10-Q 1 tenqjan01edgar.htm UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[ X ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended January 21, 2001

OR

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from

 

Commission file number 0-12343

VICORP Restaurants, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Colorado

84-0511072

(State or other jurisdiction of

( I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

Identification No.)

400 West 48th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80216

(Address of principal executive offices, Zip Code)

(303) 296-2121

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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

 

The registrant had 6,792,983 shares of its $.05 par value Common Stock outstanding as of February 16, 2001.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

VICORP Restaurants, Inc.

BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

 

January 21,

 

October 29,

 

2001

 

2000

 

(unaudited)

   

ASSETS

     
       

Cash

$ 12,069

 

$ 5,209

Receivables, net

2,352

 

4,718

Inventories (Note 3)

6,066

 

10,531

Deferred income taxes

3,444

 

3,792

Prepaid expenses

1,575

 

1,664

Total current assets

25,506

 

25,914

Property and equipment, net

135,941

 

136,266

Deferred income taxes

28,170

 

29,586

Long-term receivables

582

 

627

Other assets

7,554

7,449

Total assets

$ 197,753

$ 199,842

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

     
       

Current maturities of long-term debt

     

and capitalized lease obligations

$ 1,569

 

$ 1,607

Accounts payable, trade

16,385

 

18,519

Accrued compensation

6,260

 

7,684

Accrued taxes

10,573

 

11,022

Accrued insurance

1,947

 

1,925

Other accrued expenses

5,790

 

6,742

Total current liabilities

42,524

 

47,499

Long-term debt

--

 

700

Capitalized lease obligations

2,297

 

2,433

Non-current accrued insurance

1,385

 

1,570

Other non-current liabilities and credits (Note 4)

20,817

 

20,943

       

Commitments and contingencies

     
       

Shareholders' equity

     
       

Common Stock, $.05 par value, 20,000,000

     

shares authorized, 6,763,488 and 6,751,179

     

shares issued and outstanding

340

 

339

Paid-in capital

41,139

 

40,956

Retained earnings

89,251

 

85,402

Total shareholders' equity

130,730

 

126,697

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$ 197,753

$ 199,842

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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VICORP Restaurants, Inc.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

Twelve

 

Twelve

 

Weeks

 

Weeks

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

January 21,

 

January 23,

 

2001

 

2000

Revenues:

 

(unaudited)

 

Restaurant operations

$ 89,708

 

$ 86,583

Franchise operations

1,424

 

1,256

Total revenues

91,132

 

87,839

Costs and expenses:

     

Restaurant operations

     

Food

27,507

 

26,992

Labor

28,608

 

27,499

Other operating

21,888

 

20,465

Franchise operations

473

 

643

General and administrative

6,418

 

6,439

Operating profit

6,238

 

5,801

Interest expense

124

 

187

Other (income) expense, net

4

 

(254)

Income before income taxes

6,110

 

5,868

Provision for income taxes

2,261

 

2,142

Net income

$ 3,849

 

$ 3,726

       

Earnings per share :

     

Basic and diluted earnings per share

$ .57

$ .45

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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VICORP Restaurants, Inc.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

 

Twelve

 

Twelve

 

Weeks

 

Weeks

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

January 21,

 

January 23,

 

2001

 

2000

Operations:

 

(unaudited)

 

Net income

$ 3,849

 

$ 3,726

Reconciliation of net income to cash provided by operations:

     

Depreciation and amortization

4,146

 

4,181

Deferred income tax provision

1,764

 

1,671

Loss on disposition of assets

16

 

12

Amortization of deferred gain on sale leaseback

(357)

 

(369)

Long-term rent payable

(24)

 

(35)

Other, net

13

 

--

       

Changes in assets and liabilities:

     

Receivables

2,366

 

3,254

Inventories

4,465

 

4,217

Accounts payable, trade

(2,134)

 

(4,378)

Other current assets and liabilities

(2,714)

 

(256)

Non-current accrued insurance

(185)

 

3

Cash provided by operations

11,205

 

12,026

Investing activities:

     

Purchase of property and equipment

(3,538)

 

(4,372)

Disposition of property

--

 

690

Collection of non-trade receivables

45

 

65

Other, net

35

 

(79)

Cash used for investing activities

(3,458)

 

(3,696)

Financing activities:

     

Proceeds from issuance of debt

2,800

 

4,000

Payments of debt and capital lease obligations

(3,871)

 

(535)

Purchase of common stock

--

 

(40,150)

Issuance of common stock

184

 

185

Cash used for financing activities

(887)

