Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. Issues Statement Regarding Marcato Filing
August 17 2016 - 1:15PM
Business Wire
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWLD) today issued the
following statement in response to a letter and presentation that
was filed today by Marcato Capital Management on Schedule
13D/A:
The Buffalo Wild Wings Board of Directors and
management team are committed to acting in the best interests of
the Company and all of its shareholders. We welcome communications
with our shareholders and we value constructive input toward the
goal of enhancing shareholder value.
Members of our Board and management team, as
well as our outside advisors, have met with and spoken to Marcato
numerous times since learning of its investment. We have reviewed
Marcato’s June 2016 presentation, and will carefully consider its
August 17, 2016 letter.
Our Board and management team will continue
to engage constructively with Marcato and we will also consider the
input of our other shareholders. Buffalo Wild Wings is committed to
executing the Company’s strategy and creating value for all
shareholders.
About Buffalo Wild Wings
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc., founded in 1982 and headquartered in
Minneapolis, is a growing owner, operator and franchisor of Buffalo
Wild Wings® restaurants featuring a variety of boldly-flavored,
made-to-order menu items including its namesake Buffalo, New
York-style chicken wings. The Buffalo Wild Wings menu specializes
in 21 mouth-watering signature sauces and seasonings with flavor
sensations ranging from Sweet BBQ™ to Blazin’®. Guests enjoy a
welcoming neighborhood atmosphere that includes an extensive
multi-media system for watching their favorite sporting events.
Buffalo Wild Wings is the recipient of hundreds of "Best Wings" and
"Best Sports Bar" awards from across the country. There are
currently more than 1,190 Buffalo Wild Wings locations around the
world. To stay up-to-date on all the latest events and offers for
sports fans and wing lovers, like Buffalo Wild Wings on Facebook,
follow @BWWings on Twitter and visit www.BuffaloWildWings.com.
Forward-looking Statements
Statements in this press release constitute forward-looking
statements for purposes of the Safe Harbor provisions under the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements
relate to future purchases of shares and sources of funds for the
same. All statements other than statements of historical fact are
statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements and are
based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management.
We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by words
such as, “intends,” “may,” and other comparable terminology. Actual
results may vary materially from those contained in forward-looking
statements based on a number of factors, including, but not limited
to, our ability to achieve and manage our planned expansion, the
ability of our franchisees to open and manage new restaurants,
market acceptance in the new geographic regions we enter
(particularly non-U.S. locations), success of acquired restaurants,
success of investments in new or emerging concepts, unforeseen
obstacles in developing nontraditional sites or non-U.S. locations,
our ability to obtain and maintain licenses and permits necessary
to operate our existing and new restaurants, our franchisees’
adherence to our system standards, the cost of commodities such as
traditional chicken wings and supply chain consistency, the success
of our key initiatives and our advertising and marketing campaigns,
our ability to control restaurant labor and other restaurant
operating costs, the continued service of key management personnel,
our ability to protect our name and logo and other proprietary
information, economic conditions (including changes in consumer
preferences or consumer discretionary spending), the impact of
federal, state or local government regulations relating to our
employees, the sale of food and alcoholic beverages, the effect of
competition in the restaurant industry, our ability to increase our
credit facilities, and other factors disclosed from time to time in
our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
including the factors described under “Risk Factors” in Part I,
Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 27, 2015, as updated in subsequent reports filed with the
SEC. Investors should take such risks into account when making
investment decisions. Shareholders and other readers are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date on which they are made. We
undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements.
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