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Ownership Document
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| Schema Version: X0306 |
| Document Type: 4 |
| Period of Report: 9/9/20 |
| Not Subject to Section 16: 0 |
| Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 1013488 |
| Issuer Name: BJs RESTAURANTS INC |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: BJRI |
| Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1569006 |
| | Owner Name: Krakower Brian S |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 7755 CENTER AVENUE |
| | Owner Street 2: SUITE 300 |
| | Owner City: HUNTINGTON BEACH |
| | Owner State: CA |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 92647 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? No |
| | Is Officer? Yes |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: Chief Information Officer |
| Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 9/9/20 |
| | Deemed Execution Date: |
| | | Value: 9/9/20 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: A |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 709 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 35.50 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 3,682 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 9/9/20 |
| | Deemed Execution Date: |
| | | Value: 9/9/20 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: F |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 245 |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 35.50 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 3,437 |
| Footnote ID: F3 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: These shares represent a stock grant. |
| Footnote - F2: Shares withheld by the Registrant to satisfy minimum statutory withholding requirements on vesting of Restricted Stock Units. |
| Footnote - F3: Amount includes 2,887 of unvested Restricted Stock Units. |
| Remarks: |
| Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Jacob J. Guild, Attorney-in-Fact for Brian S. Krakower |
| Signature Date: 9/10/20 |
