SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Sternberg Christopher J

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

P. O. BOX 99900

(Street)

LOUISVILLE

40269

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC [ PZZA ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	SVP, Corp Comm & GC

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/24/2011

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	02/24/2011		A⁽¹⁾		3,450	A	$0.0000	24,549.85⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock	02/24/2011		A⁽³⁾		3,450	A	$0.0000	27,999.85	D
Common Stock	02/24/2011		M		690	A	$28.98	28,689.85	D
Common Stock								824	I	As custodian for children

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Options⁽⁴⁾	$28.98	02/24/2011		A		10,269		⁽⁵⁾	02/24/2016	Common Stock	10,269	$0.0000	10,269	D
Stock Options⁽⁶⁾	$28.98	02/24/2011		A		690		02/24/2011	02/24/2011	Common Stock	690	$0.0000	690	D
Stock Options⁽⁶⁾	$28.98	02/24/2011		M			690	02/24/2011	02/24/2011	Common Stock	690	$28.98	0.0000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Grant of shares of restricted stock vesting in three equal annual installments beginning one year from the grant date.

2. The amount of securities beneficially owned following this reported transaction includes 377 shares inadvertently omitted from the reporting person's holdings reported in Column 5 for the transaction previously reported on the Form 4 filed for May 6, 2010, due to a system error.

3. Grant of shares of restricted stock vesting on February 24, 2014 in connection with the Company's Executive Equity Ownership Incentive Match Program. The 690 shares of common stock acquired by the Reporting Person on February 24, 2011 must be held for the vesting period or this grant is forfeited.

4. Option to purchase under Papa John's International, Inc. 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan

5. The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning one year from the grant date.

6. Fully vested option granted under the 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan immediately exercisable on date of grant.

	Debra A. Breeden, by power of attorney	02/28/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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