SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended September 29, 2001
Commission file number 0-14030
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ARK RESTAURANTS CORP.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
New York 13-3156768
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of (IRS Employer Identification Number)
Incorporation or Organization)
85 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(212) 206-8800
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Name of Each Exchange
Title of Each Class on Which Registered
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Common Stock, $.01 par value NASDAQ/NMS
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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
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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 Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendments to this Form 10-K. [ ]
The aggregate market value at January 24, 2002 of shares of the
Registrant's Common Stock, $.01 par value (based upon the closing price per
share of such stock on the Nasdaq National Market) held by non-affiliates of the
Registrant was approximately $13,646,666. Solely for the purposes of this
calculation, shares held by directors and officers of the Registrant have been
excluded. Such exclusion should not be deemed a determination or an admission by
the Registrant that such individuals are, in fact, affiliates of the Registrant.
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: At January 24, 2002,
there were outstanding 3,181,699 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock, $.01
par value.
Document Incorporated by Reference: See Explanatory Note below.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Registrant is filing this Amendment No. 1 to its Annual Report on
Form 10-K to amend Items 10 through 13 of Part III of this Annual Report on Form
10-K to include the information required by such items, because the Registrant's
definitive proxy statement will not be filed before January 28, 2002 (i.e.,
within 120 days after the end of Registrant's 2001 fiscal year) pursuant to
Regulation 14A. Certain portions of the Registrant's definitive proxy statement
were initially incorporated by reference in Items 10 through 13 of Part III of
this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The information contained in this Form 10-K/A
has not been updated to reflect events and circumstances occurring since its
original filing. Such matters will be addressed in subsequent reports filed with
the Commission.
The following items of Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended September 29, 2001 are hereby amended. Each such item is set
forth in its entirety as amended.
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PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
A. Directors of the Company
The directors listed in the following table were elected to serve until
the 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors
are duly elected and qualify.
Principal Occupation and Director
Name Age Position with the Company Since
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Ernest Bogen 70 Restaurant Operations; Chairman of the Board of the Company 1983
Michael Weinstein 58 President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company 1983
Vincent Pascal 58 Senior Vice President and Secretary of the Company 1985
Robert Towers 54 Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and 1987
Treasurer of the Company
Andrew Kuruc 44 Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and 1989
Controller of the Company
Paul Gordon 50 Senior Vice President of the Company 1996
Donald D. Shack 73 Attorney, member of law firm of Shack Siegel Katz Flaherty 1985
& Goodman P.C., general counsel to the Company
Jay Galin 65 Chief Executive Officer, G+G Retail, Inc. 1988
Bruce R. Lewin 54 Owner, Bruce R. Lewin Fine Art 2000
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Biographical Information
Ernest Bogen has been a director of the Company since its inception in
January 1983 and was also Secretary until September 1985 and Treasurer until
March 1987. He was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company in
September 1985. During the past five years, Mr. Bogen has been an officer,
director and 25% shareholder of Easy Diners, Inc., a restaurant management
company which operates a restaurant in New York City which will be closing on
January 31, 2002; RSWB Corp. which operates a restaurant in New York City that
it acquired in June 1997; and BSWR Corp. which operates a restaurant in New York
City that it acquired in April 1998. Mr. Bogen is also the owner of 24% of the
membership interests of each of Dockeast, LLC and Dockwest, LLC, each of which
has signed an agreement to purchase a restaurant in New York City. During the
past five years, Mr. Bogen has also had various interests in entities which
owned and operated restaurants in Florida. At the present time, Mr. Bogen is an
officer, director and 25% shareholder of BSRS Corp. which previously owned and
sold a restaurant in Boca Raton, Florida. Easy Diners, Inc., RSWB Corp., BSRS
Corp., Dockeast LLC, Dockwest LLC and BSWR Corp. are not subsidiaries or
affiliates of the Company.
Michael Weinstein has been the President, Chief Executive Officer and a
director of the Company since its inception in January 1983. During the past
five years, Mr. Weinstein has been an officer, director and 25% shareholder of
Easy Diners, Inc., RSWB Corp. and BSWR Corp. (since April 1998). At the present
time, Mr. Weinstein is a director and 25% shareholder of these corporations.
Mr. Weinstein is the owner of 24% of the membership interests of each of
Dockeast LLC and Dockwest LLC. Mr. Weinstein spends substantially all of his
business time on Company-related matters.
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Vincent Pascal has been employed by the Company since November 1983 and
was elected Vice President, Assistant Secretary and a director of the Company in
October 1985. Mr. Pascal became Secretary of the Company in January 1994 and a
Senior Vice President in April 2001.
Robert Towers has been employed by the Company since November 1983 and
was elected Vice President, Treasurer and a director in March 1987. Mr. Towers
became an Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in April 2001.
Andrew Kuruc was elected Vice President of the Company in 1993 and a
director of the Company in November 1989. Mr. Kuruc has been employed as
Controller of the Company since April 1987. Mr. Kuruc became a Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer in April 2001.
Paul Gordon has been employed by the Company since 1983 and was elected
as a director in November 1996 and a Senior Vice President in April 2001. Mr.
Gordon is the manager of the Company's Las Vegas operations. Prior to assuming
that role in 1996, Mr. Gordon was the manager of the Company's operations in
Washington, D.C. commencing in 1989.
Donald D. Shack was elected a director of the Company in October 1985.
During the past five years, Mr. Shack has been a member of the law firm of Shack
Siegel Katz Flaherty & Goodman P.C., general counsel to the Company.
Jay Galin was elected a director of the Company in January 1988. Since
August 1998, Mr. Galin has been Chairman of the Board of G & G Retail Holdings,
Inc. and its subsidiary G + G Retail, Inc., a chain of retail clothing stores.
For more than five years prior thereto, Mr. Galin was President of its
predecessor, G. & G. Shops, Inc.
Bruce R. Lewin was elected a director of the Company in February 2000.
During the past five years, Mr. Lewin has been the owner of Bruce R. Lewin Fine
Art in New York. Since August 2001, Mr. Lewin has been the President and a
director of Continental Hosts, Ltd. Mr. Lewin was formerly a director of the
Bank of Great Neck (in New York), and a former director of the New York City
Chapter of the New York State Restaurant Association.
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There are no family relationships among any of the directors or
executive officers of the Company.
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B. Executive Officers of the Company
The following table sets forth the names and ages of executive officers
of the Company and all offices held by each person:
Name Age Positions and Offices
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Michael Weinstein 58 President and Chief Executive Officer
Vincent Pascal 58 Senior Vice President and Secretary
Robert Towers 54 Executive Vice President, Chief
Operating Officer and Treasurer
Andrew Kuruc 44 Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Controller
Paul Gordon 50 Senior Vice President
Each executive officer of the Company serves at the pleasure of the
Board of Directors and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies. The
current principal occupation and employment of the executive officers of the
Company during the last five years is set forth in Item 10.A above.
C. Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
requires the Company's officers and directors, and persons who own more than ten
percent of a registered class of the Company's equity securities to file reports
of ownership and changes in ownership on Forms 3, 4 and 5 with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and the NASDAQ/National Market
System. Officers, directors and greater than ten percent stockholders are
required by the Commission's regulations to furnish the Company with copies of
all Forms 3, 4 and 5 they file.
Based solely on the Company's review of the copies of such forms it has
received, the Company believes that all of its officers, directors and greater
than ten percent beneficial owners complied with all filing requirements
applicable to them with respect to transactions during fiscal 2001.
