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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) September 12, 1997
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American Restaurant Group, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
33-48183 33-0193602
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
450 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(714) 721-8000
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
American Restaurant Group, Inc. issued the following press release on
September 12, 1997:
For Immediate Release
September 12, 1997
Newport Beach, California - American Restaurant Group, Inc. announced today that
it has agreed to sell its Stuart Anderson's Black Angus Restaurants to an
investor group consisting of Trivest Inc. and Miller Capital Management, Inc.
The transaction, which is subject to government approvals and other customary
conditions, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 1997. Terms of the
transaction were not disclosed.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
AMERICAN RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: September 26, 1997 By: /s/ WILLIAM J. McCAFFREY, JR.
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William J. McCaffrey, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
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