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, 2018

 

THE ONE GROUP HOSPITALITY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		001-37379		14-1961545
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

411 W. 14^th Street, 2^nd Floor

New York, New York 10014

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 624-2400

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Emerging growth company

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On January 8, 2018, The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its preliminary and unaudited sales results for its fiscal fourth quarter ended December 31, 2017. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.

 

The Company will participate in the 20^th Annual ICR Conference at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes Resort in Orlando, Florida.  The presentation, available on the Company’s website, will address the following preliminary sales highlights:

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Same store sales for US venues for the full year increased 2.5%, following a fourth quarter increase of 6.0%;

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Same store sales for European/International venues for the full year, calculated on a constant currency basis, increased 10.0%, following a fourth quarter increase of 15.5%; and

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Sales by the Company of gift cards increased 175% for the fourth quarter compared to the fourth quarter of the prior fiscal year.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

 

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein is the investor presentation of the Company referenced above.

 

The information set forth under this “Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure,” including the exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1	Press Release, dated January 8, 2018
99.2	Investor Presentation of The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc., dated January 8, 2018.

 

 

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.

 

Dated: January 8, 2018	THE ONE GROUP HOSPITALITY, INC.
	By:	/s/ Linda Siluk
	Name:	Linda Siluk
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated January 8, 2018
99.2		Investor Presentation of The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc., dated January 8, 2018.