-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Q385det1m26Vkdn81tHWbdMBfkPJRNb5JqCOCQC1OED8MmyFgtBEt/d+nqvnXJ4i Ayd1Ndd/dGOCewFZdiKjMQ== 0000703799-01-500015.txt : 20010228 0000703799-01-500015.hdr.sgml : 20010228 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000703799-01-500015 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20001029 FILED AS OF DATE: 20010226 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VICORP RESTAURANTS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000703799 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812] IRS NUMBER: 840511072 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CO FISCAL YEAR END: 1026 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-12343 FILM NUMBER: 1553625 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 W 48TH AVE CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80216 BUSINESS PHONE: 3032962121 10-K/A 1 amend10k00.htm PARTIII REQUIREMENT UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A

AMENDMENT TO ANNUAL REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

VICORP Restaurants, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

AMENDMENT NO. 1

The undersigned registrant hereby amends the following items, financial statements, exhibits, or other portions of its Annual Report of 2000 on Form 10-K as set forth in the pages attached hereto:

The information comprising Part III, Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant; Item 11. Executive Compensation; Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management; and Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

VICORP Restaurants, Inc

(Registrant)

By /s/ Richard E. Sabourin

Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer

Date: February 23, 2001

Commission File Number 0-12343

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Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.

Directors of the Company

   

Served as

   

a director

Name and Age

Position

since

     

Carole Lewis Anderson, 56

Director of the Company

April 1991

Bruce B. Brundage, 65

Director of the Company

August 1988

Charles R. Frederickson, 63

Chairman of the Board

June 1968

John C. Hoyt, 73

Director of the Company

October 1982

Robert T. Marto, 55

Director of the Company

August 1989

Dennis B. Robertson, 63

Director of the Company

August 1988

Joseph F. Trungale, 59

Director, Chief Executive

November 1999

 

Officer, and President of the Company

 

Hunter Yager, 71

Director of the Company

April 1996

Arthur Zankel, 69

Director of the Company

October 1988

Carole Lewis Anderson became a director in April 1991. Since June 1995, she has been a principal of Suburban Capital Markets, Inc., a commercial real estate mortgage company.

Bruce B. Brundage became a director of the Company in August 1988. Since 1973, Mr. Brundage has been the President of Brundage & Company, a Denver-based company specializing in the private placement of long-term financing and the negotiation, appraisal, and arrangement of mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Brundage is also a director of Black Hills Corporation.

Charles R. Frederickson, a director of the Company since 1968, was appointed to the position of Chairman of the Board in November 1986.

John C. Hoyt, a director since October 1982, has for more than the past five years been an officer, director, and controlling shareholder of Midwest Pancake Houses, Inc., which is a Village Inn franchisee. See Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

Robert T. Marto, a private investor, has been a director since August 1989. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer of White River Corporation from December 1993 to December 1997.

Dennis B. Robertson became a director of the Company in August 1988. In January 2000 he retired from his position as President/CEO of DOCK'S Great Fish, Inc., which operates seafood restaurants. From October 1991 to January 2000, Mr. Robertson held various positions with DOCK's Great Fish, Inc., including Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President.

Joseph F. Trungale was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company in May 2000. He became a director in November 1999 simultaneously with his appointment as President of the Company. Since joining the Company in July 1997, he has held various positions with the Company, including Regional Operating Partner for Bakers Square and President/Bakers Square Division.

Hunter Yager became a director in April 1996. In 1985 he retired from Grey Advertising, Inc., where he was an Executive Vice President. Since his retirement, he has been an independent consultant in marketing and advertising.

Arthur Zankel became a director of the Company in October 1988. He is a Managing Member of Zankel Capital Advisors, LLC, investment advisors to High Rise Partnerships. Until December 31, 1999, he was a General Partner of First Manhattan Co., a money management firm, a position he held for more than five years. Mr. Zankel is also a director of Citigroup and White Mountains Insurance Group.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Based solely on a review of the written representation of the Company's directors and executive officers and copies of the reports they have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company believes that all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to its executive officers, directors and greater than ten percent (10%) beneficial owners were followed.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Summary of Cash and Certain Other Compensation

The following table discloses compensation received by the Company's Chief Executive Officer and named executive officers for the three fiscal years ended October 29, 2000.

