Edgar Filing: POTBELLY CORP

Date: August 31, 2018

Potbelly Corporation

/s/ Alan Johnson

Alan Johnson

Chief Executive Officer

8-K

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): August 28, 2018

Potbelly Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 001-36104

Delaware

36-4466837

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(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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Indicated 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. ☒

Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 28, 2018, Michael Coyne, the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of Potbelly Corporation (the “Company”), informed the Company of his intention to resign from his position as CFO to accept another opportunity. Mr. Coyne will continue in his current position as Chief Financial Officer until September 21, 2018.

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Coyne’s resignation is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Potbelly Corporation Press Release dated August 31, 2018

SIGNATURES

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.