# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001275158
**File Stem:** 0001275158-26-000006
**Filing Date:** 2026-1
**Character Count:** 3030
**Document Hash:** 02f625d881195aeb496398c4e21c2ee1
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001275158-26-000006.hdr.sgml**: 20260112

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001275158-26-000006

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: DEFR14A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260112

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260112

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** NOODLES & Co
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001275158
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 07 Trade & Services
- **EIN:** 841303469
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1230

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** DEFR14A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-35987
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26527469

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 520 ZANG ST., SUITE D
- **CITY:** BROOMFIELD
- **STATE:** CO
- **ZIP:** 80021
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 720-214-1904

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 520 ZANG ST., SUITE D
- **CITY:** BROOMFIELD
- **STATE:** CO
- **ZIP:** 80021

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** NOODLES & CO
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20040102

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION**

**Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the**

**Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**(**Amendment No. 1**)**

Filed by the Registrant 🗷&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Filed by a party other than the Registrant ◻

Check the appropriate box:

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| Preliminary Proxy Statement |
| **Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))** |
| Definitive Proxy Statement |
| Definitive Additional Materials |
| Soliciting Material under §240.14a-12 |

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**Noodles & Company**

**(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)**

**(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)**

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| Payment of Filing Fee (Check all boxes that apply): | Payment of Filing Fee (Check all boxes that apply): |
| 🗷 | No fee required |
| ◻ | Fee paid previously with preliminary materials |
| ◻ | Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11 |

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**EXPLANATORY NOTE**

Noodles & Company (the "Company") is hereby amending its definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2025 (the "Proxy Statement") to disclose that the Company has engaged a proxy solicitor, Alliance Advisors, LLC, for the purpose of assisting the Company in obtaining proxies for the proposal set forth in the Proxy Statement relating to the February 4, 2026 Special Meeting of the Company's stockholders. The Company expects that it will incur fees of approximately $13,700, plus expenses, for such services. In addition, the Proxy Statement is also hereby amended to correct the number of shares outstanding as of the Record Date from 46,783,626 to 46,817,945.

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