 

Summary Compensation Table

   

Long Term

 

Annual Compensation

Compensation

       

Other

   
       

annual

Securities

 
       

compen-

underlying

All other

Name and principal

 

Salary

Bonus

sation

options/

compensation

position

Year

($)

($)

($)

SARs (#)

($)

             

Charles R. Frederickson (1)

2000

344,231

156,218

 

50,000

3,689

Chairman

1999

300,000

125,086

3,721

1998

301,828

120,300

3,861

Robert E. Kaltenbach (2)

2000

344,231

156,218

   

3,682

Chief Operating Officer

1999

296,626

105,000

   

3,680

 

1998

198,463

390,384

 

100,000

3,688

             

Richard E. Sabourin (3)

2000

250,000

113,500

   

3,430

Executive Vice

1999

250,000

104,239

   

3,544

President/Chief Financial

1998

250,621

100,250

   

3,648

Officer

           
             

Joseph F. Trungale (4)

2000

382,692

173,555

 

150,000

523

President/Chief Executive

1999

241,346

157,500

90,000

 

379

Officer

1998

253,269

153,075

 

50,000

218

(1) The amount shown under "All Other Compensation" represents $3,200 paid each year as the Company's matching contribution under its 401(k) plan and $661, $521, and $489 paid by the Company for term life insurance premiums for the years 1998, 1999, and 2000, respectively.

(2) The amount shown under "All Other Compensation" represents $3,200 paid each year as the Company's matching contribution under its 401(k) plan and $488, $480, and $482 paid by the Company for term life insurance premiums for the years 1998, 1999, and 2000, respectively.

(3) The amount reflected in the column captioned "All Other Compensation" represents $3,200 paid each year as the Company's matching contribution under its 401(k) plan and $448, $344, and $230 paid by the Company for term life insurance premiums for the years 1998, 1999, and 2000, respectively.

(4) Under "All Other Compensation," the amount shown represents the Company's payment for term life insurance premiums. The amount reflected in the column captioned "Other Annual Compensation" represents the amount he was reimbursed by the Company for his expenses in relocating to Denver.

Option/SAR Grants in Last Fiscal Year

Individual Grants

Potential realizable value

 

at assumed annual rates

 

at assumed annual rates

 

for term option

   

Percent of

       
   

total

       
 

Number of

options/

       
 

underlying

SARs

       
 

options/

granted to

       
 

SARs

employees

Exercise

     
 

granted

in fiscal

or base

Expiration

   

Name

(#)

year

price($/sh)

date

5% ($)

10% ($)

             

Charles R. Frederickson

50,000

25%

17.44

12/9/09

548,317

1,389,544

Joseph F. Trungale

50,000(1)

25%

16.75

11/1/09

526,699

1,334,759

100,000(2)

50%

20.00

5/8/10

1,257,789

3,187,485

(1) The options vest 16,666 shares on November 1, 1999, and 16,667 shares on November 1, 2000, and 2001.

(2) The options vest 33,333 shares on May 8, 2000, and 2001, and 33,334 shares on May 8, 2002.

Aggregated Option / SAR Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and Fiscal Year-End Option / SAR Values

The following table provides information on option/SAR exercises in fiscal 2000 by the named executive officers and the value of such officers' unexercised options/SARs at October 29, 2000.

       

Value of

     

Number of

unexercised in

     

unexercised

the-money

 

Shares

 

options/SARs at

options/SARs at

 

acquired

 

fiscal year-end

fiscal year-end

 

on

Value

(#)

($)

 

exercise

realized

exercisable/

exercisable/

Name

(#)

($)

unexercisable

unexercisable

Charles R. Frederickson

   

50,000/0

0/0

Robert E. Kaltenbach

   

70,833/29,167

91,666/45,834

Richard E. Sabourin

   

100,000/0

550,000/0

Joseph F. Trungale

   

83,332/116,668

95,832/54,168

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation in Compensation Decisions

The members of the Compensation Committee for fiscal 2000 were Carole Lewis Anderson, Bruce B. Brundage, Robert T. Marto, Dudley C. Mecum, Dennis B. Robertson, Hunter Yager, and Arthur Zankel. Mr. Mecum resigned his position as a director on May 30, 2000.

