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accession: "0001275158-25-000047"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NDLS"
cik: "0001275158"
company_name: "NOODLES & Co"
filed_at: "2025-05-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T04:35:25.805579+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Noodles & Co. annual meeting re-elects three directors, fails simple majority proposal

## Summary
- Re-elected Class III directors Thomas Lynch, Elisa Schreiber, Britain Peakes with >96% of votes cast.
- Advisory say-on-pay passed with 25.4M for vs 502K against; one-year frequency selected.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor for FY2025 approved (34.9M for).
- Stockholder proposal for simple majority voting defeated: 6.8M for, 19.1M against.
- All results based on May 14, 2025 annual meeting; 45.9M shares outstanding.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001275158-25-000047
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NDLS
- cik: 0001275158
- company_name: NOODLES & Co
- filed_at: 2025-05-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1275158/000127515825000047/0001275158-25-000047-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1275158/000127515825000047/ndls-20250514.htm

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