NOODLES & Co 8-K

What Happened
Noodles & Company filed an 8-K on March 30, 2026 reporting that on March 24, 2026 directors Robert Hartnett and Mary Egan (both Class I directors) notified the Board they will not stand for re‑election at the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting. They will continue to serve until the Annual Meeting. The Board voted to reduce its size from nine to seven directors effective at the Annual Meeting and nominated Mr. Lynch to be elected as a Class I director; Lynch agreed to resign his current Class III seat effective and contingent upon that election.

Key Details

• Date of notice: March 24, 2026; 8‑K filed March 30, 2026.
• Departing directors: Robert Hartnett (Chair of the Compensation Committee; member of the Audit Committee) and Mary Egan (Chair of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee; member of the Compensation Committee).
• Board size change: decreasing from nine members to seven, effective as of the 2026 Annual Meeting.
• Board rebalance: the Board nominated Mr. Lynch to move from Class III to be elected as a Class I director, contingent on stockholder election.

Why It Matters
This filing describes governance changes—not operational or financial matters—and the company states the departures are voluntary and not due to disagreements with management. For investors, the changes affect board composition and committee leadership (Compensation, Audit, Nominating & Corporate Governance), which can influence oversight of strategy, pay practices and governance. The board reduction and class rebalance are described as alignment with the company’s current size and complexity.