secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BJs RESTAURANTS INC (BJRI)
CIK:        0001013488
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-150443
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Appoints Ashley Van as Senior VP and Principal Accounting Officer effective May 11, 2026
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- Ashley Van named SVP, Accounting and Principal Accounting Officer; base salary of $340,000/year.
- Signing bonus of $50,000 ($25,000 after 30 days, $25,000 after one year); initial equity grant of $300,000.
- Annual bonus target of 55% of base salary; annual equity target of $180,000 (discretionary).
- J. Todd Wilson remains CFO but ceases as Principal Accounting Officer on May 11, 2026.
- Severance: 6 months base plus 1 month per year of service (up to 12 months) if terminated without cause.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013488/000119312526150443/0001193125-26-150443-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013488/000119312526150443/bjri-20260407.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-150443

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