---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-054376"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WING"
cik: "0001636222"
company_name: "Wingstop Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-06T20:28:16+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-06T20:29:06.155873+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wingstop expands board to 11, elects Jay Snowden as Class II director

## Summary
- Board increased from 10 to 11 members; Jay Snowden elected as Class II director effective August 6, 2026.
- Snowden qualifies as independent under Nasdaq rules; appointed to Audit and Compensation Committees.
- Annual cash compensation of $100,000; restricted stock grant of ~$112,500 vesting May 21, 2027.
- Snowden is CEO and President of PENN Entertainment since Jan 2020; prior roles at PENN and Caesars.
- No arrangements or transactions requiring disclosure under Item 404(a).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-054376
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WING
- cik: 0001636222
- company_name: Wingstop Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-06T20:28:16+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1636222/000162828026054376/0001628280-26-054376-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1636222/000162828026054376/wing-20260806.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-054376
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-054376.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-054376.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jay Snowden was elected as Class II director at Wingstop Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Class II director
  source text: On August 6, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Wingstop Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from ten to eleven members and elected Jay Snowden as a Class II director, effective immediately, to fill the new position authorized by the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1636222/000162828026054376/0001628280-26-054376-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.