Noodles & Company
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(Name of Issuer)
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Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
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(Title of class of securities)
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65540B105
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(CUSIP Number)
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Mélanie Bernier
Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Public Sector Pension Investment Board
1250 René-Lévesque Boulevard West, Suite 1400
Montréal, Québec, Canada H3B 5E9
514-937-2772
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
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March 22, 2019
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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CUSIP No. 65540B105
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13D
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Page 2
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
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Public Sector Pension Investment Board
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
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(a)
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(b)
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SEC USE ONLY
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SOURCE OF FUNDS:
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OO
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E):
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6
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:
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Canada
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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7
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SOLE VOTING POWER:
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3,113,661 (see Item 5) (1)
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SHARED VOTING POWER:
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0 (see Item 5) (1)
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:
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3,113,661 (see Item 5) (1)
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:
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0 (see Item 5) (1)
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON:
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3,113,661 (see Item 5) (1)
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11):
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7.1% (see Item 5) (2)
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:
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CO; HC
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(1) |
All shares are owned by Argentia Private Investments Inc. (“Argentia”), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Public Sector Pension Investment Board (“PSP”). PSP may be deemed a beneficial owner of such shares. See Note (1) to Argentia’s cover page of
this Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13D.
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(2) |
See Note (2) to Argentia’s cover page of this Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13D.
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CUSIP No. 65540B105
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13D
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Page 3
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
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Argentia Private Investments Inc.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
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(a)
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(b)
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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SOURCE OF FUNDS:
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OO
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5
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E):
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☐
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:
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Canada
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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7
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SOLE VOTING POWER:
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3,113,661 (see Item 5) (1)
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SHARED VOTING POWER:
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0 (see Item 5) (1)
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:
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3,113,661 (see Item 5) (1)
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10
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:
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0 (see Item 5) (1)
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11
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON:
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3,113,661 (see Item 5) (1)
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12
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11):
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7.1% (see Item 5) (2)
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:
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CO
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(1) |
Argentia, a wholly owned subsidiary of PSP, directly owns 3,113,661 shares of Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Class A Common Stock”).
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(2) |
Percent of Class A Common Stock calculated based on 43,930,438 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding, as defined in Item 4 of this Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13D,
as of March 8, 2019 as disclosed on the cover page of the Issuer’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 15, 2019.
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Item 4. |
Purpose of Transaction.
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Item 5. |
Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
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(a) |
The responses of the Reporting Person to Rows (11) through (13) of the cover pages of this Amendment No. 6, as of March 26, 2019 after giving effect to the Sale, are
incorporated herein by reference. As of March 26, 2019 after giving effect to the Sale, PSP was the beneficial owner of 3,113,661 shares of Class A Common Stock (all of which are directly owned by Argentia), which represents
approximately 7.1% of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding (based on 43,930,438 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of March 8, 2019 as disclosed on the cover page of the Issuer’s Form 10-K filed with the
SEC on March 15, 2019).
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(b) |
The responses of the Reporting Person to (i) Rows (7) through (10) of the cover pages of this Amendment No. 6 and (ii) Item 5(a) hereof, in each case, as of March 26,
2019 after giving effect to the Sale, are incorporated herein by reference.
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(c) |
None of the Reporting Persons, nor, to their knowledge any of the Scheduled Persons, has effected any transaction in Class A Common Stock in the past sixty days, except
as disclosed in Item 4 of this Amendment No. 6.
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(d) |
Not applicable.
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(e) |
Not applicable.
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PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD
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By:
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/s/ Mélanie Bernier
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Name:
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Mélanie Bernier
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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By: | /s/ Guthrie Stewart |
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Name: | Guthrie Stewart | ||
Title: |
Authorized Signatory
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ARGENTIA PRIVATE INVESTMENTS INC.
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By:
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/s/ Mélanie Bernier
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Name:
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Mélanie Bernier
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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By:
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/s/ Guthrie Stewart
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Name: | Guthrie Stewart | ||
Title: |
Authorized Signatory
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