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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
______________________
 
FORM 8-K 
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 24, 2024 (January 23, 2024)
 
ARK RESTAURANTS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
New York1-0945313-3156768  
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)		(Commission
File Number)		(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
85 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10003
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 206-8800
 
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 classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per shareARKR The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

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 of this chapter).
 
       Emerging growth company o
 
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 5.03.Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On January 23, 2024, the Board of Directors of Ark Restaurants Corp. (the “Company”) approved the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “A&R Bylaws”), effective as of such date. The A&R Bylaws amended and restated the Company’s prior Bylaws in its entirety primarily to update certain procedural requirements related to director nominations by shareholders in light of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent adoption of Rule 14a-19 and amendments to existing rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Universal Proxy Rules”). Among other things, the amendments effected by the A&R Bylaws:
•added certain updated procedures in connection with shareholder proposals to be brought before an annual meeting of shareholders, including certain additional information requirements with respect to the shareholder making the proposal;
•added certain updated procedures in connection with shareholder nominations of directors, including certain additional information requirements with respect to nominating shareholders, their proposed nominees and other persons related to a shareholder’s solicitation of proxies;
•added a requirement for a nominating shareholder to comply in all respects with the requirements of the Universal Proxy Rules;
•added a requirement that a shareholder directly or indirectly soliciting proxies from other shareholders use a proxy card color other than white; and
•revised the notice period for shareholder meetings from fifty days to sixty days to reflect the procedural requirement provided for under Section 605 of the New York Business Corporation Law.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the A&R Bylaws, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit NumberDescription
3.1
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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.
 
 ARK RESTAURANTS CORP.
   
 By:/s/ Michael Weinstein
  Name: Michael Weinstein
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
   
Date: January 24, 2024



AMENDED AND RESTATED
BY-LAWS
OF
ARK RESTAURANTS CORP.
(Formed under the laws of the State of New York)
ARTICLE I.
SHAREHOLDERS
Section 1.Annual Meeting. A meeting of the shareholders shall be held annually for the election of directors and the transaction of other business on such date in each year as may be determined by the Board of Directors, but in no event later than 180 days following the end of the fiscal year of the Corporation.
Section 2.Special Meetings. Special meetings of the shareholders may be called by the Board of Directors or, subject to the control of the Board, by the President and shall be called by the Board upon the written request of the holders of record of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting requested to be called. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting and, if such special meeting is called by the shareholders, the notice and request shall comply with the procedures set forth in Section 5(B). At such meetings the only business which may be transacted is that relating to the purpose or purposes set forth in the notice thereof, and if such special meeting is called by the shareholders, only if such notice was delivered in compliance with the procedures set forth in Section 5(B).
Section 3.Place of Meetings. Meetings of share holders shall be held at such place, within or without the State of New York, as may be fixed by the Board of Directors. If no place is so fixed, such meetings shall be held at the office of the Corporation in the State of New York.
Section 4.Notice of Meetings. Notice of each meeting of shareholders shall be given in writing and shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Notice of a special meeting shall indicate that it is being issued by or at the direction of the person or persons calling or requesting the meeting.
If, at any meeting, action is proposed to be taken which would, if taken, entitle objecting shareholders fulfilling the requirements of Section 623 of the Business Corporation Law
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(procedure to enforce shareholder's right to receive payment for shares) to receive payment for their shares, the notice shall include a statement of that purpose and to that effect and shall be accompanied by a copy of Section 623 or an outline of Section 623's material terms.
A copy of the notice of each meeting shall be given, personally or by first class mail, not less than ten nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting, to each shareholder entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice is given when deposited in the United States mail, with postage thereon prepaid, directed to the share holder at his address as it appears on the record of share holders, or, if he shall have filed with the Secretary of the Corporation a written request that notices to him be mailed to some other address, then directed to him at such other address.
When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, it shall not be necessary to give any notice of the adjourned meeting if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and at the adjourned meeting any business may be transacted that might have been transacted on the original date of the meeting. However, if after the adjournment the Board of Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each shareholder of record on the new record date entitled to notice under the preceding paragraphs of this Section 4.
