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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000930413-16-008985
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161118
ITEM INFORMATION:		Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161215
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161215

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ARK RESTAURANTS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000779544
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812]
		IRS NUMBER:				133156768
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09453
		FILM NUMBER:		162053391

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		85 FIFTH AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10003-3019
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2122068800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		85 FIFTH AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10003-3019
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, DC 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):<B>&nbsp;November
18, 2016</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>ARK RESTAURANTS CORP.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 30%; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><U>New York</U></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 40%; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><U>1-09453</U></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 30%; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><U>13-3156768</U></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction&nbsp;<BR>
of incorporation)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Commission<BR>
File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(IRS Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>85 Fifth Avenue</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: center"><B><U>New York, New York 10003</U></B></P>

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zip code)</P>

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area code:<B>&nbsp;(212) 206-8800</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 97%; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 6pt">[&nbsp;&nbsp;]</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify">Pre-commencement communications pursuant
        to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 6pt">[&nbsp;&nbsp;]</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify">Pre-commencement communications pursuant
        to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 2.01&nbsp;Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>The
Rustic Inn, Jupiter, Florida</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On November 8, 2016, Ark
Jupiter RI, LLC (&ldquo;Ark Jupiter&rdquo;), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, completed the previously announced sale
of the land and building in which the Company operates its Rustic Inn location in Jupiter, Florida. Ark Jupiter had exercised an
ROFR Purchase and Sale Agreement with its landlord on October 4, 2016 and made a ten (10%) percent deposit on the purchase price
of approximately Five Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,200,000.00). Concurrent with the execution of the ROFR, the Company
entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with 1065 A1A, LLC to sell this same property for Eight Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($8,250,000.00). A deposit of Eight Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($825,000.00) was held in escrow and was applied
toward the sale price. The Company and 1065 A1A, LLC entered into a temporary lease and sub-lease arrangement which expires on
April 30, 2017, at which time the Company expects to vacate the space.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Original
Oyster House</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On November 30, 2016, the
Company, through newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiaries, acquired the assets of the Original Oyster House, Inc., a restaurant
and bar located in the City of Gulf Shores, Baldwin County, Alabama and the related real estate, and the Original Oyster House
II, Inc., a restaurant and bar located in the City of Spanish Fort, Baldwin County, Alabama and the related real estate and an
adjacent retail shopping plaza. The total purchase price was for $10,750,000 plus inventory. The acquisition will be accounted
for as a business combination and was financed with a bank loan from the Company&rsquo;s existing lender in the amount of $8,000,000
and cash from operations.&#9;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
- None</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">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.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><B>ARK RESTAURANTS CORP.</B></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 7%; text-align: left">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 36%">&nbsp;<U>/s/ Michael Weinstein</U></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">Michael Weinstein</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Title:</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top">Chief Executive Officer</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">Date: December 15, 2016</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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