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BJ's Restaurants increases non-employee director compensation for FY 2027
Annual cash retainer for non-employee directors raised to $80,000, an increase of $5,000.
BJ's Restaurants shareholders elect all eight directors, approve say-on-pay, ratify KPMG
Shareholders elected all eight director nominees; each received >16.8M votes for vs. <1M against.
BJ's Restaurants Q1 revenue $358.1M (+2.9%), comp sales +2.4%, traffic +2.2%
Total revenues $358.1M (+2.9% YoY); comparable restaurant sales +2.4% led by 2.2% traffic increase.
Appoints Ashley Van as Senior VP and Principal Accounting Officer effective May 11, 2026
Ashley Van named SVP, Accounting and Principal Accounting Officer; base salary of $340,000/year.
BJ's Restaurants Q4 net income $0.58 diluted EPS; comp sales +2.6%; FY2026 EBITDA guide $140-150M
Q4 total revenues $355.4M (+3.2% YoY); comparable restaurant sales +2.6%; traffic up over 4%.
BJ's Restaurants appoints Christopher Pinsak as EVP & COO
Christopher P. Pinsak appointed Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer effective Jan 19, 2026.
Amendment extends Cooperation Agreement expiration from May 4, 2027 to June 30, 2027.
BJ's Restaurants appoints Todd Wilson as CFO effective Dec 15, 2025
Todd Wilson named EVP and CFO, effective December 15, 2025; previously CFO at Red Robin and Hopdoddy.
BJ's Restaurants Q3 adj. EPS $0.04 vs loss; guides FY comp +2%; boosts buyback by $75M
Revenue $330.2M (+1.4% YoY); comp sales +0.5%; adj. diluted EPS $0.04 vs ($0.13) loss.
BJ's Restaurants Q2 revenue up 4.5%, EPS $0.97 (+34.8% YoY), comps +2.9%
Total revenues $365.6M (+4.5% YoY); comparable restaurant sales +2.9%.
BJ's Restaurants appoints William J. Atkins as Interim Principal Financial Officer
Appointment effective July 28, 2025, while company searches for a permanent CFO.
BJ's Restaurants adds CEO Lyle Tick to Board; Trojan to retire Sept 16
CEO Lyle D. Tick appointed to Board effective June 16, 2025, per his employment agreement.
BJ's Restaurants enters into $215M secured revolving credit facility, maturing 2030
$215M revolving credit facility, can increase to $315M, matures May 30, 2030.
BJ's Restaurants promotes Lyle Tick to CEO and President; CFO Houdek resigns
Lyle D. Tick appointed CEO and President effective June 5, 2025; previously President and Chief Concept Officer.
BJ's Restaurants Q1 EPS $0.58, revenue +3.2%, raises FY2025 outlook and buyback range
Diluted EPS $0.58 (+79.8%); adjusted EPS $0.59 (+68.6%); revenue $348.0M (+3.2%).
BJ's Q4 revenue $344.3M (+6.4%); adj EPS $0.47 (+5.1%); board adds $50M to buyback
Q4 comparable restaurant sales +5.5% with positive guest traffic across all dayparts and channels.
BJ's Restaurants announces departure of EVP and Chief Growth and Innovation Officer Putnam K. Shin
Putnam K. Shin will no longer serve as EVP and Chief Growth and Innovation Officer effective January 17, 2025.
BJ's Restaurants enters cooperation agreement with Act III Holdings (Ron Shaich) through 2027
Cooperation agreement with Act III (Ron Shaich) provides standstill, voting commitments, and collaboration through May 4, 2027.
BJ's Restaurants Q3 net loss narrows to $2.9M; revenue up 2.2% to $325.7M
Diluted net loss per share $0.13 vs $0.16 YoY; includes $0.4M pretax leadership transition benefit.
BJ's Restaurants appoints Lyle Tick as President & Chief Concept Officer
Lyle Tick appointed President & Chief Concept Officer effective Sept 9, 2024; previously Brand President of Buffalo Wild Wings.
BJ's Restaurants appoints Brad Richmond as Interim CEO; Greg Levin steps down
Greg Levin ceases as CEO and President effective August 28, 2024; termination without cause and not due to any disagreement.
BJ's Restaurants Q2 2024: revenue $349.9M, net income $17.2M, comp sales -0.6%
Total revenues of $349.9M, up 0.1% YoY; net income $17.2M vs $11.9M; diluted EPS $0.72 vs $0.50.
Shareholders approve BJ's Restaurants 2024 Equity Incentive Plan at Annual Meeting
On June 18, 2024, shareholders ratified and approved the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan.
Peter Bassi, Larry Bouts, Gerald Deitchle retire from BJRI board; 2024 equity plan approved
Directors Peter A. Bassi, Larry D. Bouts and Gerald W. Deitchle retired effective June 18, 2024.
BJ's Restaurants Q1 net income jumps to $7.7M; revenue down 1.2% but margins improve 240bps
Revenue $337.3M (-1.2% YoY); comparable restaurant sales -1.7%.
BJ's Restaurants enters cooperation agreement with activist PW Partners
PW Partners withdraws director slate, will advise on cost structure and efficiencies.
BJ's Restaurants appoints Brad Richmond to board, enters cooperation with Fund 1 Investments
Brad Richmond, former Darden Restaurants CFO, appointed to BJ's board effective Feb 27, 2024, term through 2024 annual meeting.
BJ's Restaurants reports Q4 2023 net income of $8.1M, full-year net income of $19.7M
Q4 2023 revenues decreased 6.0% to $323.6M due to one less week; adjusted EBITDA was $27.3M.
BJ's Restaurants Q3 net loss $3.8M on $318.6M revenue; comp sales +0.4%
Total revenues $318.6M (+2.3% YoY); comparable restaurant sales +0.4%.