Section 5.Notice of Shareholder Business and Nominations.
(A)Annual Meetings of Shareholders.
1)Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of business to be considered by the shareholders may be made at an annual meeting of shareholders only (a) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto), (b) by or at the direction of the nominating and corporate governance committee of the Board of Directors or the Board of Directors or (c) by any shareholder of the Corporation who was a shareholder of record of the Corporation at the time the notice provided for in this Section 5 is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 5.
2)For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting of shareholders by a shareholder pursuant to clause (c) of paragraph (A)(1) of this Section 5, the shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and any such proposed business other than the nominations of persons for
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election to the Board of Directors must constitute a proper matter for shareholder action. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 90th day nor earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting (provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 70 days after such anniversary date, notice by the shareholder must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation). In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting of shareholders commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a shareholder’s notice as described above. Such shareholder’s notice shall set forth: (a) as to each person whom the shareholder proposes to nominate for election as a director (i) all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) such person’s written consent to being named in any proxy statement and any associated proxy card as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected; (b) as to any other business that the shareholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the by-laws of the Corporation, the language of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such shareholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and (c) as to the shareholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (i) the name and address of such shareholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and of such beneficial owner, (ii) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by such shareholder and such beneficial owner, (iii) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the nomination or proposal between or among such shareholder
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and/or such beneficial owner, any of their respective affiliates or associates, and any others acting in concert with any of the foregoing, (iv) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any derivative or short positions, profit interests, options, warrants, convertible securities, stock appreciation or similar rights, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into as of the date of the shareholder’s notice by, or on behalf of such shareholder and such beneficial owners, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in underlying shares of capital stock of the Corporation, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such shareholder or such beneficial owner, with respect to the shares of stock of the Corporation, (v) a representation that the shareholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination, (vi) a representation whether the shareholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group which intends (a) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the nominee, (b) otherwise to solicit proxies from shareholders in support of such proposal or nomination, and/or (c) solicit proxies in support of any proposed nominee in accordance with Rule 14a-19, (vii) in the case of a nomination or nominations, a certification or representation that such nominating shareholder has complied with and/or will comply with the requirements of Rule14a-19, and (viii) any other information relating to such shareholder and beneficial owner, if any, required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in an election contest pursuant to and in accordance with the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including without limitation Rule 14a-19. The foregoing notice requirements of this Section 5 shall be deemed satisfied by a shareholder with respect to business other than a nomination if the shareholder has notified the Corporation of his, her or its intention to present a proposal at an annual meeting in compliance with applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act and such shareholder’s proposal has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for such annual meeting. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other
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information as it may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation.
3)Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of paragraph (A)(2) of this Section 5 to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation is increased effective at the annual meeting and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming the nominees for the additional directorships at least 100 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a shareholder’s notice required by this Section 5 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for the additional directorships, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.
4)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, unless otherwise required by law, if any shareholder or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf a nomination is made (i) provides notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b) promulgated under the Exchange Act with respect to any proposed nominee and (ii) subsequently fails to comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(2) or Rule 14a-19(a)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act (or fails to timely provide reasonable evidence sufficient to satisfy the Corporation that such shareholder or such beneficial owner has met the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act in accordance with the following sentence), then the nomination of each such proposed nominee shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies or votes in respect of the election of such proposed nominees may have been received by the Corporation (which proxies and votes shall be disregarded). Upon request by the Corporation, if any shareholder or beneficial owner provides notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act, such shareholder or beneficial owner shall deliver to the Corporation, no later than 5 business days prior to the applicable meeting, reasonable evidence that it has met the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(3) under the Exchange Act.
(B)Special Meetings of Shareholders. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of shareholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of shareholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (1) by or at the direction of the Board of
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Directors or (2) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any shareholder of the Corporation who is a shareholder of record at the time the notice provided for in this Section 5 is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and upon such election and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 5. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of shareholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such shareholder entitled to vote in such election of directors may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, if (i) the shareholder’s notice required by paragraph (A)(2) of this Section 5 shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such special meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting, and (ii) the shareholder otherwise complies with paragraph (A)(4) of this Section 5. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a special meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a shareholder’s notice as described above.
