John Sharon Price 4
4 · BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC · Filed Apr 16, 2026
Research Summary
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Build-A-Bear (BBW) CEO John Sharon Price Receives Restricted Stock Award
What Happened
John Sharon Price, President & CEO and a director of Build-A-Bear Workshop, received two grants of restricted stock on 2026-04-14 totaling 19,275 shares (7,446 + 11,829). The shares were granted at $0.00 (restricted stock awards), so no cash was paid. These are awards (not open-market purchases or sales) tied to a previously earned performance share award and the company’s equity incentive plan.
Key Details
- Transaction date: April 14, 2026; Form 4 filed April 16, 2026 (reporting period 2026-04-14).
- Grants: 7,446 restricted shares (grant A) and 11,829 restricted shares (grant A); price not applicable for restricted stock.
- Vesting: The 7,446-share grant vests on April 30, 2026 subject to continued employment. The 11,829-share grant vests in equal installments on April 30 of 2027, 2028 and 2029.
- Basis of award: Payout of an earned performance share award under the shareholder-approved equity incentive plan based on fiscal 2023–2025 performance metrics.
- Holdings after grant: Price directly owns 188,427 shares of common stock and 36,999 shares of restricted stock per the filing.
- Transaction code: A = Award/Grant. No indication in the filing of a late report.
Context
These are compensation awards (performance-based restricted stock), not purchases or sales—common for executive pay and retention. The grant price is shown as $0 because restricted shares are awarded rather than bought; vesting is subject to continued employment and achievement-based criteria already met for the payout. Such awards increase the insider’s long-term equity stake but do not necessarily signal short-term trading intent.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-04-14+7,446→ 213,597 total - Award
Common Stock
[F3][F2][F4]2026-04-14+11,829→ 225,426 total
Footnotes (4)
- [F1]Grant to reporting person of restricted stock upon payout of earned performance share award under a shareholder-approved equity incentive plan. The payout was based on the level of achievement of performance metrics for fiscal 2023, 2024 and 2025. The shares will vest, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the issuer, on April 30, 2026.
- [F2]Price is not applicable to grants of restricted stock.
- [F3]Grant to reporting person of 11,829 shares of restricted stock. The shares vest in equal installments on April 30, 2027, April 30, 2028, and April 30, 2029.
- [F4]After giving effect to the transactions reported in this Form 4, Ms. John directly owns 188,427 shares of common stock and 36,999 shares of restricted stock of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.