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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Cirulis Steven 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol POTBELLY CORP [PBPB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 111 N. CANAL, SUITE 325 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/05/2024 (Street) CHICAGO, IL 60606 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 04/05/2024(1) A(2) 20,930 A $ 0 357,562 D Common Stock 04/04/2025 M 60,974 A $ 0 418,536 D Common Stock 04/04/2025 F 17,865(3) D $9.81 400,671 D Common Stock 04/05/2025 F 2,044(4) D $8.82 398,627 D Common Stock 04/07/2025 F 3,256(5) D $9.05 395,371 D Common Stock 04/07/2025 A(6) 22,099 A $ 0 417,470 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Performance Stock Units

(7)

04/05/2024(1)

A

20,930

(7)

(7)

Common Stock

20,930

$ 0

20,930

D

Performance Stock Units

(7)

04/04/2025

M

30,487

(8)

(8)

Common Stock

30,487

(8)

0

D

Performance Stock Units

(7)

04/07/2025

A

22,099

(7)

(7)

Common Stock

22,099

$ 0

22,099

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Cirulis Steven 111 N. CANAL SUITE 325 CHICAGO, IL 60606			SVP, Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

/s/ Steven Cirulis		04/08/2025
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents restricted stock units and performance stock units granted to the Reporting Person on April 5, 2024 which were inadvertently not reported when granted.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. These restricted stock units vest in equal installments on April 5, 2025, April 5, 2026 and April 5, 2027.
(3)	Shares withheld for payment of tax liability upon vesting of the performance stock units granted on April 1, 2022.
(4)	Shares withheld for payment of tax liability upon vesting of the restricted stock units granted on April 5, 2024.
(5)	Shares withheld for payment of tax liability upon vesting of the restricted stock units granted on April 7, 2023.
(6)	Represents an award of restricted stock units. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. These restricted stock units vest in equal installments on April 7, 2026, April 7, 2027 and April 7, 2028.
(7)	Represents an award of performance stock units which vest based on performance versus certain metrics as described in the award agreement. Each performance stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock
(8)	The performance stock units vested at 200% of the target award amount and were settled in shares of the Issuer's common stock pursuant to the terms of the award agreement.

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