Gina Collins Form 4 BUILD A BEAR WORKSHOP / Gina Collins 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^*

Collins Gina

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP, INC.

1954 INNERBELT BUSINESS CENTER DR.

(Street)

ST. LOUIS MO 63114

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BUILD A BEAR WORKSHOP INC [ BBW ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Mkt. Off. & Brand Bear

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/07/2016

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

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

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	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	03/07/2016		A		5,478(1)	A	(2)	12,653	D
Common Stock	03/07/2016		A		1,119(3)	A	(2)	13,772(4)	D

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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$13.69	03/07/2016		A		11,157		03/07/2016(5)	03/07/2026	Common Stock	11,157	(6)	11,157	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Grant to reporting person of 5,478 shares of restricted stock. The shares vest in equal annual installments over three years from the date of grant.

2. Price is not applicable to grants of restricted stock.

3. Grant to reporting person of 1,119 shares of restricted stock upon payout of earned performance share award under shareholder-approved benefit plan. The payout was based on the level of achievement of financial targets for the performance period ended January 2, 2016. The shares vest in equal annual installments on March 15, 2016, March 15, 2017 and March 15, 2018.

4. After giving effect to the transactions reported in this Form 4, Ms. Collins directly owns 1,814 shares of common stock and 11,958 shares of restricted stock of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. In addition, Ms. Collins holds vested options to purchase 5,262 shares and unvested options to purchase 19,971 shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.'s common stock.

5. The options vest in equal annual installments over three years from the date of the grant.

6. Price is not applicable to acquistions resulting from grants of stock options.

Remarks:

	/s/ Gina Collins	03/09/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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