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    Kura Sushi USA Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits

    1/7/25 4:12:33 PM ET
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    8-K
    0001772177false00017721772025-01-072025-01-07

     

    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): January 07, 2025

     

     

    KURA SUSHI USA, INC.

    (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

     

     

    Delaware

    001-39012

    26-3808434

    (State or Other Jurisdiction
    of Incorporation)

    (Commission File Number)

    (IRS Employer
    Identification No.)

     

     

     

     

     

    17461 Derian Avenue, Suite 200

     

    Irvine, California

     

    92614

    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

     

    (Zip Code)

     

    Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (657) 333-4100

     

     

    (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

     

    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

    ☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
    ☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
    ☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
    ☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


    Title of each class

     

    Trading
    Symbol(s)

     


    Name of each exchange on which registered

    Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

     

    KRUS

     

    The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

    Emerging growth company ☐

    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

     


    Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

    On January 7, 2025, Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release disclosing earnings and other financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended November 30, 2024, and announcing that its management would review these results in a conference call at 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on January 7, 2025. A copy of the Company’s press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

    The information furnished with Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

    Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    (d) Exhibits

    Exhibit No.

       Description

    99.1

    Earnings Press Release dated January 7, 2025

     

     

     

    104

     

    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     


    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.

    KURA SUSHI USA, INC.

    Date:

    January 7, 2025

    By:

    /s/ Jeffrey Uttz

    Name:

    Jeffrey Uttz

    Title:

    Chief Financial Officer

     


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