BJ's Restaurants Q2 revenue $349.7M, EPS $0.50 vs $0.01; margin 14.5%
Total revenues $349.7M (+6.1% YoY), comp sales +4.7%; net income $11.9M vs $0.3M.
BJ's Restaurants holds annual meeting; all director nominees elected, say-on-pay approved
Shareholders elected all 11 director nominees; non-votes ranged from 454K to 5.6M for some.
BJ's Restaurants reports Q1 revenue $341.3M (+14.2% YoY), net income $3.5M vs $1.5M
Net income $3.5M ($0.15 diluted EPS) vs $1.5M ($0.06) in prior year.
Termination of Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement (IRA) effective upon election of directors at June 15, 2023 annual meeting.
BJ's Restaurants Q4 rev $344.2M, comp +6.6%; net income $4.0M vs loss
Q4 total rev $344.2M (+18.2% vs prior-year 14-wk); comp restaurant sales +6.6% (14 vs 14 weeks).
BJ's Restaurants Q3 revenue up 10.3% to $311.3M; net loss narrows to $1.6M
Total revenues $311.3M (+10.3% YoY); comparable restaurant sales +8.9%.
BJ's Restaurants Q2 revenue $329.7M (+13.6% YoY), net income $0.3M; diluted EPS $0.01
Net income $0.3M vs $6.4M a year ago; diluted EPS $0.01 vs $0.26.
BJ's Restaurants amends equity plan for retirement option exercise; extends former exec's options
Plan amendment allows employees retiring after age 60 with 10 years of service to exercise vested options until original expiration (previously 3 months).
BJ's Restaurants Q1 revenue up 33.8% to $298.7M, swings to net income of $1.5M
Total revenues $298.7M (+33.8% YoY); comp restaurant sales +33.9%. Net income $1.5M ($0.06 EPS) vs net loss $3.1M (-$0.14).
BJ's Restaurants EVP & Chief Growth Officer Kevin Mayer resigns effective April 5, 2022
Kevin E. Mayer, Executive Vice President and Chief Growth and Brand Officer, resigned on March 21, 2022.
Director Patrick D. Walsh resigns from BJ's Restaurants board; board size reduced to 12
Patrick D. Walsh resigned from the Board of Directors on February 23, 2022.
BJ's Restaurants Q4 revenue up 47.8% to $291.3M; net loss narrows; EVP retiring
Q4 2021 revenue $291.3M (+47.8% YoY); comparable sales +45.6%. Net loss $4.7M ($0.20/sh) vs $18.1M loss.
BJ's Restaurants appoints Julius W. Robinson, Jr. as independent director
Julius W. Robinson Jr. appointed independent director and Compensation Committee member effective Jan 28, 2022.
Corrects prior 8-K: annual RSU award for non-employee directors vests one year from grant.
Consulting fee of $1,000 per month for at least 4 hours of strategic planning services per month.
BJ's Restaurants amends credit facility to $215M, relaxes covenants, extends to Nov 2026
Credit facility remains at $215M, expandable to $315M; matures November 3, 2026.
BJ's Restaurants Q3 revenue up 41.9% to $282.2M; comparable sales down 0.5% vs 2019
Revenue $282.2M (+41.9% YoY); net loss $2.2M ($0.09 diluted EPS).
BJ's Restaurants dismisses EY as auditor, appoints KPMG for FY 2021
Dismissed Ernst & Young as independent auditor; no disagreements or reportable events in prior two fiscal years.
BJ's Restaurants appoints Gregory Levin CEO, Thomas Houdek CFO effective Sept 1
Gregory Trojan retired as CEO effective Sept 1, 2021; remains board member and employee through Dec 31, 2021.
BJ's Restaurants Q2 revenue up 126.7% to $290.3M; CEO succession to Levin in Sept
Total revenues $290.3M (+126.7% YoY); comparable restaurant sales +121.9%.
BJ's Restaurants CEO Greg Trojan to retire Sept 1; Levin named CEO, Houdek CFO
CEO Greg Trojan retires effective Sept 1, 2021; remains on Board.
On June 16, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (the “Company”) named Lyle D. Tick, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, as a member of the Board.
In addition, on June 16, 2025, Gregory A. Trojan, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer, informed the Board that he would be retiring from the Board effective September 16, 2025.
Simultaneously with the promotion of Mr. Tick, C. Bradford Richmond resigned as the Company’s Interim Chief Executive Officer. In order to facilitate the transition, Mr. Richmond will serve as Special Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer through August 22, 2025
Thomas A. Houdek, the Chief Financial Officer and a Senior Vice President of the Company, notified the Company that he would be leaving the Company effective June 20, 2025.
Lyle D. Tick, the Company’s current President and Chief Concept Officer, had been promoted to the role of Chief Executive Officer and President effective June 5, 2025
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that, effective January 17, 2025, Putnam K. Shin would no longer serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Growth and Innovation Officer.
On September 3, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved the appointment of Lyle D. Tick as the President and Chief Concept Officer of the Company effective on September 9, 2024.
On August 28, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved the appointment of C. Bradford Richmond as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
On August 28, 2024, the Company announced that effective as of August 28, 2024, Gregory S. Levin would no longer serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President or as a member of the Board.
Effective June 18, 2024, each of Peter A. Bassi, Larry D. Bouts and Gerald W. Deitchle retired from the Board of Directors.
Effective June 18, 2024, each of Peter A. Bassi, Larry D. Bouts and Gerald W. Deitchle retired from the Board of Directors.
Effective June 18, 2024, each of Peter A. Bassi, Larry D. Bouts and Gerald W. Deitchle retired from the Board of Directors.
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