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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-</FONT><U>&#8195;&#8195;</U> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C.&nbsp;20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">FORM&nbsp;S-8</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Potbelly Corporation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">36-4466837</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>111 N. Canal Street, Suite 325 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chicago, Illinois 60606 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Potbelly Corporation 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan, </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>as amended </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of
the plan) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Robert D. Wright </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>President and Chief Executive Officer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>111 N. Canal Street, Suite 325 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chicago, Illinois 60606 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(312) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">951-0600</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Copy to: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Flora R.
Perez, Esq. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Greenberg Traurig, P.A. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>401 East Las Olas Boulevard Suite 2000 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(954) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">765-0500</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Potbelly Corporation 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) was previously approved by Potbelly Corporation&#146;s (the &#147;Company&#148;)
board of directors on March&nbsp;26, 2019 (and subsequently approved by the stockholders on May 16, 2019), as further amended and restated effective as of June&nbsp;24, 2020. On May&nbsp;18, 2023, the stockholders of the Company approved an
amendment to the Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares available for issuance under the Plan by 1,100,000 shares (the &#147;Shares&#148;). The purpose of this registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (the
&#147;Registration Statement&#148;) is to register the offer and sale of the Shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION&nbsp;10(A) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this Registration Statement will be sent or given to all persons who
participate in the Potbelly Corporation 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the &#147;Plan&#148;), as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). These documents are
not required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. These documents and the
documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents, which have been filed with the Commission by the Company, are incorporated by reference herein, other than information
furnished pursuant to Item&nbsp;2.02 or Item&nbsp;7.01, or related exhibits under Item 9.01, of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K:</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><B>Commission Filing (File
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-16853)</FONT></B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Period&nbsp;Covered&nbsp;or&nbsp;Date&nbsp;of&nbsp;Filing</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top">Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> (including the portions of the Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;5, 2023 that are
incorporated by reference therein)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Year ended <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1195734/000119573423000019/pbpb-20221225.htm">December&nbsp;25, 2022</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Quarter ended <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1195734/000119573423000081/pbpb-20230326.htm">March&nbsp;
26, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1195734/000119573423000140/pbpb-20230625.htm">June&nbsp;
25, 2023</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1195734/000119573423000164/pbpb-20230924.htm">September&nbsp;24, 2023</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1195734/000119312523031475/d390319d8k.htm">February&nbsp;
10, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1195734/000119312523149453/d475432d8k.htm">May&nbsp;
19, 2023</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1195734/000119312524031163/d871749d8k.htm">February&nbsp;12, 2024</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Description of the Company&#146;s common stock contained in <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1195734/000119573423000019/descriptionofcs.htm">Exhibit 4.1</A> to the Annual Report on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K,</FONT> and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">March&nbsp;2, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">All subsequent documents filed by the Company under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), (excluding any documents or portions of such documents that are furnished
under Items 2.02, 7.01 or 9.01 of a Current Report on Form 8-K and any exhibits included with such Items, which information is not incorporated by reference herein), and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that such statement is modified or superseded by any other subsequently filed document which is incorporated or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;4. Description of Securities. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;)
permits a corporation, in its certificate of incorporation, to limit or eliminate the personal liability of a director or an officer to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of fiduciary duty as a director or an
officer, as applicable, except for liability (a)&nbsp;for any breach of the duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (b)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law, (c)&nbsp;of a director under Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL (d)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit or (e)&nbsp;of an officer in any action by or in the right of the corporation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL, a Delaware corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party
to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation (or is or was
serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise) against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action
or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person&#146;s conduct was unlawful. In the case of an action brought by or in the right of a corporation, the corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be
made a party to any such threatened, pending or completed action by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation (or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise) only against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or
settlement of such action if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue
or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent the appropriate court finds that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses as the court shall deem proper. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As permitted by Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL, the Company&#146;s
certificate of incorporation provides that no director of the Company shall be liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent that such exemption from liability or
limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL as currently in effect or as the same may be amended. This provision in the Company&#146;s certificate of incorporation does not eliminate the directors&#146; or officers&#146; fiduciary duties and
does not limit or eliminate the officers&#146; personal liability for breaches of fiduciary duty, and in appropriate circumstances, equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-monetary</FONT> relief
will remain available under Delaware law. In addition, each director of the Company may be subject to personal liability for breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the Company, for acts or omissions not in good faith or involving
intentional misconduct, for knowing violations of law, for actions leading to improper personal benefit to the director, and for payment of dividends or approval of stock repurchases or redemptions that are unlawful under Delaware law, and each
officer of the Company may be subject to personal liability for breach of the officer&#146;s fiduciary duty. The provision also does not affect a director&#146;s or officer&#146;s responsibilities under any other applicable law, such as the United
States federal securities laws or state or federal environmental laws. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As permitted by Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL, the Company&#146;s
