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): May 8, 2018
Potbelly Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 001-36104
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Delaware |
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36-4466837 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
111 N. Canal Street, Suite 850
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(312) 951-0600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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:
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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 ☒
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. ☒
On May 8, 2018, Potbelly Corporation ("Potbelly") issued a press release disclosing earnings and other financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended April 1, 2018, and that as previously announced, its management would review these results in a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 8, 2018. The full text of the press release is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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Item 7.01. |
Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On May 8, 2018, Potbelly announced that its Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $65.0 million of Potbelly's common stock and that it replaces its previous repurchase program.
The information furnished with this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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Item 9.01. |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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Exhibits. |
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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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.
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Date: May 8, 2018 |
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Potbelly Corporation |
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/s/ Michael Coyne |
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Michael Coyne |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |