BJ's Restaurants exec gets stock award, tax withholding

BJ's Restaurants senior vice president of brewing operations Alex Puchner reported mixed equity transactions in company common stock.

Accepted by SEC EDGAR 02/19/2026 - 02:10 PM EST Learn about SEC filing dates

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

BJ's Restaurants senior vice president of brewing operations Alex Puchner reported mixed equity transactions in company common stock. On February 18, 2026, he acquired 1,713 shares through a stock grant at $0.00 per share. On the same date, 701 shares were disposed of in a tax-withholding transaction at $42.71 per share, with shares withheld by the company to satisfy minimum statutory withholding requirements on vesting of restricted stock units. After these transactions, he directly owned 15,785 shares, which the disclosure states includes 3,701 unvested restricted stock units.

Insider Trade Summary

2 transactions reported

Mixed 2 txns

Insider PUCHNER ALEX

Role Sr. Vice President Brewing Ops

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Common Stock	1,713	$0.00	$0.00
Exercise Price or Tax Liability	Common Stock	701	$42.71	$30K

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 15,785 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (2)

1. F1. Shares withheld by the Registrant to satisfy minimum statutory withholding requirements on vesting of Restricted Stock Units.
2. F2. Amount includes 3,701 of unvested Restricted Stock Units.

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What insider transactions did Alex Puchner report for BJRI?

Alex Puchner reported a mixed transaction: a stock grant and a tax-related share disposition. He received 1,713 shares of BJ's Restaurants common stock and had 701 shares withheld to cover minimum statutory tax withholding on vested restricted stock units.

How many BJRI shares did Alex Puchner receive in the latest stock award?

He received 1,713 shares of BJ's Restaurants common stock as a grant at $0.00 per share. This reflects equity-based compensation rather than an open-market purchase, increasing his direct holdings before accounting for tax-withholding share dispositions on the same date.

Why were 701 BJRI shares disposed of in Alex Puchner’s Form 4 filing?

The 701 shares were withheld by BJ's Restaurants to satisfy minimum statutory withholding requirements. This occurred upon the vesting of restricted stock units, representing a tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale by Alex Puchner personally.

What is Alex Puchner’s BJRI share ownership after these transactions?

After the reported transactions, Alex Puchner directly owned 15,785 shares of BJ's Restaurants common stock. The disclosure notes that this amount includes 3,701 unvested restricted stock units, reflecting both vested and certain unvested equity awards in his reported holdings.

What role does Alex Puchner hold at BJ's Restaurants (BJRI)?

Alex Puchner serves as Senior Vice President of Brewing Operations at BJ's Restaurants. His Form 4 filing reflects equity compensation and related tax-withholding activity tied to this executive role, including grants and vesting of restricted stock units in company common stock.

At what price were BJRI shares withheld for taxes in this Form 4?

The 701 BJ's Restaurants shares withheld for tax purposes were valued at $42.71 per share. This tax-withholding disposition settled minimum statutory withholding obligations when restricted stock units vested, without representing a discretionary open-market sale by the executive.

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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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Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

PUCHNER ALEX

(Last) (First) (Middle)

7755 CENTER AVENUE

SUITE 300

(Street)

HUNTINGTON BEACH CA 92647

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BJs RESTAURANTS INC [ BJRI ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Sr. Vice President Brewing Ops

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/18/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	02/18/2026		A		1,713	A	$0	16,486	D
Common Stock	02/18/2026		F		701(1)	D	$42.71	15,785(2)	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares withheld by the Registrant to satisfy minimum statutory withholding requirements on vesting of Restricted Stock Units.

2. Amount includes 3,701 of unvested Restricted Stock Units.

	/s/ Rana Schirmer, Attorney-in-Fact	02/19/2026
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