Every 8-K that GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (GENK) has filed with the SEC in the last 24 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A 8-K covers material events a company has to report between its quarterly reports, so if you follow GENK and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full GENK filings page.
GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (GENK) entered a stock purchase agreement giving it the option, not an obligation, to sell newly issued Class A common stock to Roth Principal Investments for an aggregate gross purchase price of up to $25,000,000. Sales may occur after the purchase conditions are met, including effectiveness of the resale registration statement, for up to 36 months from its Effective Date.
Nasdaq rules cap issuances at 6,776,399 shares, equal to 19.99% of Class A shares issued and outstanding immediately before signing, including Class A shares issuable upon exchange of issued and outstanding Class B shares. The cap does not apply if stockholders approve excess issuance or the average price paid equals or exceeds the Base Price. A separate 4.99% beneficial-ownership limit applies to Roth Principal Investments and its affiliates.
If shares are sold, GEN currently plans to use net proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes, which may include consumer packaged goods expansion, new restaurants or debt repayment. Roth withholds 10% of each purchase price until aggregate withholdings reach its $500,000 maximum commitment fee. GEN also agreed to an initial total of $150,000 for fees and legal-cost reimbursements, plus up to $7,500 per fiscal quarter for legal fees.
GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. entered into a Sales Agreement with Roth Capital Partners, LLC, allowing the company to offer and sell shares of its Class A common stock in an at the market offering having an aggregate offering amount of up to $3,740,000. Roth Capital Partners will act as sales agent or principal and use commercially reasonable efforts to execute sales under the program.
The agent will receive a 3.0% commission on gross proceeds from shares sold, and the company will also reimburse certain related expenses. GEN Restaurant Group may suspend sales at any time, and either party may terminate the agreement on five days’ written notice. Net proceeds are intended to fund expansion of the company’s consumer packaged goods business and for working capital and general corporate purposes, including potentially funding new restaurant openings.
GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. reported that it issued a press release on August 10, 2026 announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. The press release is provided as Exhibit 99.1, and the earnings information is being furnished to regulators rather than treated as filed for liability purposes.
GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. held its 2026 annual stockholder meeting virtually on June 23, 2026. A quorum was present, with 5,364,141 shares of Class A common stock and 27,599,810 shares of Class B common stock representing 99% of combined voting power.
Stockholders elected Class III directors Jae Chang and David H. Park to serve until the 2029 annual meeting. Chang received 276,200,709 votes for and Park received 276,383,200 votes for, with no withhold votes and 2,019,657 broker non-votes for each.
Stockholders also ratified the appointment of CBIZ CPAs P.C. as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, with 278,128,411 votes for, 248,835 against, and 51,261 abstentions.
GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. announced a planned chief financial officer succession. Thomas V. Croal retired as CFO, secretary, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer effective June 1, 2026, after a succession process with no disagreements over accounting, controls, or company policies.
The board appointed Luke A. Hewko, a CPA with prior CFO and e-commerce operating experience, as the new CFO effective the same day. Croal will stay employed through June 30, 2026 and then be available as a consultant at $250 per hour to support transition.
Under his offer letter, Hewko receives an annual base salary of $300,000 and eligibility for standard benefits, with equity terms to be negotiated later. A related press release highlights GEN’s plans to expand its Korean BBQ brand into consumer packaged goods, retail, and online channels and frames Hewko’s background as aligned with these multi‑channel growth goals.
GEN Restaurant Group reported weaker results for the first quarter of 2026. Revenue was $53.9 million, down 6.0% from $57.3 million a year earlier, driven by an 8.8% decline in comparable restaurant sales despite operating 59 restaurants versus 49 previously.
The company posted a net loss of $7.2 million, or $(0.22) per Class A share, compared with a $2.0 million loss, or $(0.06) per share, last year. Net loss margin widened to (13.4)%. Adjusted EBITDA fell to $(3.2) million from $1.2 million, and restaurant-level adjusted EBITDA margin declined to 7.4% from 15.6%.
Management is slowing new restaurant development, suspending construction on six stores and planning 5–7 openings in 2026 to conserve capital. At the same time, it is aggressively growing a consumer packaged goods division, targeting over 2,000 supermarket locations by year-end 2026 and 7,000–8,000 by year-end 2027, with long-term ambitions for over $100 million in annual CPG revenue.
GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. reported changes to how its Board of Directors is divided among director classes, without adding or removing any directors. Effective April 30, 2026, Jae Chang and David Park moved from Class II to Class III, while David Kim moved from Class III to Class II.
To implement this, each director formally resigned contingent on immediate reappointment to a different class, so their Board service is considered continuous. No committee assignments were changed, and the overall size and membership of the Board remain the same.
GEN Restaurant Group reported weak fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results, swinging from profit to loss despite modest revenue growth. Full-year revenue rose 2.0% to $212.5 million, but comparable restaurant sales fell 7.9% and restaurant-level adjusted EBITDA margin contracted to 13.8% from 17.7%.
Net (loss) income was ($19.4 million) in 2025 versus net income of $4.5 million in 2024, with adjusted EBITDA dropping to $0.7 million. In Q4 2025, revenue declined 9.0% to $49.7 million, same-store sales fell 11.6%, and loss from operations widened to ($12.2 million), including a $5.5 million impairment.
The company opened 15 new restaurants in 2025, reaching 57 locations, but cash fell to $2.8 million. Management highlighted strong Costco gift card sales of $29 million and rapid expansion of its consumer-packaged-goods business into over 800 grocery locations as key future growth drivers.
GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (GENK) furnished a Form 8‑K to announce it issued a press release with financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The release is provided as Exhibit 99.1. The information under Item 2.02 is being furnished to the SEC and is not deemed “filed” under the Exchange Act. The filing also includes Exhibit 104, the cover page interactive data file.
GEN Restaurant Group held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders virtually on June 18, 2025, with 99% of voting power present, constituting a quorum. Two key proposals were voted on:
- Director Election: David Kim was elected as Class III director, receiving 277,653,664 votes in favor, with 201,799 abstentions and 1,670,039 broker non-votes. He will serve until the 2028 Annual Meeting.
- Auditor Appointment: Stockholders ratified CBIZ CPAs P.C. as the independent registered public accounting firm for FY2025, with 278,837,899 votes in favor, 282,372 against, and 405,231 abstentions.
The company's dual-class structure grants Class A shares one vote per share and Class B shares ten votes per share. The meeting had 5,038,461 Class A shares and 27,761,515 Class B shares represented. GEN Restaurant Group is classified as an emerging growth company trading on Nasdaq Global Market under symbol GENK.