{"filing":{"accession_number":"0001171843-26-005956","cik":"0001013488","ticker":"BJRI","company_name":"BJs RESTAURANTS INC","form":"8-K","filing_date":"2026-09-09","report_date":"2026-09-02","primary_document":"f8k_090926.htm","primary_document_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013488/000117184326005956/f8k_090926.htm"},"events":[{"id":32382,"run_id":29749,"accession_number":"0001171843-26-005956","anchor_item_number":"5.02","event_type":"exec_appointment","event_domain":"governance","is_material":true,"confidence":0.95,"summary":"BJ's Restaurants appointed Christopher W. Brandt and James D. White as independent directors to its Board of Directors, effective September 3, 2026. Both appointees bring substantial experience from senior leadership roles at major restaurant and consumer companies including Chipotle, Jamba Juice, Bloomin' Brands, Taco Bell, CAVA, and Simply Good Foods, and will serve on key board committees including Governance and Nominating, and Compensation.","company_name":"BJs RESTAURANTS INC","ticker":"BJRI","filing_date":"2026-09-09","form":"8-K","submitted_at":null,"items":[{"id":35544,"accession_number":"0001171843-26-005956","item_number":"5.02","item_title":"Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain","event_type":"exec_appointment","event_domain":"governance","is_material":true,"confidence":0.95,"reasoning":"The filing discloses the appointment of Christopher W. Brandt and James D. White as independent directors to BJ's Restaurants' Board, effective September 3, 2026. Both appointees bring substantial experience from major restaurant and consumer brands (Chipotle, Jamba Juice, Bloomin' Brands, Taco Bell, CAVA, Simply Good Foods), and will serve on key board committees (Governance and Nominating, and Compensation). Board appointments of experienced executives are material to investors as they affect governance and strategic direction.","classifier_version":"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001+prompt-a85dd512","taxonomy_version":"v1.3","classified_at":"2026-09-09T20:32:00.372758+00:00","company_name":"","ticker":null,"filing_date":""},{"id":35546,"accession_number":"0001171843-26-005956","item_number":"8.01","item_title":"Other Events.","event_type":"exec_appointment","event_domain":"governance","is_material":true,"confidence":0.95,"reasoning":"The filing discloses the appointment of Christopher W. Brandt and James D. White to BJ's Restaurants' Board of Directors as independent directors, effective September 3, 2026. Both appointees bring substantial experience from senior leadership roles at major restaurant and consumer companies (Chipotle, Jamba Juice, Bloomin' Brands, etc.) and currently serve on boards of other public companies. 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While the primary business event is the director appointments themselves (which would be classified as exec_appointment under Item 5.02), Item 5.03 specifically addresses the bylaw amendment. This is a governance matter—a structural change to board composition and bylaws—that does not fit the specific categories of auditor_change or shareholder_vote_results, making governance_other the appropriate classification for the bylaw amendment disclosure itself.","classifier_version":"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001+prompt-a85dd512","taxonomy_version":"v1.3","classified_at":"2026-09-09T20:32:00.372758+00:00","company_name":"","ticker":null,"filing_date":""}]}],"classifications":[{"id":35544,"accession_number":"0001171843-26-005956","item_number":"5.02","item_title":"Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain","event_type":"exec_appointment","event_domain":"governance","is_material":true,"confidence":0.95,"reasoning":"The filing discloses the appointment of Christopher W. Brandt and James D. White as independent directors to BJ's Restaurants' Board, effective September 3, 2026. 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