Sec Form 4 Filing - SAWDA MOUNIR N @ BUFFALO WILD WINGS INC - 2012-04-16

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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 SAWDA MOUNIR N 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BUFFALO WILD WINGS INC [ BWLD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Managing Dir. - International (Last) (First) (Middle) 5500 WAYZATA BLVD., SUITE 1600 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 04/16/2012 (Street) MINNEAPOLIS, MN55416 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 04/16/2012( 1 ) S( 1 ) 520 D $ 84.5508 15,122 ( 2 ) D

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other SAWDA MOUNIR N 5500 WAYZATA BLVD. SUITE 1600 MINNEAPOLIS, MN55416 Managing Dir. - International Signatures /s/ Julie Regnier, as Attorney-in-Fact for Mournir N. Sawda 04/18/2012 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On April 16, 2012, the reporting person sold 520 shares of the Issuer's common stock in order to pay withholding taxes associated with an in-service distribution of 1,261 shares pursuant to the Issuer's Deferred Compensation Plan. On reports originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2010 and February 28, 2011, the reporting person had previously reported that he was then entitled to receive these 1,261 shares upon the settlement of performance-based restricted stock units under the Issuer's 2003 Equity Incentive Plan but had elected to defer the receipt of the shares. ( 2 )Included in this amount are a total of 3,785 shares of common stock issuable in settlement of performance-based restricted stock units, the receipt of which the reporting person has elected to defer.

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