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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 10, 2025
PORTILLO'S INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | | | | | | | | |
Delaware | 001-40951 | 87-1104304 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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2001 Spring Road, Suite 400, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(630) 954-3773
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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N/A |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | | | | | | | | |
Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | PTLO | Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 9, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Portillo’s Inc. (the “Company”) elected Jack Hartung to serve on the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Hartung also has been appointed to the Audit Committee of the Board.
The Board determined that Mr. Hartung is an independent director within the meaning of the Nasdaq listing standards. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Hartung and any other persons pursuant to which he was elected as a director. There are no transactions and no proposed transactions between Mr. Hartung and the Company that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
The Company will enter into its standard form of indemnification agreement with Mr. Hartung, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 27, 2024. Mr. Hartung will also participate in the compensation arrangements established by the Company for non-employee directors.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 10, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Hartung to the Board, which release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
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104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
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| | | Portillo's Inc. |
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Date: January 10, 2025 | | By: | /s/ Michelle Hook |
| | | Michelle Hook |
| | | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |