---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000779544-22-000012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARKR"
cik: "0000779544"
company_name: "ARK RESTAURANTS CORP"
filed_at: "2022-03-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T22:09:44.718057+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ark Restaurants names CFO Anthony Sirica as President

## Summary
- CFO Anthony J. Sirica appointed President effective March 15, 2022; no employment agreement, serves at board pleasure.
- At annual meeting, all eight director nominees elected; Michael Weinstein 2,110,211 shares for, others similar.
- Shareholders ratified 2022 Stock Option Plan: 1,821,304 for, 280,764 against, 12,643 abstain, 547,831 broker non-votes.
- Appointment of CohnReznick LLP as independent auditor ratified with 2,631,709 for, 25,177 against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000779544-22-000012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARKR
- cik: 0000779544
- company_name: ARK RESTAURANTS CORP
- filed_at: 2022-03-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779544/000077954422000012/0000779544-22-000012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779544/000077954422000012/a3x15x22shareholdersmeeting.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000779544-22-000012
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000779544-22-000012.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000779544-22-000012.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Anthony J. Sirica was appointed as Director at ARK RESTAURANTS CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors as of such date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779544/000077954422000012/0000779544-22-000012-index.htm
- Executive change
  Anthony J. Sirica was named as President at ARK RESTAURANTS CORP.
  - Action: named
  - Role: President
  source text: On March 15, 2022, Ark Restaurants Corp. (the “Company”) named Anthony J. Sirica, the current Chief Financial Officer, as President.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779544/000077954422000012/0000779544-22-000012-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.