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| EX-99 - PRESS RELEASE - SONIC CORP | dex99.htm |
UNITED STATES
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): April 27, 2011
SONIC CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-18859 | 73-1371046 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 300 Johnny Bench Drive Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
73104 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(405) 225-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On April 27, 2011, Sonic Corp. issued a press release announcing the intent of certain of its subsidiaries to refinance their outstanding securitization debt with a new securitization debt facility. The new facility is expected to close in 2011. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| 99 | Press Release, dated April 27, 2011. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| SONIC CORP. | ||||
| Date: April 27, 2011 | By: | /s/ Stephen C. Vaughan | ||
| Stephen C. Vaughan, | ||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||