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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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REPORT</P>

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Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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June 11, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CHANTICLEER HOLDINGS, INC.</B></P>

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its charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>11220 Elm Lane, Suite 203, Charlotte,
NC 28277</U></B></P>

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(zip code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>(704) 366-5122</U></B></P>

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of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0.5in">Effective June 11, 2012, Eric S. Lederer,
age 46, was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) or (&ldquo;Chanticleer
Holdings&rdquo;). Mr. Lederer has served as the Company&rsquo;s Controller since February, 2011 and from December 2005 through
January 2011 was the Controller of PokerTek, Inc. (NASDAQ, PTEK), a licensed gaming company that develops and distributes electronic
table games, where he was responsible for day-to-day accounting functions and preparing SEC filings.<B> </B>There is no written
agreement or contract between Mr. Lederer and the Company.</P>

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between Mr. Lederer and any officer or director of the Company.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company is not aware of any arrangement or understanding
between Mr. Lederer and any other person, pursuant to which Mr. Lederer was selected as an officer.&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither Mr. Lederer
nor any of his immediate family members has been a party to any transaction or currently proposed transaction with the Company
that is reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.</P>

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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.</P>

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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):
June 11, 2012
CHANTICLEER HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
________________
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)
___________________________________________________
(Former address of principal executive offices)
(zip code)
(704) 366-5122
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including
Area Code)
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):
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 502
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Effective June 11, 2012, Eric S. Lederer,
age 46, was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") or ("Chanticleer
Holdings"). Mr. Lederer has served as the Company's Controller since February, 2011 and from December 2005 through
January 2011 was the Controller of PokerTek, Inc. (NASDAQ, PTEK), a licensed gaming company that develops and distributes electronic
table games, where he was responsible for day-to-day accounting functions and preparing SEC filings.
There is no written
agreement or contract between Mr. Lederer and the Company.
There are no family relationships
between Mr. Lederer and any officer or director of the Company.  The Company is not aware of any arrangement or understanding
between Mr. Lederer and any other person, pursuant to which Mr. Lederer was selected as an officer.  Neither Mr. Lederer
nor any of his immediate family members has been a party to any transaction or currently proposed transaction with the Company
that is reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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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:
June 15, 2012
Chanticleer Holdings, Inc.
By:
/s/  Michael D. Pruitt
Name:
Michael Pruitt
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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