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accession: "0001195734-25-000053"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001195734"
company_name: "POTBELLY CORP"
filed_at: "2025-04-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T20:43:23.661562+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Potbelly amends by-laws to adopt majority voting for directors

## Summary
- Directors elected by majority vote in uncontested elections, plurality in contested.
- Resignation policy added for directors failing to receive majority vote in uncontested elections.
- Requires stockholders seeking nominations to confirm proxy solicitation under Rule 14a-19 and provide evidence.
- Technical changes to align with SEC universal proxy rules adopted by Board on April 2, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001195734-25-000053
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001195734
- company_name: POTBELLY CORP
- filed_at: 2025-04-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1195734/000119573425000053/0001195734-25-000053-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1195734/000119573425000053/pbpb-20250402.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001195734-25-000053.txt

## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  POTBELLY CORP: Amended bylaws to adopt majority voting for directors in uncontested elections, with resignation policy, and update proxy solicitation requirements under Rule 14a-19 (effective 2025-04-02).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2025-04-02
  source text: On April 2, 2025, the Board of Directors of Potbelly Corporation (the “Company”) amended and restated the Company’s by-laws (the “By-laws”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1195734/000119573425000053/0001195734-25-000053-index.htm

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