RESTAURANT GENERAL MANAGERS WILL RECEIVE
SPECIAL EQUITY GRANT
NEWPORT
BEACH, Calif., March 19,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
(NYSE: CMG) today announced that its Board of Directors approved a
50-for-one split of its common stock. This would be one of the
biggest stock splits in New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) history.
The stock split is subject to shareholder approval of an
amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to increase
the number of authorized shares of common stock to accommodate the
stock split. The company intends to seek shareholder approval for
this amendment at its upcoming annual meeting on June 6, 2024.
If the Certificate of Incorporation amendment is approved,
shareholders of record as of June 18,
2024 will receive 49 additional shares for each share held,
which will be distributed after market close on June 25, 2024. Chipotle's shares are expected to
begin trading on a post-split basis at the market open on
Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
"This is the first stock split in Chipotle's 30-year history,
and we believe this will make our stock more accessible to
employees as well as a broader range of investors," said Jack
Hartung, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, Chipotle.
"This split comes at a time when our stock is experiencing an
all-time high driven by record revenues, profits, and growth."
To commemorate this special event and in recognition of the
Company's strong performance, Chipotle announced a special one-time
equity grant for all restaurant general managers as well as crew
members with more than 20 years of service. "We want to thank our
general managers and tenured crew members for their hard work and
dedication to Chipotle by providing a one-time equity grant as an
additional incentive to continue delivering outstanding results and
share in the financial success of our Company," said Brian
Niccol, Chairman and CEO, Chipotle.
About Chipotle
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:
CMG) is cultivating a better world by serving responsibly sourced,
classically-cooked, real food with wholesome ingredients without
artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. Chipotle had over
3,400 restaurants as of December 31, 2023, in the United
States, Canada, the United
Kingdom, France and Germany and is the only
restaurant company of its size that owns and operates all its
restaurants in North America and Europe. Chipotle is
ranked on the Fortune 500 and is recognized on Fortune's Most
Admired Companies 2024 list and Time Magazine's Most Influential
Companies. With over 115,000 employees passionate about providing a
great guest experience, Chipotle is a longtime leader and innovator
in the food industry. Chipotle is committed to making its food more
accessible to everyone while continuing to be a brand with a
demonstrated purpose as it leads the way in digital, technology and
sustainable business practices. For more information or to place an
order online, visit Chipotle.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in
this press release, including statements regarding the expected
timing and impact of the stock split and the one-time equity grant
and statements that use words such as "expects", "intends" and
"believes," are forward-looking statements as defined in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements are based on information currently
available to us and we assume no obligation to update them. These
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
described in this press release, including the risk that
shareholders will not approve the increase in the number of
authorized shares of our common stock, the stock split is prevented
from taking effect or is delayed due to legal or regulatory
constraints and other risk factors described from time to time in
our SEC reports, including our most recent annual report on Form
10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, all of which are available
on the investor relations page of our website at
ir.Chipotle.com.
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