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The Ark Restaurants Corp (NASDAQ: ARKR) SEC filings page provides access to the company’s regulatory disclosures filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Ark Restaurants, a New York corporation that owns and operates restaurants, bars, fast food concepts and catering operations in multiple U.S. markets, files periodic and current reports that describe its financial condition, operations, leases and material events.
Among the key filings for Ark Restaurants are annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, which include audited and interim financial statements, management’s discussion and analysis, details on restaurant and fast food operations, lease commitments and risk factors. These filings also discuss topics such as impairment of right-of-use assets and long-lived assets, goodwill impairment, performance at specific properties and markets, and the impact of lease disputes and closures on results.
The company also files current reports on Form 8-K to announce material events. For example, Ark Restaurants has filed Forms 8-K to furnish press releases reporting financial results for quarters and fiscal years, including the third quarter and full year of 2025. These 8-K filings identify the company as Ark Restaurants Corp, incorporated in New York, and attach the relevant earnings press releases as exhibits.
Through its filings, Ark Restaurants provides information on its credit agreement with Bank Hapoalim B.M., amendments to that credit facility, and covenants related to tangible net worth and maximum permitted obligations. Filings also describe the company’s investment in New Meadowlands Racetrack LLC, potential exposure to impairment of that investment, and legal proceedings, such as the litigation concerning the Bryant Park Grill & Cafe and The Porch at Bryant Park leases.
On this page, users can review Ark Restaurants’ Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, as well as other SEC documents. AI-powered tools can summarize lengthy filings, highlight key sections on lease obligations, impairments, credit facility terms and non-GAAP measures like EBITDA, and help readers quickly understand how new disclosures may affect ARKR.
Ark Restaurants’ quarterly results weakened as sales softened and prior-year one-time gains fell away. For the 13 weeks ended December 27, 2025, revenue fell to $40.7 million from $45.0 million, while net income attributable to Ark dropped to $896,000, or $0.25 per share, from $3.16 million, or $0.88 per share, a year earlier.
Excluding last year’s $5.2 million gain on the Tampa food court lease termination and El Rio Grande closure costs, operating income improved to $1.1 million from $0.6 million as food and labor costs were better managed. Same-store sales declined 7.3%, led by double‑digit drops in New York and Atlantic City, partly offset by growth in Washington, D.C.
The company ended the quarter with $9.1 million of cash, $3.0 million of debt and a working capital deficit of $5.0 million, and had no borrowings under its $20 million credit facility. A key risk is the Bryant Park Grill & Café and The Porch at Bryant Park, which together generated about 19.5% of revenue this quarter and are subject to an ongoing lease dispute and litigation that management says is already having a material adverse impact.
Ark Restaurants Corp. reported weaker first-quarter results for the 13 weeks ended December 27, 2025. Total revenue was $40,749,000 versus $44,988,000 a year earlier, reflecting softer sales and the prior closure of the Tampa Food Court. Company-wide same store sales, excluding Tampa, decreased 7.3%.
EBITDA, as adjusted, rose to $1,529,000 from $1,378,000, but net income attributable to Ark Restaurants Corp. fell to $896,000, or $0.25 per share, compared with $3,164,000, or $0.88 per share, mainly due to prior-year gains and lower contributions.
The Bryant Park Grill & Café and The Porch at Bryant Park, which generated about 19.5% of revenue this quarter, face ongoing lease litigation and negative publicity, which the company states has had and is expected to continue to have a material adverse effect. Ark also highlights uncertainty around its investment in New Meadowlands Racetrack LLC, which may face substantial impairment if a proposed New Jersey casino referendum does not advance or pass.
Ark Restaurants Corp. is asking shareholders to vote at its Annual Meeting on March 17, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at Bryant Park Grill in New York City. Holders of 3,606,157 common shares as of January 20, 2026 can vote.
Shareholders will elect six directors to one-year terms and ratify CohnReznick LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026. The Board recommends voting FOR all director nominees and FOR auditor ratification.
