Every Form 4 that Noodles & Company (NDLS) has filed with the SEC in the last 12 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A Form 4 covers the transactions officers, directors and large holders report, so if you follow NDLS and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full NDLS filings page.
NOODLES & Co (NDLS) director and CEO/President Christina Joseph reported a Form 4 transaction involving company stock. On 2026-08-31, she surrendered 1,903 shares of Class A Common Stock to the issuer to satisfy tax withholdings due upon vesting of Restricted Stock Units, at a value based on the $14.36 closing price that day. After this tax-related disposition, she directly holds 80,223 shares of NDLS common stock.
Hynes Michael reported disposition transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Noodles & Co Chief Financial Officer Michael Hynes surrendered 544 shares of Class A Common Stock on July 24, 2026 to cover required tax withholdings upon the vesting of Restricted Stock Units. The shares were valued at $15.36 per share, and he now directly holds 32,721 shares.
Taylor Shawn A reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Noodles & Co director Shawn A. Taylor received a grant of 7,103 shares of Class A common stock on May 15, 2026. The award represents director fees paid in the form of Restricted Stock Units, which settle in common stock on the grant date using a notional price of $12.67 per unit. Following this grant, Taylor directly holds 22,238 shares of Noodles & Co common stock.
Schreiber Elisa reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
NOODLES & Co director Elisa Schreiber received an equity grant of 7,103 shares of Class A Common Stock as part of her annual director compensation. The shares were issued at no cash cost per share, reflecting a grant or award rather than an open-market purchase.
According to the compensation arrangement, the director receives a portion of fees in the form of Restricted Stock Units valued using a notional price of $12.67 for this grant, which settle in common stock on the grant date. Following this award, Schreiber directly holds 22,184 shares.
Noodles & Co director Britain Peakes received an equity grant as part of board compensation. The filing shows an award of 7,103 shares of Class A Common Stock at a stated price of $0.00 per share, characterized as a grant or other acquisition.
According to the footnote, the director receives a portion of their fees in Restricted Stock Units, which for this grant were valued using a notional price of $12.67 per unit and settle in common stock on the grant date. Following this award, Peakes holds 14,743 shares directly.
Noodles & Co director Andrew H. Madsen received a grant of 7,103 shares of Class A Common Stock on May 15, 2026 as part of his director compensation. The award reflects restricted stock units valued using a notional price of $12.67 per unit.
The RSUs settle in common stock on the grant date, and the shares were acquired at a reported price of $0.00 per share. Following this non-cash grant, Madsen directly holds 37,526 shares of Noodles & Co common stock.
JONES JEFFREY W reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Noodles & Co director Jeffrey W. Jones received an equity grant of 10,655 shares of Class A Common Stock as part of his board compensation. The Form 4 shows this as a grant or award transaction with no cash price per share.
According to the footnote, Jones receives a portion of his director fees in Restricted Stock Units, which for this annual grant were valued using a notional price of $12.67. The RSUs settle in common stock on the grant date, bringing his direct holdings to 40,706 shares.
Noodles & Co reported that Chief Accounting Officer Kathryn Rae Lockhart received an award of 4,735 Restricted Stock Units of Class A common stock on May 15, 2026. Each RSU represents one share and will vest in four equal annual installments beginning on May 15, 2027.
On the same date, 416 shares of Class A common stock were surrendered to the company at $12.59 per share to cover required tax withholdings tied to RSU vesting. Following these transactions, Lockhart directly owned 13,423 shares of Class A common stock.
Noodles & Company EVP of Technology Corey Kline reported routine equity compensation activity involving Class A common stock. On May 15, 2026, Kline received an award of 4,735 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), each representing one share of Class A common stock, at no cash cost. The RSUs vest in four equal annual installments beginning May 15, 2027.
On the same date, 416 shares were surrendered back to Noodles & Company at $12.59 per share to cover tax withholdings due upon RSU vesting, as disclosed in the footnotes. Following these transactions, Kline directly holds 14,855 shares of Class A common stock.
Noodles & Company’s Chief Financial Officer Michael Hynes reported routine equity compensation activity. He received a grant of 12,628 shares of Class A common stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units at no purchase price, increasing his direct equity stake.
On the same date, 853 shares were surrendered back to the company at $12.59 per share to cover required tax withholdings tied to RSU vesting, a non–open-market disposition. After these transactions, Hynes directly holds 33,265 shares of Noodles & Company Class A common stock.
Christina Joseph reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Noodles & Company director and CEO Christina Joseph received an equity award in the form of restricted stock units. She was granted 32,359 RSUs, each representing the right to receive one share of Noodles & Company Class A common stock, as compensation rather than a cash purchase.
The RSUs vest in four equal installments beginning on May 15, 2027, meaning the shares are earned over time if service-based conditions are met. Following this grant, Joseph directly holds 82,126 shares of Class A common stock, reflecting her ongoing equity stake in the company.
NOODLES & Co reporting persons associated with Mill Road Capital reported updated holdings and an internal restructuring involving 7,103 Class A common shares coded as an “other” transaction. The 7,103 shares relate to restricted stock units or vested shares granted as director compensation in which the reporting persons may have an indirect pecuniary interest.
After these updates, one indirect holding shows 587,393 shares and a direct holding shows 283,267 shares, with a separate indirect position of 21,476 shares tied to director compensation arrangements. Footnotes explain that Fund II and Fund III directly hold most shares, that their general partners control voting and disposal, and that each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership beyond any pecuniary interest.
NOODLES & Co executive handles tax withholding through share surrender
EVP - Technology Corey Kline surrendered 192 shares of Class A Common Stock on 2026-03-14 to cover required tax withholdings upon vesting of Restricted Stock Units. The shares were valued at $6.11 per share, based on the closing price that day.
After this tax-withholding disposition, Kline directly holds 10,536 shares of NOODLES & Co Class A Common Stock. This was not an open-market sale but a routine mechanism to satisfy tax obligations linked to equity compensation.
Noodles & Company Chief Accounting Officer Kathryn Rae Lockhart reported a small, routine share disposition tied to taxes on equity compensation. She surrendered 192 shares of Class A common stock at $6.11 per share to cover required tax withholdings upon vesting of restricted stock units. After this tax-withholding transaction, she directly holds 9,104 shares of Noodles & Company common stock.
Noodles & Co director Andrew H. Madsen reported a tax-related share disposition. On March 6, 2026, he surrendered 2,111 shares of Class A Common Stock at $5.99 per share to cover tax withholdings due upon vesting of Restricted Stock Units.
These shares were delivered back to the company rather than sold in the open market. After this transaction, Madsen directly holds 30,423 shares of Noodles & Co common stock.
Noodles & Co CEO and President Christina Joseph reported a small internal share transaction related to equity compensation taxes. On the reported date, she surrendered 1,483 shares of Class A common stock to the company to cover required tax withholdings upon vesting of restricted stock units, based on a share value of $5.34. After this tax-withholding disposition, she directly owns 49,767 shares of Noodles & Co Class A common stock.