Edgar Filing: CEC ENTERTAINMENT INC

Form 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x	Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended October 1, 2006.

¨	Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from to .

Commission File Number 001-13587

CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Kansas		48-0905805
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4441 West Airport Freeway

Irving, Texas 75062

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(972) 258-8507

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer ¨ Non-accelerated filer ¨.

Indicated by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act) .. Yes ¨ No x

At April 13 2007 an aggregate of 32,241,703 shares of the registrant's Common Stock, par value of $.10 each (being the registrant's only class of common stock), were outstanding.

CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


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Part I — Financial Information:

Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited):

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets		3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income		4
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity		6
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows		7
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements		8

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		14

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		21

Item 4. Controls and Procedures		21

Part II — Other Information:

Item 1. Legal Proceedings		23

Item 1A. Risk Factors		23

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		23

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders		23

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K		24

Signatures		25

Certifications		26

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements

CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(Thousands, except share data)

ASSETS


	October 1, 2006			January 1, 2006
	(unaudited)			(as restated and adjusted – See Notes 2 and 3)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	16,262		$	12,184
Accounts receivable		14,426			16,251
Inventories		18,248			13,659
Prepaid expenses		9,113			7,882
Deferred tax asset		1,824			1,824

Total current assets		59,873			51,800

Property and equipment, net		625,895			597,919

Other assets		2,003			2,201

	$	687,771		$	651,920


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	652		$	594
Accounts payable		33,917			36,210
Accrued liabilities		47,547			27,360

Total current liabilities		82,116			64,164

Long-term debt, less current portion		171,981			148,974

Deferred rent		67,080			61,877

Deferred tax liability		14,329			19,619

Accrued insurance		6,703			14,103


Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)

Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, $.10 par value; authorized 100,000,000 shares; 56,592,967 and 56,115,658 shares issued, respectively		5,659			5,612
Capital in excess of par value		322,847			314,439
Retained earnings		519,382			463,178
Accumulated other comprehensive income		3,146			2,446
Less treasury shares of 24,359,450 and 22,499,815, respectively, at cost		(505,472	)		(442,492	)

		345,562			343,183

	$	687,771		$	651,920

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

(Thousands, except per share data)


	Three Months Ended
	October 1, 2006			October 2, 2005
				(as restated and adjusted- See Notes 2 and 3)
Food and beverage revenues	$	120,088		$	114,284
Games and merchandise revenues		73,903			64,527
Franchise fees and royalties		670			769
Interest income		10			9

		194,671			179,589

Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales:
Food, beverage and related supplies		21,961			21,316
Games and merchandise		8,176			7,875
Labor		52,074			49,888

		82,211			79,079
Selling, general and administrative expenses		27,265			23,549
Depreciation and amortization		16,308			15,377
Interest expense		2,686			1,144
Other operating expenses		38,151			36,298

		166,621			155,447

Income before income taxes		28,050			24,142

Income taxes		10,858			9,334

Net income		17,192			14,808

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation		(3	)		317

Comprehensive income	$	17,189		$	15,125

Earnings per share:
Basic:
Net income	$	.54		$	.42

Weighted average shares outstanding		31,975			34,954

Diluted:
Net income	$	.53		$	.41

Weighted average shares outstanding		32,614			36,004

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

(Thousands, except per share data)


	Nine Months Ended
	October 1, 2006		October 2, 2005
			(as restated and adjusted- See Notes 2 and 3)
Food and beverage revenues	$	378,971	$	362,783
Games and merchandise revenues		216,547		197,022
Franchise fees and royalties		2,301		2,249
Interest income		23		22

		597,842		562,076


Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales:
Food, beverage and related supplies		69,916		66,876
Games and merchandise		26,113		22,906
Labor		162,566		152,335

		258,595		242,117
Selling, general and administrative expenses		81,477		73,956
Depreciation and amortization		48,372		45,554
Interest expense		6,819		2,948
Other operating expenses		110,876		101,512

		506,139		466,087

Income before income taxes		91,703		95,989
Income taxes		35,499		36,961

Net income		56,204		59,028
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation		700		174

Comprehensive income	$	56,904	$	59,202


Earnings per share:
Basic:
Net income	$	1.71	$	1.66

Weighted average shares outstanding		32,779		35,475

Diluted:
Net income	$	1.67	$	1.61

Weighted average shares outstanding		33,581		36,658

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(Thousands)


	Amounts			Shares
Common stock and capital in excess of par value:
Balance, beginning of year (as restated and adjusted – see Notes 2 and 3)	$	320,051		56,116
Stock options exercised		7,279		322
Tax benefit from exercise of options		343
Stock issued under 401(k) plan		457		13
Stock-based compensation expense		4,347
Issuance of nonvested stock, net of forfeiture adjustments				242
Other		(175	)
Treasury stock retired and reserved for 401(k) plan		(3,796	)	(100	)

Balance, October 1, 2006		328,506		56,593


Retained earnings (as restated – see Notes 2 and 3):
Balance, beginning of year (as previously reported)		468,398
Prior period adjustment due to restatement		(5,220	)

Balance, beginning of year (as restated)		463,178
Net income		56,204

Balance, October 1, 2006		519,382


Accumulated other comprehensive income:
Balance, beginning of year		2,446
Foreign currency translation		700

Balance, October 1, 2006		3,146


Treasury shares:
Balance, beginning of year		(442,492	)	22,500
Treasury stock acquired		(66,776	)	1,960
Treasury stock retired and reserved for 401(k) plan		3,796		(100	)

Balance, October 1, 2006		(505,472	)	24,360


Total shareholders’ equity (as restated – see Notes 2 and 3)	$	345,562

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(Thousands)


