UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): March 24, 2026
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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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
On March 24, 2026, Mr. Robert Hartnett and Ms. Mary Egan, each a Class I member of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Noodles & Company, Inc. (the "Company"), notified the Board of their decisions not to stand for re-election at the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Mr. Hartnett and Ms. Egan will continue to serve on the Board until the Annual Meeting. Mr. Hartnett will continue to serve as Chair of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee and Ms. Egan will continue to serve as Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and as a member of the Compensation Committee, until the Annual Meeting. Their decision to not stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting was not the result of any disagreement with management or the Board or related to the Company's operations, policies, or practices. The Company's management team and the Board would like to extend their gratitude to both Mr. Hartnett and Ms. Egan for their service on the Board.
In connection with the voluntary decisions by Mr. Hartnett and Ms. Egan not to stand for re-election, the Board voted to decrease the size of the Board from nine members to seven members effective as of the Annual Meeting. The Board believes this better aligns with the size and complexity of the Company at this time.
In order to rebalance the three classes of the Board, which must be nearly equal in size, also on March 24, 2026, Mr. Lynch was nominated by the Board to be elected by the Company's stockholders as a Class I director at the Annual Meeting and he agreed to resign as a Class III member of the Board, effective and contingent upon such election.
SIGNATURE
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.
| Noodles & Company | ||||||||
| DATE: March 27, 2026 | By: | /s/ Mike Hynes | ||||||
| Name: | Mike Hynes | |||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||||