UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): January 616, 2017

Cosi, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	000-50052	06-1393745
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

294 Washington Street, Suite 510; Boston, Massachusetts		02108
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (857) 415-5000

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 57.0201. ~~Departure~~Regulation ofFD ~~Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.~~Disclosure

On January 616, 2017, Cosi, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), ~~appointed~~for ~~Edward~~itself ~~Schatz~~(on a consolidated basis), ~~Senior~~and ~~Managing~~for ~~Director~~each of ~~The~~Cosi ~~O’Connor~~Sandwich ~~Group~~Bar, Inc., ~~and~~a ~~currently~~Delaware ~~acting~~corporation ~~Chief~~(“CSB”), ~~Financial~~Xando ~~Officer~~Cosi Maryland, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“~~CFO~~Xando Maryland”), ofHearthstone ~~the~~Associates, ~~Company’s~~LLC, ~~bankruptcy~~a ~~estate~~Massachusetts limited liability company (“Associates”), toand ~~also~~Hearthstone ~~serve~~Partners, asLLC, ~~acting~~a ~~Chief~~Massachusetts ~~Executive~~limited ~~Officer~~liability company (“~~CEO~~Partners”), oftogether ~~the~~with ~~Company~~CSB, ~~effective~~Xando onMaryland, ~~that~~and ~~date~~Associates, each a “Cosi Sub” and ~~continuing~~collectively, ~~until~~the “Cosi Subs”), filed a monthly operating report for the ~~plan~~period offrom ~~reorganization~~November is29, ~~approved~~2016, byto January 2, 2017 (the “Monthly Operating Report”) with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts (Eastern Division) (the “~~Bankruptcy~~ Court”). ~~Mr.~~ ~~Schatz,~~The ~~age~~Court ~~46,~~has ~~replaces~~had ~~Patrick~~jurisdiction ~~Bennett,~~over athe ~~member~~Company ofand the ~~Company’s~~Cosi ~~Board~~Subs ofunder ~~Directors,~~Chapter ~~who~~11 ~~had~~of ~~agreed~~the toUnited ~~serve~~States asBankruptcy ~~the~~Code ~~Company’s~~since ~~interim~~they ~~CEO~~filed &voluntary ~~President~~Chapter ~~from~~11 ~~August~~petitions 22on September 28, 2016, ~~until~~(Case ~~the~~No. ~~end~~16-13704 of(MSH)) ~~December~~(the ~~2016,~~“Chapter at11 ~~which~~Cases”). Copies ~~time~~of hethe ~~had~~Monthly ~~planned~~Operating toReports ~~step~~are ~~down~~attached ~~from~~as ~~that~~Exhibits ~~position~~99.1 ~~due~~ to ~~other~~99.5 ~~business~~to ~~commitments~~this report.

The ~~Company~~information ~~has~~in ~~agreed,~~this ~~subject~~Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the ~~approval~~Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the ~~Bankruptcy~~“Exchange ~~Court~~Act”), toor ~~pay~~otherwise ~~compensation~~subject to ~~Mr.~~the ~~Schatz~~liabilities ~~and~~of ~~TOG~~that ~~for~~section. The ~~services~~information ~~rendered~~in byItem Mr7.01 ~~Schatz~~of asthis ~~acting~~Form ~~CFO~~8-K shall not be incorporated, or deemed incorporated, by reference into any of the Company’s ~~bankruptcy~~filings ~~estate~~under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and ~~acting~~regardless ~~CEO~~of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the ~~amount~~extent ofexpressly set forth by specific reference in such a ~~flat~~filing. ~~fee~~The filing of ~~$25,000~~this ~~per~~Item ~~month,~~7.01 toof this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be ~~calculated/adjusted~~deemed ~~pro~~an ~~rata~~admission ~~for~~as to the materiality of any ~~partial~~information ~~month~~herein that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.