	Nine Months Ended
	October 1, 2006			October 2, 2005
				(as restated and adjusted See Notes 2 and 3)
Operating activities:
Net income	$	56,204		$	59,028
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		48,372			45,554
Deferred income taxes		(5,717	)		(5,464	)
Stock-based compensation expense		4,219			5,788
Contributions from landlords		3,628			3,239
Deferred lease rentals		1,575			2,447
Provision for asset write-offs		7,625			1,684
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		2,464			(2,222	)
Inventories		(4,589	)		(1,917	)
Prepaid expenses		(1,231	)		(1,634	)
Accounts payable		(830	)		2,191
Accrued liabilities		12,787			(1,297	)

Cash provided by operating activities		124,507			107,397


Investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(83,908	)		(58,325	)
Decrease in other assets		113			45

Cash used in investing activities		(83,795	)		(58,280	)


Financing activities:
Proceeds on long-term debt		59,435			77,810
Payments on long-term debt		(36,748	)		(52,690	)
Exercise of stock options		7,279			9,500
Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options		343			3,296
Treasury stock acquired		(66,776	)		(88,118	)
Other		(167	)		68

Cash used in financing activities		(36,634	)		(50,134	)

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		4,078			(1,017	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		12,184			11,798

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	16,262		$	10,781


Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Interest paid	$	6,574		$	2,453
Income taxes paid		33,453			46,611
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Accrued construction accounts payable		9,511			10,859
Stock issued under 401(k) plan		457			456
Investment in capital leases		378			973
Restricted stock awards issued, net of forfeitures		7,100
Treasury stock retired and reserved for 401(k) plan		3,796

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Interim financial statements:

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements for the periods ended October 1, 2006 and October 2, 2005 reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the Company's financial condition, results of operations and cash flows in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been omitted. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements referred to above should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Form 10-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended January 1, 2006. Results of operations for the periods ended October 1, 2006 and October 2, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year.

2. Stock-based compensation:

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment” (“FAS 123R”) using the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options at the date of grant. The Company adopted FAS 123R at the beginning of fiscal year 2006 using the modified retrospective method of adoption and as a result, retroactively adjusted the results from prior periods.

The Company has stock-based compensation plans that include: a) non-statutory stock option plans for its employees and non-employee directors, b) restricted stock plans for employees and non-employee directors, and c) a retirement savings plan.

Under the terms of the Company’s stock option plans, employees and non-employee directors may be granted options to purchase the Company’s common stock at a price equal to the fair market value on the date of grant. Options may not be exercised until the employee has been continuously employed for at least one year after the date of grant. Shares granted generally vest over a period of one to four years. The Company issues new shares for stock option exercises. Effective May 2006, in conjunction with shareholder approval of an increase in restricted stock the Company agreed to discontinue issuing stock options to its employees and non-employee directors pursuant to the Company’s stock option plans.

In May 2004, the Company adopted an employee nonvested share plan under which 500,000 shares may be granted before December 31, 2014. In May 2006, the Company’s shareholders approved an additional 500,000 shares under the same plan. The price of the shares awarded under the plan shall be equal to the fair market value of such shares on the date of grant. All shares awarded shall provide for a vesting period of at least one year and no more than five years, and the full award may not vest in less than three years. Shares issued under a nonvested share award are nontransferable and subject to the forfeiture restrictions. Shares which expire or terminate may be re-granted under the plan. The Company issues new shares for nonvested share awards.

Stock option transactions are summarized as follows:


	Options Outstanding		Weighted Avg. Remaining Life (Years)	Weighted Average Exercise Price
Options outstanding, January 1, 2006	5,452,774		3.4	$	25.69
Granted	0
Exercised	(320,971	)			22.68
Forfeited	(145,346	)			33.30

Options outstanding, October 1, 2006	4,986,457		2.6		25.66

CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

2. Stock-based compensation (continued):

There are 3,704,695 shares exercisable at October 1, 2006 with a weighted average exercise price of $23.83 and a weighted average remaining life of 2.6 years.

Nonvested share transactions are summarized as follows:


	Restricted Share Awards		Weighted Avg. Fair Value Per Award
Nonvested shares outstanding, January 1, 2006	0
Granted	257,377		$	33.31
Forfeited	(15,266	)		33.29

Nonvested shares outstanding, October 1, 2006	242,111			33.31

No nonvested shares were granted in 2005.

Prior to 2006, the Company accounted for stock-based compensation under the intrinsic value method of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations (“APB 25”), and had adopted the disclosure-only provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” (“FAS 123”). In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a revised and renamed standard regarding stock-based compensation – FAS 123R. The revised standard, which was adopted by the Company in the first quarter of 2006, eliminates the disclosure–only election under FAS 123 and requires the recognition of compensation expense of stock options and all other forms of equity compensation generally based on the fair value of the instruments on the date of grant. In order to enhance comparability among all years presented and to provide the fullest understanding of the impact that expensing stock-based compensation has on the Company, the Company has retrospectively applied the new standard to prior period results. See Note 3 for the effects of the adoption of FAS 123R on prior periods.

The fair value of stock-based compensation is recognized in expense over the vesting period, and is determined on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of options granted. The estimated fair value of options granted was $9.80 in the first nine months of 2005. The weighted average assumptions used for grants in 2005 were: risk free interest rate of 4.1%, no dividend yield; expected lives of three years and expected volatility of 30%. There were no stock options granted in the first nine months of 2006.

