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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

 

November 29, 2011

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

Granite City Food & Brewery Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Minnesota

 

0-29643

 

41-1883639

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

5402 Parkdale Drive, Suite 101

Minneapolis, MN 55416

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(952) 215-0660

(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):

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

ITEM 5.02                                     DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.

 

(b)           On November 29, 2011, Darius H. Gilanfar, resigned from his position as Chief Operating Officer of Granite City Food & Brewery Ltd. (the “Company”), effective immediately.

 

(e)           On December 1, 2011, we entered into a separation agreement with Mr. Gilanfar.  In consideration of a release from Mr. Gilanfar he will receive payments aggregating $218,464, a separate bonus payment of $31,172, and payment of the Company portion of medical (COBRA) premiums through December 1, 2012.  Pursuant to such separation agreement, Mr. Gilanfar’s outstanding options will also be amended as follows:

 

Options Amended to Extend Exercisability for Five Years from November 29, 2011:

 

Original
Option
Grant
Amount

 

Date
Granted

 

Vested
Portion Upon
Termination*

 

Original
Expiration
Date

 

New
Expiration
Date

 

Exercise
Price

 

12,500

 

04/02/09

 

8,332

 

04/02/19

 

11/29/16

 

$

1.0752

 

75,000

 

08/25/10

 

37,500

 

05/26/20

 

11/29/16

 

$

2.25

 

 


* Remainder cancelled as of November 29, 2011.

 

Options Amended to Accelerate Vesting from December 28, 2011 to November 29, 2011:

 

Original
Option
Grant
Amount

 

Date
Granted

 

Vested
Portion
Upon
Termination

 

Original
Vesting
Date

 

New
Vesting
Date

 

Original
Expiration
Date

 

New
Expiration
Date

 

Exercise
Price

 

34,244

 

12/28/10

 

11,414

 

12/28/11

 

11/29/11

 

12/28/20

 

2/29/12

 

$

2.00

 

16,666

 

12/28/10

 

16,666

 

12/28/11

 

11/29/11

 

09/24/17

 

2/29/12

 

$

2.00

 

4,166

 

12/28/10

 

4,166

 

12/28/11

 

11/29/11

 

06/17/18

 

2/29/12

 

$

2.00

 

4,166

 

12/28/10

 

4,166

 

12/28/11

 

11/29/11

 

07/24/18

 

2/29/12

 

$

2.00

 

 

All other options held by Mr. Gilanfar were forfeited as of his termination date.

 

The foregoing description of the separation agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the separation agreement itself, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 9.01                                     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

 

 

See “Exhibit Index.”

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

Granite City Food & Brewery Ltd.

 

 

 

 

Date: December 1, 2011

By:

/s/ James G. Gilbertson

 

 

James G. Gilbertson

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

 

 

Number

 

Description

 

 

 

10

 

Separation Agreement by and between the Registrant and Darius H. Gilanfar, dated November 30, 2011.

 

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