Potbelly Corporation (NASDAQ:PBPB) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07
We held our previously announced annual meeting of shareholders on May11, 2017. At the annual meeting, shareholders voted in favor of the re-election of three incumbent directors, Peter Bassi, Marla Gottschalk and Aylwin Lewis, to our Board of Directors. As previously reported on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May31, 2017, Mr.Lewis will depart from the Board of Directors on August8, 2017. At the annual meeting, shareholders also voted in favor of the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte& Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2017. The final voting results were as follows:
(1) | Election of Directors |
Nominee |
VotesFor | VotesWithheld | BrokerNon-Votes |
Peter Bassi |
14,788,409 | 658,295 | 6,468,043 |
Marla Gottschalk |
14,647,578 | 799,126 | 6,468,043 |
Aylwin Lewis |
14,681,426 | 765,278 | 6,468,043 |
(2) | Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte& Touche LLP as independent auditors: |
Votes For |
VotesAgainst | Abstentions | BrokerNon-Votes |
21,249,912 |
422,944 | 241,891 | — |
About Potbelly Corporation (NASDAQ:PBPB)
Potbelly Corporation is a neighborhood sandwich concept offering sandwiches, salads and other menu items. The Company owns and operates Potbelly Sandwich Works sandwich shops in the United States. The Company also has domestic and international franchise operations of Potbelly Sandwich Works sandwich shops. The Company has a domestic base of approximately 396 shops in 28 states of the United States and the District of Columbia, consisting of 372 Company-operated shops and 24 franchisee-operated shops. It also has approximately 12 international franchised shops, including 11 shops in the Middle East and one shop in the United Kingdom. The Company’s menu includes items made from ingredients, such as vegetables, hearth-baked bread and white meat chicken. The Company also uses whole muscle turkey, ham and roast beef. Its menu includes toasty warm sandwiches, signature salads, soups, chili, sides and desserts, and in its breakfast locations, breakfast sandwiches and steel cut oatmeal.