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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) January 30, 1998
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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 releases on
January 28, 1998 and January 29, 1998:
For Immediate Release
January 28, 1998
Newport Beach, California - American Restaurant Group, Inc. announced
today that a complaint has been filed in Superior Court of California,
County of Los Angeles by an affiliate of Trivest, Inc. seeking monetary
and equitable relief relating to a previously terminated contract for
the sale of the Company's Black Angus division. The Company believes
that the claims have no merit and intends to defend itself vigorously.
For Immediate Release
January 29, 1998
Newport Beach, California - American Restaurant Group, Inc. announced
today that it had reached an agreement in principle to settle the
previously announced lawsuit filed in Superior Court of California,
County of Los Angeles by an affiliate of Trivest, Inc.
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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: January 30, 1998 By: /s/ William J. McCaffrey, Jr.
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William J. McCaffrey, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
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