 

(36,500)

Increase (decrease) in cash

6,860

 

(28,170)

Cash at beginning of year

5,209

 

33,187

Cash at end of quarter

$ 12,069

 

$ 5,017

       

Supplemental information

     

Cash paid during the quarter:

     

Interest (net of amount capitalized)

$ 120

 

$ 145

Income taxes

52

 

58

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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VICORP Restaurants, Inc.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

Note 1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited financial statements of VICORP Restaurants, Inc. (the "Company") have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial statements and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary (which are of a normal and recurring nature) for fair presentation have been included. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended October 29, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Note 2. Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the fiscal 2000 amounts in the accompanying financial statements to conform to the fiscal 2001 presentation.

Note 3. Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

January 21,

October 29,

 

2001

2000

Inventories at production facilities

   

and third party storage locations:

   

Raw materials

$ 2,088

$ 2,287

Finished goods

1,158

5,699

 

3,246

7,986

Restaurant inventories

2,820

2,545

 

$ 6,066

$ 10,531

Note 4. Other Non-current Liabilities and Credits

Other non-current liabilities and credits were as follows (in thousands):

 

January 21,

October 29,

 

2001

2000

Deferred gain on sale leaseback

$15,544

$15,901

Deferred compensation liability

2,532

2,224

Disposal cost reserve

1,355

1,389

Long-term rent payable

1,302

1,326

Deposits

84

103

Other non-current liabilities and credits

$20,817

$20,943

Note 5. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is computed on the basis of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding plus the effect of potentially dilutive common stock equivalents using the treasury stock method.

Twelve

Twelve

Weeks

Weeks

Ended

Ended

January 21, 2001

January 23, 2000

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

Basic

6,758,755

8,217,939

Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents

46,679

38,497

Diluted

6,805,434

8,256,436

Note 6. Operating Segments

The Company has three reportable segments; Bakers Square, Village Inn and Franchise. All amounts not attributed to segments relate to administrative functions and other non-reportable segments. Financial data related to the Company's reportable segments is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Bakers Square

Village Inn

Franchise

Other

Total

Net sales:

         

Twelve weeks ended

$ 53,570

$ 36,138

$ 1,424

$ --

$ 91,132

January 21, 2001

         

Twelve weeks ended

53,024

33,559

1,256

--

87,839

January 23, 2000

         

Operating profit / (loss):

         

Twelve weeks ended

$ 6,221

$ 5,484

$ 951

$ (6,418)

$ 6,238

January 21, 2001

         

Twelve weeks ended

6,027

5,600

613

(6,439)

5,801

January 23, 2000

         

Total assets:

         

January 21, 2001

$ 80,982

$ 52,368

$ 3,266

$ 61,137

$197,753

October 29, 2000

88,232

51,709

3,755

56,146

199,842

           

Note 7. Subsequent Event

On February 15, 2001, the Registrant entered into an agreement of merger with a newly-formed affiliate of BancBoston Capital and Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison, Incorporated. Subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement, the Registrant's stockholders will receive $25.65 in cash for each share of common stock.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following analysis should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements (Item 1 of Part I).

Overview

VICORP Restaurants, Inc. ("the Company") operates family style restaurants under the names "Bakers Square" and "Village Inn," and franchises restaurants under the Village Inn brandname. At January 21, 2001, VICORP operated two hundred fifty-eight Company-owned restaurants in fourteen states. Of the two hundred fifty-eight Company-owned restaurants, one hundred fifty were Bakers Squares and one hundred eight were Village Inns, with an additional one hundred sixteen franchised Village Inn restaurants in twenty-one states. The Company-owned and franchised restaurants are concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, the Rocky Mountain region and the upper Midwest. The Company operates a pie manufacturing division to support the restaurants, which operates under the name "VICOM". VICOM has three production facilities located in Santa Fe Springs, California, Oak Forest, Illinois and Chaska, Minnesota.

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Results of Operations

The Company's quarterly financial information is subject to seasonal fluctuation and may not be indicative of annual results.

The following table sets forth selected operating statistics by concept (in thousands, except restaurants at quarter-end).

