Bojangles’ Inc. has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to the proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The proposed public offering is expected to consist solely of common stock to be offered by certain of Bojangles’ stockholders.  The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined.  Bojangles’ has applied to list its common stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC under the symbol “BOJA”.

BofA Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo Securities, and Jefferies are acting as joint lead book-running managers in the proposed offering.  Barclays, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Piper Jaffray, William Blair, KeyBanc Capital Markets, and RBC Capital Markets are also acting as book-running managers in the proposed offering.

The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. A copy of the preliminary prospectus related to the offering may be obtained, when available, from BofA Merrill Lynch, 222 Broadway, New York, New York 10038.