Employment Contracts and Termination of Employment and Change-of-Control Arrangements

Mr. Sabourin executed an employment agreement of undefined term with the Company in July 1996. Mr. Sabourin is to receive a base salary of $250,000 per year and is eligible to participate in the incentive bonus program, if any, as approved annually by the Board of Directors. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Sabourin was granted the option, now fully vested, to purchase a total of 100,000 shares of the Company's Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, the fair market value of the Company's Stock on the date of grant. The agreement provides Mr. Sabourin benefits consistent with those provided to other Company officers.

Certain employees of the Company, including Messrs. Kaltenbach, Sabourin, and Trungale, have entered into employment severance agreements with the Company. Those agreements expire December 31, 2001, unless a Change-of-Control occurs prior to that date, then the agreements expire two years after the Change-of-Control. If a covered employee is terminated within one year following a Change-of-Control, the employee is entitled to the following payments. If the termination is because of death, disability, retirement, the employee's voluntary action, or for cause (as defined in the agreement), the Company must pay all earned, but unpaid compensation to the date of termination. If the termination is for other reasons, the Company must pay all compensation earned and unpaid, as of the date of termination; a lump sum cash payment equal to two times the employee's base salary at the greater of the rate in effect on the date of the Change-of-Control or the Notice of Termination; and the amount equal to the bonus compensation the employee earned in the most recent fiscal year for which the employee earned a bonus. Additionally, the Company must provide for eighteen (18) months following termination, or until the employee obtains other comparable benefits from another employer, medical, hospitalization, and dental benefits comparable to those provided prior to the Change-of-Control. All stock options granted to the employee become immediately exercisable upon a Change-of-Control. If the employee is terminated within the second year after a Change-of-Control, the benefits the employee is to receive are the same except the base salary component of the lump sum payment is based upon one, not two, times base salary.

Under the severance agreements, a Change-of-Control is defined as a change in beneficial ownership of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company; the first purchase of stock in a non-Company sponsored tender or exchange offer; or upon shareholder approval of certain mergers, consolidations, sales, or disposition of substantially all of the Company's assets; a plan of liquidation; or a change in at least two-thirds of the members of the Board absent approval of the then existing Board members.

In April 1989, Mr. Frederickson entered into an employment severance agreement with the Company. The terms of that agreement are substantially the same as described above for other Company employees except (i) if termination is for reasons other than cause, disability, retirement or by the voluntary action of the employee, the lump sum cash payment shall be equal to two and three-quarters times his annual base salary plus the amount equal to the bonus compensation to which he was entitled during the most recent fiscal year in which he earned a bonus; and (ii) if he becomes employed within one year after termination, he shall repay to the Company any cash compensation actually received by him as a result of such employment during the one-year period up to a specified amount.

Report of the Compensation Committee

This report discusses the manner in which base salaries, incentive compensation, and stock option grants for the Company's Chief Executive Officers and other executives were determined for the 2000 fiscal year.

The Company's compensation policies for such officers are administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, all members of which are outside directors. The compensation policies are intended to enhance the financial performance of the Company by aligning the financial interest of the Company's executives with those of its shareholders. The Committee believes that the most effective executive compensation program is one which serves to attract and retain talented individuals who are incented to achieve both current and long-term management goals in keeping with the ultimate goal of enhancing shareholder value.

The primary components of executive compensation are base salary, cash bonus, and longer-term incentives in the form of stock option grants.

Base Salaries

The base salary of Mr. Sabourin was established by the terms of his employment agreement. See Employment Contracts and Termination of Employment and Change-of-Control Arrangements for a discussion of that agreement.

