---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001275158-24-000066"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NDLS"
cik: "0001275158"
company_name: "NOODLES & Co"
filed_at: "2024-06-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T04:59:30.653733+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Noodles & Company settles with activist Hoak; appoints Britain Peakes to board

## Summary
- Britain Peakes appointed as Class III director effective June 10, 2024, with term until 2025 annual meeting.
- Hoak, which owns ~9.48% of NDLS, agreed to standstill and voting commitments through early 2026 (extendable).
- Company will recommend and solicit proxies for Peakes' election at 2025 annual meeting, subject to conditions.
- Hoak restricted from acquiring >20% ownership, soliciting proxies, or proposing board nominees during standstill.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001275158-24-000066
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NDLS
- cik: 0001275158
- company_name: NOODLES & Co
- filed_at: 2024-06-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1275158/000127515824000066/0001275158-24-000066-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1275158/000127515824000066/ndls-20240606.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001275158-24-000066
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001275158-24-000066.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001275158-24-000066.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Britain Peakes was appointed as Director at NOODLES & Co.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: on June 10, 2024, the Board appointed Britain Peakes as a member of the Board effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1275158/000127515824000066/0001275158-24-000066-index.htm

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