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CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC 8-K Report, Change in Control (Oct 12, 2006)

Filed October 12, 2006For Securities:CMG

Summary

This 8-K filing from Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) on October 12, 2006, primarily details the significant divestiture by McDonald's Corporation of its stake in Chipotle. McDonald's completed an exchange offer, distributing approximately 82.2% of Chipotle's voting interests and 50.8% of its economic interests, effectively relinquishing all ownership. This event marks a pivotal moment for Chipotle, signaling its transition to a fully independent entity and a significant shift in its corporate structure and potential strategic direction. The filing also notes the commencement of trading for Chipotle's Class B common stock on a when-issued basis on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol CMGBWI, with regular-way trading under the ticker CMG.B expected to begin shortly after. This transition is crucial for investors to understand the new ownership landscape and the trading of CMG shares going forward.

Key Highlights

  • 1McDonald's Corporation has completed an exchange offer, divesting all of its shares in Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
  • 2McDonald's distributed approximately 82.2% of Chipotle's voting interests and 50.8% of its economic interests.
  • 3Following the divestiture, McDonald's no longer holds any voting or economic interest in Chipotle.
  • 4Chipotle's Class B common stock commenced trading on a when-issued basis on the NYSE on October 6, 2006, under the symbol CMGBWI.
  • 5Chipotle expects its Class B common stock to begin trading on the NYSE on a regular-way basis under the ticker symbol CMG.B on October 13, 2006.
  • 6This event signifies Chipotle's transition to full independence from McDonald's.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main event reported is McDonald's Corporation's completion of an exchange offer, through which it divested all of its Class B common stock in Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., thus ending its ownership stake.

Before the exchange offer, McDonald's held shares of Chipotle's Class B common stock representing approximately 82.2% of the voting interests and 50.8% of the economic interests as of June 30, 2006.

Chipotle's Class B common stock began trading on a when-issued basis on October 6, 2006, under the symbol CMGBWI. Regular-way trading is expected to commence on the NYSE under the ticker symbol CMG.B on October 13, 2006.

No, following the completion of the exchange offer, McDonald's Corporation no longer owns any voting or economic interest in Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.