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):  February 15, 2017

Cosi, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware
000-50052
06-1393745
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

294 Washington Street, Suite 510; Boston, Massachusetts
02108
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (857) 415-5000

 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 1.03
Bankruptcy or Receivership

Cosi, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Cosi”), the fast-casual restaurant company, today announced that, on February 15, 2017, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts (Eastern Division) the “Court”) entered the Final Order Authorizing Debtors to Deregister Cosi, Inc. Common Stock [Docket No. 686] (“Order”).  By this Order, the Company is authorized to deregister its common stock under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

ITEM 3.03(a), (b)
Material Modification of Rights of Security Holders

The information set forth above in Item 1.03 of this Form 8-K regarding the Final Order Authorizing Debtors to Deregister Cosi, Inc. Common Stock [Docket No. 686] is incorporated in this Item 3.03 by reference.

ITEM 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure

Additional information on the Chapter 11 Cases, including access to documents filed with the Court and other general information about the Chapter 11 Cases, is available at a subscription based service known as PACER at https://pacer.mab.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.

The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation by reference language in any such filing.
 

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.

 
Cosi, Inc.
   
Date:  February 15, 2017.
/s/ Vicki Baue
 
Name:   Vicki Baue
 
Title:   V. P. & General Counsel, CCO