wing-20210903

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 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): September 3, 2021

WINGSTOP INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-37425	47-3494862
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	Commission File Number	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

15505 Wright Brothers Drive
Addison
Texas		75001
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(972) 686-6500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	WING	NASDAQ Global Market

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Item 5.02.			Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 3, 2021, the Compensation Committee of Wingstop Inc. (the “Company”) approved modifications to the compensation of Michael Skipworth, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Alex Kaleida, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, in connection with their promotions, which were previously reported by the Company on its Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 27, 2021. The Compensation Committee approved an increase of Mr. Skipworth’s annual base salary to $575,000 and an increase of Mr. Kaleida’s (i) annual base salary to $375,000, (ii) target cash bonus under the Company’s annual performance-based cash incentive opportunity to 50% of annual base salary, and (iii) target long term service-based and performance-based equity incentive compensation to 100% of annual base salary. The terms of the Company’s performance-based annual cash incentive opportunity and service-based and performance-based equity incentive awards are described in the “Elements of Executive Compensation” and “2021 Executive Compensation Program Changes” sections of the Company’s 2021 Proxy Statement and incorporated by reference herein.

Signatures

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Wingstop Inc.

Date:

September 10, 2021

By:

/s/ Albert McGrath

Senior Vice President

Wingstop Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update