Form 8-K Filing

0001171843-12-001871.txt : 20120515 0001171843-12-001871.hdr.sgml : 20120515 20120515091538 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001171843-12-001871 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120515 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20120515 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120515 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: 12841262 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) May 15, 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 May 15, 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 May 15, 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)
May 15, 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. to Present at the Following May and June Investor Conferences

EXHIBIT 99.1

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. to Present at the Following May and June Investor Conferences

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., May 15, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq:BJRI) will be presenting at the following investor conferences during the months of May and June:

Morgan Stanley Retail Conference at the Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston, MA. The Company's presentation will begin at approximately 11:00 am (Eastern) on Wednesday, May 23, 2012.
William Blair 32^nd Annual Growth Stock Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, IL. The Company's presentation will begin at approximately 9:30 am (Central) on Tuesday, June 12, 2012.
Jefferies 2012 Global Consumer Conference at the White Elephant Hotel, Nantucket, MA. The Company's presentation will begin at approximately 8:30 am (Eastern) on Tuesday, June 19, 2012.

Each presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet. Interested parties may listen to the presentations at the Company's website located at http://www.bjsrestaurants.com. The presentations can be accessed by clicking on the "Investors" link from the Company's home page followed by the "Presentation" link. An archive of each presentation will be available after the conclusion of the live presentation.

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. currently owns and operates 120 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 (59), Texas (25), 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.

For further information, please contact Greg Levin of BJ's Restaurants, Inc. at (714) 500-2400.