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): June 18, 2012
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-25123 | 86-0815086 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 7676 E. Pinnacle Peak Road, Scottsdale, Arizona | 85255 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (480) 888-3000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
During 2009, P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a loan facility with FRC Balance LLC (“FRC”), d/b/a True Food Kitchen, to provide debt capital for the early-stage development of True Food Kitchen restaurants. The loan facility provides for the Company to loan FRC up to $10.0 million to fund the development of five new True Food Kitchen restaurants. It also provides that the Company, under certain conditions, can convert the loan facility into a 51% equity ownership position in FRC (the “Conversion”). On February 13, 2012, the Company and FRC agreed to the exercise of the Company’s conversion option, with the Conversion expected to be completed during the second quarter of fiscal 2012.
On June 18, 2012, the Company and FRC agreed to postpone the effective date of the Conversion until October 31, 2012, the outside date for the Company’s proposed merger with an affiliate of Centerbridge Capital Partners II, L.P. (the “Merger”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 1, 2012. The Company and FRC also agreed that if, and only if, the Merger occurs prior to the new effective date of the Conversion, the Company’s Conversion election will be automatically terminated and rescinded immediately prior to the Merger and the loan facility will continue to operate in full force and effect and on the same terms and conditions as prior to the Company’s Conversion election.
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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.
| Date: June 18, 2012 | P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc. | |||||
| /s/ Richard L. Federico | ||||||
| Richard L. Federico Chief Executive Officer | ||||||