Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001193125-23-159070
Form Type:
13D Filing
Publication Date:
2023-05-31 20:00:00
Filed By:
Mill Road Capital Iii, L.p.
Company:
Noodles & Co (NASDAQ:NDLS)
Filing Date:
2023-06-01
SEC Url:
13D Filing
Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
Mill Road Capital III 1,491,543 9. 1,491,543 11. 1,491,543 3.2%
Mill Road Capital III GP 1,491,543 9. 1,491,543 11. 1,491,543 3.2%
Mill Road Capital II 4,699,148 9. 4,699,148 11. 4,699,148 10.1%
Mill Road Capital II GP 4,699,148 9. 4,699,148 11. 4,699,148 10.1%
Thomas E. Lynch 22,386 6,190,691 22,386 6,190,691 6,213,077 13.4%
Filing

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 3)*

 

 

Noodles & Company

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

65540B105

(CUSIP Number)

Mill Road Capital III, L.P.

Attn: Thomas E. Lynch

328 Pemberwick Road

Greenwich, CT 06831

203-987-3500

With a copy to:

Peter M. Rosenblum, Esq.

Foley Hoag LLP

155 Seaport Blvd.

Boston, MA 02210

617-832-1000

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

May 30, 2023

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  ☐

 

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are sent.

 

 

 

*

The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 65540B105    13D    Page 2 of 8 Pages

 

  1.    

  Names of Reporting Persons

 

  Mill Road Capital III, L.P.

  2.  

  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

  3.  

  SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

  Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

  WC

  5.  

  Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6.  

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

  Cayman Islands

Number of

Shares

 Beneficially 

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 

     7.    

  Sole Voting Power

 

  1,491,543

     8.  

  Shared Voting Power

 

     9.  

  Sole Dispositive Power

 

  1,491,543

   10.  

  Shared Dispositive Power

 

11.    

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

  1,491,543

12.  

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

  ☐

13.  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

  3.2%

14.  

  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

  PN


CUSIP No. 65540B105    13D    Page 3 of 8 Pages

 

  1.    

  Names of Reporting Persons

 

  Mill Road Capital III GP LLC

  2.  

  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

  3.  

  SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

  Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

  AF

  5.  

  Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6.  

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

  Cayman Islands

Number of

Shares

 Beneficially 

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 

     7.    

  Sole Voting Power

 

  1,491,543

     8.  

  Shared Voting Power

 

     9.  

  Sole Dispositive Power

 

  1,491,543

   10.  

  Shared Dispositive Power

 

11.    

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

  1,491,543

12.  

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

  ☐

13.  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

  3.2%

14.  

  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

  HC; OO


CUSIP No. 65540B105    13D    Page 4 of 8 Pages

 

  1.    

  Names of Reporting Persons

 

  Mill Road Capital II, L.P.

  2.  

  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

  3.  

  SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

  Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

  WC

  5.  

  Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6.  

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

  Delaware

Number of

Shares

 Beneficially 

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 

     7.    

  Sole Voting Power

 

  4,699,148

     8.  

  Shared Voting Power

 

     9.  

  Sole Dispositive Power

 

  4,699,148

   10.  

  Shared Dispositive Power

 

11.    

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

  4,699,148

12.  

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

  ☐

13.  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

  10.1%

14.  

  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

  PN


CUSIP No. 65540B105    13D    Page 5 of 8 Pages

 

  1.    

  Names of Reporting Persons

 

  Mill Road Capital II GP LLC

  2.  

  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

  3.  

  SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

  Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

  AF

  5.  

  Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6.  

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

  Delaware

Number of

Shares

 Beneficially 

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 

     7.    

  Sole Voting Power

 

  4,699,148

     8.  

  Shared Voting Power

 

     9.  

  Sole Dispositive Power

 

  4,699,148

   10.  

  Shared Dispositive Power

 

11.    

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

  4,699,148

12.  

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

  ☐

13.  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

  10.1%

14.  

  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

  HC; OO


CUSIP No. 65540B105    13D    Page 6 of 8 Pages

 

  1.    

  Names of Reporting Persons

 

  Thomas E. Lynch

  2.  

  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

  3.  

  SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

  Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

  AF

  5.  

  Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6.  

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

  USA

Number of

Shares

 Beneficially 

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 

     7.    

  Sole Voting Power

 

  22,386

     8.  

  Shared Voting Power

 

  6,190,691

     9.  

  Sole Dispositive Power

 

  22,386

   10.  

  Shared Dispositive Power

 

  6,190,691

11.    

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

  6,213,077

12.  

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

  ☐

13.  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

  13.4%

14.  

  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

  HC; IN


CUSIP No. 65540B105       Page 7 of 8 Pages

 

This Amendment No. 3 to the joint statement on Schedule 13D with respect to the Class A common stock, par value $0.01 (the Common Stock), of Noodles & Company, a Delaware corporation (the Issuer), filed by Thomas E. Lynch, Mill Road Capital II GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Mill Road Capital II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Mill Road Capital III GP LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company, and Mill Road Capital III, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (collectively, the Reporting Persons) on September 8, 2022, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Schedule 13D with respect to the Common Stock filed by the Reporting Persons on March 14, 2023, as amended by Amendment No. 2 on Schedule 13D with respect to the Common Stock filed by the Reporting Persons on May 25, 2023 (such joint statement, as so amended and as amended herein, the Schedule 13D), further amends the Schedule 13D as follows:

1. Item 4 of the Schedule 13D shall hereby be amended by inserting the following paragraph after the first paragraph:

On May 30, 2023, Mr. Lynch was appointed to the Issuers Board of Directors.

2. Except as expressly modified hereby, all provisions of the Schedule 13D shall continue in full force and effect.

[signature pages follow]


CUSIP No. 65540B105       Page 8 of 8 Pages

 

Signature

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

DATE:   June 1, 2023
MILL ROAD CAPITAL II, L.P.
By:   Mill Road Capital II GP LLC,
  its General Partner
By:   /s/ Justin C. Jacobs
  Justin C. Jacobs
  Management Committee Director
MILL ROAD CAPITAL II GP LLC
By:   /s/ Justin C. Jacobs
  Justin C. Jacobs
  Management Committee Director
MILL ROAD CAPITAL III, L.P.
By:   Mill Road Capital III GP LLC,
  its General Partner
By:   /s/ Justin C. Jacobs
  Justin C. Jacobs
  Management Committee Director
MILL ROAD CAPITAL III GP LLC
By:   /s/ Justin C. Jacobs
  Justin C. Jacobs
  Management Committee Director
THOMAS E. LYNCH
/s/ Justin C. Jacobs
Justin C. Jacobs, attorney-in-fact