certificate of incorporation and bylaws also provide that the Company is required to indemnify and advance expenses to its present and former officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The Company maintains
directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance for its directors and officers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><B>Number</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Exhibits</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1195734/000119312513352089/d435665dex31.htm">Seventh Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Potbelly Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-190893)</FONT> filed on August&nbsp;29, 2013). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1195734/000119312518190662/d608362dex31.htm">Amended and Restated <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-laws</FONT> of Potbelly Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-36104)</FONT> filed June&nbsp;12, 2018). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.3</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1195734/000119573423000019/descriptionofcs.htm">Description of Capital Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> filed on March&nbsp;2, 2023). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d756874dex51.htm">Opinion of Greenberg Traurig, P.A. (filed herewith). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d756874dex231.htm">Consent of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP (filed herewith). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d756874dex51.htm">Consent of Greenberg Traurig, P.A. (included in Exhibit 5.1). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>24.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="#sig">Power of Attorney of certain directors and officers of the Company (set forth on the signature page of this Registration Statement). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d756874dex991.htm">Potbelly Corporation 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan (as Amended and Restated Effective June&nbsp;24, 2020) (filed herewith). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d756874dex992.htm">Amendment to the Potbelly Corporation 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan (as Amended and Restated Effective June&nbsp;24, 2020) (filed herewith). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>107</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d756874dexfilingfees.htm">Filing Fee Table (filed herewith). </A></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;9. Undertakings. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
effective Registration Statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided,
however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois on
February&nbsp;23, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>POTBELLY CORPORATION</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Robert D. Wright</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Robert D. Wright</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sig"></A>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS</B>, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Joseph Boehm and
Robert D. Wright as such person&#146;s true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person in such
person&#146;s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, or any of them, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and
on the date indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Robert D. Wright</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">President and Chief Executive Officer and Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">February&nbsp;23, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Robert D. Wright</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Steven Cirulis</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Strategy Officer</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">February&nbsp;23, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Steven Cirulis</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Joseph Boehm</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director and Chairman of the Board</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">February&nbsp;23, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Joseph Boehm</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Vann Avedisian</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">February&nbsp;23, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Vann Avedisian</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Adrian Butler</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">February&nbsp;23, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Adrian Butler</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2024
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Potbelly Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
36-4466837
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
111 N. Canal Street, Suite 325
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Potbelly Corporation 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan,
as amended
(Full title of
the plan)
Robert D. Wright
President and Chief Executive Officer
111 N. Canal Street, Suite 325
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(Name and address of agent for service)
(312)
951-0600
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Flora R.
Perez, Esq.
Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
401 East Las Olas Boulevard Suite 2000
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(954)
765-0500
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☐
Accelerated filer
☒
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Potbelly Corporation 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan") was previously approved by Potbelly Corporation's (the "Company")
board of directors on March 26, 2019 (and subsequently approved by the stockholders on May 16, 2019), as further amended and restated effective as of June 24, 2020. On May 18, 2023, the stockholders of the Company approved an
amendment to the Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares available for issuance under the Plan by 1,100,000 shares (the "Shares"). The purpose of this registration statement on Form
S-8
(the
"Registration Statement") is to register the offer and sale of the Shares.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this Registration Statement will be sent or given to all persons who
participate in the Potbelly Corporation 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the "Plan"), as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). These documents are
not required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. These documents and the
documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been filed with the Commission by the Company, are incorporated by reference herein, other than information
furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01, or related exhibits under Item 9.01, of Form
8-K:
Commission Filing (File
No. 001-16853)
Period Covered or Date of Filing
Annual Report on Form
10-K
(including the portions of the Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Commission on April 5, 2023 that are
incorporated by reference therein)
Year ended
December 25, 2022
Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q
Quarter ended
March 
26, 2023
,
June 
25, 2023
and
September 24, 2023
Current Reports on Form
8-K
February 
10, 2023
,
May 
19, 2023
and
February 12, 2024
Description of the Company's common stock contained in
Exhibit 4.1
to the Annual Report on Form
10-K,
and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description
March 2, 2023
All subsequent documents filed by the Company under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), (excluding any documents or portions of such documents that are furnished
under Items 2.02, 7.01 or 9.01 of a Current Report on Form 8-K and any exhibits included with such Items, which information is not incorporated by reference herein), and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold
After the date of this Registration Statement
Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that such statement is modified or superseded by any other subsequently filed document which is incorporated or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
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Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL")
permits a corporation, in its certificate of incorporation, to limit or eliminate the personal liability of a director or an officer to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of fiduciary duty as a director or an
officer, as applicable, except for liability (a) for any breach of the duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (b) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law, (c) of a director under Section 174 of the DGCL (d) for any transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit or (e) of an officer in any action by or in the right of the corporation.