The unaudited condensed consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive income for the three months ended October 1, 2006 and October 2, 2005 reflect pre-tax stock-based compensation cost of $1.5 million and $2.2 million, respectively and for the nine months ended October 1, 2006 and October 2, 2005 reflects pre-tax stock- based compensation cost of $4.2 million and $5.8 million, respectively. The impact on net income for the third quarter ended October 1, 2006 and October 2, 2005 was $915,000 and $1.3 million, respectively. The impact on net income for the nine months ended October 1, 2006 and October 2, 2005 was $2.6 million and $3.6 million, respectively. Stock-based compensation cost of $128,000 was capitalized as property and equipment in the first nine months of 2006. There was no stock-based compensation capitalized in the first nine months of 2005. The amount expensed in 2006 includes the expense of nonvested shares granted in 2006. Unrecognized pretax stock-based compensation cost as of October 1, 2006 was $3.6 million related to stock options granted and $6.3 million related to nonvested shares issued which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.4 years. At October 1, 2006, the weighted average remaining contractual life of options outstanding and exercisable is 2.6 years and 2.3 years, respectively.

CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

3. Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements:

Cash proceeds from the exercise of stock options totaled $7.3 million and $9.5 million in the first nine months of 2006 and the first nine months of 2005, respectively. Stock options exercised in the first nine months of 2006 and 2005 had an aggregate intrinsic value (amount by which the market price exceeded the exercise price on the date of exercise) of $3.4 million and $7.0 million, respectively. At October 1, 2006, the aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable is $29.2 million and $28.4 million, respectively. The income tax benefit related to the expense of employee stock options was $343,000 and $3.3 million for the first nine months of 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Following an internal investigation into the Company’s stock option accounting during the period from 1989 through 2005, the Company and its Audit Committee concluded that the Company’s consolidated financial statements for each of the fiscal years during the three year period ended January 1, 2006, as well as the quarter ended April 2, 2006, should be restated to record additional stock-based compensation and related tax effects resulting from stock options granted during fiscal years 1989 through 2005 that were incorrectly accounted for under generally accepted accounting principles. The decision was based on the determination that the actual measurement dates for determining the accounting treatment of certain stock option grants differed from the measurement dates used by the Company in preparing its consolidated financial statements.

For this restatement, the Company determined the actual measurement date by determining the date on which the terms and recipients of the stock option awards were determined with finality and all required granting actions were completed in full. The Company determined the actual measurement date to be the date on which the Board of Directors or a special committee of the Board of Directors would approve a stock option grant with sufficient specificity to determine the option price and the number of options to be allocated to individuals. In some instances approval was made in a meeting but in most instances was made through unanimous written consent (“UWC”). The Company considered the approval date of a UWC to be the date on which the last required approval was received by the Company. For certain stock option grants, the Company was unable to locate definitive and complete documentation evidencing the date on which the last required approval of a UWC was received by the Company. For these instances, the Company formed a conclusion as to the most likely date that approval was received based on the pattern of past stock option grants.

After comparing the actual measurement dates to the measurement dates used by the Company in preparing its consolidated financial statements, the Company determined that certain stock options were granted at an exercise price below the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the actual measurement date. As a result of this determination, the Company has restated the condensed consolidated financial statements for the third quarter and six months ended October 2, 2005 included in this Form 10-Q to correct previously recorded stock-based compensation and other errors.

The restatement of the third quarter ended October 2, 2005 includes a $26,000 reduction in stock-based compensation expense included in selling, general and administrative expenses. Interest expense increased $72,000 for interest payable on the underpayment of income taxes due to the disallowed tax deductions for compensation paid to executive officers under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m). Additionally, in the third quarter ended October 2, 2005, income tax expense increased $60,000 primarily due to additional income taxes of $88,000 related to the disallowed tax deductions. In the restatement of the nine months ended October 2, 2005, food, beverage and related supplies expenses increased by $155,000 due to an increase in beverage costs related to a vendor rebate adjustment; and selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $43,000 due to the correction of a pricing error and $78,000 due to reduced stock-based compensation expense. Interest expense increased $169,000 for interest payable on the underpayment of income taxes due to the disallowed tax deductions for compensation paid to executive officers under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m). Additionally in the first nine months ended October 2, 2005, income tax expense increased $90,000 primarily due to additional taxes of $264,000 related to the disallowed tax deductions offset by an adjustment to reduce state taxes by $67,000 and a decrease of $14,000 in income tax expense for the adjustments described above. For the first nine months of 2005, the Company has reported non-cash investing and financing activities for accrued construction accounts payable of $10,859,000, stock issued under its 401(k) plan of $456,000 and investments in capital leases of $973,000.

CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

3. Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements (continued):

The following tables present the effects of the restatement and retrospective application of FAS 123R on previously issued condensed consolidated balance sheets, statements of earnings and statements of cash flows. (thousands, except per share data) (See Note 2 for further discussion):


	Fiscal Year Ended January 1, 2006
	As Previously Reported		Restate- ment (1)			FAS 123R Adj			As Restated And Adjusted
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet:
Accounts receivable	$	20,323	$	(4,072	)				$	16,251
Total current assets		55,872		(4,072	)					51,800
Property and equipment, net		592,255		5,664						597,919
Total assets		650,328		1,592						651,920
Accounts payable		30,264		5,946						36,210
Accrued liabilities		27,791		(431	)					27,360
Total current liabilities		58,649		5,515						64,164
Long-term deferred tax liability		29,272		80		$	(9,733	)		19,619
Accrued insurance		17,000		(2,897	)					14,103
Capital in excess of par value		262,846		8,486			43,107			314,439
Retained earnings		506,144		(9,592	)		(33,374	)		463,178
Total shareholders’ equity		334,556		(1,106	)		9,733			343,183
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		650,328		1,592						651,920

(1)	Previously reported amounts were subsequently restated on the Company’s amended Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2006.