(C)General.
1)Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 5 shall be eligible to be elected at an annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of shareholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 5. Except as otherwise provided by law, the chair of the meeting shall have the power and duty (a) to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 5 (including whether the shareholder or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support of such shareholder’s nominee or proposal in compliance with such shareholder’s representations as required by this Section 5) and (b) if any proposed nomination or business was
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not made or proposed in compliance with this Section 5, to declare that such nomination shall be disregarded or that such proposed business shall not be transacted. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5, unless otherwise required by law, if the shareholder (or a qualified representative of the shareholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation to present a nomination or proposed business, such nomination shall be disregarded and such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 5, to be considered a qualified representative of the shareholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such shareholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such shareholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such shareholder to act for such shareholder as proxy at the meeting of shareholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of shareholders. Any votes or proxies in favor of any disregarded nominations or proposed business, including without limitation proxies or votes disregarded pursuant to paragraph A(4) or this paragraph (C)(1) of this Section 5, shall be treated as abstentions, notwithstanding that such votes or proxies may have been received by the Corporation and counted for the purposes of determining quorum.
2)For purposes of this Section 5, “public announcement” shall include disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
3)Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5, a shareholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 5; provided however, that any references in these by-laws to the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit any requirements applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to this Section 5 (including paragraphs A(1)(c) and B hereof), and compliance with paragraphs A(1)(c) and B of this Section 5 shall be the exclusive means for a shareholder to make nominations or submit other business (other than, as provided in the penultimate sentence of A(2), matters
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brought properly under and in compliance with Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act, as may be amended from time to time). Nothing in this Section 5 shall be deemed to affect any rights (a) of shareholders to request inclusion of proposals or nominations in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act or (b) of the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation.
4)A shareholder directly or indirectly soliciting proxies for other shareholders must use a proxy card color other than white, which shall be reserved for exclusive use by the Board of Directors.
Section 6.Waiver of Notice. Notice of meeting need not be given to any shareholder who submits a signed waiver of notice, in person or by proxy, whether before or after the meeting. The attendance of any shareholder at a meeting, in person or by proxy, without protesting prior to the conclusion of the meeting the lack of notice of such meeting, shall constitute a waiver of notice by him.
Section 7.Inspectors of Election. The Board of Directors, in advance of any shareholders' meeting, may appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If inspectors are not so appointed, the person presiding at a shareholders' meeting may, and on the request of any shareholder entitled to vote thereat shall, appoint two inspectors. In case any person appointed fails to appear or act, the vacancy may be filled by appointment made by the Board in advance of the meeting or at the meeting by the person presiding thereat. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector at such meeting with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability.
The inspectors shall determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, and the validity and effect of proxies, and shall receive votes, ballots or consents, hear and determine all challenges and questions arising in connection with the right to vote, count and tabulate all votes, ballots or consents, determine the result, and do such acts as are proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all shareholders. On request of the person presiding at the meeting or any shareholder entitled to vote thereat, the inspectors shall make a report in writing of any challenge, question or matter determined by them and execute a certificate of any fact found by them. Any report or
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certificate made by them shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated and of the vote as certified by them.
Section 8.List of Shareholders at Meetings. A list of shareholders as of the record date, certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary or by a transfer agent, shall be produced at any meeting of shareholders upon the request thereat or prior thereto of any shareholder. If the right to vote at any meeting is challenged, the inspectors of election, or person presiding thereat, shall require such list of shareholders to be produced as evidence of the right of the persons challenged to vote at such meeting, and all persons who appear from such list to be shareholders entitled to vote thereat may vote at such meeting.
Section 9.Qualification of Voters. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, every shareholder of record shall be entitled at every meeting of shareholders to one vote for every share standing in his name on the record of shareholders.
Treasury shares as of the record date and shares held as of the record date by another domestic or foreign Corporation of any type or kind, if a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of such other Corporation is held as of the record date by the Corporation, shall not be shares entitled to vote or to be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares.
