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.
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. insider Brian Krakower filed to sell common stock of BJRI through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, with an aggregate market value of $473,849.98 in connection with a planned transaction. The planned sale contemplates 6,778 shares of common stock, related to a stock option exercise expected on August 7, 2026, for cash on NASDAQ.
In the past three months, Krakower previously sold 7,341 shares of BJRI common stock for $404,983.88 on June 18, 2026, and 3,475 shares for $162,325.44 on May 28, 2026. These disclosures outline recent and proposed insider stock sales under Rule 144.
BJ's Restaurants executive Gregory S. Lynds, EVP & Chief Development Officer, reported selling 21,704 shares of common stock on August 6, 2026, in transactions at a weighted average price of $68.81 per share (price range $68.15–$69.42). Following the sale, he directly holds 24,770 shares, including 4,667 unvested Restricted Stock Units.
BJ's Restaurants director C. Bradford Richmond reported a bona fide gift of 16,047 shares of common stock on August 7, 2026. After the transfer, he held 2,955 shares directly, all as unvested Restricted Stock Units, and 34,747 shares were held indirectly by an irrevocable trust over which he has investment control. He disclaims beneficial ownership of the trust shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, and the filing indicates the transactions were not made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (BJRI) reporting person Kendra D. Miller filed a notice to sell up to 2,978 shares of common stock through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services on or about 08/07/2026 on NASDAQ, with an aggregate value of $207,864.40. The shares trace to multiple restricted stock and performance share grants from 2015–2021. The filing also lists recent sales in the past three months, including 10,217 shares for $708,121.88 on 08/06/2026, 19,261 shares for $1,070,955.95 on 06/18/2026, and 7,419 shares for $360,274.06 on 06/10/2026.
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. insider Kendra D. Miller filed a notice to sell common stock under Rule 144. The filing lists 10,217 shares of common stock to be sold on or after August 6, 2026 through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC via a cash stock option exercise on NASDAQ. In the prior three months, Miller sold 19,261 shares of common stock on June 18, 2026 for $1,070,955.95 and 7,419 shares on June 10, 2026 for $360,274.06.
Gregory Lynds filed to sell up to 21,704 shares of common stock of BJRI through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services, with a proposed sale date of 08/06/2026 on NASDAQ. The shares to be sold include 17,674 restricted stock shares granted on 01/02/2012 and 4,030 performance shares granted on 02/20/2019. Over the past three months, Lynds has reported additional common stock sales, including 25,350 shares on 08/03/2026, 6,201 shares on 06/18/2026, and 5,537 shares on 06/11/2026.
EVP & Chief Development Officer Gregory S. Lynds of BJs Restaurants Inc exercised derivative securities covering 25,350 shares of common stock on 2026-08-03, at exercise prices ranging from $31.3400 to $53.2200. The same day, he sold 25,350 common shares at $67.4700 per share. A footnote states his reported holdings include 4,667 unvested Restricted Stock Units.
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. investor group BJ's Act III, LLC, Act III Holdings, LLC and Ronald M. Shaich reported a sizable reduction in their ownership. On August 3, 2026, they completed a block trade with an investment bank, selling 710,724 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $46,552,422.
They also sold warrants to purchase 876,949 shares at $26.94 per share for $35,322,578, which the purchaser immediately exercised on a cashless basis, receiving 539,276 new shares. Following these transactions, the group beneficially owns 349,152 shares, representing 1.6% of the company’s 21,813,041 shares of common stock, and indicates the sale was for portfolio diversification and liquidity management.
Gregory Lynds filed a notice to sell 25,350 shares of Common Stock of BJRI through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, with an aggregate market value of $1,710,470.97, on or after August 3, 2026. The shares are tied to a stock option exercise paid in cash. In the prior three months, Lynds reported sales of 6,201 shares for $346,413.28 on June 18, 2026 and 5,537 shares for $281,030.99 on June 11, 2026.
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. reported higher sales but lower profitability for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 30, 2026. Quarterly revenues rose to $388.9 million, up 6.4% from the prior-year period, driven by a 6.5% increase in comparable restaurant sales and 8.3% higher guest traffic, partly offset by a lower average check.
Cost pressures and higher overhead reduced margins. Cost of sales increased to 25.5% of revenue due to commodity inflation led by beef, and general and administrative expenses rose 21.1% to $26.3 million on legal and leadership transition costs, higher stock-based compensation, and deferred compensation. Quarterly net income declined to $18.8 million from $22.2 million, with diluted EPS of $0.86 versus $0.97.
Cash generation remained solid: operating cash flow for the first twenty-six weeks was $74.0 million, funding $39.1 million of capital expenditures focused on maintenance and remodels and $7.7 million of share repurchases. Long-term debt under the revolving credit facility fell to $44.0 million, with $155.4 million of additional borrowing capacity available.