	Quarter Ended October 2, 2005
	As Previously Reported		Restate- ment			FAS 123R Adj			As Restated and Adjusted
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	21,378				$	2,171		$	23,549
Interest expense		1,072	$	72						1,144
Total costs and expenses		153,204		72			2,171			155,447
Income before income taxes		26,385		(72	)		(2,171	)		24,142
Income taxes		10,105		60			(831	)		9,334
Net income		16,280		(132	)		(1,340	)		14,808
Comprehensive income		16,597		(132	)		(1,340	)		15,125
Basic earnings per share		.47		.00			(.05	)		.42
Diluted earnings per share		.45		.00			(.04	)		.41

CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

3. Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements (continued):


	Nine Months Ended October 2, 2005
	As Previously Reported			Restate- ment			FAS 123R Adj			As Restated and Adjusted
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings:
Food, beverage, and related supplies	$	66,721		$	155		$	0		$	66,876
Total cost of sales		241,962			155			0			242,117
Selling, general and administrative expenses		68,211			(43	)		5,788			73,956
Interest expense		2,779			169						2,948
Total costs and expenses		460,018			281			5,788			466,087
Income before income taxes		102,058			(281	)		(5,788	)		95,989
Income taxes		39,088			90			(2,217	)		36,961
Net income		62,970			(371	)		(3,571	)		59,028
Comprehensive income		63,144			(371	)		(3,571	)		59,202
Basic earnings per share		1.78			(.02	)		(.10	)		1.66
Diluted earnings per share		1.72			(.01	)		(.10	)		1.61

	Nine Months Ended October 2, 2005
	As Previously Reported			Restate- ment			FAS 123R Adj			As Restated and Adjusted
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows:
Operating activities:
Net income	$	62,970		$	(371	)	$	(3,571	)	$	59,028
Deferred income taxes		(6,736	)		343			929			(5,464	)
Stock compensation expense		0			0			5,788			5,788
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation		4,408			0			(4,408	)		0
Accounts receivable		(2,377	)		155			0			(2,222	)
Accrued liabilities		821			(84	)		(2,034	)		(1,297	)
Cash provided by operating activities		110,650			43			(3,296	)		107,397
Investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(58,282	)		(43	)		0			(58,325	)
Cash used in investing activities		(58,237	)		(43	)		0			(58,280	)
Financing activities:
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation		0			0			3,296			3,296
Cash used in financing activities		(53,430	)		0			3,296			(50,134	)
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Accrued construction accounts payable		441			10,418			0			10,859
Stock issued under 401(k) plan		0			456			0			456
Investment in capital leases		0			973			0			973

CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

4. Earnings per common share:

Basic earnings per common share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted EPS adjusts for the effect of potential common shares from dilutive stock options and restricted shares using the treasury stock method. Earnings per common and potential common share were computed as follows (thousands, except per share data):


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	October 1, 2006		October 2, 2005		October 1, 2006		October 2, 2005
Net income	$	17,192	$	14,808	$	56,204	$	59,028

Basic:
Weighted average common shares outstanding		31,975		34,954		32,779		35,475

Earnings per common share	$	.54	$	.42	$	1.71	$	1.66

Diluted:
Weighted average common shares outstanding		31,975		34,954		32,779		35,475
Potential common shares for stock options		639		1,050		802		1,183

Weighted average shares outstanding		32,614		36,004		33,581		36,658

Earnings per common and potential common share	$	.53	$	.41	$	1.67	$	1.61

5. Commitments and contingencies:

From time to time, the Company is involved in litigation, which is incidental to its business. In the Company’s opinion, no litigation to which the Company currently is a party is likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

6. New Accounting Pronouncements:

In March 2006, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) issued EITF Issue 06-3, “How Sales Taxes Collected From Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income Statement.” A consensus was reached that entities may adopt a policy of presenting sales taxes in the income statement on either a gross or net basis. If taxes are significant, an entity should disclose its policy of presenting taxes and the amounts of taxes. The guidance is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company presents sales net of sales taxes. This issue will not impact the method for recording sales taxes in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is evaluating the impact the adoption of FIN 48 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, (“SAB 108”), which addresses how the effects of prior-year uncorrected misstatements should be considered when quantifying misstatements in the current-year financial statements. SAB 108 requires an entity to quantify misstatements using a balance sheet and income-statement approach and to evaluate whether either approach results in quantifying an error that is material in light of relevant quantitative and qualitative factors. Application of the provisions of SAB 108 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Item 2:

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The accompanying management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations give effect to the restatement discussed in Note 3 of the consolidated financial statements.

Overview

The Company and its subsidiaries develop, operate and franchise restaurants under the name “Chuck E. Cheese’s ^®” in 48 states and five foreign countries/territories. The primary sources of the Company’s revenues are from Company restaurant sales (food, beverage, games and merchandise) and franchise royalties and fees.

Certain expenses relate only to Company operated restaurants. These include:

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Food, beverage and related supplies which include, food and beverage costs less rebates from suppliers, paper and birthday supplies, cleaning supplies and kitchen utensils.

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Game and merchandise costs which include costs of merchandise sold to customers, prize costs and hourly game technician labor.

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Labor costs which include all direct restaurant labor costs and benefits, with the exception of game technician labor, are included in game and merchandise cost.

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Other operating expenses which include utilities, repair costs, insurance, property taxes, restaurant rent expense, preopening expenses and gains and losses on property transactions.

Selling, general and administrative costs include both restaurant costs and corporate overhead costs including advertising.

Depreciation and amortization expense includes both restaurant expense and corporate overhead expense.

Comparable store sales (sales of restaurants that were open for a period greater than eighteen consecutive months at the beginning of each respective year or twelve months for acquired restaurants) are a critical factor when evaluating the Company’s business.

Results of Operations

A summary of the results of operations of the Company as a percentage of revenues is shown below.


