Form 8-K Filing

0001171843-12-001305.txt : 20120418 0001171843-12-001305.hdr.sgml : 20120418 20120418170726 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001171843-12-001305 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120418 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20120418 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120418 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BJs RESTAURANTS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001013488 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812] IRS NUMBER: 330485615 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1230 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-21423 FILM NUMBER: 12766524 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7755 CENTER AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: HUNTINGTON BEACH STATE: CA ZIP: 92647 BUSINESS PHONE: (714) 500-2440 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7755 CENTER AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: HUNTINGTON BEACH STATE: CA ZIP: 92647 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CHICAGO PIZZA & BREWERY INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960614 8-K 1 document.htm FORM 8-K FILING DOCUMENT Form 8-K Filing

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

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 18, 2012

BJ's Restaurants, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California		0-21423		33-0485615
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

	7755 Center Avenue, Suite 300 Huntington Beach, CA		92647
	(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (714) 500-2400

________________________________________________________________________________
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On April 18, 2012 the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated April 18, 2012

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (Registrant)
April 18, 2012 (Date)	By:	/s/ GERALD W. DEITCHLE Gerald W. Deitchle Chairman and CEO
	By:	/s/ GREGORY S. LEVIN Gregory S. Levin Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer

EX-99 2 newsrelease.htm PRESS RELEASE BJ's Restaurants, Inc. Announces Date for First Quarter 2012 Earnings Release and Conference Call

EXHIBIT 99.1

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. Announces Date for First Quarter 2012 Earnings Release and Conference Call

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., April 18, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq:BJRI) today announced that it will release its first quarter 2012 results after the market closes on Thursday, April 26, 2012. The Company will host an investor conference call at 2:00 p.m. (Pacific) that same day. The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet. To listen to the conference call, please visit the "Investors" page of the Company's website located at http://www.bjsrestaurants.com several minutes prior to the start of the call to register and download any necessary audio software. An archive of the presentation will be available for 30 days following the call.

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. currently owns and operates 117 casual dining restaurants under the BJ's Restaurant & Brewery®, BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse®, BJ's Pizza & Grill® and BJ's Grill™ brand names. BJ's restaurants offer an innovative and broad menu featuring award-winning, signature deep-dish pizza complemented with generously portioned salads, appetizers, sandwiches, soups, pastas, entrees and desserts. Quality, flavor, value, moderate prices and sincere service remain distinct attributes of the BJ's experience. The Company operates several microbreweries in addition to using qualified contract brewers to produce and distribute BJ's critically acclaimed proprietary handcrafted beers throughout the chain. The Company's restaurants are located in California (57), Texas (24), Arizona (6), Colorado (4), Oregon (2), Nevada (5), Florida (9), Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Kentucky (1), Indiana (1), Louisiana (1) and Washington (2). Visit BJ's Restaurants, Inc. on the Web at http://www.bjsrestaurants.com.

Certain statements in the preceding paragraphs and all other statements that are not purely historical constitute "forward-looking" statements for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. The "forward-looking" statements contained in this press release are based on current assumptions and expectations and BJ's Restaurants, Inc. undertakes no obligation to update or alter its "forward-looking" statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Investors are referred to the full discussion of risks and uncertainties associated with forward-looking statements contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its recent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K.

CONTACT: Greg Levin of BJ's Restaurants, Inc. at (714) 500-2400