X0202 SCHEDULE 13G/A 0000902664-26-001062 0001784547 XXXXXXXX LIVE 1 Common Stock, no par value per share 03/31/2026 0001013488 BJ's Restaurants, Inc. 09180C106 7755 CENTER AVENUE SUITE 300 HUNTINGTON BEACH CA 92647 Rule 13d-1(b) Woodline Partners LP DE 983280.00 0.00 983280.00 0.00 983280.00 N 4.6 IA PN BJ's Restaurants, Inc. 7755 Center Avenue, Suite 300, Huntington Beach, California 92647 This statement is filed by Woodline Partners LP ("Woodline Partners" or the "Reporting Person"), a Delaware limited partnership, and the investment adviser to Woodline Master Fund LP and Woodline Spire Master Fund LP (together, the "Woodline Funds"), with respect to the shares of common stock, no par value per share ("Common Stock"), of BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (the "Company") directly held by the Woodline Funds. The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that any of the foregoing persons or the Reporting Person is, for the purposes of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of the shares of Common Stock reported herein. The address of the business office of Woodline Partners is 4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 3450, San Francisco, CA 94111. Woodline Partners is a Delaware limited partnership. N IA The information required by Item 4(a) is set forth in Row 9 of the cover page for the Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference. The percentage set forth in this Schedule 13G is calculated based upon an aggregate of 21,197,187 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 25, 2026, as reported in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2026. 4.6% The information required by Item 4(c)(i) is set forth in Row 5 of the cover page for the Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference. The information required by Item 4(c)(ii) is set forth in Row 6 of the cover page for the Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference. The information required by Item 4(c)(iii) is set forth in Row 7 of the cover page for the Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference. The information required by Item 4(c)(iv) is set forth in Row 8 of the cover page for the Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference. N Y N See Item 2(a). Y Y Y N By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11. Woodline Partners LP /s/ Erin Mullen 05/15/2026