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	Oct. 1, 2006		Oct. 2, 2005		Oct. 1, 2006		Oct. 2, 2005
Revenues	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales:
Food, beverage and related supplies	11.3		11.9		11.7		11.9
Games and merchandise	4.2		4.4		4.4		4.1
Labor	26.7		27.8		27.2		27.1

	42.2		44.1		43.3		43.1
Selling, general and administrative	14.0		13.1		13.6		13.2
Depreciation and amortization	8.4		8.6		8.1		8.1
Interest expense	1.4		0.6		1.1		0.5
Other operating expenses	19.6		20.2		18.5		18.1

	85.6		86.6		84.6		83.0

Income before income taxes	14.4		13.4		15.4		17.0
Income tax expense	5.6		5.2		6.0		6.5

Net income	8.8	%	8.2	%	9.4	%	10.5	%


	Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
	Oct. 1, 2006		Oct. 2, 2005	Oct. 1, 2006		Oct. 2, 2005
Number of Company-operated stores:
Beginning of period	476		455	475		449
New	3		7	6		12
Company purchased franchise stores						1
Closed	(2	)		(4	)

End of period	477		462	477		462


Number of franchise stores:
Beginning of period	45		45	44		46
New				1		1
Company purchased franchise stores						(1	)
Closed						(1	)

End of period	45		45	45		45

Third Quarter 2006 Compared to Third Quarter 2005

Revenues

Revenues increased 8.4% to $194.7 million in the third quarter of 2006 from $179.6 million in the third quarter of 2005 due to an increase of 5.0% in comparable store sales between the periods and a weighted average increase of 19 Company-operated restaurants. There was a 1.2% change in menu prices between the third quarter of 2005 and the third quarter of 2006. Comparable store sales growth in the third quarter of 2006 was also benefited by the comparison to the prior year when comparable store sales growth was negatively impacted approximately 1% from temporary store closures associated with hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Costs and Expenses

Costs and expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased to 85.6% in the third quarter of 2006 from 86.6% in third quarter of 2005.

Cost of sales decreased as a percentage of revenues to 42.2% in the third quarter of 2006 from 44.1% in the comparable period of 2005. Cost of food, beverage, and related supplies as a percentage of revenues decreased to 11.3% in the third quarter of 2006 from 11.9% in the third quarter of 2005 primarily due to a $.27 reduction in the average price per pound paid for cheese in the third quarter of 2006 compared to the third quarter of 2005 and to a lesser extent increases in menu prices. Cost of games and merchandise as a percentage of revenues decreased to 4.2% in the third quarter of 2006 from 4.4% in the third quarter of 2005. Labor expense as a percentage of revenues decreased to 26.7% in the third quarter of 2006 from 27.8% for the respective period in 2005 despite a 3.4% increase in the average wage rate primarily due to the leveraging affects associated with strong sales performance and other operational efficiencies.

Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues increased to 14.0% in the third three months of 2006 from 13.1% in the third three months of 2005. The increase was primarily due to $1.4 million in professional service fees associated with the Company’s review of its stock option granting practices.

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased 6.1% to $16.3 million in the third quarter of 2006.

Interest expense as a percentage of revenues increased to 1.4% in the third quarter of 2006 from 0.6% in the third quarter of 2005 primarily due to an increase in the average debt balance and an increase in interest rates.

Other operating expenses decreased as a percentage of revenues to 19.6% in the third quarter of 2006 from 20.2% in the third quarter of 2005 primarily due to sales leverage on fixed costs partially offset by a 0.2% increase in utility costs and a 0.2% increase in asset write-offs compared to the third quarter of 2005.

The Company’s effective income tax rate was 38.7% in both the third quarter of 2006 and the third quarter of 2005.

Net Income

The Company had net income of $17.2 million in the third quarter of 2006 compared to $14.8 million in the third quarter of 2005 due to the changes in revenues and expenses discussed above. The Company's diluted earnings per share increased 29.3% to $.53 per share in the third quarter of 2006 from $.41 per share in the third quarter of 2005 due to a 9.4% decrease in the number of weighted average shares outstanding and a 16.1% increase in net income discussed above.

First Nine Months of 2006 Compared to First Nine Months of 2005

Revenues

Revenues increased 6.4% to $597.8 million in the first nine months of 2006 from $562.1 million in the first nine months of 2005 primarily due to a weighted average increase of 22 Company-operated restaurants and an increase of 2.4% in comparable store sales between the periods. There was a 0.6% change in menu prices between the first nine months of 2005 and the first nine months of 2006.

Costs and Expenses

Costs and expenses as a percentage of revenues increased to 84.6% in the first nine months of 2006 from 83.0% in the first nine months of 2005.

Cost of sales increased as a percentage of revenues to 43.3% in the first nine months of 2006 from 43.1% in the comparable period of 2005. Cost of food, beverage, and related supplies as a percentage of revenues decreased to 11.7% for the first nine months of 2006 from 11.9% for the first nine months of 2006 due to a reduction in cheese prices and a reduction in the cost of various pizza toppings. Cost of games and merchandise as a percentage of revenues increased to 4.4% in the first nine months of 2006 from 4.1% in the first nine months of 2005 due to the distribution of free tokens related to a marketing promotion in the first quarter of 2006 and a 1.2% increase in game revenue mix associated with the Company’s coupon strategy highlighting discounted game play. Labor expense as a percentage of revenues increased to 27.2% in the first nine months of 2006 from 27.1% in the comparable period of 2005 primarily due to higher wage rates.

Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues increased to 13.6 % in the first nine months of 2006 from 13.2% in the first nine months of 2005. The increase was primarily due to $1.4 million in professional service fees associated with the Company’s review of its stock option granting practices.

Depreciation and amortization expenses as a percentage of revenues remained consistent in the first nine months of both respective years at 8.1%.

Interest expense as a percentage of revenues increased to 1.1% in the first nine months of 2006 from 0.5% in the first nine months of 2005 primarily due to an increase in the average debt balance and an increase in interest rates.

