1 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 20, 1999 HEAFNER TIRE GROUP, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) DELAWARE 333-61713 56-0754584 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification Number) 2105 WATER RIDGE PARKWAY, SUITE 500, CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28217 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (704) 423-8989 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) THE J.H. HEAFNER COMPANY, INC. (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) 2 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. On August 20, 1999, the Registrant reincorporated in Delaware. At the same time, it changed its name from The J.H. Heafner Company, Inc. to Heafner Tire Group, Inc. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits 2.1 Articles of Merger of The J.H. Heafner Company, Inc., a North Carolina corporation, into Heafner Tire Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, including Plan of Merger between The J.H. Heafner Company, Inc. and Heafner Tire Group, Inc. made as of August 10, 1999 3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of Heafner Tire Group, Inc. 3.2 By-Laws of Heafner Tire Group, Inc. 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. Date: August 30, 1999 HEAFNER TIRE GROUP, INC. /s/ DONALD C. ROOF ------------------------------------- Donald C. Roof President and Chief Executive Officer 2