UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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Form 8-K

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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 6, 2025

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Potbelly Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	001-36104	36-4466837
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

111 N. Canal Street, Suite 325
Chicago, Illinois		60606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (312) 951-0600

Not Applicable

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

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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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

PBPB

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

(Nasdaq Global Select Market)

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.¨

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 6, 2025, Potbelly Corporation ("Potbelly") issued a press release disclosing earnings and other financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended June 29, 2025, and that as previously announced, its management would review these results in a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 6, 2025. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.


Exhibit No.
						Description
99.1						Potbelly Corporation Press Release dated August 6 , 2025.

104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

Date:

August 6, 2025

Potbelly Corporation

By:

/s/ Steven W. Cirulis

Name:

Steven W. Cirulis

Title:

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

POTBELLY CORP 8-K