The Board has a combined Chairman and CEO role held by Michael Weinstein, with a majority of directors deemed independent under NASDAQ rules and three standing committees. In fiscal 2025, CEO compensation was $825,000, while the company reported a net loss of $9.2 million, compared with a $3.7 million net loss in 2024. Directors received cash retainers and meeting fees but no new equity grants in 2025.
As of January 20, 2026, Michael Weinstein beneficially owned 26.32% of the common stock, while other significant holders included Thomas A. Satterfield Jr. with 17.26% and Desai Ravi Ramesh with 5.00%.
Ark Restaurants Corp. reported total revenues of
The Bryant Park Grill & Café and The Porch at Bryant Park leases expired in 2025 and are the subject of ongoing litigation; these locations generated
Ark Restaurants Corp. furnished a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended 2025. The press release, attached as Exhibit 99.1, contains historical information about the company’s performance and includes forward-looking statements about future results, which the company notes are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes to differ materially. The information in this report and the exhibit is being treated as furnished rather than filed under federal securities laws, so it will only be incorporated into other securities documents if specifically referenced.
Michael Lawrence Weinstein, Chairman & CEO of Ark Restaurants Corp (ARKR), reported an open-market purchase of 3,000 shares on 08/18/2025 at $7.50 per share. After the purchase the report shows beneficial ownership of 944,461 shares, including 392,538 shares directly owned, 35,000 in an IRA, 1,650 held by The Weinstein Foundation, and 400,000 indirectly held through a family LLC (the Reporting Person has a 10% interest and sole voting power in that LLC; a 50% interest equals 115,273 shares of that LLC position). The filing notes 6,250 shares issuable under currently exercisable options.
Michael Lawrence Weinstein, Chairman & CEO of Ark Restaurants Corp (ARKR) filed a Form 4 disclosing a purchase of 545 shares of ARKR common stock on 08/14/2025 at a reported price of $7.30 per share. After the transaction, the filing reports the Reporting Person beneficially owns 942,961 shares in total through a mix of direct and indirect holdings: 392,538 shares directly, 35,000 shares in an IRA, 1,650 shares held by The Weinstein Foundation (trustee), and 400,000 shares held indirectly through a family-benefit LLC in which he has a 10% interest. The filing notes 113,773 shares represent Weinstein’s 50% interest in that LLC and excludes 6,250 shares issuable under exercisable stock options. The Form 4 is signed 08/18/2025 and uses transaction code P indicating a purchase.
Ark Restaurants (ARKR) reported total revenues of $43.7 million for the 13-week period, down 13.3% from the prior-year quarter, driven by a 7.4% same-store sales decline and closures of two properties. The company posted a consolidated net loss of $3.2 million for the quarter and a year-to-date loss of $7.3 million, which included a $3.44 million goodwill impairment and $4.7 million of right-of-use and long-lived asset impairments related largely to its Sequoia location. Cash and cash equivalents increased to $12.3 million and operating cash flow was positive $1.1 million year-to-date, helped by non-recurring gains including a $5.235 million gain from termination of a Tampa lease and $0.39 million gain on condominium sales. A pending legal dispute over the Bryant Park Grill and The Porch at Bryant Park — locations that represented ~15.4% of revenue year-to-date — creates material uncertainty. The company extended its credit facility maturity to 2028 but also recorded a discrete tax provision of $4.8 million that drove a large year-to-date tax expense.
Ark Restaurants Corp. furnished a Current Report on Form 8-K stating it issued a press release announcing financial results for the third quarter of 2025, with that press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the filing. The 8-K clarifies that the exhibit is furnished, not "filed," and that, aside from historical information, the press release contains forward-looking statements subject to risks and uncertainties.
The report is signed by the Chief Executive Officer, indicating the company met disclosure formalities but does not include financial tables or the earnings figures within the 8-K itself; readers must consult Exhibit 99.1 for the detailed results.