SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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) February 22, 1999 --------------------- AU BON PAIN CO., INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 0-19253 04-2723701 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 19 Fid Kennedy Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210-2497 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) 617-423-2100 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) TABLE OF CONTENTS FORM 8-K February 22, 1999 Item Page - ---- ---- Item 5. Other Events. 1 Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. 1 Signature 2 Exhibits E-1 Item 5. Other Events. Please see the Company's Press Release filed as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. a. Financial statements of businesses acquired. Not applicable. b. Pro forma financial information. Not applicable. c. Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this report: Exhibit No. Title ----------- ----- 99 Press Release [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] -1- 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. Au Bon Pain Co., Inc. Date: February 22, 1999 By: /s/Anthony J. Carroll --------------------------- Anthony J. Carroll Treasurer -2- EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Title ----------- ----- 99 Press Release E-1