UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) October 20, 2005 Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. ------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware 001-32320 43-1883836 ------------------------ ------------------ ------------------------ (State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.) Incorporation) 1954 Innerbelt Business Center Drive St. Louis, Missouri 63114 ----------------------------------------------- ------------------ (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (314) 423-8000 ------------------------------------------ (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. ---------------------------------------------------------- On October 20, 2005, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing, among other things, total revenue, net income, net retail sales, gross margin and diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of fiscal 2005. The press release also included expected earnings and diluted earnings per share for the full year of fiscal 2005. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein. The description of the press release contained herein is qualified in its entirety by the full text of such exhibit. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. ---------------------------------------------- (d) Exhibits Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit -------------- ---------------------- 99.1 Press Release dated October 20, 2005 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP, INC. Date: October 20, 2005 By: /s/ Tina Klocke --------------------------------- Name: Tina Klocke Title: Chief Financial Bear, Secretary and Treasurer 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit -------------- ---------------------- 99.1 Press Release dated October 20, 2005 4