UNITED STATES
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 23, 2012
Morton’s Restaurant Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 1-12692 | 13-3490149 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
325 North LaSalle Street, Suite 500
Chicago, Illinois 60654
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 923-0030
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On January 23, 2012, Morton’s Restaurant Group, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it completed the redemption of all of its outstanding Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”). The redemption price was $5.00 per share of Preferred Stock. On January 20, 2012, the Company deposited $6,000,000 with the redemption agent, American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC, for the redemption of the 1,200,000 shares of Preferred Stock outstanding on the January 23, 2012 redemption date, and such funds have been made available to the holders of the Preferred Stock. From the redemption date forward, holders of the Preferred Stock will have no rights as holders of such shares other than the right to receive the $5.00 per share redemption price.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release issued by the Company, dated January 23, 2012. | |
SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Morton’s Restaurant Group, Inc. | ||||||||
| Date: January 23, 2012 | /S/ RONALD M. DINELLA | |||||||
| Ronald M. DiNella
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer And Treasurer |
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