J. Carlo Cannell‘s Cannell Capital is bullish on Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc (NYSE:BBW), having recently increased its position in the company. According to an amended filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Cannell Capital now holds 793,261 shares, up from 609,415 shares reported in its latest 13F filing. The fund’s current stake amounts to roughly 5% of the company’s outstanding stock.
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc (NYSE:BBW) is a retailer of plush animals and related products with an international presence. The company has a market cap of $189 million and does not pay a dividend. Share are trading at an earnings multiple of 9 and are currently down by 11% for the year through Friday’s closing price of $12.20 per unit. Build-A-Bear Workshop is set to release 2016 fourth quarter results on February 14 before market open, with analysts looking for $126 million in revenue and $0.71 in earnings per share. The stock currently has one ‘Hold’ rating and one ‘Buy’ rating, and a consensus price target of $15.50 per share, which implies an upside potential of approximately 27%.
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Hedge fund interest in Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc (NYSE:BBW) was stagnant during the third quarter, with 12 of the funds followed by Insider Monkey having reported a stake in the company as of the end of September. Together these funds amassed 26.7% of Build-A-Bear Workshop’s common stock. Brett Hendrickson‘s Nokomis Capital held some 1.4 million shares at the end of September, up by 7% over the quarter, while Jim Simons‘ Renaissance Technologies cut its exposure by 10% to 615,600 shares during the third quarter.
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Ownership Summary Table
Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Carlo Cannell | 793,261 | 0 | 793,261 | 0 | 793,261 | 5.00% |
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
1
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
120076104
(CUSIP Number)
J. Carlo Cannell
Cannell Capital LLC
245 Meriwether Circle
Alta, WY
83414
(307) 733-2284
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
to Receive Notices and Communications)
January 19, 2017
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is
the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f)
or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ☐
Note.
Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and
five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7
for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
(Continued on following pages)
(Page 1 of 7 Pages)
______________________
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures
provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a current
valid OMB control number.
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CUSIP No. 120076104 | Page 2 of 7 Pages |
1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only) J. Carlo Cannell | |||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☐ | |||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions) WC/OO | |||
5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) ☐ or 2(e) ☐ | |||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION USA | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER* 793,261 | ||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER 0 | |||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER* 793,261 | |||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 793,261 | |||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ☐ (see instructions) | |||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11 5.00%* | |||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN | |||
* Based on information set forth on the Form 10-Q of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.,
(the “Company”) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 10, 2016, there were 15,850,618 shares of Common Stock par value $0.01
per share (the “Shares”), of the Company issued and outstanding as of
November 4, 2016.
As of January 19, 2017 (the “Reporting Date”), the Cuttyhunk Master Portfolio
(“Cuttyhunk”), Tristan Partners, L.P. (“Tristan”),
the Tristan Offshore Fund Ltd. (“Tristan Offshore”),
Tonga Partners, L.P. (“Tonga”), and sundry separately managed accounts, over
which J. Carlo Cannell has investment discretion (the “Cannell SMAs” and collectively
with Cuttyhunk, Tonga, Tristan and Tristan Offshore, the “Investment Vehicles”),
held in the aggregate 793,261 Shares.
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CUSIP No. 120076104 | Page 3 of 7 Pages |
Cannell Capital LLC acts as the investment adviser to to Tonga, Tristan,
Tristan Offshore, the Cannell SMAs, and the investor sub-advisor for Cuttyhunk.
Mr. J. Carlo Cannell is the sole managing member of Cannell Capital LLC.
The Reporting Person possesses the sole power to vote and to direct
the disposition of the Shares held by the Investment Vehicles.
