BJ's Restaurants, Inc. filings document the reporting obligations of a California-based public restaurant operator with common stock listed on Nasdaq. Its 8-K filings cover operating results, financial outlooks, comparable restaurant sales, non-GAAP restaurant metrics, share repurchase activity and material corporate events.
The company's proxy and governance filings address director elections, executive compensation, equity awards, shareholder voting matters and board-related disclosures. Other filings describe executive appointments, compensatory arrangements, material agreements, cooperation-agreement provisions, standstill and voting terms, capital-structure matters and risk-related disclosure for its company-owned full-service restaurant business.
Dimensional Fund Advisors reported beneficial ownership of 981,333 BJ's Restaurants Inc common shares, equal to 4.6% of the class as of September 30, 2026. It reported sole voting power over 973,702 shares and sole dispositive power over 981,333 shares; the Funds own all reported securities, and Dimensional disclaims beneficial ownership.
BJs RESTAURANTS INC (BJRI) reported an initial ownership filing for director Christopher W. Brandt. The filing lists a holding entry for common stock and shows that he held 0 shares of common stock directly following the reported position as of September 2, 2026.
BJs RESTAURANTS INC (BJRI) director James D. White filed an initial statement of beneficial ownership on Form 3 and reported holding no shares of Common Stock as of September 2, 2026. The filing lists only a holding entry, with zero shares shown as directly owned after the reported position.
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (BJRI) announced the appointment of Christopher W. Brandt and James D. White as independent members of its Board of Directors, effective September 3, 2026. Brandt will join the Governance and Nominating Committee and White will join the Compensation Committee.
In connection with these appointments, the number of authorized directors was increased from eight to ten under the company’s bylaws. A press release dated September 9, 2026, provided additional background on the new directors, highlighting Brandt’s senior brand and marketing roles at major restaurant and consumer companies and White’s prior service as Chair, President and CEO of Jamba Juice and as a public company director.
The company describes itself as a national casual dining brand founded in 1978, with more than 200 restaurants across 31 states and over 270 brewing medals since 1996, emphasizing its brewhouse heritage and award-winning beer program.
BJs RESTAURANTS INC (BJRI) director Bradford C. Richmond reported buying 500 shares of common stock on September 3, 2026 at $59.50 per share in an open-market or private transaction. The shares are held by an irrevocable trust over which he has investment control, and he disclaims beneficial ownership except for his pecuniary interest.
After this transaction, an associated irrevocable trust held 36,500 shares indirectly, and Richmond also reported 2,955 shares held directly, which the filing states include 2,955 unvested Restricted Stock Units. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported for these transactions.
BJs RESTAURANTS INC (BJRI) director Bradford C. Richmond reported purchasing 500 shares of common stock on September 2, 2026 at $61.05 per share, in an open-market transaction. The shares are held by an irrevocable trust over which he maintains investment control, and he disclaims beneficial ownership beyond his pecuniary interest. After this transaction, the trust holds 36,000 shares indirectly attributed to him, and he also has 2,955 directly held unvested Restricted Stock Units. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported in connection with these transactions.
BJs RESTAURANTS INC (BJRI) director C. Bradford Richmond reported an open-market purchase of common stock on 2026-08-31. An irrevocable trust over which he maintains investment control bought 753 shares at $63.25 per share, bringing that trust’s indirect holdings to 35,500 shares. Richmond disclaims beneficial ownership of the trust shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest. Separately, he reports 2,955 directly held shares, which the filing notes include unvested Restricted Stock Units.
BJ's Restaurants Inc. director Noah A. Elbogen reported selling 7,535 shares of common stock on August 10, 2026, at $70.14 per share in an open-market or private transaction. Following this sale, he reported direct ownership of 71,655 shares, which includes 2,955 unvested Restricted Stock Units.
Company symbol BJRI filed information for a planned sale of common stock. The filing lists common shares to be sold through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, with figures including 7,535 units and an associated amount of $525,415.00, and an approximate sale date of 08/10/2026 on NASDAQ. It also describes earlier open market purchases by the issuer for cash or check, including 285 units on 03/05/2020 and 7,250 units on 08/14/2019.
BJ's Restaurants Inc. executive vice president and general counsel Kendra D. Miller exercised options covering 10,217 shares of common stock on August 6, 2026 at strike prices of $53.22, $46.91 and $34.28 per share, receiving the same number of shares.
That day she sold 10,217 shares at a weighted average price of $69.31, with trades between $69.30 and $69.37, and on August 7, 2026 she sold a further 2,978 shares at $69.80 per share. A reported share figure includes 5,326 unvested restricted stock units.