As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 11, 2007
Registration No. 001-08395
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
MORGANS FOODS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Ohio
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34-0562210 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(IRS employer
identification No.) |
4829 Galaxy Parkway, Suite S, Cleveland, Ohio 44128
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
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If this form relates to the registration of a
class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant
to General Instruction A.(c), please check the
following box. o
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If this form relates
to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(g)
of the Exchange Act and is effective
pursuant to General Instruction A.(d),
please check the following box. þ |
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Securities Act registration statement |
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file number to which this form relates:
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Not applicable |
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(If applicable) |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Title of each class
to be so registered
Preferred Share Purchase Rights
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Item 1. |
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Description of Registrants Securities to be Registered. |
On October 2, 2007, the Board of Directors of Morgans Foods, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the
Company), amended and restated its Shareholder Rights Agreement (the Rights Agreement). The
effect of the amendment and restatement of the Rights Agreement is to (i) extend the expiration
date of the Rights Agreement from April 7, 2009, to April 7, 2014, (ii) reduce from 38% to 30% the
percentage of the outstanding common shares of the Company that Leonard R. Stein-Sapir, the Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and his Affiliates and Associates may beneficially own in
accordance with the Rights Agreement, (iii) provide the Board of Directors of the Company with
additional flexibility in connection with certain redemptions of the Rights in connection with a merger or other transaction involving the Company in which all holders of common shares of the Company are treated alike and which
merger or other transaction does not involve any Acquiring Person or any of its Affiliates or Associates, and (iv) to make
certain technical amendments to the Rights Agreement, including providing that the flip-over right may not be exercised with respect to Rights that have previously been exercised pursuant to the flip-in right.
The Board initially approved the Shareholder Rights Agreement on April 8, 1999, and amended it
on April 14, 2003. A copy of the Rights Agreement has been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as an Exhibit to this Registration Statement. A copy of the Rights Agreement, including
the exhibits thereto, is available free of charge from the Company. This summary description of the
Rights does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Rights
Agreement filed herewith.
Exhibit 1 Amended and Restated Shareholder Rights Agreement
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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MORGANS FOODS, INC.
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Date: October 10, 2007 |
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/s/ Kenneth L. Hignett |
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Kenneth L. Hignett |
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Senior Vice President-Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 1 Amended and Restated Shareholder Rights Agreement