 

Twelve Weeks

Twelve Weeks

 

ended

ended

 

January 21, 2001

January 23, 2000

Bakers Square

   

Restaurant sales

$ 53,570

$ 53,024

Restaurant operating profit

6,221

6,027

Restaurant operating profit %

11.6%

11.4%

Divisional administrative costs

1,235

1,100

Divisional operating profit

4,986

4,927

Company operated restaurants

150

150

     

Village Inn

   

Restaurant sales

$ 36,138

$ 33,559

Restaurant operating profit

5,484

5,600

Restaurant operating profit %

15.2%

16.7%

Net franchise income

951

613

Divisional administrative costs

1,094

1,086

Divisional operating profit

5,341

5,127

Company operated restaurants

108

102

Franchise operated restaurants

116

115

     

Consolidated

   

Restaurant sales

$ 89,708

$ 86,583

Food cost %

30.7%

31.1%

Labor cost %

31.9%

31.8%

Other operating cost %

24.4%

23.7%

Restaurant operating profit %

13.0%

13.4%

Restaurant operating profit

11,705

11,627

Net franchise income

951

613

Divisional administrative costs

2,329

2,186

Divisional operating profit

10,327

10,054

Unallocated general and

   

administrative costs

4,089

4,253

Operating profit

$ 6,238

$ 5,801

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Twelve Weeks Ended January 21, 2001 Compared to the Twelve Weeks Ended January 23, 2000

Restaurant Sales

Consolidated restaurant sales increased 3.6% or $3,125,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2001 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2000. The Company experienced an overall comparable same store sales increase of 1.0% over the prior year quarter.

The following table sets forth the percent change over the prior year quarter by concept for same store sales and same store guest counts, as well as quarterly store operating margin:

   

Bakers Square

     

Village Inn

 
   

Same

     

Same

 
 

Same

Store

Store

 

Same

Store

Store

 

Store

Guest

Operating

 

Store

Guest

Operating

 

Sales

Counts

Margin

 

Sales

Counts

Margin

2001:

             

1st Qtr

0.2%

(1.4%)

11.6%

 

1.6%

(2.3%)

15.2%

               

2000:

             

1st Qtr

3.5%

1.6%

11.4%

 

(0.2%)

(3.5%)

16.7%

2nd Qtr

1.0%

1.5%

10.5%

 

2.0%

(1.0%)

17.7%

3rd Qtr

2.5%

(0.1%)

11.5%

 

2.1%

0.5%

15.9%

4th Qtr

0.0%

(1.2%)

8.6%

 

3.1%

(0.7%)

16.2%

During the first quarter of fiscal 2001, Bakers Square restaurant sales increased $546,000 or 1.0% over the prior year quarter primarily as a result of the opening of a new Bakers Square restaurant and a 0.2% increase in overall same store sales.

Overall, Village Inn sales increased by 7.7% or $2,579,000 as a result of operating six additional Village Inn restaurants during the first quarter of fiscal 2001 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2000. Village Inn same store sales increased 1.6%, while same store customer counts decreased 2.3% over the prior year. The decrease in same store customer counts is partially attributable to the initial impact of opening new stores in established market areas.

Restaurant Operating Profit

Consolidated restaurant operating profit increased $78,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2001 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2000.

Bakers Square's restaurant operating profit for the first quarter of fiscal 2001 increased 3.2% or $194,000 over the first quarter of fiscal 2000, while restaurant operating profit as a percent of sales increased to 11.6% from 11.4% for the first quarter of fiscal 2000. The increase in the restaurant operating profit as a percent of sales was primarily a result of a significant improvement in the California region. The restaurant operating profit as a percent of sales for the California region increased from 7.8% for the first quarter of fiscal 2000 to 9.9% for the first quarter of fiscal 2001. The improvement of Bakers Square restaurant operating profit was also driven by a 0.2% increase in same stores sales.

Village Inn restaurant operating profit for the first quarter of fiscal 2001 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2000 decreased 2.1% or $116,000. Restaurant operating profit as a percent of sales decreased to 15.2% for the first quarter of fiscal 2001 compared to 16.7% for the prior year quarter. The decline in operating profit resulted from a combination of the ramp up of four new units opened at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2000 and during the first quarter of fiscal 2001, increased marketing expenses, and higher insurance and utility costs.

Franchise Operations

Net franchise income increased 55.1% or $338,000 between the first quarter of fiscal 2001 and the first quarter of fiscal 2000 due to increased royalties and initial franchise fees, and lower general and administrative expenses.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses of $6,418,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2001 were relatively consistent with the first quarter of fiscal 2000 general and administrative expenses of $6,439,000. Overall, general and administrative expenses, as a percent of restaurant sales, declined 0.2% to 7.2% for the first quarter of fiscal 2001, from 7.4% for the first quarter of fiscal 2000.