The base salaries of the Chief Executive Officers are addressed below. The base salary of the remaining executive officer was determined by the Compensation Committee in December 1999. In making the determination, the Committee reviewed information contained in the 1999 Chain Restaurant Compensation Association Survey, considered the Company's performance, and evaluated the competitiveness of the entire compensation package. His base salary was in the median range of salaries reflected in the survey.

The independently conducted Chain Restaurant Compensation Association Survey was deemed to be an appropriate indicator of the competitiveness of the Company's salaries when compared with other restaurant companies because of the number and nature of companies participating. In excess of sixty companies participated. Public and private companies in various segments of the restaurant industry were represented. Included among those companies were ones on the Dow Jones Restaurant Index.

Bonus Program

In December 1999, the Compensation Committee approved a bonus program for certain officers of the Company, including all the executive officers, which was predicated upon achievement of overall Company performance against a set baseline of earnings before interest and taxes as computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The measure of earnings before interest and taxes and the baseline that was established (which was an increase over the previous year) were selected by the Committee as being appropriate because of their direct relationship to shareholder interest. Under the program, each participating executive officer could earn a bonus of up to 49% of the executive's base salary. Bonuses were determined by application of a formula that takes into account the extent to which the earnings' target was met or exceeded. In fiscal 2000, results exceeded by 14.8% of the earnings' target, resulting in a bonus payment to the participating executive officers of 45.4% of that individual's base salary.

2000 Stock Options

The only stock options granted during fiscal 2000 were granted to the Company's Chief Executive Officers. The decision not to grant additional options was made after the Committee considered the amount and terms of the options currently held by the other executives. It was the position of the Committee that the options currently granted were comparable to those offered by similar restaurant companies and were sufficient to create a direct link between the long-term interest of the executives and the Company's shareholders.

Compensation of the Chief Executive Officers

Compensation of Mr. Frederickson:

In December 1999 Mr. Frederickson's base salary was increased to $350,000, the first increase since 1994, which was at the median range of the companies included in the above-described Chain Restaurant Compensation Association survey. Contemporaneously he was awarded an option to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the stock on the date of grant. The primary factors considered in determining the size of Mr. Frederickson's grant were his significant long-term contributions to the Company, his support of constructive change, and, since he had no options, to provide him an added incentive to increase shareholder value. He also participated in the above-described bonus program on the same basis as other executive officers.

Compensation of Mr. Trungale:

In partial recognition of Mr. Trungale's increased responsibility resulting from his appointment as the Company's President in November 1999, his salary was increased to $400,000 in December 1999. That amount was at the median range of companies included the above-described Chain Restaurant Compensation Association survey. He also participated in the above-described bonus program on the same basis as other executive officers. Additionally, in November 1999, upon his appointment as President, Mr. Trungale was awarded options to purchase 50,000 shares, and in May 2000 upon his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, he was awarded 100,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the stock on the date of the respective grants. In determining the size of the respective grants, the Committee considered the competitive environment for comparable positions, the need to provide a meaningful long-term incentive, increased responsibilities being undertaken, and a subjective assessment of Mr. Trungale's performance, contributions, and potential.

Deductibility of Compensation

The Compensation Committee has considered the potential impact of Section 162(m) (the "Section") of the Internal Revenue Code adopted under the Federal Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993. The Section disallows a tax deduction for any publicly-held company for individual compensation exceeding $1 million in any tax year for any of the named executive officers, unless the compensation is performance-based. The Company intends to structure its compensation plans to achieve maximum deductibility under the Section with minimal sacrifices in flexibility and Company objectives. The Compensation Committee will consider the deductibility of compensation payments in connection with future compensation arrangements with the named executive officers, but deductibility will not be the sole factor used by the Compensation Committee in determining appropriate levels or types of compensation. If, in the judgment of the Compensation Committee, the benefits of a compensation package that does not satisfy the requirements of the Section outweigh the costs to the Company of a failure to comply with the Section, the Compensation Committee may adopt compensation arrangements in the future under which payments are not deductible under the Section.

