SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Walsh Patrick (Last) (First) (Middle) 141 W. JACKSON BLVD. STE. 300 (Street) CHICAGO IL 60604 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BJs RESTAURANTS INC [ BJRI ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/15/2015
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, no par value	01/15/2015		A		850(1)	A	$0	17,510	D
Common Stock, no par value								1,230,509	I	By PW Partners Atlas Fund II LP(2)
Common Stock, no par value								13,585	I	By PW Partners Master Fund LP(3)
Common Stock, no par value								66,000	I	By PW Partners Atlas Fund LP(4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Options	$47.04	01/15/2015		A		2,469		(5)	01/15/2025	Common Stock, no par value	2,469	$0	2,469	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents the grant of restricted stock units to the Reporting Person. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. The restricted stock units vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.

2. Represents securities owned directly by PW Partners Atlas Fund II LP ("Atlas Fund II"). The Reporting Person, solely by virtue of his position as the Managing Member of PW Partners Capital Management LLC ("PW Capital Management"), the Investment Manager of Atlas Fund II, and as the Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer of PW Partners Atlas Funds, LLC ("Atlas Fund GP"), the General Partner of Atlas Fund II, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Atlas Fund II. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

3. Represents securities owned directly by PW Partners Master Fund LP ("Master Fund"). The Reporting Person, solely by virtue of his position as the Managing Member of PW Capital Management, the Investment Manager of Master Fund, and as the Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer of PW Partners, LLC, the General Partner of Master Fund, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Master Fund. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

4. Represents securities owned directly by PW Partners Atlas Fund LP ("Atlas Fund I"). The Reporting Person, solely by virtue of his position as the Managing Member of PW Capital Management, the Investment Manager of Atlas Fund I, and as the Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Fund GP, the General Partner of Atlas Fund I, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Atlas Fund I. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

5. The options become exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.

	By: /s/ Patrick Walsh	01/20/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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