Under Section 145 of the DGCL, a Delaware corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party
to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation (or is or was
serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise) against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action
or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person's conduct was unlawful. In the case of an action brought by or in the right of a corporation, the corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be
made a party to any such threatened, pending or completed action by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation (or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise) only against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or
settlement of such action if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue
or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent the appropriate court finds that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses as the court shall deem proper.
As permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, the Company's
certificate of incorporation provides that no director of the Company shall be liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent that such exemption from liability or
limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL as currently in effect or as the same may be amended. This provision in the Company's certificate of incorporation does not eliminate the directors' or officers' fiduciary duties and
does not limit or eliminate the officers' personal liability for breaches of fiduciary duty, and in appropriate circumstances, equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms of
non-monetary
relief
will remain available under Delaware law. In addition, each director of the Company may be subject to personal liability for breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Company, for acts or omissions not in good faith or involving
intentional misconduct, for knowing violations of law, for actions leading to improper personal benefit to the director, and for payment of dividends or approval of stock repurchases or redemptions that are unlawful under Delaware law, and each
officer of the Company may be subject to personal liability for breach of the officer's fiduciary duty. The provision also does not affect a director's or officer's responsibilities under any other applicable law, such as the United
States federal securities laws or state or federal environmental laws.
As permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, the Company's
certificate of incorporation and bylaws also provide that the Company is required to indemnify and advance expenses to its present and former officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The Company maintains
directors' and officers' liability insurance for its directors and officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Exhibits
4.1
Seventh Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Potbelly Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form
S-1
(File
No. 333-190893)
filed on August 29, 2013).
4.2
Amended and Restated
By-laws
of Potbelly Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form
8-K
(File
No. 001-36104)
filed June 12, 2018).
4.3
Description of Capital Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K
filed on March 2, 2023).
5.1
Opinion of Greenberg Traurig, P.A. (filed herewith).
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP (filed herewith).
23.2
Consent of Greenberg Traurig, P.A. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney of certain directors and officers of the Company (set forth on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
99.1
Potbelly Corporation 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan (as Amended and Restated Effective June 24, 2020) (filed herewith).
99.2
Amendment to the Potbelly Corporation 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan (as Amended and Restated Effective June 24, 2020) (filed herewith).
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Filing Fee Table (filed herewith).
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
effective Registration Statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided,
however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
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(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form
S-8
and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois on
February 23, 2024.
POTBELLY CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Robert D. Wright
Robert D. Wright
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS
, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Joseph Boehm and
Robert D. Wright as such person's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact
and agent, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person in such
person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or any of them, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and
on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Robert D. Wright
President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
February 23, 2024
Robert D. Wright
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Steven Cirulis
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Strategy Officer
February 23, 2024
Steven Cirulis
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Joseph Boehm
Director and Chairman of the Board
February 23, 2024
Joseph Boehm
/s/ Vann Avedisian
Director
February 23, 2024
Vann Avedisian
/s/ Adrian Butler
Director
February 23, 2024
Adrian Butler
/s/ David Head
Director
February 23, 2024
David Head
/s/ David J. Near
Director
February 23, 2024
David J. Near
/s/ David Pearson
Director
February 23, 2024
David Pearson
/s/ Todd W. Smith
Director
February 23, 2024
Todd W. Smith
/s/ Jill Sutton
Director
February 23, 2024
Jill Sutton
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