Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

Stockholder's Equity

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Stockholder's Equity
3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2026
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Stockholder's Equity

Note 12 – Stockholder’s Equity

Preferred Stock

The Company is authorized to issue up to 9,840,000 shares of preferred stock, excluding the Series A Preferred Stock, with a par value of $0.0001 per share. There were no shares of preferred stock that were issued or outstanding at March 29, 2026 or December 28, 2025, other than the Series A Preferred Stock discussed above.

Common Stock

The Company is authorized by its amended and restated certificate of incorporation to issue up to 75.0 million shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As of March 29, 2026 and December 28, 2025, there were 31.5 million and 31.2 million shares of common stock outstanding, respectively.

Stock Purchase Program

The Company’s Board of Directors authorized a repurchase program of up to $15.0 million of outstanding common stock that was completed in December 2023. In March 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized an additional $5.0 million of repurchases under this program. During the three periods ended March 30, 2025, the Company purchased 0.1 million shares for aggregate consideration of $0.3 million. There were no stock repurchases in the first quarter of 2026. As of March 29, 2026, the Company had purchased 3.4 million shares for $19.3 million under the program.

Warrants

In connection with the acquisition of the Benihana and RA Sushi restaurants, on May 1, 2024, the Company issued both market and penny warrants to the following holders of the Series A Preferred Stock. The holders of the penny warrants are entitled to receive any dividends issued to common stockholders. The Company has the following warrants to purchase shares of common stock outstanding as of March 29, 2026 and December 28, 2025:

Warrants

Exercise

Shares available for purchase

Issuance date

Holder of warrants

Expiration date

Issued

Price

March 29, 2026

December 28, 2025

May 1, 2024

HPC III Kaizen LP

May 1, 2029

1,000,000

$

10.00

1,000,000

1,000,000

May 1, 2024

HPS and affiliates

May 1, 2029

66,667

$

10.00

66,667

66,667

May 1, 2024

HPC III Kaizen LP

May 1, 2034

1,786,582

$

0.01

1,786,582

1,786,582

May 1, 2024

HPS and affiliates

May 1, 2034

119,105

$

0.01

119,105

119,105