Shares held by an administrator, executor, guardian, conservator, committee, or other fiduciary, except a trustee, may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, without transfer of such shares into his name. Shares held by a trustee may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, only after the shares have been transferred into his name as trustee or into the name of his nominee.
A shareholder whose shares are pledged shall be entitled to vote such shares until the shares have been transferred into the name of the pledgee, or a nominee of the pledgee.
Shares standing in the name of another domestic or foreign Corporation of any type or kind may be voted by such officer, agent or proxy as the by-laws of such Corporation may provide, or, in the absence of such provision, as the Board of Directors of such Corporation may determine.
A shareholder shall not sell his vote or issue a proxy to vote to any person for any sum of money or anything of value except as permitted by law.
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Section 10.Quorum of Shareholders. The holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote thereat shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of shareholders for the transaction of any business, provided that when a specified item of business is required to be voted on by a class or series, voting as a class, the holders of a majority of the shares of such class or series shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of such specified item of business.
When a quorum is once present to organize a meeting, it is not broken by the subsequent withdrawal of any shareholders.
The shareholders who are present in person or by proxy and who are entitled to vote may, by a majority of votes cast, adjourn the meeting despite the absence of a quorum.
Section 11.Proxies. Every shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders or to express consent or dissent without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy.
Every proxy must be signed by the shareholder or his attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the shareholder executing it, except as otherwise provided by law.
The authority of the holder of a proxy to act shall not be revoked by the incompetence or death of the shareholder who executed the proxy, unless before the authority is exercised, written notice of an adjudication of such incompetence or of such death is received by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary.
Section 12.Vote or Consent of Shareholders. Directors shall, except as otherwise required by law or by the certificate of incorporation, be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at a meeting of shareholders by the holders of shares entitled to vote in the election.
Whenever any corporate action, other than the election of directors, is to be taken by vote of the shareholders, it shall, except as otherwise required by law or by the certificate of incorporation, be authorized by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of shareholders by the holders of shares entitled to vote thereon.
Whenever shareholders are required or permitted to take any action by vote, such action may be taken without a meeting on written consent, setting forth the action so taken, signed by the holders of all outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon. Written consent thus given by the
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holders of all outstanding shares entitled to vote shall have the same effect as a unanimous vote of shareholders.
Section 13.Fixing Record Date. For the purpose of determining the shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to or dissent from any proposal without a meeting, or for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or the allotment of any rights, or for the purpose of any other action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a date as the record date for any such determination of shareholders.
Such date shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting, nor more than 60 days prior to any other action.
When a determination of shareholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders has been made as provided in this section, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
ARTICLE II.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1.Power of Board and Qualification of Directors. The business of the Corporation shall be managed by the Board of Directors. Each director shall be at least 18 years of age.
Section 2.Number of Directors. The number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors shall be the number, not less than three nor more than fifteen, fixed from time to time by a majority of the total number of directors which the Corporation would have, prior to any increase or decrease·, if there were no vacancies, provided, however, that no decrease shall shorten the term of an incumbent director, and provided further, however, that if all of the shares of the Corporation are owned beneficially and of record by less than three shareholders, the number of directors may be less than three but not less than the number of shareholders. Until otherwise fixed by the directors, the number of directors constituting the entire Board shall be five.
Section 3.Election and Term of Directors. At each annual meeting of shareholders, directors shall be elected to hold office until the next annual meeting and until their successors have been elected and qualify.
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Section 4.Quorum of Directors and Action by the Board. A majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and, except where otherwise provided by these by-laws, the vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at the time of such vote, if a quorum is then present, shall be the act of the Board.
Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or the committee consent in writing to the adoption of a resolution authorizing the action. The resolution and the written consent thereto by the members of the Board or committee shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board or committee.
Section 5.Meetings of the Board. An annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held in each year directly after the annual meeting of shareholders. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at such times as may be fixed by the Board. Special meetings of the Board may be held at any time upon the call of the President or any two directors.
Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such places as may be fixed by the Board for annual and regular meetings and in the notice of meeting for special meetings. If no place is so fixed, meetings of the Board shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.
Any one or more members of the Board of Directors may participate in meetings by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment.
No notice need be given of annual or regular meetings of the Board of Directors. Notice of each special meeting of the Board shall be given to each director either by mail not later than noon, New York time, on the 3rd day prior to the meeting or by telegram, written message or orally to the director not later than noon, New York time, on the day prior to the meeting. Notices are deemed to have been given: by mail, when deposited in the United States mail; by telegram at the time of filing; and by messenger at the time of delivery. Notices by mail, telegram or messenger shall be sent to each director at the address designated by him for that purpose, or, if none has been so designated, at his last known residence or business address.
Notice of a meeting of the Board of Directors need not be given to any director who submits a signed waiver of notice whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting without protesting, prior thereto or at its commencement, the lack of notice to him.
A notice, or waiver of notice, need not specify the purpose of any meeting of the Board of Directors.
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A majority of the directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn any meeting to another time and place. Notice of any adjournment of a meeting to another time or place shall be given, in the manner described above, to the directors who were not present at the time of the adjournment and, unless such time and place are announced at the meeting, to the other directors.
Section 6.Resignations. Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors or to the President or to the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein; and unless otherwise specified therein the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 7.Removal of Directors. Any one or more of the directors may be removed for cause by action of the Board of Directors. Any or all of the directors may be removed with or without cause by vote of the shareholders.
Section 8.Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies. Newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors and vacancies occurring in the Board of Directors for any reason except the removal of directors by shareholders may be filled by vote of a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum exists. Vacancies occurring as a result of the removal of directors by shareholders shall be filled by the shareholders. A director elected to fill a vacancy, unless elected by shareholders, shall hold office until the next meeting of shareholders at which the election of directors is in the regular order of business, and until his successor has been duly elected and qualifies.
Section 9.Executive and Other Committees of Directors. The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board, may designate from among its members an executive committee and other committees, each consisting of three or more directors, and each of which, to the extent provided in the resolution, shall have all the authority of the Board, except that no such committee shall have authority as to the following matters:
(1)    The submission to shareholders of any action that needs shareholders' approval;
(2)    The filling of vacancies in the Board or in any committee;
(3)    The fixing of compensation of the directors for serving on the Board or on any committee;
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(4)    The amendment or repeal of the by-laws, or the adoption of new by-laws; or
(5)    The amendment or repeal of any resolution of the Board which, by its term, shall not be so amendable or repealable.
The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any such committee, who may replace any absent member or members at any meeting of such committee.
Unless a greater proportion is required by the resolution designating a committee, a majority of the entire authorized number of members of such committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the vote of a majority of the members present at a meeting at the time of such vote, if a quorum is then present shall be the act of such committee.
Each such committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
Section 10.Compensation of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have authority to fix the compensation of directors for services in any capacity.
Section 11.Interest of Directors in a Transaction. No contract or other transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors, or between the Corporation and any other Corporation, firm, association or other entity in which one or more of the directors are directors or officers, or have a substantial interest, shall be either void or voidable for the reason alone or by reason alone that such interested director or directors are present at a meeting of the Board of Directors, or of a committee thereof, which authorizes such contract or transaction, or that their votes are counted for such purpose:
(1)    If the material facts as to such director's interest in such contract or transaction and as to any such common directorship, officership or financial interest are disclosed in good faith or known to the board or committee, and the board or committee approves such contract or transaction by a vote sufficient for such purpose without counting the vote of such interested director or, if the votes of the disinterested directors are insufficient to constitute an act of the board, by unanimous vote of the disinterested directors, or
(2)    If the material facts as to such director's interest in such contract or transaction and as to any such common directorship, officership or financial interest are disclosed in good faith or known to the shareholders entitled to vote thereon, and such contract or transaction is approved by vote of such shareholders.