Other Income (Expense)

Other income (expense) for the first quarter of fiscal 2001 decreased $258,000 primarily as a result of interest earned during the first quarter of fiscal 2000 on the $28,700,000 in net proceeds received from the sale leaseback transaction completed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 1999. The proceeds were used to fund the tender offer for 2,000,000 shares at $19.00 per share during the first quarter of fiscal 2000.

Interest Expense

Interest expense decreased 33.7%, or $63,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2001 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2000 as a result of reduced borrowings on the line of credit and a decrease in capitalized lease obligations.

Effective Tax Rate

The Company's effective tax rates for the first quarters of fiscal 2001 and fiscal 2000 were 37.0% and 36.5%, respectively. A significant portion of the fiscal 2001 and fiscal 2000 provision for income taxes represents the non-cash utilization of deferred tax assets established for remaining net operating loss carryforwards.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company's principal source of funds is internally generated cash from operations. Net cash provided by operating activities during the first quarter of fiscal 2001 was $11,205,000 compared with $12,026,000 during the first quarter of fiscal 2000. The $821,000 decrease was primarily due to changes in working capital.

The Company's investing activities for the first quarter of fiscal 2001 utilized $3,458,000 compared with $3,696,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2000. The $238,000 decrease in cash used for investing activities during fiscal 2001 was primarily attributable to the $834,000 reduction in capital expenditures during the first quarter of fiscal 2001, offset by the $690,000 in proceeds realized during the first quarter of fiscal 2000 on the sale of the Denver bakery facility.

Capital expenditures for the first quarter of fiscal 2001 totaled $3,538,000 compared to $4,372,000 in capital expenditures for the first quarter of fiscal 2000. During the first quarter of fiscal 2001, two new Village Inn restaurants and one Bakers Square restaurant were opened. Anticipated capital expenditures of $22,000,000 are planned for fiscal year 2001, including the opening of six to nine additional restaurants during the fiscal year.

The Company's financing activities for the first quarter of fiscal 2001 utilized $887,000 compared with $36,500,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2000. The $35,613,000 decrease was as a result of the tender offer completed during the first quarter of fiscal 2000, whereby 2,000,000 shares were purchased at $19.00 per share. During the first quarter of fiscal 2001, the Company has not repurchased shares under the Company's share repurchase program, while 115,000 shares were repurchased during the first quarter of fiscal 2000 for $1,810,625. On October 2, 2000, the Board of Directors authorized an increase in the Company's existing share repurchase program for up to 3,000,000 shares of common stock over the next 24 months. Future purchases under the authorizations may be made from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions and will be dependent upon various business and financial considerations.

On December 19, 1997, the Company executed an amended and restated credit agreement, which provides for an available credit limit of $40,000,000 in the aggregate with a sublimit of $10,000,000 on letters of credit. The bank credit facility was amended effective April 14, 2000 to extend the maturity date to February 28, 2003, as well as amend certain fee calculations and debt covenants. As of January 21, 2001, the Company had no outstanding draws under the Company's line of credit and $700,000 in letters of credit issued in connection with its insurance programs.

Cash and cash equivalents at January 21, 2001 and January 23, 2000 were $12,069,000 and $5,017,000, respectively. The Company believes anticipated cash flow from operations, as well as the availability of funds under the $40,000,000 line of credit, and other financing sources will provide sufficient capital to meet current foreseeable cash needs, including working capital and capital expenditures.

The Company guaranteed certain leases for restaurant properties sold in 1986 and restaurant leases of certain franchisees. Minimum future rental payments remaining under these leases were approximately $6,645,000 as of October 29, 2000. These guarantees are included in the definition of financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk of accounting loss. The Company has no reason to believe that any material liability exists and believes it is impracticable to estimate the fair value of these financial guarantees (e.g., amounts the Company could pay to remove the guarantees).

At January 21, 2001, the Company had twenty-three properties, which it was seeking to dispose of, five of these were idle and eighteen were subleased. The Company owns four of the properties in fee and is the prime lessee on nineteen leases. The Company estimates potential proceeds of $938,000 on the disposal of the fee properties. During the first quarter of fiscal 2001, the lease on one of the idle properties expired, while another lease on an idle property is due to expire during the second quarter. At January 21, 2001, loss reserves previously established for the disposal of these properties had a remaining balance of $2,878,000 including $1,073,000 to reduce the properties to realizable value and $1,805,000 to provide for carrying costs and sublease losses. At present, the Company anticipates the reserves will be adequate to cover the future losses and operating costs for these properties.

