Kanen David Form 3 BUILD A BEAR WORKSHOP / David Kanen ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

Kanen David

(Last) (First) (Middle)

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

1954 INNERBELT BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE

(Street)

ST. LOUIS MO 63114

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/26/2019

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

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

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

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	52,584(1)(2)	D
Common Stock	867,584	I	Kanen Wealth Management, LLC(3)
Common Stock	525,007	I	The Philotimo Fund, LP

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. This Form 3 is filed jointly by David Kanen, Kanen Wealth Management, LLC ("KWM") and The Philotimo Fund, LP (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). Each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be a member of a group that may be deemed to collectively beneficially own approximately 9.6% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock. The filing of this Form 3 shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the beneficial owners of any securities of the Issuer he or it does not directly own.

2. Mr. Kanen beneficially owns, pursuant to the beneficial ownership rules of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, 1,445,175 shares of Common Stock, which represent approximately 9.6% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock. Pursuant to such beneficial ownership rules, Mr. Kanen, as the managing member of KWM, may be deemed to beneficially own the 920,168 shares of Common Stock held in customer accounts managed by KWM (including the 52,584 shares held in Mr. Kanen's account) and the 525,007 shares of Common Stock held by The Philotimo Fund, LP, of which KWM is the general partner. Mr. Kanen expressly disclaims such beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. Mr. Kanen does not have a pecuniary interest under Section 16 of the Exchange Act in the shares of Common Stock held in customer accounts managed by KWM other than the 52,584 shares held in Mr. Kanen's account.

3. KWM does not have a pecuniary interest in the shares of Common Stock held in customer accounts managed by KWM. The number reflected above excludes 52,584 shares held in Mr. Kanen's account as described in footnote 2 above.

Remarks:

EXHIBIT LIST - Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney for David Kanen, Kanen Wealth Management, LLC and The Philotimo Fund, LP

	/s/ Eric R. Fencl, as Attorney-in-Fact for the Reporting Persons	08/05/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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