UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): November 27, 2013

 

CHANTICLEER HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware   000-29507   20-2932652
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification)

 

 

11220 Elm Lane, Suite 203, Charlotte, NC 28277

(Address of principal executive office) (zip code)

 

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(Former address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

 

(704) 366-5122
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

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ITEM 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On November 27, 2013, Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) its partner, Wings Brasil Restaurante Ltda. (the “Partner”), and the partnership entity, Chanticleer & Wings Brasil Foods Participacoes Ltda. (the “Partnership Entity”), of which Chanticleer holds a sixty percent (60%) ownership interest, entered into a new Franchise Agreement (the “Franchise Agreement”) with Hooters of America, Inc. The new Franchise Agreement includes several material changes from the franchise agreement previously dated March 13, 2012. Particularly, the new Franchise Agreement expands the number of potential Hooters restaurant regions from three to five and includes: Rio de Janeiro State, GOIAS State, Curitiba-Parana State, Vitoria-Espirito Santo State, and Belo Horizonte-Minas Gerais State. Additionally, the number of restaurants to be developed increased from five to seven.

 

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits

 

99.1 Press release dated December 4, 2013.

 

 
 

 

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.

 

Date: December 4, 2013

 

  Chanticleer Holdings, Inc.
     
  By: /s/ Michael D. Pruitt
    Michael D. Pruitt
    Chief Executive Officer

 

 
 

  

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   Description   Manner of Filing
         
99.1   Press Release dated Dec. 4, 2013   Furnished Electronically