UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM  i 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  i March 19, 2024

 

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

i Delaware		i 1-32731		i 84-1219301
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 i 610 Newport Center Drive

 i Newport Beach,  i CA  i 92660

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  i (949)  i 524-4000

Not Applicable

(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(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
i Common stock, par value $0.01 per share		i CMG		i New York Stock Exchange

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).

Emerging growth company  i ☐

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 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On March 19, 2024, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 50-for-one stock split (the “Stock Split”) in the form of a one-time special stock dividend on each outstanding share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”). The Stock Split is subject to shareholder approval of an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock to accommodate the Stock Split (the “Charter Amendment”). The Company intends to include the Charter Amendment as an item of business at the Company’s upcoming annual meeting of shareholders, to be held on June 6, 2024 (the “2024 annual meeting”). If the Company’s shareholders approve the Charter Amendment at the 2024 annual meeting, the Company expects to implement the Charter Amendment and the Stock Split promptly following the 2024 annual meeting.

In connection with the Stock Split, each of the Company’s shareholders of record at the close of business on June 18, 2024 (the “Record Date”) will receive, after market close on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, a distribution of 49 additional shares of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held by such shareholder as of the Record Date. Chipotle’s Common Stock is expected to begin trading on a post-split basis at the market open on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 under the Company’s existing trading symbol “CMG.”

As a result of the Stock Split, proportionate adjustments will be made to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the Company’s equity incentive plans and the number of shares underlying outstanding equity awards, as well as to the exercise price of outstanding awards, if applicable.

A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Title or Description
99.1		Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Press Release dated March 19, 2024
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

March 19, 2024		Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
				By:		/s/ Roger Theodoredis
						General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer