8-K 1 a69791e8-k.txt FORM 8-K 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): February 15, 2001 DIEDRICH COFFEE, INC. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 000-21203 33-0086628 ---------------------------- ----------- ------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 2144 Michelson Drive, Irvine, California 92612 ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 260-1600 -------------- N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ================================================================================ 2 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. DIEDRICH COFFEE, INC. NAMES NEW BOARD CHAIRMAN, PAUL HEESCHEN On February 15, 2001, the board of directors of Diedrich Coffee, Inc. (the "Company") named Paul C. Heeschen, a member of the board of directors of the Company since 1996, Chairman of the Board. Mr. Heeschen replaces John E. Martin who resigned from the board of directors during the week beginning on February 11, 2001. Mr. Heeschen will not receive any additional compensation in connection with serving as the Company's Chairman. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS. (c) EXHIBITS. The following exhibits are filed with this report on Form 8-K: Exhibit Number Description ------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release: "Diedrich Coffee, Inc. Names New Board Chairman, Paul Heeschen" dated February 16, 2001. 2 3 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. DIEDRICH COFFEE, INC. a Delaware corporation By: /s/ MATTHEW C. MCGUINNESS Date: February 16, 2001 ------------------------------------ Matthew C. McGuinness Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 3 4 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Sequentially Number Description Numbered Page ------- ----------- ------------- 99.1 Press Release: "Diedrich Coffee, Inc. Names New Board Chairman, Paul Heeschen" dated February 16, 2001. 2 4