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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) December 22, 2000
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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.)
4410 El Camino Real, Suite 201 Los Altos, CA 94022
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(650) 949-6400
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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 AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
American Restaurant Group, Inc. (the "Company") purchased $16 million of the
Company's 11 1/2% Senior Secured Notes due 2003 (the "11 1/2% Notes") pursuant
to the Company's offer to purchase up to $16,000,000 of the 11 1/2% Notes
launched November 22, 2000. The purchase price of the 11 1/2% Notes was par,
plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon. All $158,600,000 of the 11 1/2% Notes
were validly tendered. The Company purchased the 11 1/2% Notes on a pro rata
basis (with a proration factor of approximately 10% with appropriate adjustments
to avoid purchases of the 11 1/2% Notes in a principal amount other than an
integral of $1,000).
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
99.1 Press Release
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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.
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(Registrant)
Date: December 22, 2000 By: /s/ Ralph S. Roberts
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Ralph S. Roberts
Chief Executive Officer and President
