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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): January 9, 2024

PORTILLO'S INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware			001-40951			87-1104304
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(Commission File Number)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2001 Spring Road, Suite 400, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
(Address of principal executive offices)

(630)-954-3773

(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			Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share			PTLO			Nasdaq Global Select Market

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. ☐

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Portillo’s Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), will be participating in the ICR Conference 2024 on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer, Michael Osanloo, and Chief Financial Officer, Michelle Hook, will host a fireside chat at the ICR Conference 2024. A copy of the presentation to be used during the fireside chat is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is also available on the Corporation’s website at http://investors.portillos.com.

The information contained in this Item 7.01, including the related information set forth in the presentation attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise. The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or into any filing or other document pursuant to the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in any such filing.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This presentation contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ("PSLRA"). All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements discuss our current expectations and projections relating to our financial position, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business, and are based on currently available operating, financial and competitive information which are subject to various risks and uncertainties, so you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements may include words such as "aim," "anticipate," "believe," "commit," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "outlook," "potential," "project," "projection," "plan," "intend," "seek," "may," "could," "would," "will," "should," "can," "can have," "likely," the negatives thereof and other similar expressions.

Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future

conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, by their nature, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and

changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. As a result, our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the

forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements

include regional, national or global political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory conditions and the following:

•risks related to or arising from our organizational structure;

•risks of food-borne illness and food safety and other health concerns about our food;

•the impact of unionization activities of our restaurant workers on our operations and profitability;

•the impact of recent bank failures on the marketplace, including the ability to access credit;

•risks associated with our reliance on certain information technology systems and potential failures or interruptions;

•privacy and cyber security risks related to our digital ordering and payment platforms for our delivery business;

•the impact of competition, including from our competitors in the restaurant industry or our own restaurants;

•the increasingly competitive labor market and our ability to attract and retain the best talent and qualified employees;

•the impact of federal, state or local government regulations relating to privacy, data protection, advertising and consumer protection, building and zoning requirements, costs or ability to open new restaurants, or sale of food and alcoholic beverage control regulations;

•inability to achieve our growth strategy, such as the availability of suitable new restaurant sites in existing and new markets and opening of new restaurants at the anticipated rate and on the anticipated timeline;

•the impact of consumer sentiment and other economic factors on our sales;

•increases in food and other operating costs, tariffs and import taxes, and supply shortages;

•the potential future impact of COVID-19 (including any variant) on our results of operations, supply chain or liquidity; and

•other risks identified in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. You should evaluate all forward-looking statements made in this presentation in the context of the risks and uncertainties disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2022 filed with the SEC on March 2, 2023, and subsequent filings with the SEC. All of the Company’s SEC filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The forward-looking statements included in this presentation are made only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number						Description
99.1						ICR Conference 2024 Presentation
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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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, thereto duly authorized.

 

									Portillo's Inc.
									(Registrant)
Date: January 9, 2024						By:			/s/ Michelle Hook
									Michelle Hook
									Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)