================================================================== SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------ FORM 10-K/A (Mark one) (X) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Fee Required) For the Fiscal Year Ended October 29, 1995 OR ( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (No Fee Required) For the Transition Period to -------- -------- Commission file number 0-4377 ------------- SHONEY'S, INC. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Tennessee 62-0799798 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 1727 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville, TN 37210 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrants telephone number, including area code (615) 391-5201 Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered ------------------- ----------------------------------------- Common Stock, par value $1 per share New York Stock Exchange Common Stock Purchase Rights New York Stock Exchange Liquid Yield Option Notes, Due 2004 New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ---- ---- Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to Form 10-K. [X] As of January 22, 1996, there were 37,884,265 shares of Shoney's, Inc., $1 par value common stock held by non-affiliates with an aggregate market value of $322,016,253. As of January 22, 1996, there were 41,614,113 shares of Shoney's, Inc. $1 par value common stock outstanding. ================================================================== PART I Item 1. Business. (a) General development of business. Shoney's, Inc. (the "Company") operates and franchises a chain of 1,524 restaurants in 34 states. The diversified food service chain consists of three restaurant divisions: Shoney's, Captain D's and a Casual Dining group. Based on sales, Shoney's, Inc. is the 20th largest chain restaurant operator. <F1> Shoney's Restaurants are family restaurants offering full table service and a broad menu. Captain D's are quick-service restaurants specializing in seafood. The Company also operates three casual dining restaurants, as follows: Fifth Quarter - a special occasion steakhouse, BarbWire's - a country & western themed steakhouse and Pargo's - a contemporary casual dining restaurant featuring a wide variety of fresh, made-from-scratch dishes. The Company's commissary includes five distribution centers that support Company and franchised restaurant operations by providing most of the necessary food and supplies. In addition, the commissary includes certain manufacturing operations for meat products, prepackaged cole slaw and certain bakery products. The Company's fiscal year ends on the last Sunday in October. Fiscal years 1995 and 1994 included 52 weeks while fiscal year 1993 included 53 weeks. As a result, the comparisons between the most recent fiscal years are affected due to the reduced number of days in fiscal years 1994 and 1995. Reorganization. On January 16, 1995, the Company's Board of Directors announced a reorganization designed to improve the performance and growth of the Shoney's Restaurant concept. The reorganization included divestiture of certain non-core lines of business including Lee's Famous Recipe, a chain of over 200 quick-service restaurants specializing in chicken, and Mike Rose Foods, Inc., a manufacturer of dressings, sauces, condiments and various dry-blend products for the foodservice industry. The divestiture process now is completed, with the sale of Lee's Famous Recipe closing on September 29, 1995 and the sale of Mike Rose Foods, Inc. closing on November 17, 1995. These discontinued lines of business had net property, plant and equipment of $10.6 million at October 29, 1995 and $32.0 million at October 30, 1994, had annual revenues of $86.7 million and $93.7 million for the 1995 and 1994 fiscal years, respectively, and had earnings before interest and taxes of $13.1 million and $16.5 million for the 1995 and 1994 fiscal years, respectively. In fiscal 1995, these discontinued lines of business represented approximately 2.5% of net property, plant and equipment, 7.6% of consolidated revenues and 18.2% of consolidated earnings before interest and taxes. The discontinued lines of business were disposed of for amounts in excess of their carrying values. Certain one-time charges associated with the reorganization and divestitures were accrued as they were incurred. The sale of Lee's Famous Recipe resulted in a gain of approximately $5.5 million, net of tax. The sale of Mike Rose Foods, Inc., which will be reflected in the Company's 1996 first quarter results of operations, will result in a gain of approximately $22.0 million, net of tax. - ----------- <F1> Based on 1995 annual survey for U.S. food service revenues published by Nation's Restaurant News (August 7, 1995). -1- Shoney's Restaurants Concept. Shoney's Restaurants are full-service, family dining restaurants that generally are open 18 hours each day, and serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Shoney's Restaurants menu is diversified to appeal to a broad spectrum of customer tastes. The menu includes traditional items such as hamburgers, sandwiches, chicken, seafood, homestyle entrees and vegetables, a variety of pasta and stir-fry dishes, steaks and desserts. Shoney's also offers its signature features of the soup, salad and fruit bar and the all-you-care-to-eat breakfast bar. In addition to its regular menu, Shoney's Restaurants often feature promotional menu items offering special entrees for a limited time. These promotional menu items are used to promote new guest trials and generate greater dining frequency from existing guests. Promotions also serve as a vehicle to test new items that, if popular, may be added to the regular menu. The Company, in conjunction with its franchisees, is continually modifying the menu to adapt to new food trends, shifts in consumer demands (e.g., more interest in health conscious dining) and to keep the menu appealing to our guests. Management believes that the Shoney's concept offers greater operational stability than some of its competitors because of the wide variety offered in the menu. Shoney's seeks to differentiate itself from competing restaurants by offering excellent service, warm hospitality and attractive prices to afford a high-quality overall dining experience. Shoney's Restaurants place significant emphasis on the quality of food ingredients, proper preparation methods and attractive food presentation. Buildings are generally brick veneer or dryvit exteriors and usually include exterior awnings along with halide lighting for greater visibility at night. The Company's franchise agreements require that all franchised Shoney's Restaurants conform to express standards of appearance, service, food quality and menu content. History. Shoney's Restaurants have been in operation since 1952. There are 882 restaurants in the system, 356 company-owned and 526 franchised restaurants, operating in 34 states as of October 29, 1995. During fiscal 1995, the Company opened 17 restaurants with a net decrease of 5 restaurants and franchisees opened 11 restaurants with a net decrease of 35 restaurants. The Shoney's concept accounted for 52% of the Company's revenues in fiscal 1995. Sales at company-owned units for fiscal year 1995 were $546,669,000 compared to $541,446,000 for fiscal year 1994. Earnings before interest and taxes for fiscal year 1995 were $25,532,000 compared with $50,906,000 in 1994. Comparable store sales for fiscal 1995 decreased 3.2%, including a menu price increase of 0.4%. The average sales volume of Company-owned units in 1995 was $1,525,000 compared with average sales volume of $1,548,000 in 1994. The Company continued its capital expenditure program for the Shoney's Restaurants in 1995. Overall capital expenditures in 1995 for Shoney's Restaurants were $28,305,000, with $12,499,000 for remodeling of 107 units compared to the overall expenditure of $53,214,000 in 1994, with $18,429,000 for remodeling of 77 units. Management believes the remodeling program is an important element of the operational improvement program for its Shoney's Restaurants and the Company will continue this program in 1996 with another 100 units scheduled for remodeling at a projected cost of $12,500,000. During 1994, the marketing staff of Shoney's Restaurants was strengthened and reorganized on a geographic basis to better target advertising and promotional programs to specific markets. During 1995, the Company named Bernstein-Rein as the new advertising agency of record for Shoney's -2- Restaurants. The Company's marketing strategies continue to focus on advertising designed to increase both guest frequency and new guest trial. In October 1995, the Company announced that it had entered into an agreement with television and film star Andy Griffith to serve as the celebrity spokesperson for Shoney's Restaurants in both television, radio, and in- store media beginning in November 1995. The theme of the advertising is focused on the quality and value of Shoney's "Classic American Food". Captain D's Concept. Captain D's are quick-service seafood restaurants and offer in-store or drive-through service. They are generally open every day from 11 a.m. until 11 p.m, serving lunch and dinner. The typical Captain D's has 90 seats and employs 20 people, including three management personnel. Captain D's menu is designed to capitalize on the trend toward increased per capita consumption of fish and seafood in the U.S. that has developed in response to increased public awareness of the benefits of fish and seafood in a well-balanced diet. To broaden the menu's appeal, Captain D's also offers a variety of non-seafood items. The menu includes fried, broiled and baked fish, a variety of chicken and shrimp dishes, fried clams, stuffed crab, seafood and tossed salads, baked potatoes, french fries, hush puppies, green beans, cole slaw, fried okra and a selection of desserts. Captain D's is constantly striving to develop appealing new menu items and improve the quality of existing items. Through an aggressive worldwide purchasing operation conducted by the Company, Captain D's has reduced its dependence on cod fish (for which price and supply have been uncertain in recent years) by the introduction and use of other high quality whitefish that have a more predictable supply and price. The Company's commissary operation purchases bulk quantities of fish and seafood for distribution to company-owned units and to Captain D's franchisees who elect to purchase their food from the Company. This combined buying power permits the Company to obtain favorable pricing and sources of supply for fish and seafood, which are limited in worldwide supply. The Company's operational strategy for Captain D's is to increase comparable store sales through the continued introduction and promotion of distinctive, high quality menu items, emphasis on fast and reliable service, and maintaining a strong commitment to high food quality. History. Captain D's began operation in 1969 when the Company opened the first unit in Nashville, Tennessee. There are 608 Captain D's restaurants in 23 states, including 310 Company-owned and 298 franchised units as of October 29, 1995. Management believes that Captain D's has the highest average sales volume ($767,500) of any major quick-service seafood chain. The Captain D's concept accounted for 23% of the Company's revenues in fiscal 1995. Sales at company-owned units for fiscal year 1995 were $246,479,000 compared to $244,535,000 for fiscal year 1994. Earnings before interest and taxes for fiscal year 1995 were $19,459,000 compared with $20,384,000 in 1994. Comparable store sales for fiscal 1995 increased 0.7%, including a 0.5% menu price increase. Captain D's performance in fiscal 1995 continued the very strong financial performances of fiscal 1993 and 1994. This performance is based on a successful operating strategy initiated late in fiscal 1992. This plan, based on extensive customer research, was designed to increase market share and increase -3- same store sales. It includes advertising, store remodeling, introduction of new products and seasonal promotions of a variety of products. During 1995, Captain D's remodeled 36 Company-owned units. Remodeled units include more windows, enhanced interior and exterior lighting, brighter colors, neon signs, self-serve drinks and improved menu boards. Additional landscaping and new, more visible signage have improved the exterior appearance and street appeal of the stores. In addition, Captain D's is installing new drive-through menu boards featuring greater use of photos of featured items with less use of text descriptions. The new menu boards are effective in speeding customer selection and are intended to shorten waiting times and increase drive-through sales. Casual Dining Concepts In January 1995, the Company announced a reorganization which included a plan to divest certain non-core businesses, including Mike Rose Foods, Inc. and Lee's Famous Recipe, Pargo's and Fifth Quarter restaurants. The Company began actively marketing these businesses in late February 1995 with the assistance of its investment banker. In July 1995, the Company announced that it had decided to retain the Pargo's and Fifth Quarter restaurant concepts and to combine them with the Company's Barbwire's Steakhouses to form a 32-unit casual dining group. The concepts will share common administrative and support functions to achieve additional efficiencies in management and operations. Management believes that the 1995 results of operations of Pargo's and Fifth Quarter restaurants were negatively affected by the uncertainties created by initial plans for the divestiture of the concepts. The casual dining group has now been formed under the leadership of John Alderson as division president. Alderson has over twenty years experience in the restaurant industry and previously served as President of Chart House Restaurants and as President of Metromedia Steakhouses. Pargo's Concept. Pargo's are mid-scale, casual dining restaurants that serve fresh, made-from-scratch entrees designed to cater to a diverse range of customer tastes. Pargo's goal is to become the "favorite neighborhood restaurant" in each of its markets. Management training and development efforts are focused on achieving a "customer centered" operational approach at each unit. Pargo's menu includes a variety of appetizers, beef, seafood and chicken entrees, specialty burgers and sandwich platters, pasta dishes, daily homemade soups, garden fresh salads, and fresh breads. The menu also features a number of "Heart Healthy" offerings to better serve our customers who are interested in lower fat, lower cholesterol entrees. Pargo's provides a warm environment for families by offering balloons, coloring books and crayons for children, a special children's menu with value pricing, and a "kids eat free" program featured at least one day each week. Pargo's menu includes daily specials, a daily "fresh catch" entree, and periodic food promotional events. History. Pargo's was founded in 1983 and acquired by the Company in March 1986. There are 19 Pargo's in 7 states, including two franchised units. Four new units opened in 1995 in York, Pennsylvania; Raleigh, North Carolina; Columbus, Georgia; and Winchester, Virginia. The management of Pargo's has reviewed the operational strategy for the concept during the last two years to prepare for additional growth. Nine of the seventeen Company-owned units ( 53%) have been opened in the last five -4- years. Also, the Company presently plans to acquire the two franchised Pargo's restaurants during fiscal 1996. Pargo's sales for fiscal year 1995 increased 21.4% to $36,386,000 compared to $29,984,000 in fiscal year 1994. Earnings before interest and taxes for fiscal year 1995 declined 27.6% to $1,832,000 compared to $2,530,000 in 1994. Comparable store sales for fiscal 1995 declined 3.2%, including a menu price increase of 0.7%. The average sales volume of company-owned units in 1995 was $2,345,000. Steakhouses Concept. Steakhouses include eight Fifth Quarter and six BarbWire's restaurants. Fifth Quarters are special occasion steakhouses and BarbWire's are country & western themed steakhouses. BarbWire's was introduced in 1993 as a vehicle to convert selected, under-performing Shoney's restaurants to a new casual dining concept. Both steakhouse concepts are open 12 hours daily, seven days a week and serve lunch and dinner. BarbWire's offers a variety of mesquite grilled USDA choice steaks which are cut and aged at the Company's meat processing facility. In addition, BarbWire's offers mesquite grilled chicken, seafood and burgers, soup, salads, baked potatoes, homestyle french fries and homemade desserts. Children have a special menu (which folds into a cowboy hat) with a beverage and ice cream included with each entree. The Fifth Quarter's menu includes a wide range of USDA choice steaks and chops, a variety of chicken and seafood entrees, and its signature slow- cooked prime rib. Fifth Quarter's also offer burgers, sandwiches, soups, a host of appetizers and side items, an extensive salad bar, and a full selection of desserts. History. BarbWire's was founded in 1993 when the first unit opened in Nashville, Tennessee as a conversion from an existing Shoney's Restaurant. Five of the six BarbWire's units are conversions of company-owned Shoney's Restaurants and one unit was a conversion of another restaurant purchased by the Company. The BarbWire's conversions initially have generally doubled the sales volumes of the converted Shoney's Restaurants with an average incremental remodeling investment of approximately $800,000. Additionally, since the units converted were in existing Shoney's markets, sales of nearby Shoney's restaurants also increased after the conversions. The average 1995 sales volume of the three Barbwire's restaurants open the entire year was $2,030,000. Six additional BarbWire's are planned for fiscal 1996 with expected capital expenditures of $4,800,000. The Fifth Quarter restaurants began operation in 1973 and currently operate eight units, primarily in the Southeast. During the fourth quarter, the Company decided to close two under-performing Fifth Quarter restaurants (one closed on the last day of the year and one closed one week later). The units are generally stucco exteriors with tudor-style architectural elements. Interiors are stucco and brick and generally include memorabilia and photos relevant to each restaurant's marketplace. Fifth Quarter restaurants are converting to hickory smoked grills to produce more flavorful steaks, chicken and grilled fish items. Sales of grilled steaks have increased at the five units where the new grills have been installed. No new units have been built since November 1991 and the Company -5- currently has no plans to build additional Fifth Quarter units. The average sales volume of the eight Fifth Quarters was $2,340,000 in 1995. Sales for fiscal year 1995 of Fifth Quarter and BarbWire's were $21,392,000 and $9,903,000, respectively. Overall sales for the Steakhouses in 1995 were $31,295,000 compared to $25,327,000 for fiscal year 1994. Earnings before interest and taxes for the Fifth Quarter restaurants in fiscal 1995 were $1,694,000 compared with $2,182,000 in 1994. BarbWire's earnings before interest and taxes for fiscal 1995 were $188,000, compared to breakeven results for 1994. BarbWire's earnings in both 1995 and 1994 were negatively affected by start-up costs and other costs incurred to prepare for future concept expansion. Comparable store sales for the Fifth Quarter concept in fiscal 1995 decreased 3.2%, including a menu price increase of 0.3%. Manufacturing and Commissary Operations Operations and Strategy. The Manufacturing and Commissary Operations include five distribution facilities and two manufacturing plants. The manufacturing operations includes a meat processing facility and a facility that manufactures cole slaw and certain bakery products. The objective of the Manufacturing and Commissary Operations is to provide company-owned and franchised restaurants with a reliable source of quality food products at the lowest practical cost. The Company utilizes central purchasing of all major food, supply and equipment items for its restaurants to achieve consistent quality and control costs. The Company's ability to maintain consistent quality throughout its restaurant systems depends in part upon the ability to acquire food products and related items from reliable sources. When the supply of certain products is uncertain or prices are expected to rise significantly, the Company may enter into purchase contracts or purchase bulk quantities for future use. There were no material long-term contracts for any food products and adequate alternative sources are believed to be available for most products. Certain items, however, are purchased under agreements with vendors based on the Company's annual expected usage. Such agreements generally include a pricing schedule for the period covered by the agreement(s). History. During 1994, the Company made significant investments in its Manufacturing and Commissary Operations. A new distribution facility in Wichita, Kansas replaced the Dallas, Texas distribution facility. The meat processing facility was expanded to 60 million pounds of throughput capacity and quick freezing equipment was upgraded. The new processing and freezing equipment at this facility has permitted the Manufacturing and Commissary Operations to add new products such as soups and vegetables. Total revenues for Manufacturing and Commissary Operations, including intercompany sales, were $505,085,000 for fiscal year 1995 compared to sales of $524,407,000 for fiscal year 1994. Revenues for Manufacturing and Commissary Operations excluding intercompany sales were $163,687,000 in fiscal 1995 and $187,894,000 in fiscal 1994. Earnings before interest and taxes for the Commissary and Manufacturing Operations were $11,939,000 in fiscal 1995 compared with $13,089,000 in fiscal 1994. Since 1989, the number of franchised restaurants that are serviced by the Company's distribution centers has expanded from 349 to 525. -6- (b) Financial information about industry segments. Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements at pages 30-32 of Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference. (c) Narrative description of business. (i)-(ii) See (a) above (iii) Essential supplies and raw materials are available from several sources and the Company is not dependent upon any single source of supplies or raw materials. (iv) The Company considers the Shoney's, Shoney's Inn, Captain D's, Fifth Quarter, Pargo's and BarbWire's names and designs to be of substantial economic benefit to its business. It accordingly deems very significant to its business the right that it holds to operate and license restaurant and/or motel operations under these names. (v) Minor seasonal variations are not significant to the Company's business. (vi) The practice of the Company and the industry with regard to working capital items is not significant to the Company's business. (vii) No material part of the Company's business is dependent upon a single customer or a few customers. (viii) Backlog of orders is not significant to the Company's business. (ix) No material portion of the Company's business is subject to renegotiation of profits or termination of contracts or subcontracts at the election of the government. (x) The Company's business is highly competitive (usually by means of price, product quality and service) and the Company competes with a number of national and regional restaurant chains as well as locally owned restaurants that specialize in the sale of seafood, sandwiches, and other prepared foods. The Company is unable to determine its relative competitive position in the industry. (xi) No material amount has been spent in any of the last three (3) fiscal years on Company-sponsored research and development activities or on customer sponsored research activities relating to the development of new products, services or techniques or the improvement of existing products, services or techniques. (xii) No material amounts were or will be required to be spent to comply with environmental protection regulations. (xiii) As of October 29, 1995, the Company employed approximately 29,500 persons. -7- ITEM 2. PROPERTIES. The following table sets forth certain information regarding the Company's restaurant and other properties, <F2> including those under construction, as of October 29, 1995: Number of Properties <F3> Use Total Owned Leased --- ----- ----- ------ Office and Commissaries <F4> 10 8 2 Shoney's Restaurants 356 237 119 Captain D's Restaurants 310 215 95 Pargo's Restaurants 17 9 8 Fifth Quarter Restaurants 9 5 4 BarbWire's Restaurants 6 5 1 Restaurants Under Construction 6 6 0 --- --- --- 714 485 229 === === === LEASES Most of the leases of the Company's restaurant properties are for periods of approximately 15 years, usually with renewal options ranging from 5 to 15 years. They provide for minimum rentals, totalling approximately $9,501,000 in fiscal year 1995, net of sublease rentals, plus an amount equal to a percentage of sales, generally 3% to 6% in excess of an agreed sales volume. The Company is also required to pay property taxes and insurance under most of the leases. Ninety-eight of the leases (43%) expire prior to October 31, 2000; however, 86 of these leases (87% of the 98) provide for renewal options. In fiscal 1995, aggregate rental expense for the restaurant properties not capitalized was approximately $4,561,000, net of sublease rentals. Notes 7 and 10 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements on pages 38-41 and 44-45, respectively, of Item 8 in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. J&J Seafood, Inc. v. Shoney's, Inc. - Item 3 of Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on February 27, 1995, is incorporated herein by this reference. The plaintiff in this case filed a motion to certify the case as a class action on August 7, - --------- <F2> The Company's 698 restaurant properties in operation as of October 29, 1995 were located in 34 states. <F3> In addition, the Company owns or leases 71 properties that are in turn leased to others and 74 parcels of land. <F4> The Company's principal offices and commissary at Nashville, Tennessee comprise four buildings of approximately 171,000 square feet on twenty acres of land owned by the Company. The Company also operates commissaries in Ripley, West Virginia; Macon, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia and Wichita, Kansas. Mike Rose Foods, Inc., which was sold by the Company on November 17, 1995, occupied a facility of approximately 151,000 square feet on 8 acres of owned land in Nashville, Tennessee. -8- 1995. Discovery on that motion is proceeding and the motion is set to be argued in April 1996. Ronald Cook and Stephen C. Sanders v. Shoney's, Inc. - Item 3 of Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on February 27, 1995, is incorporated herein by this reference. This case was settled and dismissed with prejudice on November 29, 1995. Belcher, et. al v. Shoney's, Inc. - See paragraphs 3 and 4 of Note 13 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements at pages 47-48 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which are incorporated herein by this reference. Other Litigation - The Company is a party to other legal proceedings incidental to its business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate liability with respect to these actions will not materially affect the operating results or the financial position of the Company. ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. During the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, no matter was submitted to a vote of security holders, through the solicitation of proxies or otherwise. ITEM 4A. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT. The Company, in accordance with General Instruction G(3) to Form 10-K and Instruction 3 to Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K, 17 C.F.R. Section 229.401, furnishes the following information with regard to its executive officers as an additional item in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following officers are those that the Company currently deems to be "executive officers", as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Name Office Age - ----- ------- --- C. Stephen Lynn Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer 48 W. Craig Barber Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 40 Deborah D. Hollis Executive Vice President - Human Resources 43 Robert M. Langford Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 44 John W. Alderson Division President - Casual Dining 47 Robert A. Speck Division President - Shoney's Restaurants 41 Daniel E. Staudt Executive Vice President - Manufacturing and Distribution 46 Ronald E. Walker Executive Vice President - Captain D's 45 Gregory A. Hayes Vice President and Controller 39 F.E. McDaniel, Jr. Vice President and Treasurer 40 There is no family relationship among the above or any of the directors of the Company. Although all executive officers are employees at will of the Company, each executive officer of the Company generally is elected each year for a term of one year. -9- Mr. Lynn served as Chief Executive Officer and as a Director of Sonic Corp. from November 1983 through April 1995. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Sonic Corp. from April 1986 to April 1995. On April 11, 1995, Mr. Lynn was elected as a member of the Board and as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He was elected to the additional position of President on January 31, 1996. Mr. Barber joined the Company and was elected Assistant Treasurer in July 1983. He was elected Treasurer in August 1988 and served in that position until December 1992, when he was elected Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer. He was elected Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in January 1995. Ms. Hollis joined the Company in August 1995 at which time the Board elected her to the position of Executive Vice President - Human Resources. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Hollis was employed by Hardee's Food Systems, Inc., where she most recently served as Executive Vice President - Human Resources, a position she held since July 1995. Ms. Hollis had previously held various management positions in Hardee's Human Resources Department since 1987. Mr. Langford joined the Company in November 1995 at which time the Board elected him to the positions of Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Langford had operated six franchised Shoney's restaurants since 1985 and previously had served as the Company's outside counsel for governmental affairs. Since 1991, Mr. Langford has served as Chairman of the Board and as a Director of Restaurant Management Services, Inc. and its parent RMS Holdings, Inc. ("RMS"), a franchisee of Shoney's and Captain D's restaurants. Mr. Langford resigned as Chairman of RMS effective February 1996. Mr. Alderson joined the Company in November 1995 and was elected Division President - Casual Dining at that time. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Alderson was President of Metromedia Steakhouses Company, a position he held since 1994. From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Alderson had served as the President of Chart House, Inc., a publicly held national restaurant chain. Mr. Speck joined the Company in December 1995 and was elected Division President - Shoney's Restaurants at that time. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Speck had served as Chief Operating Officer of Grandy's, Inc. since 1989. Mr. Staudt joined the Company in 1971. He served as Director of the Nashville commissary from 1983 until November 1988, when he was elected Vice President. He was elected Executive Vice President of the Company and President of Commissary Operations, Inc. in December 1991 and became Division President - Manufacturing and Distribution in May 1994. Currently, Mr. Staudt serves as Executive Vice President - Manufacturing & Distribution. Mr. Walker has held various positions since joining the Company in 1980, becoming Director of Franchise Operations for the Captain D's Division in December 1984. He was elected Vice President of Franchise Operations in December 1986 and promoted to his present position in January 1995. Mr. Hayes joined the Company as Director of Financial Analysis in June 1993 and was elected Vice President and Controller of the Company in August 1995. Previously, Mr. Hayes was an audit senior manager with the accounting firm of Ernst & Young, LLP, where he had been employed in the audit and accounting practices of the Nashville, Tennessee; New York, New York; and Cincinnati, Ohio offices from 1978 until he joined the Company. -10- Mr. McDaniel has served in various accounting and financial positions since joining the Company in 1981. He was elected Assistant Secretary in December 1984 and Secretary in August 1988. He was elected to the additional position of Treasurer in December 1992. He was elected a Vice President of the Company in March 1994 and currently serves as Vice President and Treasurer. -11- PART II ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS (a) MARKET INFORMATION. The Company's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SHN." The following table sets forth the high and low trading prices of the Company's common stock as reported by the New York Stock Exchange during each of the fiscal quarters of the prior two fiscal years: Stock Stock No. of Market Market Weeks High Low ----- ------ ------ 1995 First Quarter 16 15 3/8 11 1/4 Second Quarter 12 12 1/2 9 1/8 Third Quarter 12 13 1/8 10 1/8 Fourth Quarter 12 12 1/2 8 7/8 -- 52 == 1994 First Quarter 16 25 5/8 19 3/4 Second Quarter 12 24 5/8 17 1/8 Third Quarter 12 18 1/8 13 1/2 Fourth Quarter 12 15 7/8 13 3/8 -- 52 == (b) Holders. There were 7,727 shareholders of record as of January 22, 1996. (c) Dividends. The Company has not paid a dividend on its common shares since the Company's 1988 recapitalization, at which time, the Company paid a $19.97 per share special distribution. The Company currently intends to retain all earnings to support the development and growth of the Company's restaurant concepts and to retire its outstanding debt obligations. The Company's senior debt issues: (1) require satisfaction of certain financial ratios and tests (which become more restrictive each year); (2) impose limitations on capital expenditures; (3) limit the ability to incur additional debt, leasehold obligations and contingent liabilities; (4) prohibit dividends and distributions on common stock; (5) prohibit mergers, consolidations or similar transactions; and (6) include other affirmative and negative covenants. -12- ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA. FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL SUMMARY (in thousands except per share data) Fiscal year ended October 1995 1994 1993(a) 1992 1991 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revenues $1,053,332 $1,072,459 $1,051,747 $985,201 $917,572 Costs and expenses Cost of sales 922,545 895,893 877,582 818,782 758,100 General and administrative 63,905 55,397 54,440 53,622 51,495 Interest expense 39,816 41,237 44,466 51,900 63,907 Litigation settlement (1,700) 124,500 Restructuring expense 7,991 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,034,257 990,827 976,488 1,048,804 873,502 Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, extraordinary charge, and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle 19,075 81,632 75,259 (63,603) 44,070 Income taxes 7,873 29,314 28,456 (26,268) 15,563 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income (loss) from continuing operations before extraordinary charge, and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle 11,202 52,318 46,803 (37,335) 28,507 Discontinued operations, net of income taxes 8,137 10,277 11,207 10,758 9,520 Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes 5,533 Extraordinary charge on early extinguishment of debt (1,038) Cumulative effect of change in accounting for income taxes 4,468 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net income (loss) $ 24,872 66,025 $ 58,010 $ (26,577)(b) $ 38,027 =========================================================================================================== Weighted average shares outstanding (fully diluted) 41,519 46,520 45,644 41,049 46,112 Per share data--fully diluted Income from continuing operations $ .27 $ 1.21 $ 1.11 $ (.91) $ .70 Net income (loss) $ .60 $ 1.51(c) $ 1.35 $ (.65)(b) $ .90 Dividends -- -- -- -- -- Total assets $ 535,016 $ 554,978 $ 525,520 $ 467,421 $ 427,668 Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases $ 406,032 $ 414,026 $ 389,898 $ 460,546 $ 542,359 Shareholders' equity (deficit) $(108,307) $(136,764) $(209,988) $(290,497) $(265,075) Number of restaurants at year-end (d) Company-owned 698 719 708 695 688 Franchised 826 874 875 824 741 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total restaurants 1,524 1,593 1,583 1,519 1,429 =========================================================================================================== Notes: (a) - 53 week year. (b) - Net income before special charge for settlement of lawsuit was $50,663 or $1.14 per share (See Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements). (c) - Income before extraordinary charge and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle was $1.43 per share. (d) - Continuing operations. -13- ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION. The following discussion and analysis provides information which management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of the Company's consolidated results of operations and financial condition. Unless otherwise noted, this discussion addresses the Company's continuing operations. The discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. All references are to fiscal year unless otherwise noted. Reorganization - On January 16, 1995, the Company's Board of Directors announced a reorganization designed to improve the performance and growth of the Shoney's Restaurant concept. The reorganization included divestiture of certain non-core lines of business including Lee's Famous Recipe, a chain of over 200 quick-service restaurants specializing in chicken, and Mike Rose Foods, Inc., a manufacturer of dressings, sauces, condiments and various dry-blend products for the foodservice industry. The divestiture process now is completed, with the sale of Lee's Famous Recipe closing on September 29, 1995 and the sale of Mike Rose Foods, Inc. closing on November 17, 1995. These discontinued lines of business had net property, plant and equipment of $10.6 million at October 29, 1995 and $32.0 million at October 30, 1994, had annual revenues of $86.7 million and $93.7 million for the 1995 and 1994 fiscal years, respectively, and had earnings before interest and taxes of $13.1 million and $16.5 million for the 1995 and 1994 fiscal years, respectively. In fiscal 1995, these discontinued lines of business represented approximately 2.5% of net property, plant and equipment, 7.6% of consolidated revenues and 18.2% of consolidated earnings before interest and taxes. The discontinued lines of business were disposed of for amounts in excess of their carrying values. Certain one-time charges associated with the reorganization and divestitures were accrued as they were incurred. The sale of Lee's Famous Recipe resulted in a gain of approximately $5.5 million, net of tax. The sale of Mike Rose Foods, Inc., which will be reflected in the Company's 1996 first quarter results of operations, will result in a gain of approximately $22.0 million, net of tax. (See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). Results of Operations Revenues The components of the change in revenues from continuing operations during 1995 and 1994 are summarized as follows: 1995 1994 Amount Amount (Millions) (Millions) ---------- ---------- Sales from restaurants opened or acquired $ 22.2 $ 19.6 Higher sales price 3.7 14.0 Sales at prior year prices (6.4) (2.8) Restaurant sales for 53rd week --- (15.0) Equipment and other sales (1.8) (1.6) Manufacturing and commissary sales (24.2) (0.8) Franchise revenues (1.9) (0.1) Other income (10.7) 7.4 ----- ---- Total $ (19.1) $ 20.7 ===== ==== -14- Comparable store sales of the Company's restaurants declined 2.1% before considering menu price increases of 0.4%, resulting in a real decline in comparable store sales for 1995 of 2.5%. For 1994 and 1993, comparable store sales of the Company's restaurants increased 0.5% and 0.1%, respectively, resulting in a real decline of 1.2% for 1994 and 1.1% for 1993 after adjusting for menu price increases. The Company's Shoney's Restaurants have experienced declining comparable store sales since 1993. Management believes that the declines in comparable store sales at its Shoney's Restaurants are the result of numerous factors including a more competitive environment, a decline in operational performance, and the cumulative negative effects of the Company's delay in remodeling it's Shoney's Restaurants. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 1995, one of the company's Shoney's Restaurants was included, along with restaurants of several other national restaurant chains, in a national television "news magazine" program on restaurant industry cleanliness and food handling practices. Following the airing of this program, the Company's Shoney's Restaurants experienced significant declines in comparable store sales. Comparable store sales declines in fiscal 1996 (through 12 weeks) are now less than the declines experienced in the fourth quarter of 1995 or the 1995 fiscal year. The Company has implemented a number of programs since 1993 to improve operational performance, regain market share and improve comparable store sales. A major remodeling program was begun in late 1993 through which 183 Company-owned Shoney's Restaurants had been remodeled by the end of 1995. During 1996, an additional 100 Company-owned Shoney's Restaurants will be remodeled. Management believes that the store remodeling program is one element in its overall improvement program necessary to protect market share and encourage retrial by former customers. In 1994, management determined that the overall quality of Shoney's Restaurant management needed to be significantly strengthened to achieve desired customer service levels. During 1995, the Company implemented a targeted operational improvement program focused on the Company's markets most in need of improvement. This program included a thorough evaluation of restaurant management personnel, a thorough review of the physical condition of each restaurant, and an intensive training program which focused on restoring operational excellence in food preparation along with a significant emphasis on hospitality and customer satisfaction. The results of these programs generally have been positive in that performance at targeted restaurants has outpaced the performance of similarly situated units that were not a part of the improvement program. Although management believes that the improvement program addresses the important operational performance issues, it currently appears that achievement of significant positive comparable store sales will take longer than originally anticipated. Significant changes in restaurant management have continued during 1995; however, the pace of change was hampered by a very competitive labor market. Compensation, benefits, and performance-based reward systems have been redesigned to better align management's incentive compensation with Company objectives for achieving customer satisfaction and operational excellence. New incentive programs reward unit level managers for improved comparable store sales and cash flow. The Company's historical bonus plans have been largely oriented toward cost controls, which can sometimes result in management decisions that are counter productive to achieving high levels of customer satisfaction. Management believes that the new incentive programs achieve a better balance between increasing revenue through customer satisfaction and profitability. In October 1995, the Company announced a 48 store test of an "owner/manager" program for Shoney's Restaurant general managers. In this program, general managers make an "investment" in their restaurant and, in return, are eligible to earn incentive compensation based on a percentage of the increase in cash flow of their restaurant. The test program includes the elimination of one layer of supervisory management, places greater operational control and responsibility in the restaurant general manager, and -15- places regional supervisors in a business partner/consultant role to the general managers. Management believes that the new owner/manager program balances the need to achieve customer satisfaction and thereby increase sales with the need to control costs and operate efficiently. The test began in December 1995, therefore, no meaningful results are available. However, management believes that the success of similar manager compensation programs at other restaurant companies (including Sonic, Outback Steakhouses, Harmon International, and Chick-Fil-A) indicates that this type program has a high probability for success. During 1995, the Company retained the firm of Bernstein-Rein of Kansas City as the new advertising agency for its Shoney's Restaurants. In the fall of 1995, the Company announced that Andy Griffith would serve as the celebrity spokesperson for Shoney's Restaurants in a series of radio and television commercials along with related point-of-sale marketing materials. Customer response to the Andy Griffith commercials, which began in November 1995, has been very positive and management believes this campaign will be an important element in its overall marketing strategy. The Company continues to focus its marketing efforts on building upon the strong Shoney's Restaurants brand and to position Shoney's Restaurants as the place for families to enjoy "Classic American Food." The following table summarizes the change in number of restaurants operated by the Company and its franchisees during the most recent three fiscal years. 