UNITED STATES
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): April 8, 2015
BUFFALO WILD WINGS, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Minnesota | 000-24743 | 31-1455915 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
5500 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 1600 Minneapolis, Minnesota | 55416 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 952-593-9943
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Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On April 8, 2015, we exercised our right of first refusal to acquire substantially all of the assets of Screamin’ Hot Concepts, LLC, Screamin’ Hot Nampa, LLC, Screamin’ Hot Twin Falls, LLC, each an Idaho limited liability company, and Screamin’ Hot Reno, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company. The assets we propose to acquire consist primarily of nine existing Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants and three Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants that are under development. Our acquisition of the restaurants is subject to negotiation and execution of a final purchase agreement.
Forward-looking Statements
Various remarks we make about future expectations, plans, and prospects in this Current Report on Form 8-K constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the Safe Harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to the proposed acquisition described above. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements and are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management. We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology, including “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “propose,” “should” or “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Actual results may vary materially from those contained in forward-looking statements based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, our ability to negotiate a definitive purchase agreement for the proposed acquisition, our ability to obtain any regulatory approvals or third party consents necessary to consummate the proposed acquisition or otherwise satisfy conditions to close the proposed acquisition, our ability to achieve and manage our planned expansion, the ability of our franchisees to open and manage new restaurants, market acceptance in the new geographic regions we enter (particularly non-U.S. locations), success of acquired restaurants, success of investments in new or emerging concepts, unforeseen obstacles in developing nontraditional sites or non-U.S. locations, our ability to obtain and maintain licenses and permits necessary to operate our existing and new restaurants, our franchisees’ adherence to our system standards, the cost of commodities such as traditional chicken wings, the success of our key initiatives and our advertising and marketing campaigns, our ability to control restaurant labor and other restaurant operating costs, the continued service of key management personnel, our ability to protect our name and logo and other proprietary information, economic conditions (including changes in consumer preferences or consumer discretionary spending), the impact of federal, state or local government regulations relating to our employees, the sale of food and alcoholic beverages, the effect of competition in the restaurant industry, and other factors disclosed from time to time in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the factors described under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2014, as updated in subsequent reports filed with the SEC. Investors should take such risks into account when making investment decisions. Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
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.
BUFFALO WILD WINGS, INC.
Date: April 9, 2015 By /s/ Emily C. Decker
Emily C. Decker
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary