13D Filing: Point72 Asset Management and Build A Bear Workshop Inc (BBW)

Item 1.          Security and the Issuer.

This Schedule 13D relates to shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”).  The principal executive office of the Issuer is located at 1954 Innerbelt Business Center Drive, Saint Louis, Missouri 63114.

Item 2.          Identity and Background.

(a) This statement is filed by:

(i) Point72 Asset Management, L.P. (“Point72 Asset Management”) with respect to the Common Stock held by certain investment funds it manages (together with the investment funds managed by the other investment managers and sub-investment managers reporting on this form, the “Portfolio Funds”);

(ii) Point72 Capital Advisors, Inc. (“Point72 Capital Advisors Inc.”) with respect to the Common Stock held by certain investment funds managed by Point72 Asset Management;

(iii) Steven A. Cohen (“Mr. Cohen”) with respect to the Common Stock beneficially owned by Point72 Asset Management and Point72 Capital Advisors Inc.

Point72 Asset Management, Point72 Capital Advisors Inc. and Mr. Cohen (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”) expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of securities directly beneficially owned by any person or entity other than, to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein, the various accounts under the Reporting Persons’ management and control.

Point72 Asset Management, Point72 Capital Advisors Inc. and Mr. Cohen have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, a copy of which is filed with this Schedule 13D as Exhibit 99.1, pursuant to which they have agreed to file this Schedule 13D jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) of the Act.

(b) The address of the principal business office of Point72 Asset Management, Point72 Capital Advisors Inc. and Mr. Cohen is 72 Cummings Point Road, Stamford, CT 06902.

(c) The principal business of Point72 Asset Management is to serve as an investment manager to a variety of private investment funds and to control the investing and trading in securities by these private investment funds.  The principal business of Point72 Capital Advisors Inc. is to serve as the general partner of Point72 Asset Management.  The principal business of Mr. Cohen is to serve as a principal of Point72 Asset Management and other affiliated entities.

(d) None of the Reporting Persons has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).