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): December 3, 2007
Famous Dave’s of America, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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0-21625
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41-1782300 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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12701 Whitewater Drive, Suite 200, Minnetonka, MN
(Address of principal executive offices)
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55343
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(952) 294-1300
(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:
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 3, 2007, David Goronkin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Famous Dave’s of
America, Inc. and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, advised the Company that he will
step down as President and Chief Executive Officer and resign from the Board of Directors effective
December 13, 2007.
Following the effective time of Mr. Goronkin’s resignation, and in accordance with the
Company’s previously adopted corporate succession plan, the Company has appointed F. Lane Cardwell,
Jr., a member of Famous Dave’s Board of Directors, to serve as interim Chief Executive Officer
while the Company undertakes a search for Mr. Goronkin’s permanent replacement. During his service
as interim Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Cardwell will be paid
$6,000 per week.
A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. Press Release dated December 4, 2007. |
SIGNATURE
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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Famous
Dave’s of America, Inc.
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| Date: December 6, 2007 |
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/s/ Diana G. Purcel
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Diana G. Purcel |
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Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
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