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): October 4, 2009
MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE,
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
| New York | 0-19357 | 16-0838627 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 200 Holleder Parkway,
Rochester, New York |
14615 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (585) 647-6400
| Not
Applicable |
| (Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
On October 4, 2009, Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. (the “Company”) purchased substantially all of the operating assets of Tire Warehouse Central, Inc. (“Tire Warehouse”) and its sole shareholder, Robert A. Dabrowski, for a cash payment of $21, 900,000. The assets are those used in the operation of forty (40) tire stores and six (6) franchise locations in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. In addition, the Company purchased from Tire Warehouse real property assets for seven (7) store locations and the Tire Warehouse distribution center in Swanzey, New Hampshire, for a cash payment of approximately $8,600,000. The Company anticipates finalizing the transfer of the real property assets for an additional five (5) store locations, for a cash payment of approximately $3,500,000, by mid-October. The Company also assumed certain limited liabilities of Tire Warehouse, including twenty-eight (28) real property lease agreements and certain operating contracts of the business.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MONRO MUFFLER
BRAKE, INC.
(Registrant)
October 8, 2009
By: /s/ Catherine
D’Amico
Catherine D’Amico
Executive Vice President – Finance