1995 1994 1993 ---- ---- ---- Company-owned units opened 25 28 30 Company-owned units closed (46) (17) (17) Franchised units opened 17 52 82 Franchised units closed (65) (53) (31) ---- ---- ---- Net increase (decrease) in restaurants (69) 10 64 During the fourth quarter of 1995, the Company implemented a restructuring plan which included the closure of 41 under-performing restaurants, consisting of 17 Shoney's Restaurants, 22 Captain D's, and 2 Fifth Quarter restaurants. With the exception of one Fifth Quarter restaurant closed in the first week of November 1995, all these restaurants were closed at the end of the fiscal year. In addition to these restaurants, five Shoney's Restaurants and one Captain D's had been closed earlier in 1995 resulting in 46 restaurant closures for the year. With respect to the 41 units closed, the Company recorded a restructuring expense of $6.2 million in the fourth quarter of 1995, principally to provide for the write-down of assets to their net realizable value and the accrual of future lease costs in excess of estimated sub-lease rental income. Approximately $1.7 million of other restructuring expenses, consisting principally of severance for three executives displaced by the reorganization and restructuring, had been included in the restructuring expense in the first three quarters of fiscal 1995, resulting in a total restructuring expense of $7.9 million. The 1995 revenues and loss before interest and taxes related to the 41 units closed were $24.2 million and $2.1 million, respectively. Manufacturing and commissary sales declined by approximately $24 million in 1995. The decrease in commissary and manufacturing sales was a result of the following factors: 1) a 9% decline in the number of franchised restaurants which purchased food and supplies from the commissary, 2) a decline in annual average purchases made by such franchisees, resulting principally from an 8.6% decline in the comparable store sales of the Company's franchised Shoney's Restaurants coupled with increased -16- competition from alternative wholesale food distributors, and 3) a decrease in sales by the Company's meat processing facility of $3.7 million, principally due to the loss of business from the Company's largest franchisee, TPI Enterprises ("TPI"). The Company has formed a commissary advisory board with six franchisees elected by their peers to provide input as to how the Company can better meet the needs of its franchise customers. The Company's goal is to be a low cost provider of the high quality food and supplies for each of our restaurant concepts. The Company is installing a computerized order entry system to permit customers to place weekly food and supply orders through restaurant level computers linked with the commissary central computer system. The system will save time for restaurant managers and increase time available for customer service at the restaurants. Management believes this system will enhance efficiency at the Commissary and permit savings to be shared through lower costs of food and supplies. Ultimately, improvements in commissary sales will be linked to improvements in average unit volumes of franchised restaurants as well as expansion of commissary sales to franchisees who are not customers. The Company is pursuing customers outside its franchised system for its meat processing facility. In addition, the Company is negotiating with TPI to purchase its Shoney's and Captain D's restaurants. If that transaction is completed, the meat supply business for those restaurants would be shifted back to the Company's meat processing facility. If the meat processing facility's sales to TPI are not replaced, the efficiency of the Company's meat processing operation will be negatively impacted; however, such amounts are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company. Other income declined in 1995 as a result of a fourth quarter decline in market value of the Company's investment in ShoLodge, Inc. (ShoLodge) common stock and warrants resulting in an unrealized loss of $3.9 million coupled with a reduction in revenue from asset sales of $1.5 million as compared to 1994. In 1994, the Company had an unrealized gain of $2.4 million related to its investment in ShoLodge. The fluctuation in market value between 1995 and 1994 created a $6.3 million decrease in other income in 1995. Fiscal 1994 included a $1.7 million gain on the sale of the Company's minority interest in certain Shoney's Inns, with no comparable item in 1995. Other income increased $7.4 million in 1994 as compared with 1993 as the result of a $1.7 million gain on the sale of certain minority interests in certain motels, a $.9 million gain from the settlement of certain litigation and gains of $1.6 million from real estate transactions. Costs and Expenses Cost of sales includes food and supplies, restaurant labor and operating expenses. A summary of cost of sales as a percentage of total revenues for the last three fiscal years is shown below: 1995 1994 1993 Food and supplies 40.9% 41.8% 42.0% Restaurant labor 23.8 21.8 21.8 Operating expenses 22.8 19.9 19.6 87.5% 83.5% 83.4% -17- Manufacturing and commissary revenues declined by $24 million during 1995 and increased $2.2 million and $27.9 million during 1994 and 1993, respectively. When compared to restaurant revenues, these revenues have a higher percentage of food costs and a lower percentage of operating expenses. There is no restaurant labor associated with these revenues. Food costs as a percentage of revenues declined by 0.9% in 1995, principally as a result of the significant decline in commissary revenues. Food costs as a percentage of revenues was down very slightly in 1994 when compared to 1993 as higher food costs at the restaurant level (primarily as the result of a new menu in the Shoney's Restaurants) were offset by lower food costs associated with manufacturing and commissary revenues. During 1993, the Company experienced higher costs for meat products and lower margins in its manufacturing division which contributed to the higher food costs. Restaurant labor increased 2.0% as a percentage of revenues in 1995 due to increased labor hours incurred in connection with the Shoney's Restaurant improvement program, a decrease in commissary and manufacturing revenue (which have no associated restaurant labor), and higher salaries being offered to attract and retain quality restaurant personnel. Wage rates for non-tipped hourly restaurant employees have risen approximately 6% and pay rates for restaurant management personnel have risen an average of 8.7% during 1995. Labor costs as a percentage of revenues have also increased because the Company has not instituted sufficient menu price increases to recoup these costs as the Company was striving to build customer traffic and regain market share. The Company anticipates it will implement greater menu price increases in 1996 and 1997 more in line with historical norms. Operating expenses, as a percentage of revenues, increased 2.9% during 1995 as a result of a $19.1 million decline in total revenues coupled with a variety of costs incurred in conjunction with the Company's restructuring and the operational improvement program for Shoney's Restaurants. As part of the Shoney's Restaurant improvement program, repairs, maintenance, and replacements costs increased $3.6 million; $1.3 million of fixed assets were written off as unusable; $400,000 of expenses were charged to operations for performance improvement teams; $400,000 of relocation costs were incurred; and $3.2 million of asset write-downs for surplus property and certain equipment were recorded. Operating expense also was negatively affected by $2.8 million of additional depreciation costs stemming from restaurant additions and remodeling. Advertising expenses were $2.8 million higher during 1995 as the Company abandoned an unsuccessful ad campaign, changed its advertising agency, and incurred additional costs related to the production of a new advertising program. An analysis of accrued property taxes completed during 1995 resulted in an increase in operating expense of $3.0 million. During the fourth quarter, the Company completed a review of its self-insured worker's compensation reserves, which included additional analyses focusing on the trend in development of prior years' incurred claims. The analyses indicated that the Company's recorded reserve was below the expected range of possible future losses. Management determined that it was appropriate to strengthen the worker's compensation reserves to better reflect the likely outcome of its liability within the possible range of loss. Accordingly, at the end of the fourth quarter, the Company increased its worker's compensation reserves by approximately $3.8 million. In addition, operating expenses had been favorably affected in 1994 by a $2.0 million settlement of litigation against a former worker's compensation insurance carrier. Accordingly, worker's compensation expenses increased by $5.8 million in 1995 compared to 1994, as a result of these two matters. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenues increased in 1994 due to higher depreciation and other costs associated with the Company's remodeling program of its Shoney's Restaurants, which were partially offset by the settlement of a lawsuit for $2.0 million against a former worker's compensation insurance carrier which reduced insurance expense. The Company anticipates continued pressure on -18- restaurant operating margins in 1996, until improvements in comparable store sales are achieved. Management intends to closely monitor and manage these costs to the maximum extent practical. A summary of general and administrative expenses and interest expense as a percentage of revenues for the last three fiscal years is shown below: 1995 1994 1993 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- General and administrative 6.1% 5.2% 5.2% Interest expense 3.8% 3.8% 4.2% General and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues increased 0.9% during 1995. The increased level of general and administrative costs was principally caused by the significant restructuring of the Company's management group, which included increased salary costs related to hiring new management employees as well as severance costs for certain employees displaced in the management reorganization. Salary and bonus costs increased approximately $4.0 million, relocation costs increased $400,000, and executive search fees increased by $600,000. Consulting fees associated with the Shoney's Restaurant improvement program and related costs during 1995 were $2.4 million and contributed to the increase in general and administrative expenses. General and administrative costs as a percentage of revenues were unchanged in 1994 compared to 1993. In addition, during the first quarter of 1993, the Company received $3 million from certain of its insurance carriers for recovery of legal fees paid in prior years related to a discrimination lawsuit, which reduced general and administrative expenses. However, this recovery was offset by certain severance expenses associated with the resignation or termination of certain employees during the first quarter of 1993 which totaled $3.2 million. Interest expense as a percentage of revenues was unchanged in 1995 and 1994, but declined in 1994 in comparison to 1993 primarily due to the refinancing during 1994 of $145.7 million of subordinated debentures. On January 25, 1993, the Company received final approval of the settlement in a class action race discrimination lawsuit. Under the settlement, the Company agreed to pay $105 million in claims, $25.5 million for litigation costs and class counsel's expenses, as well as an estimated $2.3 million for administrative costs and payroll taxes. The Company is required to pay substantially all of the remaining litigation settlement liability over the next 2 1/2 years in quarterly installments. The effective income tax rates were 41.3% in 1995, 35.9% in 1994, and 37.8% in 1993. Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements reconciles the difference between total income tax expense and the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before income taxes. Liquidity and Capital Resources The Company's primary source of liquidity is cash provided by operating activities which totaled $100.4 million in 1995, a decrease of $22.2 million compared to 1994. The decrease in operating cash flow in 1995 was principally a result of a $25 million decline in the operating earnings of the Company's Shoney's Restaurants as the Company implemented a restructuring and performance improvement -19- program. In addition, operating earnings of the Company's commissary operations were negatively affected by lower sales volumes and relatively fixed overhead costs. Cash provided by continuing operating activities was $122.7 million in 1994, an increase of $28.2 million as compared with 1993. This increase was primarily attributable to a decrease in food inventory (principally fish), and an increase in cash flow from accounts receivable and deferred income taxes, which were partially offset by a decrease in accrued expenses. Cash provided by operating activities in 1993 decreased $6.0 million when compared to 1992 and was primarily attributable to an increase in food inventory (principally fish), which was partially offset by increased operating income. Cash used by investing activities in 1995 was $37.7 million, a decrease of $52.4 million as compared to 1994. This decrease was primarily a result of a $32 million decrease in 1995 over 1994 capital expenditures for new restaurant construction and restaurant remodeling, including a $2.1 million decrease in these expenditures related to the Company's discontinued operations. This decrease was offset by a $4.5 million increase in capital expenditures for acquisition of franchised restaurants. Capital expenditures related to commissary operations declined approximately $7 million in 1995 as compared to 1994 due to the construction of a new Wichita, Kansas commissary facility during 1994. The Company generated an additional $19.4 million of cash from investing activities in 1995 stemming from the divestiture of its Lee's Famous Recipe division. Cash used in investing activities increased in 1994 over 1993, principally due to an $11.9 million increase in capital expenditures for restaurant remodeling and construction of a new commissary facility. The Company is highly leveraged and therefore seeks to minimize its interest costs by constantly evaluating alternative financing arrangements. In July 1993, the Company entered into a $125 million reducing revolving credit facility expiring October 1997, with reductions in the aggregate credit facility beginning in 1995. This facility was secured by all material assets of the Company not otherwise pledged. The Company borrowed $25 million and repaid $10 million under this facility during 1993. The interest rate for the facility is a floating rate of 2% over the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") and was 5.2% at October 31, 1993. During 1994, the Company's $125 million reducing revolving credit facility was amended to allow redemption of the Company's outstanding 12% subordinated debentures. The credit facility was increased to a maximum of $270 million, and its term was extended to 1999. In July 1994, the Company's $145.7 million of 12% debentures were redeemed at par. The reducing revolving credit facility bears interest at a floating rate (2% over LIBOR) and was 8% at October 29, 1995 and 7% at October 30, 1994, respectively. Based on an 8% interest rate, refinancing of the 12% subordinated debt resulted in annual interest savings of approximately $5.8 million. The Company had $223 million and $240 million outstanding under this facility at October 29, 1995 and October 30, 1994, respectively. The Company maintains an interest rate risk management program to limit its exposure to rising short-term interest rates on its variable rate debt. At October 29, 1995 and October 30, 1994, the Company held 7% LIBOR interest rate cap agreements expiring in 1996 for $50 million (notional amount). These agreements limit the Company's maximum LIBOR interest rate to 7% on $50 million of its variable rate debt until October 1996. During 1996, the Company plans to reevaluate its interest rate risk management program with its lenders to determine the most cost effective strategy for reducing the Company's risk to rising short-term interest rates. Management is considering replacing a portion of the Company's floating rate debt with fixed rate intermediate term debt as part of an overall plan to -20- reduce exposure to interest rate risks and to more closely match its assets and liabilities. On December 5, 1995, the Company and TPI Enterprises, Inc. ("TPI") announced that they had executed a letter of intent providing for the acquisition by the Company of TPI Restaurants, Inc. and two other TPI subsidiaries, which represent substantially all of the assets of TPI. TPI is the Company's largest franchisee and operates 188 Shoney's restaurants and 68 Captain D's Seafood restaurants. For the twelve months ended October 1, 1995, TPI had restaurant revenues of $278 million. If the acquisition is consummated, the transaction presently provides for the TPI subsidiaries to be acquired in exchange for 6,456,223 shares of the Company's $1.00 par value common stock plus the assumption of certain obligations of TPI, including approximately $95 million in debt as of October 29, 1995. No definitive agreement has been executed. Management can give no assurances that a definitive agreement with TPI will be executed or that the proposed acquisition will be consummated. During the fourth quarter of 1995, the Company completed the sale of Lee's Famous Recipe for $28.5 million ($24.5 million cash and a $4 million note) resulting in an after tax gain of $5.5 million. The Company had previously negotiated modifications to its credit agreements to permit the sale of Lee's Famous Recipe and Mike Rose Foods, Inc. The modifications required that a portion of the proceeds from the sale of discontinued operations (net of taxes and selling costs) be treated as a permanent reduction of the amounts otherwise available under the reducing revolving credit facility. The Company utilized substantially all of the cash proceeds to reduce debt under its reducing revolving credit facility. A permanent reduction of the amount available under the reducing revolving credit facility of $7.5 million resulted from the sale of Lee's Famous Recipe. In November 1995, the Company completed the sale of Mike Rose Foods, Inc. for $55 million (all cash) resulting in an estimated after tax gain of approximately $22 million. The sale will be reflected in the Company's first quarter of fiscal 1996. Approximately $50 million was utilized to reduce debt under the reducing revolving credit facility. A permanent reduction of the amount available under the credit facility of $12.9 million resulted from the sale of Mike Rose Foods. The Company anticipates that it will draw on the credit facility to pay estimated tax payments related to gains on sales of discontinued operations as they become due. During 1995, the Company retired $60 million of its senior fixed rate debt and reduced the amount outstanding under its reducing revolving credit facility by approximately $17 million as of October 29, 1995. These debt repayments were funded with operating cash flows, cash provided by the sale of discontinued operations (Lee's), and from $28 million of new senior variable rate debt due in October 1999. The $60 million of senior fixed rate debt retired in 1995 had an effective interest rate of 6.3%. Therefore, the Company's interest rate on debt outstanding (which is principally at variable rates) is expected to increase in 1996. This increase in rates is expected to be offset by reduced amounts of debt outstanding. Accordingly, assuming a stable interest rate environment, the Company's overall interest expense is expected to decrease in 1996 as compared to 1995. During 1994, the Company made scheduled payments of $100 million on its senior debt-fixed rate loan, principally from increased borrowing under the reducing revolving credit facility and from operating cash flows. During 1993, the Company made the remaining scheduled payments of $45 million on the original $585 million of bank borrowings related to the Company's 1988 recapitalization. Principal payments made on indebtedness during 1992 were $89.4 million, which included scheduled payments of $30 million and prepayments of $55 million on the Company's original $585 million of -21- recapitalization bank debt. The Company's lending agreements contain covenants that impose limitations on capital expenditures and require satisfaction of certain financial ratios and tests (such ratios and tests become more restrictive each year). The Company is currently prohibited from paying dividends by its lending agreements. The covenants also prohibit the Company from incurring additional indebtedness, except under two existing unsecured lines of credit totaling $30 million ($21 million available at October 29, 1995), or from mortgage financing arrangements. The Company had borrowed $85.5 million at October 29, 1995 and $61.3 million at October 29, 1994 under mortgage financing arrangements with effective interest rates of 8% and 6.9% at October 29, 1995 and October 30, 1994, respectively. Proceeds from employee stock options decreased $1.6 million in 1995 compared to 1994 and decreased $10.6 million in 1994 as compared with 1993 principally because the exercise prices of many of the options outstanding during 1995 and a significant portion of 1994 were in excess of the market price of the Company's stock. Proceeds from employee stock options increased $5.2 million during 1993 principally as a result of the exercise of options granted during the recapitalization in July 1988, which were to expire in 1993. Litigation settlement payments of $23.4 million, $24.9 million, and $22.4 million were made during 1995, 1994, and 1993, respectively, as required by the consent decree approved in January 1993 (See Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). The Company expects to meet its needs for debt service, capital expenditures (excluding those for land and buildings which are expected to be met through mortgage financing), the litigation settlement and other general corporate purposes through cash generated by the Company's operations, the Company's reducing credit facility, and its other available lines of credit. Impact of Accounting Changes There are no pending accounting pronouncements that when adopted are expected to have a material effect on the Company's results of operations or its financial position. -22- ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA. The consolidated financial statements of the registrant and its subsidiaries, together with all notes thereto, are set forth immediately following this page as pages 24 through 49 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP Independent Auditors Shareholders and Board of Directors Shoney's, Inc. Nashville, Tennessee We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Shoney's, Inc. and subsidiaries as of October 29, 1995 and October 30, 1994, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity (deficit) and cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended October 29, 1995. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 14(a). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Shoney's, Inc. and subsidiaries at October 29, 1995 and October 30, 1994, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended October 29, 1995 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein. As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for income taxes and certain investments in debt and equity securities in the year ended October 30, 1994. Nashville, Tennessee December 14, 1995, except for paragraphs 3 and 4 of Note 13, as to which the date is /S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP January 2, 1996 -23- CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET Shoney's, Inc. and Subsidiaries October 29 October 30 1995 1994 ----------- ----------- ASSETS Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,513,588 $ 4,229,784 Notes and accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,645,000 in 1995 and $1,193,000 in 1994 13,013,821 16,936,307 Inventories 33,483,964 37,787,689 Deferred income taxes 24,549,337 17,821,945 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 6,167,548 10,074,988 Net current assets of discontinued operations 14,495,812 5,220,127 ----------- ----------- Total current assets 99,224,070 92,070,840 Property, plant and equipment, at cost Land 117,104,203 113,397,369 Buildings 227,124,559 214,481,119 Buildings under capital leases 18,122,394 20,383,129 Restaurant and other equipment 256,936,595 257,610,547 Leasehold improvements 57,330,822 54,736,348 Rental properties 24,136,182 22,917,082 Construction in progress (estimated cost to complete: $6,382,000 in 1995 and $7,789,000 in 1994) 9,789,522 13,606,268 ----------- ----------- 710,544,277 697,131,862 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (291,057,795) (278,529,473) ----------- ----------- Net property, plant and equipment 419,486,482 418,602,389 Other assets Net non-current assets of discontinued operations 31,916,261 Deferred charges and other intangible assets 7,085,784 6,650,229 Other 9,219,658 5,738,592 ----------- ----------- Total other assets 16,305,442 44,305,082 ----------- ----------- $ 535,015,994 $ 554,978,311 =========== =========== See notes to consolidated financial statements -24- CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET Shoney's, Inc. and Subsidiaries October 29 October 30 1995 1994 ----------- ----------- LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) Current liabilities Accounts payable $ 33,099,813 $ 39,194,883 Federal and state income taxes 7,486,210 3,764,329 Taxes other than income taxes 9,565,333 7,855,368 Employee compensation and related items 45,425,547 36,306,635 Accrued interest expense 2,186,731 2,079,655 Other accrued liabilities 17,135,041 14,564,210 Reserve for litigation settlement due within one year 23,372,889 23,803,836 Debt and capital lease obligations due within one year 34,448,154 66,692,163 ----------- ----------- Total current liabilities 172,719,718 194,261,079 Long-term debt 393,517,286 402,306,073 Obligations under capital leases 12,515,160 11,719,705 Reserve for litigation settlement 38,727,434 61,673,834 Deferred credits Income taxes 19,223,797 15,477,405 Income and other liabilities 6,619,234 6,304,456 ----------- ----------- Total deferred credits 25,843,031 21,781,861 Commitments and contingencies Shareholders' equity (deficit) Common stock, $1 par value: authorized 100,000,000 shares; issued 41,510,659 in 1995 and 41,185,290 in 1994 41,510,659 41,185,290 Additional paid-in capital 60,770,176 57,509,644 Retained earnings (deficit) (210,587,470) (235,459,175) ----------- ----------- Total shareholders' equity (deficit) (108,306,635) (136,764,241) ----------- ----------- $ 535,015,994 $ 554,978,311 =========== =========== See notes to consolidated financial statements -25- CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME Shoney's, Inc. and Subsidiaries Years Ended ---------------------------------------------- October 29 October 30 October 31 1995 1994 1993 ------------- ------------- ------------- Revenues Net sales $1,029,314,432 $1,035,832,226 $1,022,413,791 Franchise fees 23,886,704 25,793,886 25,872,439 Other income 131,284 10,833,006 3,460,506 ------------- ------------- ------------- Total revenues 1,053,332,420 1,072,459,118 1,051,746,736 Costs and expenses Cost of sales Food and supplies 430,990,408 447,959,750 442,045,520 Restaurant labor 251,196,828 234,547,471 229,860,922 Operating expenses 240,357,620 213,385,949 205,674,912 ------------- ------------- ------------- 922,544,856 895,893,170 877,581,354 General and administrative expenses 63,904,769 55,397,496 54,440,288 Interest expense 39,815,887 41,236,895 44,465,636 Litigation settlement (1,700,000) Restructuring expense 7,991,539 ------------- ------------- ------------- Total costs and expenses 1,034,257,051 990,827,561 976,487,278 ------------- ------------- ------------- Income from continuing operations before income taxes, extraordinary charge and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle 19,075,369 81,631,557 75,259,458 Provision for income taxes Current 9,087,000 19,940,000 22,720,000 Deferred (1,214,000) 9,374,000 5,736,000 ------------- ------------- ------------- Total income taxes 7,873,000 29,314,000 28,456,000 Income from continuing operations before extraordinary charge and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle 11,202,369 52,317,557 46,803,458 Discontinued operations, net of income taxes 8,136,588 10,276,649 11,206,520 Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes 5,532,748 Extraordinary charge on early extinguishment of debt, net of income tax benefit (1,037,808) Cumulative effect of change in accounting for income taxes 4,468,386 ------------- ------------- ------------- Net income $ 24,871,705 $ 66,024,784 $ 58,009,978 ============= ============= ============= See notes to consolidated financial statements -26- CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME Shoney's, Inc. and Subsidiaries Years Ended ---------------------------------------------- October 29 October 30 October 31 1995 1994 1993 ------------- ------------- ------------- Earnings per common share Primary: Income from continuing operations before extra- ordinary charge and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle $0.27 $1.27 $1.16 Discontinued operations, net of income taxes 0.20 0.25 0.28 Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes 0.13 Extraordinary charge on early extinguishment of debt (0.03) Cumulative effect of change in accounting for income taxes 0.11 ------------- ------------- ------------- Net income $0.60 $1.60 $1.44 ============= ============= ============= Fully diluted: Income from continuing operations before extra- ordinary charge and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle $0.27 $1.21 $1.11 Discontinued operations, net of income taxes 0.20 0.22 0.25 Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes 0.13 Extraordinary charge on early extinguishment of debt (0.02) Cumulative effect of change in accounting for income taxes 0.10 ------------- ------------- ------------- Net income $0.60 $1.51 $1.35 ============= ============= ============= Weighted average shares outstanding Primary 41,519,116 41,299,061 40,397,906 Fully diluted 41,519,116 46,519,998 45,644,452 See notes to consolidated financial statements -27- CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) Shoney's, Inc. and Subsidiaries Total Additional Retained Shareholders' Common Paid-in Escrow Earnings Equity Stock Capital Shares (Deficit) (Deficit) ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ------------- Balances at October 25, 1992 $ 41,539,529 $ 75,957,397 $ (48,499,992) $ (359,493,937) $ (290,497,003) Net income 58,009,978 58,009,978 Tax benefits related to compensation plans 9,545,177 9,545,177 Distributions pursuant to employee stock option and stock benefit plans 1,878,396 14,002,324 15,880,720 Conversions of subordinated convertible debentures 1,055 13,095 14,150 Retirement of escrow shares, net of income taxes (2,694,444) (48,746,388) 48,499,992 (2,940,840) ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ Balances at October 31, 1993 40,724,536 50,771,605 0 (301,483,959) (209,987,818) Net income 66,024,784 66,024,784 Tax benefits related to compensation plans 1,602,987 1,602,987 Distributions pursuant to employee stock option and stock benefit plans 447,708 4,881,018 5,328,726 Conversions of subordinated convertible debentures 13,046 254,034 267,080 ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ Balances at October 30, 1994 41,185,290 57,509,644 0 (235,459,175) (136,764,241) Net income 24,871,705 24,871,705 Tax benefits related to compensation plans 271,293 271,293 Distributions pursuant to employee stock option and stock benefit plans 325,369 2,796,773 3,122,142 Compensation related to grant of restricted shares of common stock 192,466 192,466 ---------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------ Balances at October 29, 1995 $ 41,510,659 $ 60,770,176 $ 0 $(210,587,470) $(108,306,635) =========== =========== =========== ============ ============ See notes to consolidated financial statements -28- CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS Shoney's, Inc. and Subsidiaries Years Ended ---------------------------------------------- October 29 October 30 October 31 1995 1994 1993 ------------- ------------- ------------- Operating activities Net income $ 24,871,705 $ 66,024,784 $ 58,009,978 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes (8,136,588) (10,276,649) (11,206,520) Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of taxes (5,532,748) Depreciation and amortization 42,798,547 39,647,337 36,346,380 Interest expense on subordinated zero coupon convertible debt and other non-cash charges 13,133,931 12,155,814 10,138,945 Deferred income taxes (2,981,000) 9,276,000 5,563,000 Equity in earnings of affiliates (73,020) (255,185) (422,225) Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 2,111,756 74,605 1,618,028 Litigation settlement (1,700,000) Realized and unrealized (gains) losses on marketable equity securities and other assets 3,886,905 (4,117,512) (591,503) Restructuring expense, non-cash portion 7,120,236 Cumulative effect of change in accounting for income taxes (4,468,386) Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Notes and accounts receivable 3,857,523 4,976,221 2,151,313 Inventories 4,303,725 11,111,728 (18,768,413) Prepaid expenses 20,535 (385,570) (803,695) Accounts payable (1,998,856) 4,623,664 2,741,021 Accrued expenses 12,730,523 (6,248,379) 5,064,921 Federal and state income taxes 3,993,174 3,063,784 3,971,537 Deferred income and other liabilities 314,778 (837,392) 620,919 ----------- ----------- ----------- Net cash provided by continuing operating activities 100,421,126 122,664,864 94,433,686 Net cash provided by discontinued operating activities 13,373,104 15,403,309 13,352,853 ----------- ----------- ----------- Net cash provided by operating activities 113,794,230 138,068,173 107,786,539 Investing activities Purchases of property, plant and equipment (58,254,507) (90,394,632) (70,472,483) Purchases of assets held for sale (2,403,362) (4,581,577) (5,565,962) Proceeds from disposal of discontinued operations 19,424,015 Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 4,327,995 4,766,842 2,416,703 (Increase) decrease in other assets (763,647) 116,148 4,073,060 ----------- ----------- ----------- Net cash used in investing activities (37,669,506) (90,093,219) (69,548,682) Financing activities Proceeds of long-term debt 78,000,000 245,681,800 35,000,000 Payments on long-term debt and capital lease obligations (132,259,604) (269,772,824) (58,693,802) Proceeds from line of credit and short-term debt 162,338,000 114,011,000 186,875,000 Payments on line of credit and short-term debt (157,129,000) (118,171,000) (185,960,000) Exercise of employee stock options 1,797,973 3,403,776 14,027,541 Payments on litigation settlement (23,377,347) (24,949,091) (22,373,239) Payments for debt issue costs (2,210,942) (1,790,257) (3,589,584) ----------- ----------- ----------- Net cash used by financing activities (72,840,920) (51,586,596) (34,714,084) ----------- ----------- ----------- Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 3,283,804 (3,611,642) 3,523,773 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 4,229,784 7,841,426 4,317,653 ----------- ----------- ----------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 7,513,588 $ 4,229,784 $ 7,841,426 =========== =========== =========== See notes to consolidated financial statements -29- NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Shoney's, Inc. and Subsidiaries October 29, 1995, October 30, 1994 and October 31, 1993 NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Principles of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain reclassifications have been made in the consolidated financial statements to conform to the 1995 basis of presentation. Property, Plant and Equipment Depreciation and amortization are provided principally on the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives: restaurant buildings--20 years; certain office buildings and warehouses-- 20 to 40 years; rental properties--over the term of the lease, generally 15 to 20 years; restaurant and other equipment--3 to 10 years; and capital leases and leasehold improvements--lesser of life of assets or terms of lease. Cash Equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. Franchise Fees Initial franchise fees and market development fees are recorded as income when the restaurants begin operations and the cash payment has been received. Franchise fees based on sales of franchisees are accrued as earned. Inventories Inventories, consisting of food items, beverages and supplies, are stated at the lower of weighted average cost (which approximates first-in, first-out) or market. Start-up Costs Start-up costs include only direct incremental costs relating to opening new restaurants, such as training costs for new employees and related travel expenses incurred before a new restaurant opens. These costs are capitalized and then amortized from the opening date over a period not to exceed one year. -30- Advertising Costs The Company charges the costs of production and distribution of advertising to expense at the time the costs are incurred. Advertising expense was $39.5 million, $39.4 million and $39.8 million in fiscal years 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively. Fiscal Year The Company's fiscal year ends on the last Sunday in October. Fiscal years 1995 and 1994 were comprised of 52 weeks as compared to fiscal year 1993 which had 53 weeks. Business Segments For the years 1995, 1994, and 1993, restaurant operations constituted a dominant segment in accordance with FASB Statement No. 14, "Financial Reporting for Segments of a Business Enterprise." Stock Based Compensation The Company generally grants stock options for a fixed number of shares to employees with an exercise price equal to the fair value of the shares at the date of grant. The Company accounts for stock option grants in accordance with APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and, accordingly, recognizes no compensation expense for the stock option grants. (See Note 9). Earnings per Share Primary net income per share for 1995, 1994 and 1993 has been computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding during each period presented. Common stock equivalents include all dilutive outstanding stock options. In April 1989, the Company issued zero coupon subordinated convertible debentures which are not considered common stock equivalents. Fully diluted net income per share for 1994 and 1993 includes the assumed conversion of these debentures and the adjustment of earnings for interest that would not be paid if the debentures were converted. The 1995 fully diluted computation excludes the effect of the assumed conversion of the debentures because it had an anti-dilutive effect. Earnings per share for 1993 accounted for the 2,694,444 shares held in escrow at October 25, 1992 as retired, effective with the provisional court approval on November 3, 1992 (See Notes 8 and 12). Fair Values of Financial Instruments The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments: Cash and cash equivalents: The carrying amount reported in the balance sheet for cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value. Long-term debt: The carrying amounts of the Company's borrowings under its senior debt-reducing revolving credit facility, senior debt- taxable variable rate notes, and other senior debt with -31- variable interest rates approximate their fair value. The fair values of the Company's subordinated zero coupon convertible debentures were determined based on quoted market prices. The fair value of other long- term debt, industrial revenue bonds and notes payable were estimated using discounted cash flow analyses utilizing the Company's incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements. Interest rate cap agreements: The fair values for the Company's interest rate cap agreements were based on estimates of the contracts' values obtained from commercial banks that are counter parties to those agreements. Stock purchase warrants of ShoLodge, Inc.: The fair value of the Company's warrants to purchase common stock of ShoLodge, Inc. was estimated based on the difference in the quoted market price of ShoLodge, Inc. common stock and the exercise price of the related warrants. Reserve for litigation settlement: The fair value of the reserve for litigation settlement was estimated using discounted cash flow analyses utilizing an interest rate appropriate for an unsecured loan of a similar term. Adoption of New Accounting Rules In March 1995, the FASB issued Statement No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of," which requires impairment losses to be recorded on long- lived assets used in operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets' carrying amount. Statement 121 also addresses the accounting for long-lived assets that are expected to be disposed of. The Company will adopt Statement 121 in the first quarter of fiscal 1997 and, based on current circumstances, does not believe the effect of adoption will be material. Use of Estimates in Financial Statements Judgment and estimation is exercised by management in certain areas of the preparation of financial statements. Some of the more significant areas include reserves for self insurance of worker's compensation, general liability, and medical benefits; the allowance for doubtful accounts; reserves for litigation; and the estimate of restructuring expenses. Management believes that such estimates have been based on reasonable assumptions and that such estimates are adequate. NOTE 2 - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND RESTRUCTURING On January 16, 1995, the Company's Board of Directors announced a reorganization designed to improve the performance and growth of the Shoney's Restaurant concept. The reorganization included the divestiture of certain non-core lines of business including Lee's Famous Recipe, Pargo's and Fifth Quarter restaurants, as well as Mike Rose Foods, Inc. ("MRF"), a private label manufacturer of food products. In July 1995, the Company announced a change in its divestiture plans whereby the Company will retain its Fifth Quarter and Pargo's restaurants. These two restaurant concepts have been combined with the Company's BarbWire's Steakhouses to form a thirty-two unit casual dining group -32- with shared management and administrative support services intended to improve operating efficiencies. Effective October 1, 1995, the Company sold its Lee's Famous Recipe division to RTM Restaurant Group for $24.5 million cash and a $4 million promissory note. The promissory note is due in monthly installments over five years and bears interest at the prime rate. The transaction was effected through a sale of all of the assets of Lee's Famous Recipe, and its sale removes the Company from the fast food chicken line of business. The promissory note is guaranteed by RTM, Inc., and is further secured by perfected security interests in the Lee's Famous Recipe trademarks and in the franchise license agreements of Lee's Famous Recipe. On August 3, 1995, the Company and Levmark Capital Corporation announced that they had entered into a definitive stock purchase agreement whereby Levmark would acquire Mike Rose Foods, Inc. This transaction was closed subsequent to the fiscal year end (See Note 15). For financial reporting purposes, the results of operations of the lines of business divested have been treated as discontinued operations in the accompanying financial statements and are presented net of any related income tax expense. Prior year financial statements have been reclassified to conform to this method of presentation. These discontinued lines of business had net property, plant and equipment of $10.6 million at October 29, 1995 and $32.0 million at October 30, 1994, had annual revenues of $86.7 million and $93.7 million for the 1995 and 1994 fiscal years, respectively, and had earnings before interest and taxes of $13.1 million and $16.5 million for the 1995 and 1994 fiscal years, respectively. In fiscal 1995, these discontinued lines of business represented approximately 2.5% of net property, plant and equipment, 7.6% of consolidated revenues and 18.2% of consolidated earnings before interest and taxes. The discontinued lines of business were disposed of for amounts in excess of their carrying values. Certain one-time charges associated with the reorganization and divestitures were accrued as they were incurred. The sale of Lee's Famous Recipe resulted in a gain of approximately $5.5 million, net of tax. The sale of Mike Rose Foods, Inc., which will be reflected in the Company's first quarter 1996 results of operations, will result in a gain of approximately $22.0 million, net of tax. During the fourth quarter of 1995, the Company implemented that part of its restructuring which included the planned closure of 41 under- performing restaurants (17 Shoney's Restaurants, 22 Captain D's and 2 Fifth Quarters). The Company accrued approximately $6.6 million of restructuring expenses related to those planned closures, principally consisting of the write-down of assets to their net realizable value and the accrual of leases and other costs associated with closure in excess of anticipated sublease income. In addition, during 1995, the Company had accrued severance costs of certain executives and store personnel displaced by the restructuring of approximately $1.4 million. NOTE 3 - CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES Effective November 1, 1993, the Company adopted FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". Statement No. 109 changed the Company's method of accounting for income taxes from the deferred method to the liability method. The liability method requires the recognition of deferred income tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax bases and financial reporting bases of assets and liabilities (See Note 6). -33- Effective November 1, 1993, the Company also adopted FASB Statement No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities". Statement No. 115 requires that debt and equity securities be carried at fair value unless the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold debt securities to maturity. Debt and equity securities must be classified into one of three categories: 1) held-to-maturity, 2) available-for-sale or 3) trading securities. Each category has a different accounting treatment for the change in fair values. There was no cumulative effect from the adoption of Statement No. 115 because, at the time of adoption, the Company held no investments in debt or equity securities. NOTE 4 - SALE OF SHONEY'S LODGING, INC. AND RELATED INVESTMENTS During fiscal 1991, the Company sold its lodging division (operating under the name Shoney's Inns) to ShoLodge, Inc. ("ShoLodge"). The Company will receive a portion of royalties generated by both existing and future Shoney's Inns licensed by ShoLodge through October 2001. Two executive officers of the Company serve on the Board of Directors of ShoLodge. During 1992, ShoLodge completed an initial public offering of stock in which the Company purchased $555,555 of common stock in ShoLodge pursuant to its obligation under the stock purchase agreement for the sale of the lodging division. In addition, as part of the purchase agreement, the Company received warrants to purchase up to 5% of the outstanding common stock of ShoLodge. During July 1993, the Company sold its ShoLodge shares for $1,147,067. Effective February 16, 1994, the Company sold its minority ownership interest in four Shoney's Inns to ShoLodge in exchange for 121,212 shares of common stock of ShoLodge. The shares received were recorded at their fair value of approximately $2.4 million resulting in a gain of $1.7 million. The ShoLodge common stock was classified as a trading security under FASB Statement No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities" (See Note 3). Changes in fair value of the ShoLodge stock subsequent to the transaction are reflected in the results of operations. The