Form 4 BJs RESTAURANTS INC For: Sep 24 Filed by: TILLEY WILLIAM H (10K)

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

TILLEY WILLIAM H

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

2200 WEST VALLEY BLVD.

(Street)

ALHAMBRA

91803

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BJs RESTAURANTS INC [BJRI]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/24/2009

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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, no par value	09/24/2009		G⁽⁶⁾		1,563	D	$ 14.91	1,500,651	D ⁽⁵⁾
Common Stock, no par value								2,624,129	I	By The Jacmar Companies ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock, no par value								24,313	I	By son ⁽²⁾
Common Stock, no par value								14,713	I	By daughter ⁽³⁾
Common Stock, no par value								4,000	I	By Jacmar & Jaksick Investment Company ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock, no par value								4,000	I	By TNT Long Beach Partners ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock, no par value								2,200	I	By Nadine B. Tilley and William H. Tilley TTEE FBO Nadine B. Tilley Trust UDT 1/21/2003

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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of the reporting person's pecuniary interest therein.

2. Mr. Tilley's son has holdings as follows: 10,400 shares in a 1992 Trust, 8,000 shares in a personal account and 700 shares in a Roth IRA. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.

3. Mr. Tilley's daughter has holdings as follows: 2,200 shares in a 1992 Trust, 7,000 shares in a personal account and 300 shares in a Roth IRA. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.

4. The reporting person is the majority owner of the partnership that owns the reported securities. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of the reporting person's pecuniary interest therein.

5. Mr. Tilley's direct holdings are as follows: 1,485,651 with the William H. Tilley Trust and 15,000 shares in the William Tilley Jacmar SEP IRA.

6. On September 24, 2009, Mr. Tilley gifted 1,563 shares from the William H. Tilley Trust

	Dianne Scott Attorney-in-fact for William H. Tilley	09/28/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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