Build-A-Bear (BBW) CEO Sharon Price John Surrenders 5,300 Shares

What Happened
Sharon Price John, President, CEO and a director of Build-A-Bear Workshop, surrendered 5,300 shares of common stock on April 30, 2026 to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to restricted stock vesting. The shares were valued at $36.94 each, for a total of $195,782. This was a tax-withholding share surrender (disposition), not an open-market sale or a new purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-30; Form 4 filed: 2026-05-04.
• Shares surrendered/disposed: 5,300 at $36.94 per share; total value ≈ $195,782.
• Transaction code: F (shares surrendered to pay tax withholding on vesting). Footnote: "Shares surrendered in payment of tax withholding due upon vesting of restricted stock."
• Shares owned after transaction: 193,491 shares of common stock and 26,635 shares of restricted stock (per filing footnote).
• No indication this was part of a 10b5-1 plan; this is a routine tax-withholding event tied to RSU vesting.

Context
Surrenders for tax withholding are common when restricted stock vests and generally reflect tax mechanics rather than a judgment about the company’s prospects. Because the transaction was a surrender to cover taxes (not an open-market sale or purchase), it is typically viewed as routine insider paperwork rather than a directional trade signal.