Every material Form 8-K BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC has filed with the SEC since June 12, 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Build-A-Bear Workshop's board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.23 per share on September 9, 2026, payable October 8, 2026 to holders of record at the close of business on September 24, 2026. The filing is a routine dividend announcement and does not report new financial results or change guidance. The accompanying press release notes fiscal 2025 total revenues of $529.8 million, the company's fifth consecutive year of record results.
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.23 per share declared September 9, 2026
Record date is September 24, 2026, at the close of business
Dividend payment date is October 8, 2026
Press release (Exhibit 99.1) cites fiscal 2025 total revenues of $529.8 million
Build-A-Bear reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 total revenues of $115.3 million, down from $124.2 million, and diluted EPS of $0.70, down from $0.94. The company lowered its fiscal 2026 revenue outlook to $500 million to $525 million and its pre-tax income outlook to $60 million to $68 million. The company also terminated Chief Growth Officer David Henderson without cause, effective August 26, 2026.
Second-quarter total revenues were $115.3 million, down from $124.2 million, and pre-tax income was $11.6 million, down from $15.3 million.
Second-quarter diluted EPS was $0.70, compared with $0.94 a year earlier.
Fiscal 2026 revenue outlook was lowered to $500 million to $525 million, and pre-tax income outlook to $60 million to $68 million, including an approximately $7 million IEEPA tariff refund.
Chief Growth Officer David Henderson was terminated without cause on August 26, 2026, with severance of $501,500 payable over 12 months.
Build-A-Bear Workshop said Chris Hurt became Chief Executive Officer effective June 11, 2026, succeeding Sharon Price John, who led the company for 13 years and will remain on the Board. CFO Voin Todorovic also took on the Chief Administrative Officer role, and his employment agreement was amended with a base salary of not less than $500,000 and a target bonus of at least 70% of base pay.
Chris Hurt assumed the CEO role effective June 11, 2026; Sharon Price John led the company for 13 years and remains on the Board.
Voin Todorovic remains Chief Financial Officer and added the Chief Administrative Officer role, effective June 11, 2026.
Todorovic's amended employment agreement sets an annual base salary of not less than $500,000 and an annual target bonus of not less than 70% of earned base pay.
Dave Henderson, previously Chief Revenue Officer, was appointed Chief Growth Officer.
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