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If there was no such disclosure or knowledge or if the vote of such interested director was necessary for the approval of such contract or transaction at the meeting of the board or committee at which it was approved, the Corporation may avoid the contract or transaction unless the party or parties thereto shall establish affirmatively that the contract or transaction was fair and reasonable as to the Corporation at the time it was approved by the board, a committee or the shareholders.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no loan, except advances in connection with indemnification, shall be made by the Corporation to any director unless it is authorized by vote of the shareholders without counting any shares of the director who would be the borrower.
ARTICLE III.
ARTICLE III OFFICERS
Section 1.Officers. The Board of Directors, as soon as may be practicable after the annual election of directors, shall elect a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer, and from time to time may elect or appoint such other officers as it may determine, including without limitation one or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers, who shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person, except that the same person may not hold the offices of President and Secretary. When all of the issued and outstanding stock of the Corporation is owned by one person, such person may hold all or any combination of offices.
Section 2.Compensation. The salaries of all officers and agents of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors.
Section 3.Term of Office and Removal. Each officer shall hold office for the term for which he is elected or appointed, and until his successor has been elected or appointed and qualified. Unless otherwise provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors electing or appointing an officer, his term of office shall extend to and expire at the meeting of the Board following the next annual meeting of shareholders. Any officer elected or appointed by the shareholders may be removed, with or without cause, only by vote of the shareholders, but his authority to act as an officer may be suspended by the Board for cause.
Removal of an officer without cause shall be without prejudice to his contract rights, if any, and the election or appointment of an officer shall not of itself create contract rights.
Section 4.Powers and Duties.
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(A)President: The President shall be the chief executive and chief operating officer of the Corporation, shall have general and active management of the business of the Corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect. He shall also preside at all meetings of the shareholders and the Board of Directors.
He shall execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal, under the seal of the Corporation, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of the Corporation.
(B)Vice-Presidents: The Vice-Presidents, in the order designated by the Board of Directors, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election, during the absence or disability of or refusal to act by the President shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors shall prescribe.
(C)Secretary and Assistant Secretaries: The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and record all the proceedings of the meetings of the Corporation and of the Board of Directors in a book to be kept for that purpose and shall perform like duties for the standing committees when required. He shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or President, under whose supervision he shall be. He shall have custody of the corporate seal of the Corporation and he, or an Assistant Secretary, shall have authority to affix the same to any instrument requiring it and when so affixed, it may be attested by his signature or by the signature of such Assistant Secretary. The Board of Directors may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the Corporation and to attest the affixing by his signature.
The Assistant Secretary, or if there be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order designated by the Board of Directors (or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election), shall, in the absence of the Secretary or in the event of his inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
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(D)Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers: The Treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors.
He shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and the Board of Directors, at its regular meetings, or when the Board of Directors so requires, an account of all his transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation.
If required by the Board of Directors, he shall give the Corporation a bond (which shall be renewed every six years) in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board of Directors for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.
The Assistant Treasurer, or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order designated by the Board of Directors (or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election), shall, in the absence of the Treasurer or in the event of his inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
Section 5.Books to be Kept. The Corporation shall keep (a) correct and complete books and records of account, (b) minutes of the proceedings of the shareholders, Board of Directors and any committees of directors, and (c) a current list of the directors and officers and their residence addresses. The Corporation shall also keep at its office in the State of New York or at the office of its transfer agent or registrar in the State of New York, if any, a record containing the names and addresses of all shareholders, the number and class of shares held by each and the dates when they respectively became the owners of record thereof.
Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, the Board of Directors may determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions and
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regulations any accounts, books, records or other documents of the Corporation shall be open to inspection, and no creditor, security holder or other person shall have any right to inspect any accounts, books, records or other documents of the Corporation except as conferred by statute or as so authorized by the Board.
Section 6.Checks, Notes, etc. All checks and drafts on, and withdrawals from the Corporation's accounts with banks or other financial institutions, and all bills of exchange, notes and other instruments for the payment of money, drawn, made, indorsed, or accepted by the Corporation, shall be signed on its behalf by the person or persons thereunto authorized by, or pursuant to resolution of, the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IV.