~~The~~Cautionary ~~engagement~~Statement ~~letter~~Regarding ~~dated~~Financial ~~September~~Operating ~~6, 2016, as amended and restated September 27, 2016, will be further amended to reflect these changes. A copy of the amendment to the engagement letter will be filed when finalized.~~Data

~~Mr.~~The ~~Schatz~~Company ~~has~~cautions ~~been~~investors ~~associated~~and ~~with~~potential ~~TOG~~investors ~~since~~not ~~2002~~to place undue reliance upon the information contained in the Monthly Operating Reports, which were not prepared for the purpose of providing ~~turnaround~~the ~~services~~basis for an investment decision relating to any of the Company’s or securities, and relates solely to the Company and the Cosi Subs (collectively the “Debtors”). The Monthly Operating Reports are limited in scope, cover a ~~wide~~limited ~~range~~time period, and have been prepared solely for the purpose of ~~middle~~complying ~~market~~with ~~companies~~the monthly reporting requirements of the Office of the United States Trustee. In ~~addition~~The toMonthly ~~turnarounds,~~Operating heReports ~~has~~were ~~significant~~not ~~experience~~audited or reviewed by independent accountants, are in ~~the~~a ~~area~~format prescribed by applicable requirements of ~~out~~the Office of ~~court~~the ~~wind~~United ~~downs~~States Trustee and are subject to future adjustment and reconciliation. There can be no assurance that, ~~liquidations~~from the perspective of an investor or potential investor in the Company’s securities, ~~bankruptcy~~the ~~and~~Monthly ~~divestures~~Operating Reports contain any information beyond that required by the Office of ~~distressed~~the ~~businesses~~United asStates ~~well~~Trustee. asThe ~~buy~~Monthly Operating Reports also contain information for periods that are shorter or otherwise different from those required in the Company’s reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, and ~~sell~~such ~~side~~information ~~advisory~~might ~~services~~not be indicative of the Company’s financial condition or operating results that would be reflected in the Company’s financial statements that may be expected from any other period or that may be expected if restructuring transactions are consummated. Results set forth in the Monthly Operating Reports should not be viewed as indicative of future results.

~~Mr.~~Additional ~~Bennett~~information ~~will~~on ~~continue~~the asChapter a11 ~~member~~Cases, ofincluding access to documents filed with the ~~Company’s~~Bankruptcy ~~Board~~Court ofand ~~Directors~~other general information about the Chapter 11 Cases and the 363 sale process, is available at a subscription based service known as PACER at https://pacer.mab.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.

ITEM 79.01. ~~Regulation~~Financial FDStatements ~~Disclosure.~~and Exhibits

~~Additional~~(d) Exhibits. The ~~information~~following onexhibits ~~the~~are ~~Chapter~~being 11furnished Cases, including access to documents filed with the Bankruptcy Court and other general information about the Chapter 11 Cases, is available at a subscription based service known as PACER at https://pacerherewith.~~mab.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl .~~

The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K is being furnished and 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 such section. The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation by reference language in any such filing.

Exhibit No.	Description	Paper (P) or Electronic (E)
99.1	Cosi, Inc. Consolidated Monthly Operating Report for the Period from November 29, 2016, to January 2, 2017.	E

~~Signatures~~99.2 Cosi Sandwich Bar, Inc. Monthly Operating Report for the Period from November 29, 2016, to January 2, 2017. E

99.3		Xando Cosi Maryland, Inc. Monthly Operating Report for the Period from November 29, 2016, to January 2, 2017.		E

99.4		Hearthstone Associates, LLC Monthly Operating Report for the Period from November 29, 2016, to January 2, 2017.		E

99.5

Hearthstone Partners, LLC Monthly Operating Report for the Period from November 29, 2016, to January 2, 2017.

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.

	Cosi, Inc.
Date: January 12, 2017.	/s/ Vicki Baue
Date: January 20, 2017	/s/ Vicki Baue
	Name: Vicki Baue
	Name:	Vicki Baue
	Title: V. P. & General Counsel, CCO
	Title:	V. P. & General Counsel, CCO

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description	Paper (P) or Electronic (E)

99.1	Cosi, Inc. Consolidated Monthly Operating Report for the Period from November 29, 2016, to January 2, 2017.	E

99.2		Cosi Sandwich Bar, Inc. Monthly Operating Report for the Period from November 29, 2016, to January 2, 2017.		E

99.3		Xando Cosi Maryland, Inc. Monthly Operating Report for the Period from November 29, 2016, to January 2, 2017.		E

99.4		Hearthstone Associates, LLC Monthly Operating Report for the Period from November 29, 2016, to January 2, 2017.		E

99.5

Hearthstone Partners, LLC Monthly Operating Report for the Period from November 29, 2016, to January 2, 2017.

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