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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): July 26, 2017
NOODLES & COMPANY 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
001-35987
84-1303469
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation)
 
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
520 Zang Street, Suite D, Broomfield, CO
80021
 
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
 
 
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (720) 214-1900

 Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company x
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. x







 
Item 8.01. Other Events

On July 26, 2017, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Noodles & Company (the “Company”) appointed Jeffrey W. Jones to serve as the lead independent director of the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Jones has served as a director of the Company and as Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board since September 2013. He has also served on the Board’s Compensation Committee since August 2015.








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
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Dave Boenninghausen
 
Name:
Dave Boenninghausen
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
DATE: July 26, 2017