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): July 12, 2016

CHANTICLEER HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

7621 Little Avenue, Suite 414

Charlotte, North Carolina 28226

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (704) 366-5122

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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:

Item 8.01 Other Information.

Chanticleer Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Chanticleer” or the “company”) plans to discontinue its operations in Australia and Eastern Europe. The company’s store in Budapest, Hungary and its five stores in Australia have not been profitable and the Company has decided to exit operations in those regions to focus resources on the Company’s other more profitable brands. Management intends to complete the sale or closure of those stores during the third quarter of 2016.

A copy of the press release announcing the company’ plans to discontinue operations in Australia and Eastern Europe is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1        Press Release of Chanticleer Holdings Inc. dated July 12, 2016

Forward-Looking Statements:

Any statements that are not historical facts contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K are “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA), which statements may be identified by words such as “expects,” “plans,” “projects,” “will,” “may,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “should,” “intends,” “estimates,” and other words of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and involve known and unknown risks and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or developments in our industry to differ materially from the results anticipated, estimated or projected by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect only the company’s predictions. If known or unknown risks or uncertainties should materialize, or if underlying assumptions should prove inaccurate, actual results could differ materially from past results and those anticipated, estimated or projected. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results include risks and uncertainties related to the fluctuation of global economic conditions, the performance of management and our employees, our ability to obtain financing or required licenses, competition, general economic conditions and other factors that are detailed in our periodic reports and in documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K speak only as of the date hereof, and the company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements. We intend that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the PSLRA.

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 duly authorized.