Company owns certain warrants to acquire ShoLodge common stock that were obtained in the 1992 sale of the Company's lodging division to ShoLodge. In connection with the sale of the Company's minority motel interest described in the preceding paragraph, the Company was granted future registration rights for the ShoLodge shares that may be acquired upon exercise of the warrants. Under the provisions of FASB Statement No. 115, the Company has classified warrants for which it has stock registration rights exercisable within one year as trading securities. These warrants are recorded at their fair value (the difference in the warrant exercise price and the market price of ShoLodge common stock) at the time they are classified as trading securities and the resulting gain is included in the results of operations. Once classified as a trading security, these warrants are carried at fair value with changes in fair value also reflected in the results of operations. The Company recorded gains from such ShoLodge warrants of $1.5 million in 1994 and $1.25 million in 1995 at the time the warrants were classified as trading securities. The Company recorded an unrealized gain of $0.9 million during 1994 and an unrealized loss of $3.6 million in 1995 (after being classified as trading securities) due to the change in fair value of such warrants. At October 29, 1995, the Company held warrants to purchase 324,000 shares of ShoLodge common stock and owned 121,212 shares of ShoLodge common stock all of which were classified as -34- trading securities. In addition, the Company holds warrants (for which it does not currently have registration rights exercisable within one year) to purchase an additional 98,749 shares of ShoLodge common stock at prices ranging from $8.40 to $13.35 per share. During the fourth quarter of 1995, the market value of ShoLodge common stock declined significantly, and at October 29, 1995, the 121,212 shares of ShoLodge had a fair value and a carrying value of $954,545 and the ShoLodge warrants had a fair value and a carrying value of $0. Under the terms of supplemental guidance on Implementation of FASB Statement No. 115 issued in November 1995, the Company elected to classify its investment in ShoLodge common stock and warrants for which it has registration rights within one year as "held for sale". Accordingly, future changes in the fair market value of ShoLodge common stock and warrants will be reflected as an unrealized gain or loss and included as a component of shareholders' equity rather than as a component of income. NOTE 5 - DEBT ISSUE COSTS Debt issue costs are capitalized and amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the related debt issues. Issue costs of $2,211,000, $1,790,000 and $3,590,000 relating to various financings during 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively, have been paid and deferred. Amortization of debt issue costs during 1995, 1994 and 1993 was $2,215,000, $2,576,000 and $2,062,000, respectively. During 1994, the Company called $145.7 million par value of 12% subordinated debentures. Unamortized debt issue costs associated with these debentures of $1.7 million ($1.0 million, net of tax) were charged to expense as an extraordinary charge. NOTE 6 - INCOME TAXES Effective November 1, 1993 the Company adopted FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" (See Note 3). As permitted under the provisions of Statement No. 109, the Company elected not to restate prior years' financial statements for the effects of this change. The cumulative effect of adopting Statement No. 109 was an increase to net income of $4,468,000 or $0.10 per share (fully diluted) in the year ended October 30, 1994. -35- The components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities as of October 29, 1995 and October 30, 1994 are as follows: 1995 1994 Deferred tax assets: Reserve for lawsuit settlement $23,753,374 $31,420,209 Reserve for self insurance 13,221,079 9,449,874 Other - net 5,621,092 4,287,636 Deferred tax assets 42,595,545 45,157,719 Deferred tax liabilities: Tax over book depreciation 14,715,011 19,244,064 Capital contribution 22,501,840 22,501,840 Other - net 53,154 1,067,275 Deferred tax liabilities 37,270,005 42,813,179 Net deferred tax asset $ 5,325,540 $ 2,344,540 The balance sheet classification of the net deferred tax asset is as follows: 1995 1994 Current deferred tax asset $ 24,549,337 $ 17,821,945 Noncurrent deferred tax liability (19,223,797) (15,477,405) Net deferred tax asset $ 5,325,540 $ 2,344,540 No valuation allowance is considered necessary as all deductible temporary differences will be utilized primarily by carry back to prior years' taxable income or as charges against reversals of future taxable temporary differences. The components of the provision for income taxes are as follows: Liability Deferred Method Method ------------------------------ ----------- 1995 1994 1993 ------------ ----------- ----------- Currently payable Federal $ 16,972,900 $ 22,315,300 $ 26,037,600 State 2,315,100 3,374,700 3,762,400 ----------- ---------- ---------- 19,288,000 25,690,000 29,800,000 ----------- ---------- ---------- Deferred Federal (2,767,100) 8,174,700 4,829,000 State (213,900) 1,101,300 734,000 ----------- ---------- ---------- (2,981,000) 9,276,000 5,563,000 ----------- ---------- ---------- Total expense $ 16,307,000 $ 34,966,000 $ 35,363,000 ========== ========== =========== -36- The income statement classification of the provision for income taxes is as follows: Liability Deferred Method Method ----------------------------- ----------- 1995 1994 1993 ------------ ----------- ----------- Income tax expense attributable to continuing operations $ 7,873,000 $ 29,314,000 $ 28,456,000 Discontinued operations 4,993,000 6,275,000 6,907,000 Gain on sale of discontinued operations 3,441,000 Extraordinary item (623,000) ----------- ---------- ---------- Total expense $ 16,307,000 $ 34,966,000 $ 35,363,000 =========== ========== ========== The components of the provision for deferred income taxes for the year ended October 31, 1993 are as follows: 1993 ------------ Reserve for lawsuit settlement $ 7,250,091 Tax over book depreciation 441,858 Reserves for self insurance (1,613,960) Amortization of intangibles (259,179) Other (255,810) ---------- Total $ 5,563,000 ========== A reconciliation of the difference between total income tax expense and the amount computed using the statutory federal income tax rate is as follows: Liability Deferred Method Method ----------------------------- ----------- 1995 1994 1993 ------------ ----------- ----------- Statutory federal income tax rate 35% 35% 34.8% Federal income taxes based on the statutory tax rate $ 14,412,547 $ 33,782,839 $ 32,511,910 State and local income taxes, net of federal tax benefit 1,365,780 2,909,400 2,930,756 Targeted jobs and FICA tax credits (1,427,424) (1,574,412) (267,104) Other 1,956,097 (151,827) 187,438 ---------- ---------- ---------- $ 16,307,000 $ 34,966,000 $ 35,363,000 ========== ========== ========== The Company made income tax payments of approximately $15,238,000, $22,483,000 and $25,784,000 during fiscal years 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively. -37- NOTE 7 - DEBT AND OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES Debt and obligations under capital leases at October 29, 1995 and October 30, 1994 consisted of the following: 1995 1994 -------------- ------------- Senior debt-reducing revolving credit facility, due in installments to October 1999 $ 223,000,000 $ 240,000,000 Senior debt-fixed rate, due in April 1995 60,000,000 Senior debt-taxable variable rate notes, due in varying installments to September 1998 29,550,000 31,500,000 Senior debt-due in installments to April 1998 7,104,580 9,000,000 Senior debt-due in September 1997 20,800,000 20,800,000 Senior debt-due in installments to October 1999 28,000,000 Subordinated zero coupon convertible debentures, due April 2004 87,780,529 80,790,563 Industrial Revenue Bonds, due in varying annual installments to May 2006 collateralized by land, buildings, equipment and restricted cash 13,947,500 14,113,750 Notes payable to others, 8.0% to 10.25%, maturing at varying dates to 2009 ($7,676,784 of these notes are secured by land, buildings and equipment) 16,717,784 11,824,970 ----------- ----------- 426,900,393 468,029,283 Obligations under capital leases 13,580,207 12,688,658 ----------- ----------- 440,480,600 480,717,941 Less amount due within one year 34,448,154 66,692,163 ----------- ----------- Amount due after one year $ 406,032,446 $ 414,025,778 =========== =========== Senior Debt In July 1993, the Company entered into a $125 million reducing revolving credit facility with a syndicate of financial institutions. The facility had a four-year, three-month term expiring October 22, 1997, with reductions in the aggregate credit facility beginning in 1995. The interest rate for the facility was at floating rates (the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus 2% or the announced Alternate Base Rate of the agent bank plus 1%). During the third quarter of fiscal 1994, the Company and the financial institutions amended this credit facility to allow the Company to redeem its 12% subordinated debentures issued in the Company's 1988 recapitalization. The credit facility was increased to a maximum of $270 million, the interest rate remained at LIBOR plus 2% and the maturity was extended to October 1999. The Company redeemed $145.7 million of 12% subordinated debentures at par on July 2, 1994. At October 29, 1995, the Company had $223 million outstanding under this facility and the interest rate was 8.0%. Under the terms of the reducing revolving credit facility, the Company agreed to effect an interest rate risk management program to limit the Company's exposure to rising short-term interest rates. As of October 29, 1995, the Company had interest rate cap agreements for $50 million -38- (notional amount), which have a 7% LIBOR interest rate cap for a remaining one year period. Under the terms of the cap agreements, the Company's maximum LIBOR interest rate on $50 million of its outstanding variable rate debt is effectively capped at 7% until October 1996. The Company is exposed to loss if one or more counterparties to the cap agreements defaults; however, the Company does not anticipate nonperformance by the counterparties. The contract or notional amount of interest rate cap agreements do not represent an exposure to credit loss. During the third quarter of fiscal 1995, the Company received a modification of its lending agreements to facilitate the divestiture of Mike Rose Foods, Inc. and Lee's Famous Recipe. The modification requires that 35% of the net after tax proceeds from the divestiture of these businesses be used to permanently reduce the availability under the reducing revolving credit facility. Subsequent to the sale of Lee's Famous Recipe and Mike Rose Foods, the Company permanently reduced the amount available under its reducing revolving credit facility by $7.5 million and $12.9 million, respectively. Approximately $51 million of restaurant properties that previously served as collateral for the Company's Tranche C debt were substituted for collateral to be released upon the sale of Mike Rose Foods, Inc. and Lee's Famous Recipe. The lenders also agreed to release a negative pledge they held on approximately $104 million of collateral previously used to secure the Company's Tranche C debt which was repaid during 1995, and to permit alternative uses of this collateral by the Company. Until its repayment in 1995, the senior debt-fixed rate loan carried interest at 9.78%. The Company had a combination of interest rate swap agreements for $60 million which expired in April 1995, that effectively converted the interest rate to 6.3%. The senior debt issues described in the preceding paragraphs are collateralized by first liens on all land, buildings and improvements owned by the Company and its subsidiaries and not otherwise pledged and the reducing revolving credit facility is also secured by first liens on all other material assets of the Company and its subsidiaries other than inventory (as to which there is a negative pledge), all stock of all of the Company's subsidiaries (including all common shares of a wholly-owned real estate company that owns 183 of the Company's restaurant properties), all accounts receivable, machinery and equipment, franchise agreements, intangible property rights and all other material tangible and intangible property of the Company and its subsidiaries. The senior debt-taxable variable rate notes are sold to investors through an investment banking corporation. The notes are secured by standby letters of credit of $33.5 million which includes the face amount of the notes plus interest for 145 days. The letters of credit are secured by a reimbursement agreement and standby note which are collateralized by a fully perfected first lien on certain land and buildings. A letter of credit securing $9.4 million of this indebtedness will expire on October 1, 1996; however, the Company intends to extend the letter of credit for a period of at least one year. The effective interest rate at October 29, 1995 was 8.17%. The senior debt of $7.1 million bears interest at LIBOR plus 1.25%. The loan is collateralized by a first lien on certain land and buildings. The effective interest rate at October 29, 1995 was 7.13%. The senior debt of $20.8 million bears interest at LIBOR plus 1.5%. The loan is collateralized by a first lien on certain land and buildings. The effective interest rate at October 29, 1995 was 7.38%. -39- The senior debt of $28.0 million bears interest at LIBOR plus 1.25%. The loan is collateralized by a first lien on certain land and buildings. The effective interest rate at October 29, 1995 was 7.13%. These senior debt issues also (1) require satisfaction of certain financial ratios and tests (which become more restrictive each year); (2) impose limitations on capital expenditures; (3) limit the ability to incur additional debt, leasehold obligations and contingent liabilities; (4) prohibit dividends and distributions on common stock; (5) prohibit mergers, consolidations or similar transactions; and (6) include other affirmative and negative covenants. Subordinated Zero Coupon Convertible Debentures, Due April 2004 The subordinated zero coupon convertible debentures were issued in April 1989 at $286.89 per $1,000 note (aggregate amount $57.736 million). There are no periodic payments of interest. The issue price represents a yield to maturity of 8.5% based on a semiannual bond equivalent basis. Each note is convertible into 29.349 shares of the Company's common stock at the option of the holder. The Company has reserved 5,205,632 shares for future issuance pursuant to these debentures. Subordinated Debentures 12%, Due July 2000 The Company issued 12% subordinated debentures in July 1988 with a par value of $145.7 million that were callable on or after July 1, 1994. The debentures were redeemed at par on July 2, 1994. Debt issue costs associated with these debentures were included in other assets and were being amortized using the effective interest method over the life of the debentures. As a result of the redemption, the unamortized portion of the original issue discount and debt issue costs of $1,661,000 was charged to expense during the third quarter of fiscal 1994. This charge is reflected in the Income Statement as an extraordinary charge of $1,038,000, net of income tax benefits of $623,000. Other Debt Information The Company has an unsecured line of credit for $20,000,000 with interest payable monthly at the lending bank's index rate (8.75% at October 29, 1995). There were borrowings of $7,561,000 under the line at October 29, 1995. The line is available through October 31, 1996 with a three month extension each quarter at the option of the bank. The Company also has an unsecured revolving credit facility for $10,000,000 with interest payable quarterly at rates based on the prime lending rate (8.75% at October 29, 1995). Borrowings under this facility, which expires June 25, 1996, if not terminated earlier, are due on thirty days notice. As of October 29, 1995, the balance outstanding under this facility was $1,480,000. The weighted average interest rates for these two unsecured credit facilities were 8.0%, 6.2% and 5.9% for fiscal years 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively. The industrial revenue bonds include $11,797,500 at fixed interest rates ranging from 7.5% to 11.5% and $2,150,000 at a floating interest rate subject to a floor of 7.5% and a ceiling of 15%. -40- Debt and obligations under capital leases maturing in each of the next five fiscal years are as follows: 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- $34,448,000 $87,592,000 $85,160,000 $92,574,000 $2,816,000 Net interest costs of approximately $813,000, $866,000, and $450,000 were capitalized as a part of building costs during 1995, 1994 and 1993 respectively. Interest paid during 1995, 1994 and 1993 was approximately $31,276,000, $38,202,000 and $35,975,000 respectively. The Company has standby letters of credit outstanding of $16.0 million at October 29, 1995 in addition to the letters of credit supporting the taxable variable rate notes previously described. The carrying value and estimated fair value of the Company's long- term debt and other financial instruments are summarized in the following table: October 29, 1995 ------------------------------------ Estimated Carrying Value Fair Value Senior debt-reducing revolving credit facility $ 223,000,000 $ 223,000,000 Subordinated zero coupon convertible debentures 87,780,529 70,061,000 Senior debt - various 85,454,580 85,455,000 Industrial revenue bonds 13,947,500 14,955,000 Notes payable 7,676,784 7,685,000 Lines of credit 9,041,000 9,041,000 ----------- ----------- Total Debt $ 426,900,393 $ 410,197,000 =========== =========== $50 million (notional amount) interest rate cap agreements $ 0 $ 7,975 Reserve for litigation settlement $ 62,100,323 $ 55,453,000 ShoLodge Warrants (See Note 4) $ 0 $ 0 ShoLodge Common Stock (See Note 4) $ 954,545 $ 954,545 See Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for a further discussion of the basis for management's estimates of the fair value of financial instruments. NOTE 8 - SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) During the 1992 fiscal year, the Company and a board member entered into a capital contribution agreement whereby, upon court approval of a settlement regarding certain litigation (See Note 12), the Company received a capital contribution of 2,694,444 shares of its common stock. The agreement with the board member was approved by the Board of Directors without that board member's participation. -41- At October 25, 1992, the Company recorded the effect of the shares held in escrow in shareholders' equity pending distribution to the Company. During 1993, the court approved the settlement agreement, and the shares which had been held in escrow at October 25, 1992 were distributed to the Company and retired. Shareholders' equity (deficit) was charged with an estimate of income taxes payable based upon the market price of the contributed shares at October 25, 1992. This income tax effect was subsequently adjusted through shareholders' equity (deficit) in February 1993, based on the current market value of the shares at the time they were distributed from escrow. NOTE 9 - STOCK OPTIONS AND STOCK BENEFIT PLANS The stock option plan adopted by the Company in 1969, and as subsequently amended, covered 123,346 and 198,184 shares of the common stock of the Company as of October 29, 1995 and October 30, 1994, respectively. During 1989, the right to grant options under the 1969 plan expired. A second stock option plan adopted by the Company in 1981, and as subsequently amended, covered 7,531,425 and 7,728,047 shares of the common stock of the Company as of October 29, 1995 and October 30, 1994, respectively. The 1981 Plan was amended in December 1993 (with subsequent approval by the shareholders in March 1994) to extend the date of termination of the 1981 Plan from September 2, 1996 to September 2, 2001, increase the number of shares authorized for issuance by the Stock Option Plan by 5,000,000 and limit the number of shares any one employee may be granted in a given year to 250,000. Option prices are not less than the market price on the date of grant. Both plans, prior to 1988, provided for the issuance of options having terms of up to 10 years which were exercisable 10% per year after one year and in full after five years. An amendment in 1988 modified the vesting period for new options under both plans, which allowed options to be exercisable at the rate of 20% per year for four years and in full after four years and eight months. Subsequent to 1988, the 1981 plan was amended further to provide that all options would be exercisable at rates to be determined by the Company's compensation committee of the Board of Directors, not to exceed 33 1/3% per year and that options vest upon death or disability. The Company has a stock option plan for directors under which options to purchase 200,000 shares of common stock may be granted to non-employee directors. Each non-employee director receives an option to purchase 5,000 shares upon their initial election to the Board and every five years thereafter receives an option to purchase 5,000 shares. The option price is the market price of the Company's common stock on the date that the option is granted. Each option has a term not to exceed ten years and is exercisable at the rate of 20% per year and in full in the event of death or disability. -42- Options available for future grant under the 1981 plan and the director's plan at the end of 1995 and 1994 totaled 5,033,666 and 5,828,677 shares, respectively. A summary of activity under the plans is as follows: Range of Options Shares Option Prices - ---------------------------------- ------------- ------------------- Outstanding at October 31, 1993 2,423,380 $ 5.04 $ 25.75 Issued 509,825 13.88 23.63 Exercised (346,184) 5.04 19.13 Expired or cancelled (294,467) 5.04 25.75 --------- ------ ----- Outstanding at October 30, 1994 2,292,554 5.04 25.75 Issued 1,453,000 9.63 12.00 Exercised (271,460) 5.04 13.25 Expired or cancelled (657,989) 7.26 25.75 --------- ------ ----- Outstanding at October 29, 1995 2,816,105 $ 5.04 $ 25.75 ========= ====== ===== During fiscal year 1993, options were exercised for 1,759,948 shares at prices ranging from $4.01 to $20.25. At October 29, 1995 and October 30, 1994, options for 677,324 and 871,750 shares, respectively, were exercisable. The Company also has an Employee Stock Purchase Plan under which 1,890,561 shares of the Company's common stock may be issued at October 29, 1995. Under the terms of this plan, employees may purchase the Company's common stock through payroll deductions. The purchase price is 85% of the lower of (i) the average of the closing market prices on the first trading day of each calendar month or (ii) the closing market price on the last trading day of each calendar year. The exercise date under this plan is the last trading day of each calendar year and distributions to employees of 122,184, 100,124 and 96,873 shares were made in fiscal years 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively. There have been no charges to income in connection with the plan other than incidental expenses in the administration of the plan. The Company has an Employee Stock Bonus Plan under which 611,373 shares of the Company's stock may be issued at October 29, 1995. The awards under this plan consist of both a stock and a cash bonus. The stock bonuses vest 10% per year after one year and in full after five years and are distributed upon vesting. On each