UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 15
CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION
UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Commission File Number: 0-18859
SONIC CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 73-1371046 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
300 Johnny Bench Drive
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
Tel: (405) 225-5000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants principal executive offices)
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
None
(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)
Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
Rule 12g-4(a)(1) | ☒ | |
Rule 12g-4(a)(2) | ☐ | |
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) | ☒ | |
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) | ☐ | |
Rule 15d-6 | ☐ | |
Rule 15d-22(b) | ☐ |
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date: One.*
* On December 7, 2018, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 24, 2018, among Sonic Corp. (the Company), Inspire Brands, Inc. (Parent) and SSK Merger Sub, Inc. (Merger Sub), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company (the Merger), with the Company surviving the Merger as a subsidiary of Parent.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
Date: December 17, 2018
SONIC CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ Paige S. Bass | |
Name: | Paige S. Bass | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary |