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<title>mcs-20240617</title></head><body><div style="display:none"><ix:header><ix:hidden><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:EntityCentralIndexKey" id="f-22">0000062234</ix:nonNumeric><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:AmendmentFlag" format="ixt:fixed-false" id="f-23">FALSE</ix:nonNumeric></ix:hidden><ix:references xml:lang="en-US"><link:schemaRef xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="mcs-20240617.xsd"/></ix:references><ix:resources><xbrli:context id="c-1"><xbrli:entity><xbrli:identifier scheme="http://www.sec.gov/CIK">0000062234</xbrli:identifier></xbrli:entity><xbrli:period><xbrli:startDate>2024-06-17</xbrli:startDate><xbrli:endDate>2024-06-17</xbrli:endDate></xbrli:period></xbrli:context></ix:resources></ix:header></div><div id="i246215d91a5d4e0cb6437edbaf9de779_35"></div><div style="min-height:45pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:94.827%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:98.900%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:94.827%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:98.900%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Other Events</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Purchase Agreements</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">                </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">On June 17, 2024, The Marcus Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) entered into separate, privately negotiated purchase agreements (the &#8220;Purchase Agreements&#8221;) with certain holders of its 5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the &#8220;Notes&#8221;). Under the terms of the Purchase Agreements, the holders have agreed to exchange $46.401 million in aggregate principal amount of Notes held by them for an amount in cash.</span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> The final aggregate cash repurchase price is subject to adjustment based on the volume weighted average price of the Company&#8217;s common sto</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">ck, par value $1.00 per share, during the agreed upon measurement period and is expected to be approximately $53.9 million (</span><span style="color:#1f497d;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">or</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> $47.4 million net of  the estimated cash to be received by the Company in connection with the unwind of a portion  of the capped call transaction as discussed below), assuming a volume weighted average price of the Company&#8217;s common stock of $10.68 (which represents the closing price of the Company&#8217;s common stock on June 17, 2024) during such measurement period, plus accrued interest. These purchase transactions are expected to close on July 16, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">                Holders of the Notes that participate in any of these exchanges may purchase or sell shares of common stock in the open market to unwind any hedge positions they may have with respect to the Notes or to hedge their exposure in connection with these transactions. These activities may adversely affect the trading price of common stock and the Notes. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Form of Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Unwind Agreements</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">As previously disclosed, in connection with issuing the Notes, the Company entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions (the &#8220;Existing Capped Call Transactions&#8221;) with certain financial institutions (the &#8220;Existing Capped Call Counterparties&#8221;). In connection with the Purchase Agreements, the Company entered into unwind agreements substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2, with one or more of the Existing Capped Call Counterparties to terminate a portion of the Existing Capped Call Transactions up to the notional amounts corresponding to the amount of Notes exchanged, and for the Company to receive cash of approximately $6.5 million for settlement of the terminated Existing Capped Call Transactions. </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The final aggregate cash settlement price is subject to adjustment based on the volume weighted average price of the Company&#8217;s common stock, par value $1.00 per share, during the agreed upon measurement period</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">. In connection with the termination of these transactions, the Company expects the Existing Capped Call Counterparties or their respective affiliates to unwind their related hedge positions, which may involve the purchase or sale of shares of common stock in the open market or other transactions with respect to common stock. This hedge unwind activity could offset or exacerbate the effects of the purchase, sale or other activity that holders of the Notes that participated in the repurchase transactions effect in connection with those transactions.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The above descriptions of the unwind agreements are a summary only and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Form of Unwind Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2, and is incorporated herein by reference.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Forward-Looking Statements</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">This Current Report on Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the effects of entering into the Purchase Agreements and the unwind agreements and completing the transactions contemplated thereby as described above. Forward-looking statements represent Marcus&#8217; current expectations regarding future events and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by the forward-looking statements, and there can be no assurance that future developments affecting Marcus will be those that it has anticipated. Among those risks and uncertainties are market conditions, including market interest rates, the trading price and volatility of the common stock and risks relating to Marcus&#8217; business, including those described in periodic reports that Marcus files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;).</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">For additional information on these and other factors that could affect Marcus&#8217; actual results, see the risk factors set forth in Marcus&#8217; filings with the SEC, including the most recent Annual Report filed with the SEC on March 1, 2024. The forward-looking statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and Marcus does not undertake to update the statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K for subsequent developments, except as may be required by law</span></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">.</span></div><div id="i246215d91a5d4e0cb6437edbaf9de779_68"></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;padding-left:72pt;text-indent:-72pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Item 9.01.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:31.2pt;text-decoration:underline">Financial Statements and Exhibits.</span></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;padding-left:108pt;text-indent:-36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.91pt">Not applicable.</span></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;padding-left:108pt;text-indent:-36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.34pt">Not applicable.</span></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;padding-left:108pt;text-indent:-36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(c)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.91pt">Not applicable.</span></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;padding-left:108pt;text-indent:-36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(d)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.34pt;text-decoration:underline">Exhibits</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:</span></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:6.627%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:91.173%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Exhibit</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Number</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr style="height:6pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">99.1</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="mcs-20240508x8kxex991.htm">Form of Purchase Agreement.</a></span></div></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">99.2</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="mcs-20240508x8kxex992.htm">Form of Exchange Agreement. </a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">104</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Cover Page&#160;Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><span><br/></span></div><div id="i246215d91a5d4e0cb6437edbaf9de779_73"></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">SIGNATURES</span></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">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.</span></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:47.384%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:2.990%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:46.326%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">THE MARCUS CORPORATION</span></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Date: June 17, 2024</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">/s/ Chad M. Paris</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Chad M. Paris</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div></body></html>
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mcs-20240617
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 17, 2024
THE MARCUS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
Wisconsin
1-12604
39-1139844
(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File
Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
100 East Wisconsin Avenue
,
Suite 1900
,
Milwaukee
,
Wisconsin
53202
-4125
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(
414
)
905-1000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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:
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17-CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17-CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par value
MCS
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
o
Item 8.01
Other Events
.
Purchase Agreements
On June 17, 2024, The Marcus Corporation (the "Company") entered into separate, privately negotiated purchase agreements (the "Purchase Agreements") with certain holders of its 5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the "Notes"). Under the terms of the Purchase Agreements, the holders have agreed to exchange $46.401 million in aggregate principal amount of Notes held by them for an amount in cash.
The final aggregate cash repurchase price is subject to adjustment based on the volume weighted average price of the Company's common sto
ck, par value $1.00 per share, during the agreed upon measurement period and is expected to be approximately $53.9 million (
or
$47.4 million net of  the estimated cash to be received by the Company in connection with the unwind of a portion  of the capped call transaction as discussed below), assuming a volume weighted average price of the Company's common stock of $10.68 (which represents the closing price of the Company's common stock on June 17, 2024) during such measurement period, plus accrued interest. These purchase transactions are expected to close on July 16, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Holders of the Notes that participate in any of these exchanges may purchase or sell shares of common stock in the open market to unwind any hedge positions they may have with respect to the Notes or to hedge their exposure in connection with these transactions. These activities may adversely affect the trading price of common stock and the Notes.
The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Form of Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Unwind Agreements
As previously disclosed, in connection with issuing the Notes, the Company entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions (the "Existing Capped Call Transactions") with certain financial institutions (the "Existing Capped Call Counterparties"). In connection with the Purchase Agreements, the Company entered into unwind agreements substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2, with one or more of the Existing Capped Call Counterparties to terminate a portion of the Existing Capped Call Transactions up to the notional amounts corresponding to the amount of Notes exchanged, and for the Company to receive cash of approximately $6.5 million for settlement of the terminated Existing Capped Call Transactions.
The final aggregate cash settlement price is subject to adjustment based on the volume weighted average price of the Company's common stock, par value $1.00 per share, during the agreed upon measurement period
. In connection with the termination of these transactions, the Company expects the Existing Capped Call Counterparties or their respective affiliates to unwind their related hedge positions, which may involve the purchase or sale of shares of common stock in the open market or other transactions with respect to common stock. This hedge unwind activity could offset or exacerbate the effects of the purchase, sale or other activity that holders of the Notes that participated in the repurchase transactions effect in connection with those transactions.
The above descriptions of the unwind agreements are a summary only and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Form of Unwind Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the effects of entering into the Purchase Agreements and the unwind agreements and completing the transactions contemplated thereby as described above. Forward-looking statements represent Marcus' current expectations regarding future events and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by the forward-looking statements, and there can be no assurance that future developments affecting Marcus will be those that it has anticipated. Among those risks and uncertainties are market conditions, including market interest rates, the trading price and volatility of the common stock and risks relating to Marcus' business, including those described in periodic reports that Marcus files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
For additional information on these and other factors that could affect Marcus' actual results, see the risk factors set forth in Marcus' filings with the SEC, including the most recent Annual Report filed with the SEC on March 1, 2024. The forward-looking statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and Marcus does not undertake to update the statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K for subsequent developments, except as may be required by law
.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a)
Not applicable.
(b)
Not applicable.
(c)
Not applicable.
(d)
Exhibits
. The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:
Exhibit
Number
99.1
Form of Purchase Agreement.
99.2
Form of Exchange Agreement.
104
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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.
THE MARCUS CORPORATION
Date: June 17, 2024
By:
/s/ Chad M. Paris
Chad M. Paris
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer