UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report:
(Date of earliest event reported)
December 20, 2007
CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Kansas 0-15782 48-0905805
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
4441 West Airport Freeway
Irving, Texas 75062
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(972) 258-8507
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Effective December 17, 2007, Mr. Darin Harper has been appointed Vice
President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of CEC Entertainment,
Inc. (the "Company").
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Harper, 33, served as Director of
Accounting Pronouncements and Research for RadioShack Corporation, a consumer
electronics retailer with approximately 6,500 company-owned and franchise
locations. Mr. Harper held this role since January 2005 and was responsible for
all technical accounting matters and external financial reporting. Prior to
RadioShack Corporation, Mr. Harper was the Senior Manager of Financial Reporting
for FedEx Kinko's, an operating unit of FedEx Corporation with approximately
1,500 retail locations, where he managed all financial reporting, corporate
accounting and technical accounting activities. Additionally, Mr. Harper was
previously employed with PricewaterhouseCoopers in the assurance and advisory
services practice, and he is a Certified Public Accountant.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Date: December 20, 2007 By: /s/ Christopher D. Morris
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Christopher D. Morris
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer