buildabear_8k-022112.htm
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)  February 23, 2012 (February 21, 2012)

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.
(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.)

 
1954 Innerbelt Business Center Drive
St. Louis, Missouri
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
63114
(Zip Code)

(314) 423-8000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01.     Other Events.

        On February 21, 2012, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (the “Company”) extended the duration of the Company’s previously announced $50 million share repurchase program until March 31, 2013, subject to further extension by the Board.  Under the extended share repurchase program, the Company currently intends to purchase up to $50 million of its common stock in the open market (including through 10b5-1 trading plans), through privately negotiated transactions, or through an accelerated repurchase transaction.  The primary source of funding for the program is expected to be cash on hand.  The timing and amount of share repurchases, if any, will depend on price, market conditions, applicable regulatory requirements, and other factors. The program does not require the Company to repurchase any specific number of shares, and may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time without prior notice.  Shares repurchased under the program will be subsequently retired.  As of February 21, 2012, the Company had purchased approximately 5,524,000 shares pursuant to the share repurchase program for a total cost of approximately $41.3 million.

 
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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: February 23, 2012
By:
/s/ Tina Klocke  
  Name: Tina Klocke  
  Title:
Chief Operations and Financial Bear, Secretary and Treasurer
  
       

 
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