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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
TILLEY WILLIAM H

(Last) (First) (Middle)
2200 WEST VALLEY BLVD.

(Street)
ALHAMBRA CA 91803

(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)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/27/2012
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 12/27/2012 G 240,000 D $33.13 1,138,321 D(4)
Common Stock, no par value 12/27/2012 G 120,000 A $33.13 120,000 I By Son 2012 Trust(5)
Common Stock, no par value 12/27/2012 G 120,000 A $33.13 120,000 I By Daughter 2012 Trust(5)
Common Stock, no par value 1,678,519 I By The Jacmar Companies(1)
Common Stock, no par value 26,913 I By son(2)
Common Stock, no par value 17,313 I By daughter(3)
Common Stock, no par value 4,000 I By Jacmar & Jaksick Investment Company(1)
Common Stock, no par value 2,200 I By Nadine B. Tilley and William H. Tilley TTEE FBO Nadine B. Tilley Trust UDT 1/21/2003
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
Explanation of Responses:
1. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of the reporting person's pecuniary interest therein.
2. Mr. Tilley's son has holdings as follows: 13,000 shares in a 1992 Trust, 13,213 shares in a personal account and 700 shares in a Roth IRA. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.
3. Mr. Tilley's daughter has holdings as follows: 4,800 shares in a 1992 Trust, 12,213 shares in a personal account and 300 shares in a Roth IRA. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.
4. Mr. Tilley's direct holdings are as follows: 1,363,321 with the William H. Tilley Trust and 15,000 shares in the William Tilley Jacmar SEP IRA.
5. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.
Dianne Scott Attorney-in-fact for William H. Tilley 12/28/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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