Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. filings document the regulatory record for an experiential plush retailer with direct-to-consumer, international franchising and commercial operations. Form 8-K reports cover quarterly and fiscal-year results, GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures, cash dividends, credit-facility amendments, board composition and executive succession matters.
Proxy materials describe shareholder meeting items, director classes, board committee service, executive compensation, equity awards and pay-versus-performance disclosures. The filing record also identifies common-stock dividend actions, incentive-plan awards, subsidiary guarantor and borrower roles under revolving credit arrangements, and governance disclosures tied to NYSE and SEC requirements.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans filed a Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of 752,320 shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. (CUSIP 120076104), representing 5.7% of the outstanding common stock based on 13,208,592 shares outstanding as of June 9, 2025. The filing shows 2,672 shares as sole voting/dispositive power and 749,648 shares as shared voting/dispositive power. The shared holdings comprise 174,504 and 575,144 shares held by registered investment companies advised by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent Asset Management, LLC, respectively. The 2,672 shares are disclaimed. The filing is signed by CFO David S. Royal on 08/15/2025.
AllianceBernstein L.P. reports beneficial ownership of 287,833 shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. common stock, representing approximately 2.2% of the class. These shares are held in discretionary client investment advisory accounts and are reported as acquired and held in the ordinary course of business for investment purposes. The filer discloses sole voting power over 268,475 shares and sole dispositive power over the full 287,833 shares. The filing states that the holdings were not acquired to change or influence control of the issuer. No additional transactions, group affiliations, or control claims are disclosed in the document.
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE: BBW) filed a Form 8-K to disclose a leadership transition in its legal function. On 1 Aug 2025, long-time Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Secretary Eric Fencl announced his retirement. Effective 4 Aug 2025, the Board appointed Yevgeny Fundler as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary. Fencl will stay on as a non-executive employee until 5 Dec 2025 to ensure continuity; his base salary will be reduced to $300,750 during this hand-over period.
The filing characterises the move as part of a planned succession process. No changes were announced to other executive positions, strategy, or previously issued financial guidance, and the 8-K contains no earnings or transactional information. Exhibit 99.1 houses the press release regarding the transition.
Build-A-Bear Workshop director Lesli Rotenberg executed a significant insider sale on June 24, 2025, disposing of 1,755 shares at a weighted average price of $53.518 per share, totaling approximately $93,924.
Following the transaction, Rotenberg's holdings consist of 11,825 shares in total, broken down as:
- 9,969 shares of common stock
- 1,856 shares of restricted stock
The sale was conducted through multiple transactions with prices ranging from $53.4621 to $53.59. This Form 4 filing, submitted by Eric R. Fencl as Attorney-in-Fact, indicates a direct ownership position and was reported within the required SEC disclosure timeframe.
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (BBW) – Form 144 filing discloses a proposed insider sale of 1,755 common shares through Merrill Lynch on or about 24 June 2025. The aggregate market value of the planned sale is $91,663.65. The seller originally acquired 4,090 shares via a stock-grant transaction on 9 June 2023. No other sales by this individual have occurred in the past three months, and no adverse information is represented to be known by the filer. Shares outstanding total 13,208,592, so the proposed sale represents roughly 0.013 % of the public float.