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WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 12, 2025

 

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company     ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.     ☐

 

Item 5.07         Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 12, 2025. The following proposals were submitted by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) to a vote of the Company’s stockholders and the final results of the voting on each proposal are noted below.

 

Proposal 1.Election of Directors

 

The following two directors were nominated to serve for three-year terms expiring at the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The two directors, as indicated below, were elected as directors of the Company by the requisite affirmative vote of the majority of votes cast in person or by proxy.

 

 

 

Proposal 2.Ratification of Appointment of Independent Accountants

 

The stockholders were asked to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2026. The appointment was approved by the requisite affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote, as indicated below.

 

 

 

Proposal 3.Advisory Vote Approving Executive Compensation

 

The stockholders were asked to approve the executive compensation as disclosed in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The proposal was approved by the requisite affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote, as indicated below.

 

 

 

Item 8.01.Other Events.

 

On June 12, 2025, following the expiration of the term of Robert Dixon at the Annual Meeting, the Board decreased the size of the Board to six (6) members.

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)          Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.