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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Filed by the Company [X]
Filed by a Party other than the Company [_]
Check the appropriate box: [_] CONFIDENTIAL, FOR USE OF THE
COMMISSION ONLY (AS PERMITTED BY
RULE 14a-6(e)(2))
[_] Preliminary Proxy Statement
[_] Definitive Proxy Statement
[X] Definitive Additional Materials
[_] Soliciting Material Pursuant to Rule 14a-11(c) or Rule 14a-12
KOO KOO ROO, INC.
(NAME OF COMPANY AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
N/A
(NAME OF PERSON(S) FILING PROXY STATEMENT, IF OTHER THAN THE COMPANY)
Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
[_] No fee required.
[X] Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.
(1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of Koo Koo Roo, Inc. ("Common
Stock")
(2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:
55,000,000 (54,480,966 outstanding shares of Common Stock)
(3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed
pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11: $1.703125 (average of high and low
prices on June 29, 1998)
(4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:
$93,671,875
(5) Total fee paid:
Fee offset pursuant to Rule 14a-6(j) (see below)
[_] Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.
[X] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act
Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was
paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement
number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
(1) Amount Previously Paid:
(2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: Form S-4 (File No. 333-
58281)
(3) Filing Party: Family Restaurants, Inc.
(4) Date Filed: July 1, 1998
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KOO KOO ROO, INC.
11075 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 225
LOS ANGELES, CA. 90025
IMPORTANT REMINDER
October 16, 1998
Dear Fellow Stockholder:
WE ARE WRITING TO INFORM YOU THAT TO DATE YOUR PROXY HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED
FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF KOO KOO ROO, INC. WE URGE YOU TO
RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
The Special Meeting of Stockholders of Koo Koo Roo, Inc. is scheduled for
October 30, 1998. TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO VOTE YOUR SHARES!
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT TO US NO MATTER HOW MANY OR HOW FEW SHARES YOU MAY
OWN AND WILL HAVE IMPORTANT CONSEQUENCES FOR THE FUTURE OF THE COMPANY.
As indicated in the proxy statement, the Board of Directors of Koo Koo Roo,
Inc. has carefully considered the terms and conditions of the proposed merger
and has unanimously determined that the merger is in the best interests of Koo
Koo Roo, Inc. and its stockholders. ACCORDINGLY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE
MERGER.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT A PROXY WHICH IS NOT RETURNED HAS THE SAME EFFECT AS
VOTING AGAINST THE MERGER (ITEM 1 ON THE PROXY CARD).
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We are pleased to announce that Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS),
the nation's leading independent proxy advisory firm, has released a report
recommending that stockholders vote for the approval of the merger.
We appreciate your prompt attention to voting your shares and thank you for
your continued support.
Sincerely yours,
A. William Allen III Lee A. Iacocca
Chief Executive Officer Acting Chairman of the Board
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FOR INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE IN VOTING YOUR SHARES
BY EITHER MAIL OR TELEPHONE, PLEASE CALL:
MacKenzie Partners, Inc.
(800)322-2885 Toll Free (212)929-5500 Collect.
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