23, 1998. 10.01 Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of April Filed herewith 23, 1998, by and between Clearview Cinema Group, Inc. and Proprietary Convertible Investment Group, Inc. 10.02 Registration Rights Agreement dated as April 23, Filed herewith 1998, by and between Clearview Cinema Group, Inc., and Proprietary Convertible Investment Group, Inc. 4