Compensation Committee Members

This report is submitted by the members of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors:

Dennis B. Robertson, Chairman

Carole Lewis Anderson

Bruce B. Brundage

Robert T. Marto

Hunter Yager

Arthur Zankel

Directors' Compensation

The non-employee directors' were compensated for their services at the rate of $2,000 per calendar quarter, plus each such director is to receive Common Stock of the Company equal to $20,000 annually, and reimbursement for actual expenses incurred. The stock grant is made quarterly. The quarterly stock grant is $5,000 in value based upon the average closing price of the Company's Common Stock during the last five trading days prior to the end of the quarter rounded to a full share. Each non-employee director can elect to place the shares into the Company's Deferred Stock Plan for non-employee directors. Additionally, during fiscal year 2000, Ms. Anderson and Messrs. Brundage, Marto, Hoyt, Robertson, Yager, and Zankel were compensated for their services as members of the Special Committee to evaluate unsolicited expressions of interest received by the Company at the rate of $500 per Committee meeting.

PERFORMANCE GRAPH

The following performance graph reflects the percentage change in the Company's cumulative total shareholder return on common stock as compared with the cumulative total return of the Dow Jones U.S. Total Market Index and the Dow Jones Restaurant Index.

 

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

VICORP Restaurants, Inc.

100.00

131.82

140.91

128.41

153.41

154.55

Dow Jones Restaurant Index

100.00

106.17

107.39

139.68

158.09

125.68

Dow Jones US Total Market Index

100.00

122.19

160.62

190.79

236.90

248.22

 

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

Stock

The following table sets forth information as of February 21, 2001, with respect to the beneficial ownership of VICORP's Stock by all persons known by the Company to be the beneficial owners of 5% or more of the outstanding shares, each director of the Company, each of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table (see Executive Compensation) and all directors and executive officers of the Company as a group.

 

Name and

Amount and

   
 

Address of

Nature of

   

Title of

Beneficial

Beneficial

 

Percent

Class

Owner

Ownership

 

of Class

         

Stock

Southeastern Asset

1,279,900

(1)

18.84%

(par value $.05

Management, Inc.

     

per share)

6410 Poplar Avenue, Suite 900

     
 

Memphis, TN 38119

     
         
 

Quaker Capital

807,351

(2)

11.89%

 

Management Corporation

     
 

1300 Arrott Building

     
 

401 Wood Street

     
 

Pittsburgh, PA 15222

     
         
 

First Manhattan Co.

438,568

(3)

6.46%

 

437 Madison Avenue

     
 

New York, NY 10022

     
         
 

Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.

580,700

(4)

8.55%

 

1299 Ocean Avenue, 11th Floor

     
 

Santa Monica, CA 90401-1038

     
         
 

Franklin Advisory Services, Inc.

493,763

(5)

7.27%

 

One Parker Plaza, 16th Floor

     
 

Fort Lee, NJ 07024

     
         
 

Carole Lewis Anderson

24,646

(6) (7)

*

 

3616 Reservoir Road NW

     
 

Washington, DC 20007

     
         
 

Bruce B. Brundage

34,646

(6) (7)

*

 

5290 DTC Parkway

     
 

Suite 160

     
 

Englewood, CO 80111

     
         
 

Charles R. Frederickson

162,654

(6)

2.38%

 

400 West 48th Avenue

     
 

Denver, CO 80216

     
         
 

John C. Hoyt

51,479

(6)(7)

*

 

500 SE Sixth Street

     
 

Bartlesville, OK 74003

     
         
 

Robert E. Kaltenbach

91,691

(6)

1.33%

 

400 West 48th Avenue

     
 

Denver, CO 80216

     
         
 

Robert T. Marto

17,646

(6) (7)

*

 

354 New Canaan

     
 

Wilton, CT 06897

     
         
 

Dennis B. Robertson

28,936

(6) (7)

*

 

P. O. Box 2196

     
 

Edwards, CO 81632

     
         
 

Richard E. Sabourin

102,641

(6)

1.49%

 

400 West 48th Avenue

     
 

Denver, CO 80216

     
         
 

Joseph F. Trungale

108,332

(6)

