Marcato Capital Management Form 4 BUFFALO WILD WINGS / Richard McGuire ownership change

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^*

MARCATO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)

FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER

SUITE 2100

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BUFFALO WILD WINGS INC [ BWLD ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/19/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	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	12/19/2017		P		950,000(1)	A	$156.6	992,399	I	See footnotes(2)(3)(4)

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
Put Option (right to sell)	$200	12/19/2017		P		950,000(5)		12/19/2017	02/16/2018	Common Stock	950,000	$43.47	950,000	I	See footnotes(2)(3)(4)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

MARCATO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)

FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER

SUITE 2100

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Marcato International Master Fund, Ltd.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER

SUITE 2100

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Marcato Special Opportunities Master Fund LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)

FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER

SUITE 2100

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

McGuire Richard

(Last) (First) (Middle)

FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER

SUITE 2100

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares were purchased by Marcato International Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Marcato International") through a broker-dealer at a price of $156.60 per share.

2. This Form 4 is being filed jointly by Marcato Capital Management, LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Marcato"), Marcato International, Marcato Special Opportunities Master Fund LP, a Cayman Islands limited partnership ("Marcato Special Opportunities Fund"), and Richard McGuire III, a citizen of the United States of America (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"), each of whom has the same business address as Marcato and may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in securities reported on this Form 4 (the "Subject Securities").

3. Marcato, as the investment manager of Marcato International and Marcato Special Opportunities Fund, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Subject Securities for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. By virtue of Mr. McGuire's position as Managing Partner of Marcato, Mr. McGuire may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Subject Securities for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) and Marcato, Marcato International and Marcato Special Opportunities Fund may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Subject Securities held by Mr. McGuire. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims any beneficial ownership of any of the Subject Securities, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

4. Mr. McGuire, a member of the board of directors of the Issuer of the Subject Securities, was elected to that board as a representative of the Reporting Persons. As a result, each of those persons are directors by deputization for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

5. These options on shares were purchased by Marcato International through a broker-dealer at a price of $43.47 per option on share.

	MARCATO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP, By: Marcato Holdings LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/ Richard McGuire III, Richard McGuire III, Managing Member	12/20/2017
	MARCATO INTERNATIONAL MASTER FUND, LTD., By: /s/ Richard McGuire III, Richard McGuire III, Director	12/20/2017
	MARCATO SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND LP, By: /s/ Richard McGuire III, Richard McGuire III, Director	12/20/2017
	/s/ Richard McGuire III, Richard McGuire III, Director	12/20/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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