BJ's Restaurants Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Effective October 29, 2024, BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (“the Company”) entered into an Amendment No. 1 (Conforming Changes) to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“the Amendment”) with Bank of America, N.A. (“BofA”), as the Administrative Agent pursuant to which the Company modified the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), dated November 3, 2021, with Bank of America, N.A. BofA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and certain other parties. Pursuant to the Amendment, the referenced interest rate was changed from the Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index rate (“BSBY”) (which will no longer be reported effective in November 2024), to a term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“Term SOFR”).
On October 31, 2024, BJ’s Restaurants, Inc., a California corporation (the “Registrant” or the “Company”), announced its financial results for the second quarter ended October 1, 2024. The press release issued by the Registrant in connection with the announcement is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this Item 2.02 and Exhibits attached hereto are being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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| 99.1 | Press release dated October 31, 2024 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BJ'S RESTAURANTS, INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: October 31, 2024 | By: | /s/ C. BRADFORD RICHMOND |
| C. Bradford Richmond | ||
| Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
| Date: October 31, 2024 | By: | /s/ THOMAS A. HOUDEK |
| Thomas A. Houdek | ||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||