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Item 11. Executive Compensation
The Summary Compensation Table shown below sets forth certain
information concerning the annual and long-term compensation for services in all
capacities to the Company for the 2001, 2000 and 1999 fiscal years, of those
persons who were, at September 29, 2001, (i) the President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company and (ii) the other four most highly compensated executive
officers of the Company.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Long-Term
Annual Compensation Compensation
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Name and Principal Position Year Salary($) Bonus($) Options Awarded(#)
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Michael Weinstein 2001 521,630 33,000 ---
President and Chief Executive Officer........... 2000 458,090 44,435 60,000
.......................................... 1999 429,023 --- ---
Vincent Pascal 2001 233,359 14,055 ---
Senior Vice President and Secretary ............ 2000 230,943 22,099 ---
.......................................... 1999 216,354 --- 15,000
Robert Towers 2001 233,359 14,055 ---
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer 2000 230,943 22,099 ---
and Treasurer................................... 1999 220,217 --- 15,000
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Andrew Kuruc 2001 182,316 10,983 ---
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and 2000 180,455 17,270 ---
Controller ..................................... 1999 169,077 --- 15,000
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Paul Gordon 2001 219,769 51,820 ---
Senior Vice President .......................... 2000 176,947 81,361 ---
.......................................... 1999 163,866 75,698 15,000
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OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
No options to purchase the Company's Common Stock were granted in
fiscal year 2001 to the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and
the other four most highly compensated executive officers of the Company.
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
The table shown below sets forth certain information for the President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the other four most highly
compensated executive officers of the Company (i) with respect to option
exercises during fiscal 2001 and (ii) at September 29, 2001, with respect to
unexercised options to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock under the
Company's 1985 and 1996 Stock Option Plans.
Shares Number of Securities Underlying Value of Unexercised
Acquired on Value Unexercised In-The-Money Options at Fiscal
Name Exercise (#) Realized ($) Options at Fiscal Year-End (#) Year-End ($) (1)
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Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable
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Michael Weinstein.......... --- --- 80,000 30,000 --- ---
Vincent Pascal............. --- --- 25,000 7,500 --- ---
Robert Towers.............. --- --- 25,000 7,500 --- ---
Andrew Kuruc............... --- --- 25,000 7,500 --- ---
Paul Gordon................ --- --- 32,500 7,500 --- ---
(1) Based on the closing sale price of $7.14 per share on the
NASDAQ/National Market System of the Company's Common Stock on
September 28, 2001.
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Compensation of Directors
Messrs. Galin, Lewin and Shack were each paid $5,000 in fiscal year
2001 for their services to the Company as directors.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
Messrs. Galin, Bogen and Shack are the members of the Compensation
Committee, and Messrs. Lewin and Galin are the members of the Stock Option
Committee. No member of the Company's Compensation Committee or Stock Option
Committee is an employee or officer of the Company. Ernest Bogen is Chairman of
the Board of the Company and formerly an executive officer of the Company. Mr.
Bogen is also an officer, director and 25% shareholder of each of Easy Diners,
Inc., BSWR Corp. and RSWB Corp., each of which is a restaurant management
company that operates a restaurant in New York City. Mr. Weinstein is also an
officer, director and 25% shareholder of each of Easy Diners, Inc., BSWR Corp.
and RSWB Corp. Messrs. Bogen and Weinstein are also 24% members of each of
Dockeast LLC and Dockwest LLC, each of which has signed an agreement to purchase
a restaurant in New York City. Donald D. Shack is a member of the firm of Shack
Siegel Katz Flaherty & Goodman P.C., general counsel to the Company. (See
Item 13 for additional information).
The Company provides purchasing and bookkeeping services to restaurants
in which Messrs. Weinstein and Bogen have interests, for which the Company
receives a fee which has not exceeded $30,000 in any fiscal year.