1.57%

 

400 West 48th Avenue

     
 

Denver, CO 80216

     
         
 

Hunter Yager

15,154

(6)

*

 

314 West Fields

     
 

Manchester, VT 05255

     
         
 

Arthur Zankel

171,746

(8)

2.52%

 

437 Madison Avenue

     
 

New York, NY 10022

     
         
 

All directors

809,571

 

11.13%

 

and executive officers

as a group (11 persons

including those

named above)

     

_______________________

* Percent of class is less than 1%

(1) Of the 1,279,900 shares beneficially owned, the shareholder has sole voting power over 281,000 shares, shared voting power over 982,400 shares, no voting power over 16,500 shares, sole dispositive power over 297,500 shares, and shared dispositive power over 982,400 shares.

(2) Of the 807,351 shares beneficially owned, the shareholder has sole voting power over 356,351 shares, shared voting power over 451,000 shares, sole dispositive power over 356,351 shares, and shared dispositive power over 451,000 shares.

(3) Of the 438,568 shares beneficially owned, the shareholder has sole voting power over 212,400 shares, shared voting power over 220,630 shares, sole dispositive power over 212,400 shares, and shared dispositive power over 226,168 shares. Of the beneficially owned shares, 80,869 shares are owned by family members of General Partners of First Manhattan Co., which are being reported for informational purposes. First Manhattan Co. disclaims dispositive power as to 79,224 of such shares and beneficial ownership as to 1,645 of such shares.

(4) Of the 580,700 shares beneficially owned, the shareholder has sole voting and dispositive power over all the shares.

(5) Of the 493,763 shares beneficially owned, the shareholder has sole voting and dispositive power over all of the shares.

(6) Includes 22,000, 18,000, 50,000, 18,000, 91,666, 16,000, 18,000, 100,000, 108,332, and 12,000 shares which Ms. Anderson, Messrs. Brundage, Frederickson, Hoyt, Kaltenbach, Marto, Robertson, Sabourin, Trungale, and Yager, respectively, have the right to purchase under options that are presently exercisable or will be exercisable within 60 days after February 21, 2001.

(7) Includes 1,646 shares which each Ms. Anderson, Messrs. Brundage, Hoyt, Marto, and Robertson have deferred under the Company's Deferred Stock Plan for non-employee directors. See Directors' Compensation.

(8) Includes 152,100 shares owned directly by Mr. Zankel, 18,000 shares which he has the right to purchase under options that are currently exercisable, and 1,646 shares the receipt of which he has deferred under the Company's Deferred Stock Plan for non-employee directors. See Directors' Compensation.

VICORP is unaware of any arrangement which would at a subsequent date result in a change in the control of the Company.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

John C. Hoyt, a director of the Company, and members of his family are the principal shareholders of Midwest Pancake Houses, Inc. ("MPH"). MPH has been a franchisee of the Company since 1970. During fiscal 2000, MPH operated seven Village Inn Restaurants in Oklahoma. MPH paid an initial franchise fee of $1,000 for six and $10,000 for one of the units and pays franchise service fees equal to 2% of gross sales at each of the locations. Total franchise service fees paid by MPH in fiscal 2000 were $163,000. MPH additionally was indebted to the Company on its open account. The largest aggregate amount outstanding on that open account at any time during fiscal 2000 was $42,000. As of February 21, 2001, MPH's open account was current.

MPH is also the managing partner for a franchised Village Inn Restaurant located in New Mexico. In fiscal 2000, the franchisee, 3155 Associates Limited Partnership ("3155"), paid franchise service fees (2.7% of gross sales at that location) in the amount of $40,000. It was also indebted to the Company on its open account. The largest aggregate amount outstanding on that open account at any time during fiscal 2000 was $1,100. As of February 21, 2001, 3155's open account was current .

Ratification of Certain Transactions

The transactions described in the foregoing discussion have been approved or ratified by the unanimous vote of those directors having no interest in those transactions. The Company believes that the terms of those transactions are no less favorable to the Company than those that could have been obtained from independent third parties.

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