Item 8.01
Other Events.
On June 2, 2014, Hastings Entertainment, Inc., a Texas corporation (the Company), issued a press release with respect
to an Order Granting Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Setting Hearing on Request for a Preliminary Injunction issued by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Amarillo Division, with respect to the potential
merger transaction contemplated in the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) entered into by the Company, Draw Another Circle, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Parent), and Hendrix Acquisition Corp., a
Texas corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (Merger Sub). Parent and Merger Sub are each wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by Mr. Joel Weinshanker.
A copy of the press release is attached Exhibit 99.1.
IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC
The
Company plans to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) and mail to its shareholders a Proxy Statement in connection with the transaction. The Proxy Statement will contain important information about Parent, Merger
Sub, Mr. Weinshanker, the Company, the transaction and related matters. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT CAREFULLY WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the Proxy Statement and other documents filed with the SEC by the Company through the web
site maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov or by phone, email or written request by contacting Hastings at the following:
Address: 3601 Plains Boulevard,
Amarillo, Texas 79102
Phone: (806) 677-1402
Email:
dan.crow@goHastings.com
PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION
The Company and its directors, executive officers and certain other members of management and employees of the Company may be deemed participants
in the solicitation of proxies from shareholders of the Company in favor of the proposed merger. Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be considered participants in the solicitation of the shareholders of the Company
in connection with the proposed merger, and their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, which may be different from those of the Companys shareholders generally, will be set forth in the Proxy Statement and the other
relevant documents to be filed with the SEC. You can find information about certain of the Companys executive officers and its directors in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2014.
Safe Harbor Statement
This current report on Form 8-K and its exhibits may contain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are being made pursuant
to the safe harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, and are based on currently available information and represent the beliefs of the management of the Company. These statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially.
These factors include, but are not limited to, (1) the occurrence of any event,
change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement after it has been signed, (2) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the Company or others following the announcement of
the Merger Agreement, (3) the inability to complete the merger due to an insufficient number of votes by the Companys shareholders in favor of the Merger Agreement or the failure to satisfy other conditions contained in the Merger
Agreement, (4) the risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations of the Company, (5) the actual timing of the closing of the acquisition, and (6) the costs, fees and expenses related to the transaction. The
Company undertakes no obligation to affirm, publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Shareholders of the Company are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the
forward-looking statements included in this current report on Form 8-K or its exhibits, which speak only as of the date such statements are made. Please refer to the Companys annual, quarterly, and periodic reports on file with the SEC for a
more detailed discussion of these and other risks that could cause results to differ materially.