chuy-20210429

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): April 29, 2021

CHUY’S HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)


Delaware	001-35603	20-5717694
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1623 Toomey Rd.

Austin, Texas 78704

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (512) 473-2783

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	CHUY	Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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

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

On April 29, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Chuy’s Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Jody Bilney to the Board.

Ms. Bilney was appointed as a Class II director with her initial term expiring at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders. The Board has determined that Ms. Bilney is an independent director under the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules. Ms. Bilney entered into the Company’s standard indemnification agreement for directors.

Ms. Bilney will receive compensation in accordance with the Company’s existing compensation arrangements for non-employee directors, which are described in “Item 11. Executive Compensation—Director Compensation” in Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2021. There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Bilney and any other person pursuant to which she was selected to serve on the Board, and there are no relationships between Ms. Bilney and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number			Description
10.1			Form of Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on July 11, 2012)
99.1			Press release dated May 3, 2021
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



						CHUY’S HOLDINGS, INC.

			By:			/s/ Jon W. Howie
						Jon W. Howie Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 3, 2021