-----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, GN2IUJKkt10stCKfPhvimnhpx369l+09sxd2fkPRrfk3yCkvu6rV7A8uS1xLTAv/ AwTNztueCQLbESOxBDuapA== 0001029869-99-000264.txt : 19990223 0001029869-99-000264.hdr.sgml : 19990223 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001029869-99-000264 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19990222 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19990222 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AU BON PAIN CO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000724606 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812] IRS NUMBER: 042723701 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1229 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-19253 FILM NUMBER: 99546896 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 19 FID KENNEDY AVE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02210 BUSINESS PHONE: 6174232100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 19 FID KENNEDY AVE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02210 8-K 1 AU BON PAIN CO., INC. FORM 8-K 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 EX-99 2 PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE Au Bon Pain Co., Inc. 19 Fid Kennedy Avenue Boston, MA 02210 Contact: Anthony J. Carroll Chief Financial Officer Phone: (617) 423 - 2100, ext. 1229 Au Bon Pain Co., Inc. Announces Postponement and Re-scheduling of Special Shareholders' Meeting Boston, MA, February 22, 1999 - Au Bon Pain Co., Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has voted to postpone its Special Meeting of Shareholders originally scheduled for Monday, February 22, 1999 at 2:00 p.m. until Thursday, March 4, 1999 at 2:00 p.m. The purpose of the re-scheduled shareholders' meeting will be to consider the approval of the sale of its Au Bon Pain division and the change of the Company's name to "Panera Bread Company" as described in the Company's Proxy Statement dated January 25, 1999. The re-scheduled meeting will be held at BankBoston, 100 Federal Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, Massachusetts. Ronald M. Shaich, Co-Chairman and CEO of Au Bon Pain Co., Inc., commented, "We are still working diligently to complete preparations for and finalize the remaining issues related to the pending sale of the Au Bon Pain division. The Board determined, however, that the shareholders' meeting should be re-scheduled to enable these issues to be resolved prior to the meeting date." The Company's Au Bon Pain division includes 150 Company-owned bakery cafes in urban cities throughout the Northeast and Midwest, as well as 75 franchised domestic locations and 40 franchised Au Bon Pain cafes in Chile, Brazil, Thailand, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, Singapore and the Philippines. The Company's Saint Louis Bread Co./Panera Bread unit includes 75 Company-owned bakery cafes and 52 franchised units in 13 states including Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas. Au Bon Pain Co., Inc. common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol: ABPCA. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----