form8-k.htm
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): May 27, 2009
MEXICAN
RESTAURANTS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas
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000-28234
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76-0493269
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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1135
EDGEBROOK, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77034-1899
(Address
of principal executive
offices) (Zip
Code)
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code): (713) 943-7574
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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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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On May 27, 2009, the Board of Directors
of Mexican Restaurants, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment to Article X,
Certificates for Shares, Section 10.1 (Certificated and Uncertificated Shares),
of the Company’s Bylaws, effective as of such date. The amended
section, which now states that shares of the Company’s capital stock may be
issued in either certificated or uncertificated form, provides the Company and
its shareholders with the flexibility to take advantage of the Direct
Registration System, an electronic book-entry service administered by the
Depository Trust Company.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The
following is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K:
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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MEXICAN
RESTAURANTS, INC.
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Date: June
2, 2009
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By: /s/
Andrew J. Dennard
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Name: Andrew
J. Dennard
Title: Executive
Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer,
Treasurer and Corporate Secretary
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