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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) January 8, 2007
Pizza Inn, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Missouri
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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0-12919
(Commission File Number)
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47-0654575
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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3551 Plano Parkway, The Colony, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)
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75056
(Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code (469) 384-5000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Item 3.01 |
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Notice of Delisting for Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard;
Transfer of Listing. |
On January 11, 2006, Pizza Inn, Inc. (Pizza Inn, or the Company) announced that it
believes it has regained compliance with the minimum shareholders equity requirement of $2,500,000
set forth in Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(2)(B). On November 9, 2006, the Company received a
staff deficiency letter from the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq) regarding the Companys failure to
comply with Rule 4310(c)(2)(B), which requires listed companies to maintain certain levels of
shareholders equity, market value, or net income. Pizza Inn believes it was able to regain
compliance with the listing standards as a result of the Companys financial results during its
fiscal second quarter ended December 24, 2006, which benefited from a gain in excess of $500,000
realized on the previously announced sale of the Companys headquarters office building and
distribution facility. Furthermore, the Company believes that its financial performance in future
periods will allow it to maintain compliance with the Nasdaq shareholders equity requirement.
Nasdaq will continue to monitor the Companys ongoing compliance with the shareholders equity
requirement and, if the Companys Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 24, 2006 does not
evidence such compliance, then the Company may be subject to delisting.
In a separate matter, on January 8, 2007, Pizza Inn received a staff deficiency letter from
Nasdaq indicating that the Company fails to comply with the audit committee composition
requirements set forth in Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4350(d)(2)(A) due to one vacancy on the audit
committee of the Board of Directors of Pizza Inn. In the letter, Nasdaq notified Pizza Inn that
Nasdaq will provide the Company until April 16, 2007 to regain compliance. Pizza Inn is currently
considering its alternatives for regaining compliance with the Nasdaq audit committee composition
requirements.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit |
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Description of Exhibit |
99.1
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Nasdaq Staff Deficiency Letter dated January 8, 2007
(furnished herewith and incorporated herein by reference) |
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.
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Pizza Inn, Inc. |
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Date: January 12, 2006
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By: |
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/s/ Timothy P. Taft |
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Timothy P. Taft,
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit 99.1
By Electronic Delivery to: rmcdonald@pihq.com
January 8, 2007
Mr. Rod J. McDonald
Secretary and General Counsel
Pizza Inn, Inc.
3551 Plano Parkway
The Colony,TX 75056
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Pizza Inn, Inc. (the Company)
Nasdaq Symbol: PZZI |
Dear Mr. McDonald:
On December 19, 2006, the Company notified Staff that the Company no longer complies with Nasdaqs
audit committee requirements as set forth in Marketplace Rule 4350. The Company stated that its
noncompliance is due to the fact that: (i) John D. Harkey, Jr., a former qualified member of the
audit committee, did not stand for reelection as a director at the Companys annual meeting of
shareholders on December 13, 2006, and (ii) the Companys Board of Directors made an affirmative
determination that James K. Zielke and Steven M. Johnson, who were elected as directors at the
meeting, do not meet the criteria for independence set forth in Exchange Act Rule 10A-3(b)(1), and
thus may not serve as members of the audit committee. Additional correspondence from the Company,
dated January 4, 2007, disclosed that, by October 18, 2006, the Companys Board of Directors was
aware of the foregoing matters which gave rise to the Companys non-compliance.
Consistent with Marketplace Rule 4350(d)(4), Nasdaq will provide the Company a cure period of 180
days from occurrence of the events (described above) that caused the non-compliance, in order to
regain compliance. Accordingly, the Company must evidence compliance no later than April 16, 2007.
The Company must submit to Nasdaq documentation, including biographies of any new directors,
evidencing compliance with the rules no later than this date. In the event the Company does not
regain compliance by this date, Nasdaq rules require Staff to provide written notification to the
Company that its securities will be delisted. At that time, the Company may appeal the delisting
determination to a Listing Qualifications Panel.
Marketplace Rule 4803(a) requires that the Company, as promptly as possible but no later than four
business days from the receipt of this letter, make a public announcement through the news
Mr. Rod J. McDonald
January 8, 2007
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media which discloses receipt of this letter and the Nasdaq rules upon which it is based.1
The Company must provide a copy of this announcement to Nasdaqs MarketWatch Department, the
Listing Qualifications Department, and the Listing Qualifications Hearings Department (the
Hearings Department) at least 10 minutes prior to its public dissemination.2 For your
convenience, we have enclosed a list of news services.3
In the event the Company does not make the required public announcement, trading in its
securities will be halted.
Please be advised that Marketplace Rule 4803(a) does not relieve the Company of its disclosure
obligation under the federal securities laws. In that regard, Item 3.01 of Form 8-K requires
disclosure of the receipt of this notification within four business days.4 Accordingly,
the Company should consult with counsel regarding its disclosure and other obligations mandated by
law.
In addition, an indicator will be broadcast over Nasdaqs market data dissemination network noting
the Companys non-compliance. The indicator will be displayed with quotation information related
to the Companys securities on Nasdaq.com, NasdaqTrader.com and by other third-party providers of
market data information. Also, a list of all non-compliant Nasdaq companies and the reason(s) for
such non-compliance is posted on our website at www.nasdaq.com. The Company will be included in
this list commencing five business days from the date of this letter.
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Nasdaq cannot render advice to the Company with respect to the format or content
of the public announcement. The following is provided only as a guide that should be modified following consultation with
securities counsel: the Company received a Nasdaq Staff Deficiency Letter on (DATE OF RECEIPT OF
STAFF DEFICIENCY LETTER) indicating that the Company fails to comply with the (STOCKHOLDERS
EQUITY, MINIMUM BID PRICE, MARKET VALUE OF PUBLICLY HELD SHARES, etc.) requirement(s) for continued
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This notice should be provided to the attention of Nasdaqs MarketWatch Department
(telephone: 301/978-8500;
facsimile: 301/978-8510), and to Nasdaqs Listing Qualifications
Department (facsimile: 301/978-4028) and the Hearings Department
(telephone: 301/978-8071;
facsimile: 301/978-8080), 9600 Blackwell Road, Rockville, Maryland 20850. |
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The Company must ensure that the full text of the required announcement is
disseminated publicly. The Company has not satisfied this requirement if the announcement is
published as a headline only or if the news service determines not to publish the full text of the
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See, SEC Release No. 34-49424. |
Mr. Rod J. McDonald
January 8, 2007
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If you have any questions, please contact Wayne Bush, Lead Analyst, at (301) 978-8034.
Sincerely,
Stanley Higgins
Associate Director
Nasdaq Listing Qualifications