FORMS OF CERTIFICATES AND LOSS AND TRANSFER OF SHARES
Section 1.Forms of Share Certificates. The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates, in such forms as the Board of Directors may prescribe, signed by the President or a Vice-President and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, and may be sealed with the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof. The signatures of the officers upon a certificate may be facsimiles if the certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent or registered by a registrar other than the Corporation or its employee. In case any officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer at the date of issue.
Each certificate representing shares issued by the Corporation, if authorized to issue more than one class of shares, shall set forth upon the face or back of the certificate, or shall state that the Corporation will furnish to any shareholder upon request and without charge, a full statement of the designation, relative rights, preferences and limitations of the shares of each class of shares authorized to be issued and the designation, relative rights, preferences and limitations of each series of any class of preferred shares authorized to be issued so far as the same have been fixed, and the authority of the Board of Directors to designate and fix the relative rights, preferences and limitations of other series.
Each certificate representing shares shall state upon the face thereof:
(1)    That the Corporation is formed under the laws of the State of New York;
(2)    The name of the person or persons to whom issued; and
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(3)    The number and class of shares, and the designation of the series, if any, which such certificate represents.
Section 2.Transfers of Shares. Shares of the Corporation shall be transferable on the record of shareholders upon presentment to the Corporation or a transfer agent of a certificate or certificates representing the shares requested to be transferred, with proper indorsement on the certificate or on a separate accompanying document, together with such evidence of the payment of transfer taxes and compliance with other provisions of law as the Corporation or its transfer agent may require.
Section 3.Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Share Certificates. No certificate for shares of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, except, if and to the extent required by the Board of Directors, upon:
(1)    Production of evidence of loss, destruction or wrongful taking;
(2)    Delivery of a bond indemnifying the Corporation and its agents against any claim that may be made against it or them on account of the alleged loss, destruction or wrongful taking of the replaced certificate or the issuance of the new certificate;
(3)    Payment of the expense of the Corporation and its agents incurred in connection with the issuance of the new certificate; and
(4)    Compliance with such other reasonable requirements as may be imposed.
ARTICLE V.
OTHER MATTERS
Section 1.Corporate Seal. The Board of Directors may adopt a corporate seal, alter such seal at pleasure, and authorize it to be used by causing it or a facsimile to be affixed or impressed or reproduced in any other manner.
Section 2.Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be the 12 months ending on the last Saturday of September in each year or such other period as may be fixed by the Board of Directors.
Section 3.Amendments. By-laws of the Corporation may be adopted, amended or repealed by vote of the holders of the shares at the time entitled to vote in the election of any directors. By-laws may also be adopted, amended or repealed by the Board of Directors, but any by-law adopted by the Board may be amended or repealed by the shareholders entitled to vote thereon as hereinabove provided.
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If any by-law regulating an impending election of directors is adopted, amended or repealed by the Board of Directors, there shall be set forth in the notice of the next meeting of shareholders for the election of directors the by-law so adopted, amended or repealed, together with a concise statement of the changes made.
Section 4.Indemnification. The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the New York Business Corporation Law as amended or supplemented, indemnify any and all persons whom it shall have power to indemnify under said law from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities or other matters referred to in or covered by said law.
The Corporation may enter into indemnification agreements with any officers, directors or other persons whom it shall have power to indemnify, when and as determined by the Board of Directors.
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Aug. 10, 2022
Cover [Abstract]    
Document Type   8-K
Document Period End Date   Jan. 23, 2024
Entity Registrant Name   ARK RESTAURANTS CORP.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code   NY
Entity File Number   1-09453
Entity Tax Identification Number   13-3156768
Entity Address, Address Line One   85 Fifth Avenue
Entity Address, City or Town   New York
Entity Address, State or Province   NY
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code   10003
City Area Code   212
Local Phone Number   206-8800
Written Communications   false
Soliciting Material   false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer   false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer   false
Title of 12(b) Security   Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
Trading Symbol   ARKR
Security Exchange Name   NASDAQ
Entity Emerging Growth Company   false
Amendment Flag   false
Entity Central Index Key   0000779544
Document Information [Line Items]    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --09-28  
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