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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): May 27, 1998
EINSTEIN/NOAH BAGEL CORP.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-21097 84-1294908
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(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File No.) Identification No.)
incorporation)
14103 Denver West Parkway, P.O. Box 4086, Golden, Colorado 80401
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(303) 215-9300
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changes since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events
On May 27, 1998, Boston Chicken, Inc. ("Boston Chicken"), the majority
stockholder of Einstein/Noah Bagel Corp. (the "Company"), announced that it had
retained Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated to advise and assist Boston Chicken
in evaluating the sale of all or a portion of the shares of common stock of the
Company owned by Boston Chicken to one or more third parties. Boston Chicken
currently owns approximately 17.3 million shares of common stock of the Company.
Boston Chicken also announced that it anticipated that any such sale would
likely be made in a privately negotiated transaction with a single purchaser and
would be subject to agreement upon price and other terms and conditions to be
negotiated.
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.
Dated: May 27, 1998
EINSTEIN/NOAH BAGEL CORP.
By: /s/ Amy S. Powers
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Amy S. Powers
Vice President