Item 1. Security and Issuer | |||||||||||
The title of the class of equity securities to which this Schedule 13D relates is the Common Stock par value $0.01 per share of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The address of the principal executive offices of the Company is 1954 Innerbelt Business Center Drive, St. Louis, MO 63114. | |||||||||||
Item 2. Identity and Background | |||||||||||
a) | The name of the Reporting Person is J. Carlo Cannell (the “Reporting Person”). The Reporting Person is the sole managing member of Cannell Capital LLC, an Tonga Partners, L.P. Tristan Partners, L.P. Tristan Offshore Fund, Ltd. Set forth in the attached Annex “A” and incorporated herein by reference is a | ||||||||||
b) | The principal business address of the Reporting Person is: 245 Meriwether Circle Alta, WY 83414 | ||||||||||
c) | The principal business of the Reporting Person is the performance of | ||||||||||
d) | Neither the Reporting Person, nor to the best of its knowledge, any of the | ||||||||||
e) | Neither the Reporting Person, nor to the best of its knowledge, any of the Investment | ||||||||||
f) | The place of organization of the Reporting Person is as follows: The citizenship of each Covered Person is set forth on the attached Annex A Mr. J. Carlo Cannell is the Managing Member of Cannell Capital LLC, a Wyoming | ||||||||||
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration | |||||||||||
The securities to which this statement relates were acquired by the Reporting The Cuttyhunk Master Portfolio: $366,627 Tonga Partners, L.P.: $1,663,540 Tristan Partners, L.P.: $3,604,317 Tristan Offshore Fund, Ltd.: $1,741,795 Cannell Separately Managed Accounts: $517,520 The Investment Vehicles have invested an aggregate amount of approximately $7,893,798 in the Shares. |
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Item 4. Purpose of Transaction | |||||||||||
Mr. Cannell, on behalf of the Investment Vehicles, identified the Company as an entity satisfying each | |||||||||||
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer | |||||||||||
Based on information set forth in the Company’s Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2016, there were 15,850,618 Common Shares issued and outstanding as of November 4, 2016. (a) As of the Reporting Date, for the purposes of Reg. Section 240.13d-3, Cannell (b) Cannell Capital LLC possesses the sole power to vote and to direct (c) The following table details the transactions during the sixty days on or prior | |||||||||||
Entity | Date | Quantity | Price
Per Share | Form Of
Transaction | |||||||
  | |||||||||||
Tonga | 01/18/2017 | 24,666 | 13.3444 | Buy | |||||||
Cuttyhunk | 01/19/2017 | 1,867 | 12.7118 | Buy | |||||||
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer | |||||||||||
None | |||||||||||
Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits | |||||||||||
None |
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CUSIP No. 120076104 | Page 5 of 7 Pages |
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: January 27, 2017
Cannell Capital LLC By: /s/ J. Carlo Cannell Name: J. Carlo Cannell Title: Managing Member |
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Annex “A”
MANAGERS AND GENERAL PARTNERS OF THE REPORTING PERSON AND THE INVESTMENT VEHICLES
The following sets forth the name, principal occupation, citizenship or
jurisdiction of organization and principal place of business of the
directors, general partners, managing members or controlling persons
of the Reporting Person and the Investment Vehicles (the “Covered Persons”) indicated below:
J. Carlo Cannell | |
Name: Title or Relationship with Reporting Person: Principal Occupation or Employment: Citizenship or Jurisdiction of Organization: Principal Place of Business: | J. Carlo Cannell Managing Member Investment Management Wyoming, United States (1) |
Cannell Capital LLC | |
Name: Title or Relationship with Reporting Person: Principal Occupation or Employment: Citizenship or Jurisdiction of Organization: Principal Place of Business: | J. Carlo Cannell Managing Member Investment Management Wyoming, United States (1) |
Tonga Partners, L.P. | |
Name: Title or Relationship with Reporting Person: Principal Occupation or Employment: Citizenship or Jurisdiction of Organization: Principal Place of Business: | Cannell Capital LLC Investment Adviser and General Partner Investment Management Wyoming, United States (1) |
The Cuttyhunk Master Portfolio | |
Name: Title or Relationship with Reporting Person: Principal Occupation or Employment: Citizenship or Jurisdiction of Organization: Principal Place of Business: | Cannell Capital LLC Investment Subadviser Investment Management Wyoming, United States (1) |
Tristan Partners, L.P. | |
Name: Title or Relationship with Reporting Person: Principal Occupation or Employment: Citizenship or Jurisdiction of Organization: Principal Place of Business: | Cannell Capital LLC Investment Adviser and General Partner Investment Management Wyoming, United States (1) |
Tristan Offshore Fund, Ltd. | |
Name: Title or Relationship with Reporting Person: Principal Occupation or Employment: Citizenship or Jurisdiction of Organization: Principal Place of Business: | Cannell Capital LLC Investment Adviser Investment Management Cayman Islands (2) |
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CUSIP No. 120076104 | Page 7 of 7 Pages |
Annex “B”
Agreement Regarding the Joint Filing of Schedule 13D
1) | Each of them is individually eligible to use the Schedule 13D to which this Exhibit is attached, and such Schedule 13D is filed on behalf each of them; |
2) | Each of them is responsible for the timely filing of such Schedule 13D and any amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning such person contained therein; but none of them is responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning the other persons making the filing, unless such person knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. |
Dated: January 27, 2017
By: /s/ J. Carlo Cannell Name: J. Carlo Cannell |
Cannell Capital LLC By: /s/ J. Carlo Cannell Name: J. Carlo Cannell Title: Managing Member |