UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): September 8, 2020

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.

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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware --------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 001-32320 ------------------- (Commission File Number) 43-1883836 --------------------------- (IRS Employer Identification No.)

  415 South 18th St., St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis, Missouri ---------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   63103 ------------------ (Zip Code)

(314) 423-8000

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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	BBW	New York Stock Exchange

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

    (b)      On September 8, 2020, David Kanen resigned from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (the “Company”), effective immediately. Mr. Kanen, who has served on the Board since July 2019, was a Class II director with a term expiring at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the time of his resignation, Mr. Kanen served as a member of the Compensation and Development Committee of the Board. Mr. Kanen’s resignation is not due to any disagreements with the Company.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 8, 2020, following the resignation of Mr. Kanen, the Board decreased the size of the Board to six (6) members. In order to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equal as possible, the classification of directors was changed to two members in each of Class I, Class II and Class III. Sharon John, who had served as a Class I director prior to that time, was appointed as a Class II director to serve for the balance of Mr. Kanen’s term.

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SIGNATURES

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

	BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP, INC.
Date: September 8, 2020	By:	/s/ Eric Fencl
	Name:	Eric Fencl
	Title:	Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary

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