vesting date, a cash bonus also will be distributed that is equal to 25% of the market value of the shares being distributed. A maximum of 1,000 shares may be awarded to any employee each year. As of October 29, 1995, grants of bonuses under this plan of 37,750 shares were outstanding. The shares distributed and cash bonuses paid pursuant to this plan during the past three fiscal years were as follows: Shares Cash Bonuses ------ ------------- 1993 41,575 $ 241,655 1994 1,400 $ 8,094 1995 4,675 $ 14,065 -43- On April 11, 1995, the Company's Board of Directors granted an award of 50,000 restricted shares of Shoney's, Inc. common stock to the Company's Chairman and CEO. These restricted shares vest on April 11, 1996 (16,500 shares) ; April 11, 1997 (16,500 shares); and April 11, 1998 (17,000 shares) and are reflected in compensation expense based on the vesting schedule. In addition, a cash bonus equal to the estimated tax due on the distribution of such restricted shares will be paid at vesting. On April 11, 1995, the Company's Board approved the employment contract of the Chairman and CEO, the terms of which require that certain stock options be granted. All of the options granted have a ten year term and vest 20% each year following the date of grant. The stock option grants and their terms are summarized in the following table: Option Price Date of Grant Shares Per Share - ---------------- ------- ------------ April 11, 1995 250,000 $ 10.75 November 1, 1995 250,000 15.25 November 1, 1996 125,000 (1) November 1, 1996 75,000 16.75 November 1, 1996 50,000 18.50 (1) This portion of the November 1, 1996 grant is to be at the fair market value of the Company's common stock on that date as indicated by the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange. NOTE 10 - LEASES The Company has noncancellable lease agreements for certain restaurant land and buildings. Substantially all lease agreements may be renewed for periods ranging from five to fifteen years, and provide for contingent rentals based on percentages of net sales (generally 3% to 6%) against which minimum rentals are applied. During 1995, the Company acquired five Shoney's Restaurants from a franchisee. The Company acquired leasehold interest in land and buildings in exchange for the assumption of capital lease obligations of approximately $2,276,000 and paid $600,000 for furniture, fixtures, equipment, and the business operations of the franchisee. Buildings under capital leases of $18,122,394 at October 29, 1995 and $20,631,961 at October 30, 1994 and accumulated amortization of $7,517,259 and $10,854,382 at October 29, 1995 and October 30, 1994, respectively, relate to the building portion of capital leases involving land and buildings. Amortization of buildings under capital leases is included in depreciation expense. -44- At October 29, 1995, minimum rental commitments under capital leases and operating leases having an initial or remaining noncancellable term of one year or more are shown in the following table: Capital Operating Sublease Leases Leases Amounts Total - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 $ 2,476,573 $ 6,701,206 $ (583,802) $ 8,593,977 1997 2,408,068 6,314,321 (518,750) 8,203,639 1998 2,253,986 5,813,948 (438,421) 7,629,513 1999 2,168,094 5,321,701 (426,287) 7,063,508 2000 1,999,415 4,879,105 (392,639) 6,485,881 Thereafter 10,177,308 28,808,550 (3,161,714) 35,824,144 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total minimum rentals 21,483,444 $ 57,838,831 $(5,521,613) $ 73,800,662 =========== ========== ========== Amount representing interest (7,903,237) ---------- Present value of net minimum rentals $ 13,580,207 ========== Contingent rental expense relating to the land and building portion of capital leases was $1,273,462, $1,448,937 and $1,463,183 in 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively. Total rental expense for all operating leases not capitalized is as follows: 1995 1994 1993 ------------ ------------ ------------- Minimum rentals $7,605,845 $7,088,510 $6,676,136 Contingent rentals 559,513 434,524 434,487 --------- --------- --------- Subtotal 8,165,358 7,523,034 7,110,623 Sublease rentals (560,433) (683,964) (630,118) --------- --------- --------- Total $7,604,925 $6,839,070 $6,480,505 ========= ========= ========= NOTE 11 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES On September 5, 1995 the Company and TPI Enterprises, Inc. ("TPI") announced they had signed a letter of intent to merge TPI with a subsidiary of the Company. TPI is the largest franchisee of the Company operating 188 Shoney's and 68 Captain D's Seafood restaurants. For the twelve months ended October 1, 1995, TPI reported restaurant revenues of approximately $278 million. Subsequent to signing this letter of intent, TPI's Board of Directors appointed a Special Committee of the Board to negotiate the definitive merger agreement and work with outside advisors to obtain a fairness opinion from TPI's investment banker. Subsequently, on December 5, 1995, the Company and TPI announced that they had signed a revised letter of intent calling for the acquisition of TPI Restaurants, Inc. and two other TPI subsidiaries, which represent substantially all of the assets of TPI, by a subsidiary of the Company. The TPI subsidiaries will be acquired in exchange for 6,456,223 shares of Shoney's, Inc. stock as well as the assumption of certain obligations of TPI, including approximately $95 million in debt at October 29, 1995. TPI will distribute the Shoney's stock it receives to its shareholders. Based on the -45- TPI shares issued and outstanding at the time of the announcement, TPI shareholders will receive 0.315 shares of Shoney's, Inc. common stock for each TPI share. The transaction is subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, shareholders and lenders of both companies. The Company's existing credit facilities contain covenants which will require lender approval of the transaction as well as the terms of any proposed refinancing of the outstanding TPI debt. On October 1, 1992, the Company and Thompson Hospitality, L.P. ("THL") entered into an agreement to purchase nine and thirty-one restaurants, respectively, from Marriott Corporation and Marriott Family Restaurants, Inc. ("Marriott"). All of the restaurants purchased by the Company and most of the restaurants purchased by THL will be converted to Shoney's Restaurants. As part of the transaction, the Company agreed to a contingent purchase of fifteen restaurants purchased by THL if there is a default by THL on or before October 2, 1995 in its obligations to Marriott. The purchase price for these fifteen restaurants was pre- determined and the Company's maximum obligation under this arrangement was $8.7 million. During 1994 and 1995, the Company, THL and Marriott agreed to a modification of this contingent purchase agreement whereby the Company ultimately agreed to extend its purchase obligation to July 2, 1997. In addition, the Company's maximum obligation was reduced to eight restaurants and $5.1 million. In the event of a default by THL, the Company is obligated to purchase the pre-selected restaurants by paying Marriott the pre-determined price and taking title to the properties from THL and Marriott. Accordingly, the fair value of Shoney's, Inc.'s guarantee of THL would be the difference (if any) between the value of the restaurant properties acquired and the agreed upon payments under the guarantee. The Company did not deem it practical to appraise the underlying value of the restaurant properties in order to estimate the fair value of this guarantee. In connection with the sale of MRF, the Company has committed to certain minimum purchase obligations with respect to food products supplied by MRF (See Note 15). The Company guarantees certain twenty-year leases of franchisees for an annual fee of approximately $45,000 and is required to offer to purchase the properties for an amount equal to the investor's unpaid mortgage ($431,240) at its maturity in 1999. The Company has also guaranteed certain loans made to ShoLodge totaling $5,464,158. NOTE 12 - SETTLEMENT OF DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT On January 25, 1993, the court gave approval to a consent decree settling litigation against the Company and its former chairman. The litigation was certified a class under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 consisting of black restaurant employees to represent claims of alleged discriminatory failure to hire, harassment, failure to promote, discharge and retaliation. This class consisted only of employees from the Company's "Shoney's" and "Captain D's" restaurant concepts and the class period was from February 4, 1988 through April 19, 1991. Under the consent decree, the Company will pay $105 million to settle these claims. The settlement covered all of the Company's restaurant concepts and the corporate offices from February 4, 1985 through November 3, 1992. In addition, the Company agreed to pay $25.5 million in plaintiffs' attorneys fees and an estimated $4 million in payroll taxes and administrative costs. The settlement resulted in a charge to earnings of $77.2 million, net of insurance recoveries and applicable taxes, in the fourth quarter of 1992. During 1994, the Company obtained an IRS private letter ruling which clarified that certain -46- portions of the settlement payments were not subject to federal payroll taxes that had been previously accrued by the Company. The reserve for litigation settlement was reduced by $1.7 million to adjust for this change in estimate for accrued payroll taxes due on the settlement. Under the terms of the consent decree, payments are made on a quarterly basis, without interest, on March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1. Expected payment obligations (net of insurance recoveries) under the consent decree in each of the next five fiscal years are as follows: 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ $ 23,373,000 $ 22,658,000 $ 15,774,000 $ 68,000 $ 68,000 NOTE 13 - LITIGATION The Company is a defendant in a federal court suit filed on December 19, 1994 by one of its Captain D's franchisees who claims that the Company imposes a "tying" arrangement by requiring franchisees to purchase food products from the Company's commissary. The complaint seeks damages for an alleged class of similarly situated plaintiffs in an amount not to exceed $500 million and treble damages. The same plaintiff has also filed a state court suit making essentially the same claims; however, in that suit, the plaintiff did not make a class action claim. On December 16, 1994, counsel for the plaintiff advised the Company that the federal court case described above would be filed unless the Company settled the pending state court case by purchasing the plaintiff's franchised Captain D's restaurant for $1.65 million, plus assumption of certain equipment leases. The Company rejected the demand and the federal court lawsuit was filed. On January 23, 1995, the Company filed a motion to dismiss or stay this federal court case pending the resolution of the state case. Thereafter, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint adding a second plaintiff, a former franchisee, Sunbelt Restaurant Management, Inc. The motion to dismiss was denied on May 31, 1995. The plaintiff filed a motion to certify the case as a class action on August 7, 1995. Discovery on that motion is proceeding and the motion is set to be argued in April 1996. Management believes it has substantial defenses to the claims made and intends to vigorously defend the case. In the opinion of management, the ultimate liability with respect to the case will not materially affect the operating results or the financial position of the Company. On December 1, 1995, a federal court suit was filed against the Company by five employees who claim the Company engages in conduct and actions which are designed to circumvent the pay requirements set forth within the Fair Labor Standards Act. The plaintiffs purport to act on behalf of a similarly situated class of plaintiffs and have petitioned the court to send court supervised notice of their lawsuit to other potential plaintiffs. On January 2, 1996, a second federal court suit was filed by a group of plaintiffs who purport to be present or former managers or hourly employees of the Company and claim to bring this action on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated. The plaintiffs claim that the Company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by either not paying them for all hours worked or that they were improperly paid for overtime hours worked. In both cases, the plaintiffs claim to be entitled to recover unpaid wages, liquidated damages, attorneys' fees and expenses. -47- Management believes it has substantial defenses to the claims made and intends to vigorously defend the case. However, neither the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome or the amount of ultimate liability, if any, with respect to these cases can be determined at this time. Accordingly, no provision for any potential liability has been made in the consolidated financial statements. In addition to the litigation described in the preceding paragraphs, the Company is a party to other legal proceedings incidental to its business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate liability with respect to these actions will not materially affect the operating results or the financial position of the Company. NOTE 14 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS During November 1995, the Company employed a person who operated six franchised Shoney's Restaurants to serve as an executive officer of the Company. In connection with this officer's employment arrangement, the Company agreed to purchase five of the officer's franchised Shoney's Restaurants for approximately $3 million. In addition, the Company agreed to assume certain operating leases and other obligations with respect to these restaurants. This officer owns one additional Shoney's Restaurant that is anticipated to be sold to an unrelated third party. However, until that unit is sold, the Company has agreed that the officer may continue to operate one franchised restaurant. At October 29, 1995, the restaurants owned by this officer were indebted to the Company in the amount of $332,000 arising from the purchase of food and supplies from the Company's commissary. This receivable was satisfied in December 1995 upon closing by the Company on the purchase of these restaurants. In addition, at October 29, 1995, the officer was Chairman of Restaurant Management Services, Inc. ("RMS"), a Shoney's and Captain D's franchisee based in Macon, Georgia. The officer will receive compensation from RMS under the terms of a consulting and non-competition agreement until February 1996. The officer resigned as Chairman of RMS effective February 1996. NOTE 15 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On November 19, 1995, the Company sold MRF to Levmark Capital Corporation for $55 million cash. The transaction was effected through the sale of all issued and outstanding capital shares of MRF. The transaction resulted in a gain on sale of discontinued operations of approximately $22 million, net of income taxes of $16.9 million. Under the terms of the sales agreement, Shoney's, Inc. entered into a five year supply agreement though which MRF will continue to be the supplier of salad dressings, mayonnaise, sauces, condiments, breadings, and a variety of food products for all company-owned restaurants. The supply agreement contains minimum purchase commitments generally equal to the actual quantities of various products the Company purchased from MRF during fiscal 1994 for Company-owned restaurants. -48- NOTE 16 - QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (in thousands except per share data) Per Share -------------------------- Income From Income From Continuing Continuing Operations Operations Before Extra- Before Extra- ordinary Items ordinary Items and Cumulative and Cumulative Number Effect of Fully Effect of Stock Stock of Gross Accounting Net Diluted Accounting Market Market Weeks Revenues Profit Change Income Earnings Change High Low ----- --------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------ ------ 1995 First Quarter 16 $ 310,385 $ 43,839 $ 12,923 $ 10,663 $ .26 $ .19 $15.38 $11.25 Second Quarter 12 253,195 35,537 10,003 8,494 .20 .15 12.50 9.13 Third Quarter 12 253,897 36,733 13,169 10,200 .25 .20 13.13 10.13 Fourth Quarter 12 235,855 14,679 (17,020) (4,485) (.11) (.27) 12.50 8.88 -- --------- ------- ------- ------ ---- ---- 52 $1,053,332 $ 130,788 $ 19,075 $ 24,872 $ .60 $ .27 == ========= ======= ======= ====== ==== ==== 1994 First Quarter 16 $ 312,644 $ 48,523 $ 17,250 $ 18,672(a) $ .43 $ .26 $25.63 $19.75 Second Quarter 12 254,413 45,338 22,287 16,865 .38 .32 24.63 17.13 Third Quarter 12 259,481 45,666 24,019 16,216 .37 .34 18.13 13.50 Fourth Quarter 12 245,921 37,039 18,076 14,272 .33 .29 15.88 13.38 -- --------- ------- ------- ------ ---- ---- 52 $1,072,459 $ 176,566 $ 81,632 $ 66,025 $1.51 $1.21 == ========= ======= ======= ====== ==== ==== (a) The Company's first quarter 1994 net income shown has been restated to reflect a correction of the cumulative effect of adopting FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". In the first quarter, the Company had estimated the cumulative effect of adopting Statement No. 109 to be an increase in income of $5.4 million or $.12 per share (fully diluted), resulting in originally reported net income for the quarter of $19.6 million or $.45 per share (fully diluted). During the fourth quarter, the Company reassessed the cumulative effect and found that it had been overstated by approximately $.9 million or $.02 per share. Accordingly, the first quarter results have been restated to reflect the revised cumulative effect from the change in accounting for income taxes of $4.5 million or $.10 per share. Such amounts have been reflected in the first quarter net income and per share amounts in the preceding table. (b) During the fourth quarter of fiscal 1995, the Company recorded several material adjustments, principally related to its reorganization and restructuring. These adjustments totaling approximately $13.6 million had a material affect on fourth quarter earnings. The significant fourth quarter adjustments included the following: (1) A $6.6 million restructuring expense was recorded related to the planned closure of 41 under-performing restaurants (See Note 2), (2) A $3.2 million write-down of surplus property and certain restaurant assets was recorded to reduce these assets to their net realizable values, and (3) The Company's worker's compensation self- insurance reserves were increased by $3.8 million to recognize adverse development trends related to prior year's incurred losses. ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE. There are no Company disclosures required by Item 304 of Regulation S-K, 17 C.F.R. Section 229.304. -49- 1 PART III ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT The names, ages and principal occupation of all persons who are directors and who have been nominated to serve as directors of the Company are as follows: DENNIS C. BOTTORFF Age -- 51 Chairman of the Board Director since 1989 and Chief Executive Officer First American Corporation Mr. Bottorff served as President, Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the board of directors of Sovran Financial Corporation in Norfolk, Virginia until Sovran's merger with Citizens and Southern Corporation in 1990. At that time, he became President and Chief Operating Officer of C&S/Sovran Corporation. He resigned from C&S/Sovran Corporation in 1991 to become President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of First American Corporation and its subsidiary, First American National Bank in Nashville, Tennessee. CAROLE F. HOOVER Age -- 52 President Director since 1990 Concessions International of Cleveland Ms. Hoover, since 1984, has served as President of Concessions International of Cleveland, an airport food and beverage concessionaire. She also serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Cleveland Growth Association. C. STEPHEN LYNN Age -- 48 Chairman of the Board and Director since 1995 Chief Executive Officer Shoney's, Inc. Mr. Lynn served as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Sonic Corp. from November 1983 through April 1995. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Sonic Corp. from April 1986 to April 1995. On April 11, 1995, Mr. Lynn was elected as a member of the Board and as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Shoney's, Inc. VICTORIA B. JACKSON Age -- 41 President Director since 1989 and Chief Executive Officer DSS/ProDiesel, Inc. Ms. Jackson, since 1979, has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of DSS/ProDiesel, Inc. (formerly Diesel Sales & Service Co., Inc.), a remanufacturer of fuel injection components for the diesel industry, based in Nashville, Tennessee. Ms. Jackson also serves as a member of the board of directors of Whitman Corporation. ALEX SCHOENBAUM Age -- 80 Retired Senior Chairman of the Board Director since 1971 Shoney's, Inc. Mr. Schoenbaum served as Senior Chairman of the Board of the Company from 1976 until his retirement from that position in March 1985. Mr. Schoenbaum has indicated that he will not stand for reelection at the 1996 annual meeting of shareholders. -50- 2 ROBERT T. SHIRCLIFF Age -- 67 Chairman of the Board Director since 1974 The Shircliff Group Mr. Shircliff served as President of The Shircliff Group (business consultants), Jacksonville, Florida, from December 1973 until 1987, when he became Chairman of the Board. Mr. Shircliff has indicated that he will not stand for reelection at the 1996 annual meeting of shareholders. B. FRANKLIN SKINNER Age -- 64 Retired Chairman of the Board Director since 1993 BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. Mr. Skinner served as a member of the board of directors and as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. from 1988 until 1991, after which time he became a member of the board of directors and Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., which was formed in 1991 through the consolidation of South Central Bell, Southern Bell, and BellSouth Services. He retired from those positions in 1992. JAMES R. THOMAS Age -- 70 Retired Chairman of the Board Director since 1974 Carbon Industries, Inc. Mr. Thomas served as President of Carbon Industries, Inc. Charleston, West Virginia, from November 1974 until February 1982, at which time he was elected Chairman of the Board. He retired from that position in November 1983. He also serves as member of the boards of directors of One Valley Bank, N.A. of Charleston, and The Columbia Gas System, Inc. Mr. Thomas has indicated that he will not stand for reelection at the 1996 annual meeting of shareholders. CAL TURNER, JR. Age -- 56 Chairman of the Board, President Director since 1993 and Chief Executive Officer Dollar General Corporation Mr. Turner serves as a member of the board of directors and as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dollar General Corporation (discount retail chain), a position that he has held since 1988. He also serves as a member of the boards of directors of First American Corporation and Thomas Nelson, Inc. All persons listed above currently are serving as members of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"). See also Item 4A, "Executive Officers of the Registrant" in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. REPORTS OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Under the securities laws of the United States, the Company's directors, executive officers and any persons holding more than ten percent of the Company's common stock (the "Shares") are required to report their ownership of the Shares and any changes in that ownership to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE"). These persons also are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Company with copies of these reports. Specific due dates for these reports have been established and the Company is required to report in this Annual Report on Form 10-K any failure to file by these dates during the 1995 fiscal year. Based solely on a review of the reports furnished to the Company or written representations from the Company's directors and executive officers, the Company believes that all of these filing requirements were satisfied by the Company's directors, executive officers and ten percent holders during the 1995 fiscal year. -51- 3 ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE The following table summarizes the compensation paid or accrued by the Company during the three fiscal years ended October 29, 1995 to those persons who: (i) served as the Company's Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") during the 1995 Fiscal Year; (ii) were the Company's four most highly compensated executive officers (other than the CEO) serving as of the end of the 1995 Fiscal Year; and (iii) would have been included under item (ii) but for the fact that they were not serving as executive officers at the end of the 1995 Fiscal Year. ANNUAL COMPENSATION LONG TERM COMPENSATION AWARDS NAME -------------------------------------- ----------------------------- AND OTHER RESTRICTED SECURITIES PRINCIPAL ANNUAL STOCK UNDERLYING ALL OTHER POSITION YEAR SALARY BONUS COMPENSATION(1) AWARDS(2) OPTIONS COMPENSATION - ------------------------- ---- --------- -------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ C. Stephen Lynn Chairman and Chief Executive Officer(3)... 