Other operating expenses as a percentage of revenues increased in the first nine months of 2006 to 18.5% from 18.1% in the first nine months of 2005 primarily due to a 0.4% increase in utility expense as a percentage of revenues. The average electricity expense per restaurant in the first nine months of 2006 increased 18.1% compared to the same period of 2005. In addition, in the first nine months of 2006 the Company recorded a $3.5 million asset impairment loss for four small market locations and a $1.2 million loss related to the write-off of used games intended to be used in new stores and the write-off of development costs for abandoned sites where the decision was made to not develop the units. These increases were partially offset by an improvement in insurance expense. In the first nine months of 2006, insurance expense decreased $4.1 million compared to the same period of the prior year resulting from improved trends in workers compensation and general liability claims primarily relating to claims originating in the last 24 months.

The Company’s effective income tax rate was 38.7% in the first nine months of 2006 compared to 38.5% in the first nine months of 2005.

Net Income

The Company had net income of $56.2 million in the first nine months of 2006 compared to $59.0 million in the first nine months of 2005 due to the changes in revenues and expenses discussed above. The Company's diluted earnings per share increased 3.7% to $1.67 per share in the first nine months of 2006 from $1.61 per share in the first nine months of 2005 due to a 8.4% decrease in the number of weighted average shares outstanding offset by the decrease in net income discussed above.

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash provided by operations was $124.5 million in the first nine months of 2006 compared to $107.4 million in the first nine months of 2005. Net cash outflows from investing activities for the first nine months of 2006 were $83.8 million, primarily related to capital expenditures. Net cash outflows from financing activities for the first nine months of 2006 were $36.6 million, primarily related to payments to reduce outstanding debt and the repurchase of the Company’s common stock. The Company's primary requirements for cash relate to planned capital expenditures, the repurchase of the Company’s common stock and debt service. The Company expects that it will satisfy such requirements from cash provided by operations and, if necessary, funds available under its line of credit.

The Company has initiated several strategies to increase revenues and earnings over the long-term that require capital expenditures. These strategies include: (a) new restaurant development, (b) major remodels, (c) expansions of the square footage of existing restaurants (d) a game enhancement initiative that includes new games and rides and (e) small market remodels.

In 2007, the Company plans to add approximately 10 restaurants, including relocating three restaurants. The Company currently anticipates its cost of opening such new restaurants will vary depending upon many factors including the size of the restaurants and whether the Company acquires land or the restaurant is an in-line or freestanding building. The average square footage of new stores in 2007 should approximate 12,500 square feet with projected average annual sales in excess of $2 million. The average capital cost of all new restaurants expected to open in 2007 will approximate $2.1 to $2.2 million per restaurant.

The major remodel initiative typically includes expansion of the space allocated to the game room, an increase in the number of games and rides and in most cases may include a new exterior and interior identity. A new exterior identity includes a revised Chuck E. Cheese logo and signage, updating the exterior design of the buildings and, in some restaurants, colorful new awnings. The interior component includes painting, updating décor, a new menu board, enhanced lighting, remodeled restrooms and an upgraded salad bar. The average cost of major remodels in 2007 will approximate $550,000 to $650,000. In addition to expanding the square footage of existing restaurants, expansions typically include all components of a major remodel including an increase in the number of games and rides and range in cost from $800,000 to $900,000 per restaurant. The primary components of the game enhancement initiative are to provide new games and rides and the average capital cost is currently approximately $100,000 to $150,000 per restaurant. Small market remodels primarily include new games and rides and typically the removal of seating. Small market remodels are expected to range in cost from $100,000 to $150,000.

The Company expects the aggregate capital costs in 2007 of completing game enhancements, major remodels and expanding the square footage of existing restaurants to total approximately $56 million and impact approximately 155 restaurants. This plan includes 65 game enhancements, 55 major remodels, 20 small market remodels and 15 store expansions.

During 2006, the Company opened 14 new restaurants and impacted a total of 152 existing restaurants with capital expenditures. The Company currently estimates that total capital expenditures in 2007 will be approximately $78 million, including the $56 million the Company is expecting to invest in existing restaurants. The Company plans to finance its capital expenditures through cash flow from operations and, if necessary, borrowings under the Company’s line of credit.

From time to time, the Company repurchases shares of its common stock under a plan authorized by its Board of Directors. The plan authorizes repurchases in the open market or in private transactions. Beginning in 1993, the Company has repurchased approximately 23.6 million shares of the Company’s common stock, retroactively adjusted for all stock splits, at an aggregate purchase price of approximately $505 million. During the first nine months of 2006, the Company repurchased 1,959,635 shares at an aggregate purchase price of approximately $66.8 million. At the end of the first nine months of 2006, approximately $280.3 million remained available for repurchase under a $400 million repurchase authorization approved by the Company’s Board of Directors in July 2005.

The Company has available borrowings under its line of credit agreement of up to $200 million that is scheduled to mature in December 2010. Interest under the line of credit is dependent on earnings and debt levels of the Company and ranges from prime or, at the Company’s option, LIBOR plus 0.50% to 1.25%. Currently, any borrowings under this line of credit would be at the prime rate or LIBOR plus 0.75%. As of October 1, 2006, there were $160.2 million in borrowings under this line of credit and outstanding letters of credit of $11.8 million. The line of credit agreement contains certain restrictions and conditions as defined in the agreement that require the Company to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio at a minimum of 1.5 to 1.0 and a maximum total debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization ratio of 3.0 to 1.0. Borrowings under the line of credit agreement are unsecured but the Company has agreed not to pledge any of its existing assets to secure future indebtedness. At October 1, 2006, the Company was in compliance with all of the above debt covenants. The Lenders under the line of credit agreement have agreed to waive any default or event of default resulting from the Company’s failure to deliver certain documents, including its consolidated financial statements, as required by the line of credit agreement during the period beginning August 16, 2006 and ending May 15, 2007.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The following discussion addresses the Company’s most critical accounting policies, which are those that require significant judgment.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

The fair value of stock-based compensation is recognized in expense over the vesting period, and is determined on the measurement date. The measurement date is determined the first date on which both are known with finality (1) the number of shares an individual employee is entitled to receive and (2) the option or purchase price, if any. The Company uses all available evidence to determine the most likely measurement date.

