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): August 4, 2004 ---------- MEXICAN RESTAURANTS, INC. ------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Texas 000-28234 76-0493269 ----- --------- ---------- (State of Organization) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 1135 Edgebrook Houston, TX 77034-1899 ---------------------- (Address of Registrant's Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code) (713) 943-7574 -------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Earnings release issued by Mexican Restaurants, Inc. (the "Company") on August 4, 2004. Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. The information in this Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. On August 4, 2004, the Company disclosed by press release its second quarter financial results. A copy of the Company's press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K. 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. MEXICAN RESTAURANTS, INC. By: /s/ Andrew J. Dennard -------------------------------------- Name: Andrew J. Dennard Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary Date: August 4, 2004 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- 99.1 Press release of Mexican Restaurants, Inc. dated August 4, 2004