X0202 3 2006-04-03 0 0000724606 PANERA BREAD CO PNRA 0001358354 Simpson William Henry Jr. 6710 CLAYTON ROAD RICHMOND HEIGHTS MO 63117 0 1 0 0 SVP, Company and JV Operations Class A Common Stock 1020 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 35.29 2010-08-20 Class A Common Stock 8000 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 54.41 2011-03-04 Class A Common Stock 7000 D The option vests in four (4) equal annual installments beginning August 20, 2006. The option vests in four (4) equal annual installments beginning March 4, 2007. /s/Mark Hood, Attorney in fact for William H. Simpson Jr. 2006-04-12