The Company considers the date of the meeting to be the accounting measurement date if minutes of the meeting were recorded and provided sufficient specificity to determine the award price and the number of awards to be allocated to individuals.

For the instances when approval is obtained through unanimous written consent, the Company considers the measurement date to be the date when the last required signature was received by the Company from the Board of Directors or a special committee of the Board of Directors on the UWC. However, in instances in which the Company was unable to locate definitive and complete documentation evidencing the date on which the last required approval of a UWC was received by the Company, the Company formed a conclusion as to the most likely date that approval was received based on the timing of letters notifying employees of the stock award (if available) and the approval pattern of past stock awards approved through a UWC with evidence of the date on which the last required approval was received by the Company. More specifically, for these instances, the Company estimates the accounting measurement date to be the earlier of the date of the letter notifying the employee of the stock award (if available) or the average number of days lapsing from the stated “as of” date of a UWC to the date on which the last required approval of a UWC was received by the Company for other stock awards. For annual stock awards (in which the largest number of awards were granted to employees) and mid-year grants, the average number of days lapsing from the ‘as of’ date of the UWC to the date on which the last required approval of a UWC was received by the Company averaged 29 and 48 business days, respectively.

Self Insurance

The Company estimates its liability for incurred but unsettled general liability and workers compensation related claims under its self-insured retention programs, including reported losses in the process of settlement and losses incurred but not reported. The estimate is based on loss development factors determined through actuarial methods using the actual claim loss experience of the Company subject to adjustment for current trends. In addition, the Company uses a third-party actuary report obtained semi-annually to determine its required insurance reserves. Revisions to the estimated liability resulting from ongoing periodic reviews are recognized in the period in which a material difference is identified. Significant increases in general liability and workers compensation claims could have a material adverse impact on future operating results.

The Company also estimates its liability for claims related to a medical benefits program it provides to its employees. The estimated liability is based upon historical claims data.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company periodically reviews the estimated useful lives and recoverability of its depreciable assets based on factors including historical experience, the expected beneficial service period of the asset, the quality and durability of the asset and the Company’s maintenance policy including periodic upgrades. Changes in useful lives are made on a prospective basis, unless factors indicate the carrying amounts of the assets may not be recoverable from estimated future cash flows and an impairment write-down is necessary.

Lease Accounting

The Company uses a consistent lease period (generally, the initial non-cancelable lease term plus renewal option periods provided for in the lease that can be reasonably assured) when calculating depreciation of leasehold improvements and in determining straight-line rent expense and classification of its leases as either an operating lease or a capital lease. The lease term and straight-line rent expense commences on the date when the Company takes possession and has the right to control use of the leased premises. Funds received from the lessor intended to reimburse the Company for the costs of leasehold improvements is recorded as a deferred credit resulting from a lease incentive and amortized over the lease term as a reduction to rent expense.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 154 (“FAS 154”), “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections”, a Replacement of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 20, and Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 3. FAS 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements for changes in accounting principles, unless it is not impracticable to determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. FAS 154 also requires that retrospective application of a change in accounting principle be limited to the direct effects of the change. Indirect effects of a change in accounting principle, such as a change in non-discretionary profit-sharing payments resulting from an accounting change, should be recognized in the period of the accounting change. SFAS 154 also requires that a change in depreciation, amortization, or deletion method for long-lived, non-financial assets be accounted for as a change in accounting estimate effected by a change in accounting principle. FAS 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The adoption of FAS 154 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006 comply with the provisions of FAS 154.

In March 2006, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) issued EITF Issue 06-3, “How Sales Taxes collected From Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income Statement.” A consensus was reached that entities may adopt a policy of presenting sales taxes in the income statement on either a gross or net basis. If taxes are significant, an entity should disclose its policy of presenting taxes and the amounts of taxes. The guidance is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company presents sales net of sales taxes. This issue will not impact the method for recording sales taxes in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the

financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in an income tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting FIN 48.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157 (“FAS 157”), "Fair Value Measurements." This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The statement applies whenever other statements require or permit assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The impact of this adoption will not be material to our consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158 (“FAS 158”), "Employers' Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans." This statement requires companies to recognize a net liability or asset and an offsetting adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income to report the funded status of defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans. The statement requires prospective application, and the recognition and disclosure requirements are effective for companies with fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006. Additionally, FAS 158 requires companies to measure plan assets and obligations at their year-end balance sheet date. This requirement is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. The impact of this adoption was not be material to our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 (“FAS 159”), "The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Liabilities." This statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. If the fair value option is elected, unrealized gains and losses will be recognized in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. FAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We are currently evaluating the impact of this adoption on our consolidated financial statements.

Website Access to Company Reports

Our website address is www.chuckecheese.com. Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed by our officers, directors and stockholders holding 10% or more of our common stock and all amendments to those reports are available free of charge through our website, as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements in this report, other than historical information, may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “estimate” and similar expressions (or the negative of such expressions). Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ from those anticipated, estimated or expected. Among the key factors that may have a direct bearing on the Company’s operating results, performance or financial condition are its ability to implement its growth strategies, national, regional and local economic conditions affecting the restaurant and entertainment industries, competition within each of the restaurant and entertainment industries, store sales cannibalization, success of its franchise operations, negative publicity, health epidemics or pandemics, acts of God, terrorist acts, litigation, demographic trends, fluctuations in quarterly results of operations, including seasonality, government regulations, weather, school holidays, increased commodity, utility, insurance, advertising and labor costs.

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The Company is subject to market risk in the form of interest risk and foreign currency risk. Both interest risk and foreign currency risk are immaterial to the Company.

Item 4:

Controls and Procedures

Background of Restatement

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We have established and maintained disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company and our subsidiaries required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any control and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only a reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management was necessarily required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures and concluded that, because of the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting discussed below, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of October 1, 2006.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s Auditing Standard No. 2 defines a material weakness as a significant deficiency, or a combination of significant deficiencies, that results in there being a more than remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected. Management identified a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting in connection with this assessment.

Specifically, we did not design and implement controls necessary to provide reasonable assurance that the measurement date for stock option grants was appropriately determined. As a result, the measurement date used for certain option grants was not appropriate and such grants were not accounted for in accordance with GAAP.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There has not been any material change in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended October 1, 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

Subsequent to October 1, 2006, the Company has adopted certain actions concerning corporate governance to enhance the process for equity-based compensation awards in the future and continues to implement additional remedies regarding the material weakness described above. These actions include:

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Engaging a compensation consultant to review existing equity based compensation plans to assist in compliance matters and to assist in development and implementation of a set of best practices with respect to its equity based compensation plans.

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The adoption of a formal written policy concerning equity-based compensation awards to employees, which includes, among other things, the following:

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Equity based compensation awards will be made only at meetings, and not by unanimous written consents in lieu of a meeting;

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The Board of Directors or committee thereof will meet between two and ten business days after each quarterly earnings release, and equity based compensation awards will be made only at these four meetings.

The Company is continuing to evaluate the recommendations of the Audit Committee and may take additional actions at a later date in response to these recommendations.

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

On July 25, 2006, the Company announced a review by its Audit Committee of stock option granting procedures. On July 27, 2006, the Company notified the SEC that the Audit Committee was conducting a review of the Company’s stock option granting practices. The SEC notified the Company on August 1, 2006, that it was conducting an informal inquiry into various accounting matters related to the Company including its stock option practices. The Company is fully cooperating with the SEC in the informal inquiry. Given the preliminary nature of the matter, the Company is not able to predict what impact, if any, this inquiry will have on the Company.

On January 23, 2007, a purported class action lawsuit against the Company, entitled Blanco v. CEC Entertainment, Inc., et. al., Cause No. CV-07-0559 ("Blanco Litigation"), was filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The Blanco Litigation was filed by an alleged customer of one of the Company’s Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurants purporting to represent all individuals in the United States who, on or after December 4, 2006, were knowingly and intentionally provided at the point of sale or transaction with an electronically-printed receipt by the Company that was in violation of U.S.C. Section 1681c(g) of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act ("FACTA"). The Blanco Litigation is not seeking actual damages, but is only seeking statutory damages for each willful violation under FACTA. The Blanco Litigation is still in its preliminary stages and discovery has not yet begun. Thus, its ultimate outcome, and any ultimate effect on the Company, cannot be precisely determined at this time. However, the Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to this lawsuit and intends to vigorously defend against it, including the Blanco plaintiffs’ efforts to certify a nationwide class action.

On February 8, 2007, a purported class action lawsuit against the Company, entitled Price v. CEC Entertainment, Inc., et. al., Cause No. CV-07-00923 ("Price Litigation"), was filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The Price Litigation was filed by an alleged customer of one of the Company’s Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurants purporting to represent the following two classes of individuals in the United States: (i) all persons to whom, on or after January 1, 2005, the Company provided, through use of a machine that was first put into use by the Company on or after January 1, 2005, an electronically printed receipt which was in violation of U.S.C. Section 1681c(g) of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act ("FACTA"); and (ii) all persons to whom, on or after December 4, 2006, the Company provided, through use of a machine that was being used by the Company before January 1, 2005, an electronically printed receipt which was in violation of FACTA. The Price Litigation is not seeking actual damages, but is only seeking statutory damages for each willful violation under FACTA and a permanent injunction enjoining the Company from engaging in unlawful violations of FACTA. The Price Litigation is still in its preliminary stages and discovery has not yet begun. Thus, its ultimate outcome, and any ultimate effect on the Company, cannot be precisely determined at this time. However, the Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to this lawsuit and intends to vigorously defend against it, including the Price plaintiffs’ efforts to certify a nationwide class action.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in the Company’s risk factors from those disclosed in the Company’s 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

There were no repurchases of common stock made by the Company during the third quarter of 2006 pursuant to a repurchase program authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors in July 2005 to purchase up to $400 million in the Company’s stock.

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the third quarter of 2006.

Item 6.

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

a) Exhibits


31.1		Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).

31.2		Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).

32.1		Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2		Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

b) Reports on Form 8-K

During the third quarter and to present, we filed or furnished the following reports on Form 8-K:

A current report on Form 8-K, dated July 25, 2006, announcing second quarter 2006 financial results ended July 2,2006.

A current report on Form 8-K, dated August 11, 2006, announcing the delay in filing the Company’s second quarter 2006 quarterly report on form 10-Q.

A current report on Form 8-K, dated October 31, 2006, announcing preliminary third quarter 2006 financial results ended October 1,2006 and completion of Audit Committee’s review of stock option granting practices.

A current report on Form 8-K, dated November 14, 2006, announcing non-reliance on previously issued financial statements.

A current report of Form 8-K/A, dated December 20, 2006, amending the Form 8-K filed on November 14, 2006.

A current report on Form 8-K, dated March 6, 2007, announcing preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006.

A current report on Form 8-K, dated March 13, 2007, announcing unregistered sales of equity securities.

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 thereunto duly authorized.


	CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

Dated: April 23, 2007	By:	/s/ Richard M. Frank
		Richard M. Frank
		Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director
		(Principal Executive Officer)

		/s/ Christopher D. Morris
		Christopher D. Morris
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)

		/s/ James Mabry
		James Mabry
		Vice President, Controller and Treasurer
		(Principal Accounting Officer)

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