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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 18, 2000
U.S. FRANCHISE SYSTEMS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE 0-23941 58-2361501
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(State or other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of incorporation) Identification Number)
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13 Corporate Square, Suite 250
Atlanta, GA 30329
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (404) 235-7444
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Item 5. Other Events.
A purported class action lawsuit, GUNTER V. U.S. FRANCHISE SYSTEMS, INC. ET.
AL., has been brought against U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc. (the "Company") and
certain of its officers and directors in the United States District Court for
the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division. The plaintiff claims to
represent all purchasers of the Company's common stock during the period from
May 6, 1999 through October 29, 1999 and seeks unspecified damages on their
behalf. The plaintiff alleges that the Company and the individual defendants
violated federal securities laws by concealing adverse material information
about the business, business practices, performance, operations and future
prospects of the Company. The Company believes that the allegations are without
merit and intends to defend this action vigorously.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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U.S. FRANCHISE SYSTEMS, INC.
Date: June 1, 2000 By: /s/ STEPHEN D. ARONSON
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Stephen D. Aronson
Vice President and General Counsel
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