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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. reported that Chief Supply Chain Officer Thomas Michael Kowalski received an award of 2,858 shares of common stock on January 15, 2026, recorded at a price of $0 per share as an equity grant.
The award consists of restricted stock units that will vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 15, 2027, with each unit representing the right to receive one share of common stock. After this grant, Kowalski beneficially owns 8,526 shares, including unvested restricted stock units.
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. reported an equity compensation grant to executive officer Jennifer Anne Jaffe, its EVP & Chief People Officer. On January 15, 2026, she was awarded 3,957 shares of common stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units at a grant price of $0 per unit. Following this award, she beneficially owns 11,514 Restricted Stock Units in total.
The new RSU award will vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 15, 2027. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of BJ's Restaurants common stock, aligning a portion of the executive’s compensation with the company’s future share performance.
BJ's Restaurants director James Dal Pozzo reported an option exercise and related share withholding. On January 14, 2026, he exercised 2,787 non-qualified stock options at $42.41 per share, receiving the same number of BJ's Restaurants common shares. In a related transaction coded "F," 2,614 common shares were withheld by the company at $45.22 per share to satisfy the exercise price on the stock options.
After these transactions, Dal Pozzo directly holds 27,137 shares of common stock, and this amount includes 4,790 unvested restricted stock units. The filing reflects routine equity compensation activity by a company director rather than an open-market purchase or sale.
BJ's Restaurants executive Kendra D. Miller, EVP & General Counsel, reported routine equity transactions. On January 14, 2026, she exercised 929 non-qualified stock options at a price of $42.41 per share, receiving the same number of common shares. On the same date, 895 common shares were withheld by the company at a price of $45.22 per share to cover the option exercise cost and minimum statutory tax withholding, as noted in the footnotes.
After these transactions, she directly owned 24,740 shares of common stock, which the filing states includes 4,409 unvested restricted stock units.
BJs Restaurants director Lea Anne Ottinger reported routine equity transactions. On January 14, 2026, she exercised 2,787 non-qualified stock options at an exercise price of $42.41 per share, receiving the same number of common shares. On the same date, 2,614 common shares were withheld by the company at $45.22 per share, as noted, to satisfy the exercise price on the stock option exercise.
After these transactions, Ottinger directly owned 38,340 shares of common stock, and this amount includes 7,868 unvested Restricted Stock Units.
BJ's Restaurants executive Brian S. Krakower reported an option exercise and related share withholding. On January 14, 2026, he exercised 1,487 Non-Qualified Stock options at an exercise price of $42.41 per share, receiving the same number of shares of common stock.
To cover the exercise price and minimum statutory withholding requirements, 1,433 common shares were withheld at a price of $45.22 per share. After these transactions, he directly held 4,463 shares of common stock, which the filing states includes 4,409 unvested Restricted Stock Units.
BJ's Restaurants executive Gregory S. Lynds reported an insider stock transaction. On January 14, 2026, he exercised 4,065 non-qualified stock options at an exercise price of $42.41 per share, receiving the same number of common shares.
To cover the exercise price and minimum statutory withholding taxes, 3,916 common shares were withheld by the company at a price of $45.22 per share, rather than sold in the open market. After these transactions, Lynds directly beneficially owned 43,259 shares of common stock, which the disclosure states includes 4,409 unvested restricted stock units.
BJ's Restaurants reported an equity award for its Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer on December 15, 2025. The officer received 6,195 shares of common stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units at a price of $0, which vest in three equal annual installments beginning on December 15, 2026. Following this grant, the officer beneficially owns 6,195 Restricted Stock Units. In addition, the officer was granted 13,463 non-qualified stock options with an exercise price of $40.36 per share, expiring on December 15, 2035. These options vest at a rate of 33.3% per year beginning on December 15, 2026, aligning the executive’s potential compensation with future company performance.
BJ's Restaurants Inc. filed an initial insider ownership report for its EVP & Chief Financial Officer following an event dated 12/15/2025. The filing identifies this person as an officer, not a director or 10% owner.
The report shows beneficial ownership of 0 shares of common stock, held directly, and no derivative securities such as options or warrants listed in the derivative securities table. This is a routine disclosure of the executive’s current holdings and does not describe any stock transaction.
BJ's Restaurants EVP & Chief Information Officer reported multiple insider stock transactions dated December 11, 2025. The disclosure shows option exercises for 3,836, 2,392 and 1,619 shares of common stock at exercise prices of $32.27, $31.34 and $31.86, respectively, followed by open-market sales of 7,847 shares at $39.61 and 170 shares at $39.71.
After these transactions, the officer beneficially owned 4,409 shares of BJ's Restaurants common stock, which the filing notes includes unvested restricted stock units.