CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BURG), owner, operator, and franchisor of multiple nationally recognized restaurant brands, today announced that its registration statement on SEC Form S-4 filed with Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with its previously announced merger with Sonnet BioTherapeutics, Inc. was declared effective by the SEC on February 11, 2020.

The special meeting of the Chanticleer stockholders to approve the proposals related to the merger (the “Special Meeting”) will be held on March 18, 2020, at 9:00 a.m., local time, at the offices of Lowenstein Sandler LLP located at One Lowenstein Drive, Roseland, NJ 07068, unless postponed or adjourned to a later date.

The Registration Statement includes a definitive proxy statement and prospectus. Notice of the Special Meeting and a definitive proxy statement/prospectus were mailed on February 14, 2020 to stockholders of the Company as of the record date for the Special Meeting of January 24, 2020.

Stockholders who have questions about the merger or the Special Meeting, or desire additional copies of the proxy statement/prospectus or additional proxy cards or voting instruction forms should contact the Company’s proxy solicitor at:

Alliance Advisors
200 Broadacres Drive, 3rd Floor
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
Toll Free: 800-574-6216

About Chanticleer Holdings, Inc.

Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Chanticleer Holdings owns, operates, and franchises fast, casual, and full-service restaurant brands, including American Burger Company, BGR – Burgers Grilled Right, Little Big Burger, Just Fresh, and Hooters. For more information, please visit: www.chanticleerholdings.com.