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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The following table sets forth certain information at January 24, 2002,
with respect to the beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock owned by (i)
each person known by the Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock, (ii) each director of the Company, (iii) the
President and Chief Executive Officer and the other four most highly compensated
executive officers of the Company, and (iv) all executive officers and directors
of the Company as a group:
Name and Address Amount and Nature of
of Beneficial Owner Beneficial Ownership (1) Percent of Class
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Michael Weinstein........................... 926,138(2) 28.6%
85 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10003
FMR Corp.................................... 295,000(3) 9.3%
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Bruce R. Lewin ............................. 231,600 6.9%
1329A North Avenue
New Rochelle, New York 10804
Arthur Zankel .............................. 222,500(4) 6.9%
535 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Vincent Pascal ............................. 57,440(5) 1.8%
85 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10003
Robert Towers .............................. 53,100(6) 1.6%
85 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10003
Donald D. Shack ............................ 42,603(7) 1.3%
530 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10036
Andrew Kuruc ............................... 35,800(8) 1.1%
85 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10003
Jay Galin .................................. 26,000 Less than 1%
520 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10018
Ernest Bogen ............................... 17,320(9) Less than 1%
85 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10003
Paul Gordon ................................ 15,000(10) Less than 1%
85 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10003
All directors and officers as a group (nine persons) 1,405,001(11) 43.3%
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(1) Except to the extent otherwise indicated, to the best of the Company's
knowledge, each of the indicated persons exercises sole voting and
investment power with respect to all shares beneficially owned by him.
(2) Includes 24,800 shares owned by The Weinstein Foundation, a private
foundation of which Mr. Weinstein acts as trustee and as to which
shares Mr. Weinstein has shared investment and shared voting power and
30,000 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable options
granted under the Company's 1996 Stock Option Plan or exercisable
within 60 days of the date of this Proxy Statement.
(3) Based upon information set forth in Schedule 13G filed by FMR Corp.
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about February 13,
2001. Fidelity Management & Research Company ("Fidelity"), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of FMR Corp., is the beneficial owner of
295,000 shares as a result of acting as investment adviser to several
investment companies. The ownership by one investment company, Fidelity
Low-Priced Stock Fund, amounted to 295,000 shares. Mr. Edward C.
Johnson 3d, FMR Corp., through its control of Fidelity, and the
aforementioned investment companies each has the power to dispose of
the 295,000 shares.
(4) Based upon information set forth in Schedule 13D filed by Mr. Arthur
Zankel with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about July 6,
2000.
(5) Includes 7,500 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable
stock options granted under the Company's 1996 Stock Option Plan or
exercisable within 60 days of the date of this Proxy Statement.
(6) Includes 7,500 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable
stock options granted under the Company's 1996 Stock Option Plan or
exercisable within 60 days of the date of this Proxy Statement.
(7) Includes 40,000 shares owned by Skylark Partners, a partnership of
which Mr. Shack is a general partner.
(8) Includes 7,500 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable
stock options granted under the Company's 1996 Stock Option Plan or
exercisable within 60 days of the date of this Proxy Statement.
(9) Includes 7,320 shares owned by Mr. Bogen's spouse, as to which Mr.
Bogen disclaims beneficial ownership.
(10) Includes 7,500 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable
stock options granted under the Company's 1996 Stock Option Plan or
exercisable within 60 days of the date of this Proxy Statement.
(11) Includes 60,000 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable
stock options granted under the Company's 1996 Stock Option Plan or
exercisable within 60 days of the date of this Proxy Statement.
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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
Donald D. Shack is a member of the firm of Shack Siegel Katz Flaherty &
Goodman P.C., general counsel to the Company, to which the Company paid $488,957
in legal fees in calendar year 2001.
The Company made loans to Michael Weinstein, Robert Towers and Vincent
Pascal, which loans were made primarily in connection with the exercise of stock
options as provided under the Company's Stock Option Plans. All of the loans
bear interest at the prime rate in effect from time to time. The loans are
payable on demand. During fiscal 2001, the largest amount of indebtedness of Mr.
Weinstein outstanding at any one time was $717,681. As of January 24, 2002, Mr.
Weinstein was indebted to the Company in the amount of $795,000. During fiscal
2001, the largest amount of indebtedness of Mr. Towers outstanding at any one
time was $432,293. As of January 24, 2002, Mr. Towers was indebted to the
Company in the amount of $432,293. During fiscal 2001, the largest amount of
indebtedness of Mr. Pascal outstanding at any one time was $198,299. As of
January 24, 2002, Mr. Pascal was indebted to the Company in the amount of
$198,299.
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of New York, State of New York, on the 25th day of January, 2002.
ARK RESTAURANTS CORP.
By: s/Michael Weinstein
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Michael Weinstein
President and Chief Executive Officer
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