Noodles & Company (NDLS) Proxy Filing summary

Executive summary

• Annual meeting scheduled for May 14, 2025, with voting open until May 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET.

• Shareholders can access proxy materials online or request paper/email copies by April 30, 2025.

• Meeting location is 520 Zang Street, Suite D, Broomfield, CO 80021, with in-person and online voting options.

Voting matters and shareholder proposals

• Election of three directors: Thomas Lynch, Elisa Schreiber, and Britain Peakes.

• Advisory vote on executive compensation (say-on-pay).

• Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor for fiscal year ending December 30, 2025.

• Advisory vote on the frequency of future say-on-pay votes, with board recommending 1 year.

• Stockholder proposal on adopting simple majority voting requirements, with board recommending against.

Board of directors and corporate governance

• Board recommends all director nominees and supports annual say-on-pay votes.

• Board opposes the shareholder proposal for simple majority voting.