Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD): Marcato Capital Discloses Bullish New Position Ahead of Earnings

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CUSIP No. 119848109
SCHEDULE 13D
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Item 1.
Security and Issuer.
The name of the issuer is Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc, a Minnesota corporation (the “Issuer”). The address of the Issuer’s principal executive offices is 5500 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 1600, Minneapolis, MN 55416, United States of America. This Schedule 13D relates to the Issuer’s Common Stock (the “Shares”).
Item 2.
Identity and Background.
(a), (f)     This Schedule 13D is being filed by Marcato Capital Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Marcato”), Richard T. McGuire III, a United States citizen, Marcato, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Marcato II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and Marcato International Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company. Mr. McGuire is the managing partner of Marcato, the investment manager of Marcato, L.P., Marcato II, L.P. and Marcato International Master Fund, Ltd. Marcato, Mr. McGuire, Marcato, L.P., Marcato II, L.P. and Marcato International Master Fund, Ltd. are each a “Reporting Person” and are collectively referred to herein as the “Reporting Persons”.
(b)           The principal business address for each of the Reporting Persons is c/o Marcato Capital Management LP, Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA 94111.
(c)            Mr. McGuire is the managing partner of Marcato, an entity that serves as investment adviser of Marcato, L.P., Marcato II, L.P. and Marcato International Master Fund, Ltd.
(d)            Mr. McGuire has not, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
(e)            None of the Reporting Persons have, during the last five years, been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
Item 3.
Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

The responses to Items 4, 5 and 6 of this Schedule 13D are hereby incorporated by reference.
The net investment costs (including commissions, if any) of the Shares directly owned by the private investment funds advised by Marcato is approximately $32,921,275, including the net cost of Shares.  The amounts paid were funded by working capital.

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