1995 $226,122 $300,000 -- -- 250,000 Shares $ 14,139(3) 1995 $279,460 $100,000 319(4) -- 175,000 Shares $ 33,389(5)(6)(7)(8) Charles E. Porter 1994 $202,725 $ 60,128 -- 1,000 Shares 25,000 Shares $ 23,735 President.............. 1993 $185,863 $ 60,128 -- -- 10,500 Shares $ 20,198 W. Craig Barber Senior Executive Vice 1995 $239,061 $ 90,000 -- -- 150,000 Shares $ 11,147(5)(6)(7) President and Chief 1994 $185,661 $ 50,000 -- -- -- $ 3,964(3) Financial Officer...... 1993 $169,165 $ 76,275 -- -- 22,500 Shares $ 3,251 Daniel E. Staudt Executive Vice President 1995 $159,292 $ 29,155 319(4) -- 25,000 Shares $ 11,545(5) Manufacturing and 1994 $144,154 $ 22,475 -- 1,000 Shares 25,000 Shares $ 11,893 Distribution........... 1993 $131,983 $ 21,515 -- -- 9,000 Shares $ 9,752 Charles P. Vaughn, Jr. Vice President - 1995 $154,154 $ 34,125 319(4) -- 15,000 Shares $ 5,000(7) Franchising and 1994 $136,646 $ 21,750 -- 1,000 Shares 4,000 Shares -- Development............ 1993 $100,323 $ 17,355 -- -- 6,500 Shares -- Taylor H. Henry(3)(9) 1995 $200,385 $ -- -- -- -- $300,126(9) Chairman and Chief 1994 $372,624 $100,000 -- -- -- $ 25,814(3) Executive Officer...... 1993 $293,462 $190,688 -- -- 90,000 Shares $ 28,082 - --------------- (1) As to "Other Annual Compensation", although executive officers receive perquisites and other personal benefits (e.g., Company furnished automobiles), the aggregate amount of such perquisites or other personal benefits does not exceed the lesser of: (a) $50,000; or (b) 10% of the annual salary and bonus for any of the persons listed in the Summary Compensation Table (the "Named Executive Officers"). (2) Awards made under the stock bonus plan vest and are distributed at the rate of 10% per year for four years and in full after five years. An employee receives no dividends and has no other rights as a shareholder with respect to Shares awarded under the stock bonus plan until the Shares vest and are distributed to the employee. At the time Shares are distributed, the employee also receives a cash award equal to 25% of the value of the Shares then being distributed to reimburse the employee for certain taxes. In December 1993, Messrs. Porter Staudt and Vaughn each received an award under the stock bonus plan of 1,000 Shares valued, as of that date, at $23,125. During the 1995 Fiscal Year, 100 Shares were distributed to each of Messrs. Porter, Staudt and Vaughn. At the time of the distribution during the 1995 Fiscal Year, the distributions were valued at $1,275 each, which resulted in each of them receiving a tax equalization bonus of $319 that is reflected in the Column labeled "Other Annual Compensation." (3) Mr. Lynn was elected the Company's CEO on April 11, 1995. At that time, Taylor H. Henry, who had served as the Company's CEO retired. Mr. Lynn's employment agreement is described below under "Employment Agreements." The amount set forth in "All Other Compensation" represents certain expenses incurred by Mr. Lynn as a result of his relocation that were paid by the Company. (4) Includes tax equalization bonus paid with respect to the receipt of Shares under the Company's stock bonus plan. See footnote 2. (5) Includes amounts paid pursuant to the Company's restaurant group ownership plans established in prior years, in which partnerships composed of employees have acquired up to a 30% interest in groups of restaurants. During the 1995 Fiscal Year, the amounts paid to the Named Executive Officers, respectively, were as follows: Mr. Henry ($21,280), Mr. Porter ($16,644); Mr. Barber ($4,755); and Mr. Staudt ($11,545). -52- 4 (6) Includes amounts accrued, but not paid, to provide for possible future payments under a salary continuation plan that covers certain present and former employees of the Company. The plan provides for payments of up to $37,500 per year for ten years following death, disability or retirement at age 55. During the 1995 Fiscal Year, the amount accrued for any of the Named Executive Officers was as follows: Mr. Porter ($6,745); Mr. Barber ($4,392). (7) Includes matching contributions by the Company under the Company's Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan as follows: Mr. Porter ($10,000); Mr. Barber ($2,000); and Mr. Vaughn ($5,000). (8) Mr. Porter has indicated his intention to retire effective May 1, 1996 and, accordingly has resigned from the office of President of the Company. (9) Mr. Henry resigned as CEO and as a member of the Board on April 11, 1995. Mr. Henry's contract provides that he is to serve as a consultant to the Company through December 31, 1996. His contract provides for him to receive approximately $42,000 per month. All payments are less deductions for income tax withholding, FICA and any other legal requirements. These payments also are conditioned upon Mr. Henry's compliance with certain non-competition and non-disclosure obligations. OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR Shown below is information concerning stock option grants to any Named Executive Officer who was granted a stock option during the 1995 Fiscal Year: INDIVIDUAL GRANTS - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ POTENTIAL REALIZABLE % OF TOTAL VALUE AT ASSUMED NUMBER OF OPTIONS ANNUAL RATES OF STOCK SECURITIES GRANTED TO EXERCISE PRICE APPRECIATION FOR UNDERLYING EMPLOYEES OR BASE OPTION TERM OPTIONS IN FISCAL PRICE EXPIRATION ----------------------- NAME GRANTED(1) YEAR ($/SHARE) DATE 5% ($) 10% ($) - ------------------- -------------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ---------- Mr. Lynn........... 250,000 Shares 17.57% $10.75 4-11-2005 $742,507 $1,640,746 Mr. Porter......... 175,000 Shares 12.30% $10.63 6-8-2005 $513,711 $1,135,167 Mr. Barber......... 150,000 Shares 10.54% $10.63 6-8-2005 $440,324 $ 973,000 Mr. Staudt......... 25,000 Shares 1.76% $10.63 6-8-2005 $ 73,387 $ 162,167 Mr. Vaughn......... 15,000 Shares 1.05% $10.63 6-8-2005 $ 44,032 $ 97,300 - --------------- (1) The exercise price of the options granted is equal to the market value of the Shares on the date of grant. These options vest (become exercisable) at a cumulative rate of 20% per year and in full after five years. AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES Shown below is information with respect to exercises by any Named Executive Officer during the 1995 Fiscal Year of options to purchase Shares pursuant to the Company's stock option plans and information with respect to unexercised options to purchase Shares held by such officers as of the end of the 1995 Fiscal Year: NUMBER OF SECURITIES UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED VALUE OF UNEXERCISED IN- OPTIONS HELD AT THE-MONEY OPTIONS AT OCTOBER 29, 1995 OCTOBER 29, 1995 SHARES ACQUIRED VALUE --------------------------- --------------------------- NAME ON EXERCISE (#) REALIZED EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE - -------------------------------- --------------- -------------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------- Mr. Lynn........................ 0 $ 0 0 250,000 $ 0 $ 0 Mr. Porter...................... 3,000 $ 9,375 11,200 202,300 $ 0 $ 0 Mr. Barber...................... 20,000 $ 48,125 25,850 165,400 $ 41,248 $ 0 Mr. Staudt...................... 5,000 $ 7,500 18,800 51,200 $ 18,998 0 Mr. Vaughn...................... 650 $ 406 11,450 22,800 $ 20,249 0 The Company has not awarded stock appreciation rights to any employee and has had no long term incentive plans, as that term is defined in SEC regulations. Also, the Company has had no defined benefit or actuarial plans covering any employees of the Company. -53- 5 COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS Each director who is also an officer of the Company receives no additional compensation for service on the Board. Directors who are not also officers of the Company receive a quarterly retainer of $4,000 in addition to $1,000 plus expenses for each meeting of the Board they attend. Members of Board committees receive $1,000 plus expenses for each committee meeting they attend. Also, each non-employee Director participates in the Shoney's, Inc. Directors' Stock Option Plan (the "Directors' Plan"), which was approved by the shareholders of the Company on March 19, 1991. Each non-employee Director received an option for 5,000 shares as of June 7, 1990, the date the Board adopted the Directors' Plan. Non-employee Directors initially elected to the Board subsequent to the adoption of the Directors' Plan receive an option for 5,000 Shares upon their election to the Board. Non-employee Directors, upon the fifth anniversary of the grant of their most recent option under the Directors' Plan, will also be awarded an additional option for 5,000 Shares. As of the end of the 1995 Fiscal Year, there were six participants under the Directors' Plan who held options covering 30,000 Shares at an exercise price of $10.375 per Share and two participants under the Directors' Plan who held options covering 10,000 Shares at an exercise price of $23.375 per Share. During 1995, there were no exercises of options for Shares granted under the Directors' Plan. EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS The Company has employment agreements with Messrs. Lynn, Porter and Barber. Mr. Lynn's employment agreement provides for a term from May 1, 1995 through April 30, 1998. The employment agreements with Messrs. Porter and Barber presently provide for initial terms terminating on January 16, 1997. In addition, if a "Change in Control" (as defined in the employment agreements generally to mean acquisition of 20% (50% in the case of Mr. Lynn) or more of the Company's outstanding voting securities by any person or the occurrence of certain changes in the composition of the Board) occurs with respect to the Company, the employment terms contained in the employment agreements are automatically extended for an additional one year term (two years in the case of Mr. Lynn). Under the employment agreements, Messrs. Porter and Barber presently are entitled to base salaries in the amounts of $300,000 and $250,000, respectively, with increases to be in the sole discretion of the Board. Mr. Lynn is entitled to a base salary of $450,000 through April 30, 1996; $500,000 from May 1, 1996 through April 30, 1997; and $550,000 from May 1, 1997 through April 30, 1998. In addition, the employment agreements provide that Messrs. Lynn, Porter and Barber are entitled to annual bonuses. During 1995 (or, in the case of Mr. Lynn, the first year of his contract), these bonuses were to be determined by the HRC Committee but could not be less than $300,000 with respect to Mr. Lynn, $100,000 with respect to Mr. Porter, and $50,000 with respect to Mr. Barber. Thereafter, the bonuses will be based upon a formula to be agreed upon by the employee and the Company, however, provisions have been made whereby the annual bonus shall not be less than $25,000 with respect to Mr. Barber. Mr. Porter has stated his intention to retire effective May 1, 1996. Pursuant to an agreement with the Company, he will receive one year's pay beginning May 1, 1996. Under Messrs. Lynn's, Porter's and Barber's employment agreements, termination of the employee without cause will result in the employee's right to receive the greater of (i) the salary and bonus paid or accrued on the employee's behalf for the fiscal year of the Company immediately prior to the fiscal year in which the termination took place or (ii) the amount due the employee for salary and bonuses during the balance of the then current employment term. In addition, termination without cause results in immediate vesting of all stock options held by Mr. Lynn and entitles Messrs. Porter and Barber to be paid a cash amount equal to the unrealized gain that they have in any unvested stock options. In the event of the termination for -54- 6 cause or the employee's resignation, the employee is entitled to no severance payments under his employment agreement and all stock options that are not vested prior to the effective date of the termination shall lapse and be void. Cause for termination includes personal dishonesty, willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, conviction of any felony or crime involving moral turpitude, material intentional breach of any provision of the employment agreement, or unsatisfactory performance by the employee of his duties as a result of alcohol or drug abuse. Mr. Lynn's agreement also provides that if his employment is terminated without cause, certain benefits (insurance, medical and automobile) continue until expiration of the term of the agreement or his earlier coverage through other employment. Also, in the event of a Change in Control (as defined above) Mr. Lynn, at his option, may terminate his agreement within 90 days after such Change in Control in which case he will receive the greater of: (i) two times the base salary and bonus paid during the fiscal year immediately prior to that in which the termination took place; or (ii) the amount due as base salary during the then remaining employment term. Participation in other benefits is treated the same as if Mr. Lynn's employment had been terminated without cause. Mr. Lynn's agreement also provides that he will receive 50,000 shares of restricted stock as follows: 16,500 Shares on April 11, 1996; 16,500 Shares on April 11, 1997 and 17,000 Shares on April 11, 1998. On these dates, Mr. Lynn also will receive a tax equalization bonus determined by the value of the Shares. Mr. Lynn's agreement further provides that he will receive future options under the Company's stock option plan on November 1, 1996 as follows: 125,000 Shares at an exercise price equal to the market price on that date; 75,000 Shares at an exercise price of $16.75 per Share; and 50,000 Shares at an exercise price of $18.50 per Share. Mr. Lynn's contract provided for the Company to pay him certain relocation expenses resulting from his accepting his position with the Company and for the Company to acquire his former residences in Oklahoma City. Each of these residences has been sold or resold to third parties with the Company [incurring no loss in connection with the transaction other than transaction expenses]. Each employment agreement terminates upon the death or disability of the employee and the employee is entitled to certain benefits in the event of a termination resulting from disability. Each employment agreement also contains a covenant by the employee not to disclose any confidential information and trade secrets of the Company. Each employment agreement also provides that, in the event of a termination of the employee's employment for cause or the employee's resignation, the employee may not compete with the Company for one year within the United States. COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION The HRC Committee is composed of Hoover (Chairperson), Jackson, Shircliff and Turner. None of these persons has at any time been an officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. In addition, there are no relationships among the Company's executive officers, members of the HRC Committee or entities whose executives serve on the Board or the HRC Committee that require disclosure under applicable SEC regulations. -55- 7 ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT The following table sets forth certain information concerning persons, other than officers or directors, who, as of February 1, 1996, are the beneficial owners of more than 5% of the Shares. The Company has no other class of equity securities outstanding. NAME AND ADDRESS SHARES PERCENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNER BENEFICIALLY OWNED OF CLASS ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ -------- R.L. Danner............................................ 4,249,302(1) 10.21% 2 International Drive, Suite 510 Nashville, TN 37217 First Union Corporation................................ 4,168,500(2) 10.04% One First Union Center Charlotte, NC 28288-0137 GeoCapital Corporation................................. 2,185,266(3) 5.27% 787 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10153 Union Bank of Switzerland.............................. 4,931,159(4) 11.00% Bahnhofstrasse 45, 8021 Zurich, Switzerland - --------------- (1) Includes 83,068 Shares owned by Mrs. Danner and 7,101 Shares held in trust for Mr. Danner's son, over which Mrs. Danner has sole voting and investment power. The information regarding Shares beneficially owned is based upon the latest Schedule 13D filed by Mr. Danner. (2) Includes 4,168,500 Shares over which First Union Corporation ("First Union") has sole voting power. First Union has sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 4,167,750 Shares and shared power to dispose or to direct to the disposition of the remaining 750 Shares. The information regarding Shares beneficially owned is based upon the latest Schedule 13G provided to the Company by First Union. (3) Includes 2,185,266 Shares over which GeoCapital has sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition thereof. The information regarding Shares beneficially owned is based upon the latest Schedule 13G provided to the Company by GeoCapital. (4) Includes 542,559 Shares over which Union Bank of Switzerland ("UBS") has sole voting power. UBS has shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 4,382,000 Shares. The information regarding Shares beneficially owned is based upon the latest Schedule 13G provided to the Company by UBS. -56- 8 The following table sets forth the number of Shares held beneficially, directly or indirectly, as of the February 1, 1996, by all directors and nominees for director, by the Company's Chief Executive Officer and the Company's four most highly compensated executive officers other than the Chief Executive Officer and by all directors and executive officers as a group, together with the percentage of the outstanding Shares which such ownership represents. PERCENT OF CLASS NAME OF SHARES (* DENOTES LESS BENEFICIAL OWNER BENEFICIALLY OWNED(1) THAN 1%) --------------------------------------------- --------------------- --------------- W. Craig Barber......................... 38,909 * Dennis C. Bottorff...................... 8,000 * Carole F. Hoover........................ 400 * Victoria B. Jackson..................... 2,094 * C. Stephen Lynn......................... 100,000 * Charles E. Porter....................... 42,300 * Alex Schoenbaum......................... 3,349,535(2)(3) 8.05% Robert T. Shircliff..................... 51,590(3) * B. Franklin Skinner..................... 2,500 * James R. Thomas, II..................... 3,946(3) * Cal Turner, Jr.......................... 17,000 * Daniel E. Staudt........................ 38,690 * Charles P. Vaughn, Jr................... 16,464 * All Directors, Nominees for Director and Executive Officers as a Group......... 3,734,848 8.97% - --------------- (1) Includes Shares subject to existing stock options that are currently exercisable and convertible securities. (2) Includes 395,342 Shares owned by Mrs. Schoenbaum, 15,055 Shares held by her as custodian for one of their children, 35,750 Shares owned by the Schoenbaum Family Foundation and 2,903,388 Shares held in trust by two banks for Mr. Schoenbaum. With respect to the Shares owned by Mrs. Schoenbaum and the Shares held by her as custodian, she has sole voting and investment power. Mr. Schoenbaum has voting and investment power with respect to 2,703,388 Shares held by one bank but has no voting and investment power as to 200,000 Shares held by the second bank as trustee. He does have a 10-year income interest in the trust holding the 200,000 Shares and the governing trust instrument presently gives Mr. Schoenbaum the ability to require the resignation of the trustee. (3) Messrs. Schoenbaum, Shircliff and Thomas are not standing for re-election at the 1996 annual meeting of shareholders. -57- 9 ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS The Board and management attempt to minimize "related party" transactions. During the 1995 Fiscal Year, except as disclosed above under EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION and as set forth below, the Company's executive officers, directors and nominees for director did not have significant business relations with the Company and no such transactions are anticipated during 1996. During November 1995, the Company employed Robert M. Langford as its Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to his employment with the Company, Mr. Langford operated six franchised Shoney's Restaurants. In connection with this officer's employment arrangement, the Company agreed to acquire the operations of five of Mr. Langford's franchised Shoney's Restaurants for approximately $3 million. In addition, the Company agreed to assume certain operating leases and other obligations with respect to these restaurants. Mr. Langford owns one additional Shoney's Restaurant that is anticipated to be sold to an unrelated third party. However, until that unit is sold, the Company has agreed that Mr. Langford may continue to operate one franchised restaurant. The franchise agreement with respect to this restaurant is the Company's standard agreement, which requires royalties of 3% of gross sales to be paid to the Company. At October 29, 1995, Mr. Langford was indebted to the Company in the amount of $332,000 arising primarily from the purchase of food and supplies from the Company's commissary. This receivable was satisfied in December 1995 upon the Company's acquisition of the five restaurants mentioned above. In addition, at October 29, 1995, Mr. Langford was Chairman of Restaurant Management Services, Inc. ("RMS"), a Shoney's and Captain D's franchisee based in Macon, Georgia. Mr. Langford will receive compensation from RMS under the terms of a consulting and non-competition agreement until February 1996. Mr. Langford resigned as Chairman of RMS effective February 1996. This transaction was reviewed and approved by the Executive Committee. PART IV ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K. (a) The following documents are filed as a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K: (1) Financial Statements: Consolidated Balance Sheet - October 29, 1995 and October 30, 1994. Consolidated Statement of Income - Years ended October 29, 1995, October 30, 1994 and October 31, 1993. Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (deficit) Years ended October 29, 1995, October 30, 1994 and October 31, 1993. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Years ended October 29, 1995, October 30, 1994 and October 31, 1993. Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Years ended October 29, 1995, October 30, 1994 and October 31, 1993. -58- (2) Schedule II-Valuation and qualifying accounts, included as Exhibit 99.1. All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulation of the Commission are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable, and therefore have been omitted. (3) Those exhibits required to be filed as Exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K, 17 C.F.R. Section 229.601, as follows: 3(i), 4.1 Charter of Shoney's, Inc., as amended, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Post Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-605) filed with the Commission on October 31, 1988, and incorporated herein by this reference. 3(ii), 4.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Shoney's, Inc., filed as Exhibit 3(ii) to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 9, 1995 filed with the Commission on September 20, 1995, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.3 Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of May 25, 1994, between Shoney's, Inc. (the "Company") and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Rights Agent, filed as Exhibit 4 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 9, 1994 and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.4 Amendment No. 1 dated as of April 18, 1995 to Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of May 25, 1994, between Shoney's, Inc. (the "Company") and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Rights Agent, filed as Exhibit 4 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 4, 1995 and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.5 Indenture dated as of April 1, 1989 between the Company and Sovran Bank/Central South, as Trustee relating to $201,250,000 in principal amount of liquid yield option notes due 2004, filed as Exhibit 4.8 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Commission on April 3, 1989 (No. 33-27571), and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.6 Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of July 13, 1988 between the Company and First American National Bank, filed as Exhibit 4.1 and 19.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 3, 1991, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.7 Modification Agreement No. 1 dated as of March 5, 1991 to Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July 13, 1988 between the Company and First American National Bank, filed as Exhibit 4.2 and 19.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 3, 1991, and incorporated herein by this reference. -59- 4.8 Alternative Rate Agreement dated as of June 4, 1992 supplementing that certain Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of July 13, 1988 between the Company and First American National Bank, filed as Exhibit 4.36 and 10.29 to Post Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 2-64257) filed with the Commission on January 25, 1993, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.9 Note Issuance Agreement, dated as of October 1, 1989, among the Company, Sovran Bank, N.A., as Note Agent and Placement Agent and Sovran Bank / Central South, as Escrow Agent, filed as Exhibit 19.3 and 28.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 3, 1991, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.10 Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of October 1, 1989, together with the Standby Note relating thereto, among the Company, Sovran Bank / Central South, Long Term Credit Bank of Japan, Limited, New York Branch, Kredeitbank, N.V., New York Branch and Sovran Bank / Central South, as Agent, filed as Exhibit 19.4 and 28.4 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 3, 1991, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.11 Modification Agreement No. 1 dated as of July 21, 1993 to Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of October 1, 1989, together with the Standby Note relating thereto, among the Company, Sovran Bank / Central South, Long Term Credit Bank of Japan, Limited, New York Branch, Kredeitbank, N.V., New York Branch and Sovran Bank / Central South, as Agent, filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 1, 1993 filed with the Commission on September 15, 1993, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.12 Modification Agreement No. 2 dated as of June 8, 1994 to Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of October 1, 1989, together with the Standby Note relating thereto, among the Company, NationsBank of Tennessee, N.A. (formerly Sovran Bank / Central South), Long Term Credit Bank of Japan, Limited, New York Branch, Kredeitbank, N.V., New York Branch and NationsBank of Tennessee, N.A., as Agent, filed as Exhibit 4.30 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 30, 1994 filed with the Commission on January 30, 1995, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.13 Note Issuance Agreement, dated as of October 1, 1990, among the Company, Sovran Bank, N.A., as Note Agent and Placement Agent and Sovran Bank / Central South, as Escrow Agent, filed as Exhibit 19.5 and 28.5 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 3, 1991, and incorporated herein by this reference. -60- 4.14 Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of October 1, 1990, together with the Standby Note relating thereto, between the Company and Sovran Bank / Central South, filed as Exhibit 19.6 and 28.6 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 3, 1991, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.15 Modification Agreement No. 1 dated as of July 21, 1993 to Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of October 1, 1990, together with the Standby Note relating thereto, between the Company and Sovran Bank / Central South, filed as Exhibit 4.5 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 1, 1993 filed with the Commission on September 15, 1993, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.16 Modification Agreement No. 2 dated as of April 1, 1994 to Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of October 1, 1990, together with the Standby Note relating thereto, between the Company and NationsBank of Tennessee, N.A. (formerly Sovran Bank / Central South), filed as Exhibit 4.34 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 30, 1994 filed with the Commission on January 30, 1995, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.17 Amended and Restated Note Issuance Agreement, dated as of November 1, 1993, among the Company, NationsBank of Virginia, N.A., as Note Agent and Placement Agent and NationsBank of Tennessee, as Escrow Agent, filed as Exhibit 4.36 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1993 filed with the Commission on January 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.18 Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of October 1, 1991, together with the Standby Note relating thereto, between the Company and National Bank of Canada, New York Branch, filed as Exhibit 28.10 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 3, 1991, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.19 Assignment, Assumption and Modification Agreement dated as of November 4, 1993 relating to Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of October 1, 1991, among the Company, NationsBank of Georgia, N.A. and National Bank of Canada, New York Branch, filed as Exhibit 4.38 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1993 filed with the Commission on January 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.20 Loan Agreement dated as of September 24, 1992 between the Company and CIBC, Inc., filed as Exhibit 4.43 and 10.36 to Post Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 2-64257) filed with the Commission on January 25, 1993, and incorporated herein by this reference. -61- 4.21 Modification Agreement No. 1 dated as of October 25, 1992 to Loan Agreement dated as of September 24, 1992 between the Company and CIBC, Inc., filed as Exhibit 4.44 and 10.37 to Post Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 2-64257) filed with the Commission on January 25, 1993, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.22 Modification Agreement No. 2 dated as of July 21, 1993 to Loan Agreement dated as of September 24, 1992 between the Company and CIBC, Inc., filed as Exhibit 4.6 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 1, 1993 filed with the Commission on September 15, 1993, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.23 Loan Agreement dated as of April 21, 1993 between the Company and NationsBank of Tennessee, N.A., filed as Exhibit 4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 9, 1993 filed with the Commission on June 23, 1993, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.24 Modification Agreement No. 1 dated as of July 21, 1993 to Loan Agreement dated as of April 21, 1993 between the Company and NationsBank of Tennessee, N.A., filed as Exhibit 4.7 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 1, 1993 filed with the Commission on September 15, 1993, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.25 Loan Agreement dated as of December 1, 1994 between the Company and NationsBank of Tennessee, N.A., filed as Exhibit 4.43 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 30, 1994 filed with the Commission on January 30, 1995, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.26 Reducing Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July 21, 1993, among the Company, various financial institutions now or hereafter parties thereto and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Agency, as agent, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 1, 1993 filed with the Commission on September 15, 1993, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.27 Modification Agreement No. 1 dated as of July 21, 1993 to Reducing Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July 21, 1993, among the Company, various financial institutions now or hereafter parties thereto and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Agency, as agent, filed as Exhibit 4.8 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 1, 1993 filed with the Commission on September 15, 1993, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.28 Modification Agreement No. 2 dated as of December 21, 1993 to Reducing Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July 21, 1993, among the Company, various financial institutions now or hereafter parties thereto and Canadian -62- Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Agency. Filed as Exhibit 4.46 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1993, filed with the Commission on January 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.29 Modification Agreement No. 3 dated as of May 3, 1994 to Reducing Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July 21, 1993, among the Company, various financial institutions now or hereafter parties thereto and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Agency, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 15, 1994 filed with the Commission on June 29, 1994 and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.30 Modification Agreement No. 4 dated as of October 27, 1994 to Reducing Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July 21, 1993, among the Company, various financial institutions now or hereafter parties thereto and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Agency, filed as Exhibit 4.48 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 30, 1994 filed with the Commission on January 30, 1995, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.31 Modification Agreement No. 5 dated as of January 18, 1995 to Reducing Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July 21, 1993, among the Company, various financial institutions now or hereafter parties thereto and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Agency, filed as Exhibit 4.49 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 30, 1994 filed with the Commission on January 30, 1995, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.32 Modification Agreement No. 6 dated as of April 1, 1995 to Reducing Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July 21, 1993, among the Company, various financial institutions now or hereafter parties thereto and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Agency, filed as Exhibit 4.32 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 14, 1995 filed with the Commission on June 28, 1995, and incorporated herein by this reference. 4.33 Modification Agreement No. 7 dated as of July 28, 1995 to Reducing Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July 21, 1993, among the Company, various financial institutions now or hereafter parties thereto and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Agency, filed as Exhibit 4.33 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 9, 1995 filed with the Commission on September 20, 1995, and incorporated herein by this reference. 10.1 License Agreement, dated as of October 28, 1991, between Shoney's Investments, Inc. and Shoney's Lodging, Inc., filed as Exhibit 28.7 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on -63- December 3, 1991, and incorporated herein by this reference. 10.2 Amendment No. 1 dated as of September 16, 1992 to License Agreement, dated as of October 28, 1991, between Shoney's Investments, Inc. and ShoLodge Franchise Systems, Inc. (formerly Shoney's Lodging, Inc.), filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1993 filed with the Commission on January 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by this reference. 10.3 Amendment No. 2 dated as of March 18, 1994 to License Agreement, dated as of October 28, 1991, between Shoney's Investments, Inc. and ShoLodge Franchise Systems, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 14, 1995 filed with the Commission on June 28, 1995, and incorporated herein by this reference. 10.4 Amendment No. 3 dated as of March 13, 1995 to License Agreement, dated as of October 28, 1991, between Shoney's Investments, Inc. and ShoLodge Franchise Systems, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 14, 1995 filed with the Commission on June 28, 1995, and incorporated herein by this reference. 10.5 Stock Purchase and Warrant Agreement, dated as of October 28, 1991, between Shoney's Investments, Inc. and Gulf Coast Development, Inc., filed as Exhibit 28.8 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 3, 1991, and incorporated herein by this reference. 10.6 Agreement dated as of September 8, 1992 between the Company and Raymond L. Danner, filed as Exhibit 10.41 to Post Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 2-64257) filed with the Commission on January 25, 1993, and incorporated herein by this reference. 10.7 Consent Decree entered by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida on January 25, 1993 in Haynes, et. al v. Shoney's, Inc., et. al, filed as Exhibit 28 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 3, 1993, and incorporated herein by this reference. 10.8 Shoney's, Inc. 1981 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit 4.7 to Post Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 2-84763) filed with the Commission on January 25, 1993, and incorporated herein by this reference. 10.9 Shoney's, Inc. Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit 4.7 to Post Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 2-64257) filed with the Commission on April 11, 1990, and incorporated herein by this reference. -64- 10.10 Shoney's, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, filed as Exhibit 4.7 to Post Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-605) filed with the Commission on October 26, 1989, and incorporated herein by this reference. 10.11 Shoney's, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.9 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1993 filed with the Commission on January 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by this reference. 10.12 Shoney's, Inc. Directors' Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit 4.38 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-45076) filed with the Commission on January 14, 1992, and incorporated herein by this reference. 10.13 Shoney's Ownership Plan 1977, filed as Exhibit 10.47 to Post Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 2-64257) filed with the Commission on January 25, 1993, and incorporated herein by this reference. 10.14 Captain D's Ownership Plan 1976, filed as Exhibit 10.48 to Post Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 2-64257) filed with the Commission on January 25, 1993, and incorporated herein by this reference. 10.15 Captain D's Ownership Plan 1978-1979, filed as Exhibit 10.49 to Post Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 2-64257) filed with the Commission on January 25, 1993, and incorporated herein by this reference. 10.16 Shoney's, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 29, 1995 filed with the Commission on January 29, 1996, and incorporated herein by this reference. 10.17 Employment Agreement dated as of January 13, 1995 between the Company and Taylor H. Henry, filed as Exhibit 10.15 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 30, 1994 filed with the Commission on January 30, 1995, and incorporated herein by this reference. 10.18 Employment Agreement dated as of January 17, 1995 between the Company and Charles E. Porter, filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 30, 1994 filed with the Commission on January 30, 1995, and incorporated herein by this reference. -65- 10.19 Employment Agreement dated as of January 17, 1995, between the Company and W. Craig Barber, filed as Exhibit 10.17 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 30, 1994 filed with the Commission on February 27, 1995, and incorporated herein by this reference. 10.20 Employment Agreement dated as of April 11, 1995, between the Company and C. Stephen Lynn, filed as Exhibit 4.32 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 14, 1995 filed with the Commission on June 28, 1995, and incorporated herein by this reference. 10.21 Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement dated as of April 11, 1995, between the Company and C. Stephen Lynn, filed as Exhibit 10.21 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 29, 1995 filed with the Commission on January 29, 1996, and incorporated herein by this reference. 10.22 Asset Sale and Purchase Agreement dated as of July 7, 1995, by and among Shoney's, Inc., as Seller and RTM, Inc., as Buyer relating to the sale of the assets comprising the Company's "Lee's Famous Recipe" division filed as Exhibit 10.22 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 29, 1995 filed with the Commission on January 29, 1996, and incorporated herein by this reference. 10.23 Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of August 3, 1995, by and between Shoney's, Inc., as Seller, and Levmark Capital Corporation, as Buyer, relating to the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Mike Rose Foods, Inc. filed as Exhibit 10.23 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 29, 1995 filed with the Commission on January 29, 1996, and incorporated herein by this reference. 10.24 Amendment No. 1 dated as of November 10, 1995 to Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of August 3, 1995, by and between Shoney's, Inc., as Seller, and Levmark Capital Corporation, as Buyer, relating to the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Mike Rose Foods, Inc. filed as Exhibit 10.24 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 29, 1995 filed with the Commission on January 29, 1996, and incorporated herein by this reference. 10.25 Supply Agreement dated as of November 17, 1995 between the Company and Mike Rose Foods, Inc. filed as Exhibit 10.25 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 29, 1995 filed with the Commission on January 29, 1996, and incorporated herein by this reference. 11 Statement regarding computation of per share earnings filed as Exhibit 11 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 29, 1995 filed with the Commission on January 29, 1996, and incorporated herein by this reference. -66- 21 Subsidiaries of Shoney's, Inc. filed as Exhibit 21 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 29, 1995 filed with the Commission on January 29, 1996, and incorporated herein by this reference. 23 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors filed as Exhibit 23 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 29, 1995 filed with the Commission on January 29, 1996, and incorporated herein by this reference. 27 Financial Data Schedule filed as Exhibit 27 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 29, 1995 filed with the Commission on January 29, 1996, and incorporated herein by this reference. 99.1 Schedule II - Valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 29, 1995 filed with the Commission on January 29, 1996, and incorporated herein by this reference. (b) No Current Reports on Form 8-K were filed by the Company during the last quarter of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. (c) Exhibits -- the response to this portion of Item 14 is submitted as a separate section of this Report. See Item 14(a). (d) Financial Statement Schedules -- the response to this portion of Item 14 is submitted as a separate section of this Report. See Item 14(a). -67- SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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, on this 23rd day of February, 1996. SHONEY'S, INC. By: /s/ W. Craig Barber -------------------------------- W. Craig Barber Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on this 23rd day of February, 1996. Signature Title /s/ C. Stephen Lynn - ---------------------------- Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive (C. Stephen Lynn) Officer, President and Director /s/ W. Craig Barber - ---------------------------- Senior Executive Vice President (W. Craig Barber) and Chief Financial Officer /s/ Robert M. Langford - ---------------------------- Executive Vice President, General (Robert M. Langford) Counsel and Secretary /s/ F.E. McDaniel, Jr. - ---------------------------- Vice President and Treasurer (F.E. McDaniel, Jr.) /s/ Gregory A. Hayes - ---------------------------- Vice President and Controller (Gregory A. Hayes) -68- /s/ Dennis C. Bottorff - ---------------------------- Director (Dennis C. Bottorff) /s/ Carole F. Hoover - ---------------------------- Director (Carole F. Hoover) /s/ Victoria B. Jackson - ---------------------------- Director (Victoria B. Jackson) /s/ Alex Schoenbaum - ---------------------------- Director (Alex Schoenbaum) /s/ Robert T. Shircliff - ---------------------------- Director (Robert T. Shircliff) /s/ B. Franklin Skinner - ---------------------------- Director (B. Franklin Skinner) /s/ James R. Thomas, II - ---------------------------- Director (James R. Thomas, II) /s/ Cal Turner, Jr. - ---------------------------- Director (Cal Turner, Jr.) -69-