---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000779544-26-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARKR"
cik: "0000779544"
company_name: "ARK RESTAURANTS CORP"
filed_at: "2026-03-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T09:59:41.032830+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ark Restaurants shareholders elect six directors, ratify CohnReznick as auditor

## Summary
- All six director nominees elected: Weinstein, Sirica, Allen, Lewin, Kates, Novick received 1,528,556 to 1,683,048 'For' votes.
- Over 2.85M shares voted (79% of outstanding); 1,148,846 broker non-votes for director election.
- Ratification of CohnReznick as independent auditor for 2026 passed: 2,809,941 For, 44,346 Against, 131 Abstained.
- Annual Meeting held March 17, 2026; results reported March 18, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000779544-26-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARKR
- cik: 0000779544
- company_name: ARK RESTAURANTS CORP
- filed_at: 2026-03-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779544/000077954426000015/0000779544-26-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779544/000077954426000015/arkr-20260317.htm

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