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Outlook

During fiscal 2000, the Board of Directors appointed an independent committee of Directors to evaluate various strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value. The independent committee retained Salomon Smith Barney as its financial advisor. On October 2, 2000, the special committee of the Board of Directors recommended and the Board authorized an increase in the Company's existing share repurchase program to cover up to 3,000,000 shares of common stock over the next 24 months. The purchases may be made from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions and will be dependent upon various business and financial considerations.

On February 15, 2001, the Registrant entered into an agreement of merger with a newly-formed affiliate of BancBoston Capital and Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison, Incorporated. Subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement, the Registrant's stockholders will receive $25.65 in cash for each share of common stock.

After completion of the transaction, VICORP will continue to be headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and will operate as a private company. It is expected the current VICORP management team will remain in place and will have an opportunity to acquire an equity interest in the Company.

A special committee of independent directors negotiated the transaction for VICORP with the advice of the investment-banking firm Salomon Smith Barney and counsel to the special committee. Upon recommendation of the special committee, VICORP's Board of Directors approved the transaction. Completion of the merger, which requires approval by VICORP stockholders, is subject to various conditions, including the funding of committed financing. The merger is currently expected to be completed in the first half of 2001.

The Company's 2001 Plans call for continuation of moderate growth for Company-operated and franchise Village Inn restaurants within the existing markets. The Company plans to open four to six Company-operated Village Inn restaurants during fiscal 2001. In addition to a new Bakers Square restaurant, which opened in Chicago during the first quarter of fiscal 2001, two Bakers Square restaurants are under construction in the Chicago market and the Company anticipates building up to an additional two units in the Midwest during fiscal 2001.

The mid-scale segment of the restaurant industry remains extremely competitive. Improvements in future operating performance will be primarily dependent upon the Company's ability to increase comparable store sales, especially given the significant profit impact associated with incremental sales at existing restaurants. Cost controls will also play a significant factor in future profit growth. In addition, numerous external factors could have a significant impact on future performance, including, but not limited to, food costs, labor availability, site availability, the economy, weather and government initiatives such as minimum wage rates, mandated benefits and taxes.

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Forward-Looking Statements

Certain matters discussed in this report are "forward-looking statements" intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such as the Company "believes," "anticipates," "expects" or words of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe the Company's future plans, objectives or goals are also forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risk and uncertainties which are described in close proximity to such statements and which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated. Shareholders, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made herein are only made as of the date of this report and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

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New Accounting Pronouncements

In December 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") released Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements" ("SAB 101"), which the Company is required to adopt no later than the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001. SAB 101 provides the SEC's interpretation of existing Generally Accepted Accounting Principles relating to timing and method of revenue and expense recognition. The Company has previously presented its revenues from franchise operations net of related expenses, with supplemental footnote disclosure in its annual financial statements of the gross amounts of franchise fees and related costs. The Company determined that the income statement presentation provisions of SAB 101 suggest these revenues and expenses should be separately shown at the gross amounts in the statement of operations and has retroactively done so beginning with the quarter ended January 21, 2001.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

As of February 14, 2001, there have been no new legal proceedings or developments in the legal proceedings disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 29, 2000 that are required to be reported.

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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders.

 

On December 7, 2000, the Registrant held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders for the purpose of electing directors.

Each of the nominees for directors were elected based upon the following vote:

Director

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non- Vote

         

Carole Lewis Anderson

5,971,107

127,263

--

--

Bruce B. Brundage

5,971,107

127,263

--

--

Charles R. Frederickson

5,971,107

127,263

--

--

John C. Hoyt

5,971,107

127,263

--

--

Robert T. Marto

5,971,107

127,263

--

--

Dennis B. Robertson

5,971,107

127,263

--

--

Hunter Yager

5,971,107

127,263

--

--

Arthur Zankel

5,874,703

223,667

--

--

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Item 5. Other Information.

On February 15, 2001, the Registrant entered into an agreement of merger with a newly-formed affiliate of BancBoston Capital and Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison, Incorporated. Subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement, the Registrant's stockholders will receive $25.65 in cash for each share of common stock.

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Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

(a) Exhibits.

99 - Press Release of February 15, 2001, announcing definitive agreement to be acquired for $25.65 per share.

 

(b) Reports on Form 8-K.

None.

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SIGNATURES

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

VICORP Restaurants, Inc.

 

(Registrant)

February 20, 2001

By: /s/ Joseph F. Trungale

 

Chief Executive Officer and

 

President

February 20, 2001

By: /s/ Richard E. Sabourin

 

Executive Vice President and

 

Chief Financial Officer