UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): AUGUST 28, 2003 VOLUME SERVICES AMERICA, INC. ----------------------------- (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) DELAWARE 333-79419 57-0969174 - ------------------------------- ------------ ------------------- (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (COMMISSION (I.R.S. EMPLOYER INCORPORATION) FILE NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION NO.) 201 EAST BROAD STREET, SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA 29306 - -------------------------------------------------- ---------- (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE) REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (864) 598-8600 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. On August 28, 2003, Volume Services America Holdings, Inc. ("VSAH"), the parent company of Volume Services America, Inc., entered into a Separation Agreement with John T. Dee, pursuant to which, effective as of August 28, 2003, Mr. Dee resigned from his employment with VSAH, from his position as chairman of the Board of Directors of VSAH, and from his positions as an employee, officer and/or director of all of VSAH's subsidiaries and affiliates. The Separation Agreement and the press release are attached as exhibits to this Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference herein. The foregoing description of such documents is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibits. ITEM 7: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits. The exhibit listed below and in the accompanying Exhibit Index is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K. EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION 10.1 Separation Agreement between Volume Services America Holdings, Inc. and John T. Dee, dated as of August 28, 2003. 99.1 Press Release, dated August 28, 2003. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. VOLUME SERVICES AMERICA, INC. By: /s/ Lawrence E. Honig ------------------------------------- Name: Lawrence E. Honig Title: Chief Executive Officer Date: September 2, 2003 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION 10.1 Separation Agreement between Volume Services America Holdings, Inc. and John T. Dee, dated as of August 28, 2003. 99.2 Press Release, dated August 28, 2003.