UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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):  January 23, 2013

 
Cosi, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 
Delaware
000-50052
06-1393745
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)


1751 Lake Cook Road, Suite 600; Deerfield, Illinois
60015
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (847) 597-8800

 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 

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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 January 23, 2013, Creed Ford, III, notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cosi, Inc. (the “Company”) that he will retire from the Board when his current term expires at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 8, 2013.  Mr. Ford has been a director of the Company since March 1997 and chose to resign due to the demands of other professional commitments.  Mr. Ford is not resigning because of a disagreement on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
 
 
 


 
 

 
 
 
Signature
 
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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
COSI, INC.
 
 
Date:  January 29, 2013
     
 
By:
/s/ William Koziel  
    Name:  William Koziel   
    Title:     Chief Financial Officer