| 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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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PANERA BREAD CO [ PNRA ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 03/28/2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Class A Common Stock | 03/28/2008 | M | 1,176(1)(2) | A | (1) | 5,809 | D | |||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Choice Award (Right to Restricted Stock or Stock Option) | (1) | 03/28/2008 | M | 0(1) | 03/14/2008 | 03/28/2008 | Class A Common Stock | (1) | (1) | 0(1) | D | ||||
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $42.5 | 03/28/2008 | M | 3,774(1)(3) | (3) | 03/28/2014 | Class A Common Stock | 3,774 | $0.00(3) | 3,774 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Represents disposition of choice award under the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan ("2006 Plan") permitting the Reporting Person to elect to receive, effective March 28, 2008, an award in the form of (i) up to a number of shares of restricted Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Class A Common Stock"), as has a fair market value of $100,000 on March 28, 2008 as determined by the closing price of shares of Class A Common Stock on The Nasdaq Global Market on that date, or (ii) stock options to purchase up to a number of shares of Class A Common Stock as would cause the stock option to have a fair market value of $100,000 on March 28, 2008 based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model, or (iii) a combination of restricted stock and stock options (in 25% increments). The Reporting Person elected to receive 50% of the choice award in the form of restricted stock and 50% in the form of a stock option. |
| 2. Represents grant of restricted shares of Class A Common Stock the Reporting Person elected to receive under a choice award under the 2006 Plan. The restricted shares vest over a three-year period from the date of grant, with 33 1/3% vesting on the first anniversary of the date of grant, and an additional 33 1/3% vesting on the second and third anniversaries of the date of grant, respectively. |
| 3. Represents grant of a stock option to purchase Class A Common Stock that the Reporting Person elected to receive under a choice award granted pursuant to the 2006 Plan. The stock option vests over a three-year period from the date of grant, with 33 1/3% vesting on the first anniversry of the date of grant, and an additional 33 1/3% vesting on the second and third anniversaries of the date of grant, respectively. The stock option terminates six (6) years from the date of grant and is subject to earlier termination as provided in the award agreement or the 2006 Plan. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Louis DiPietro, Attorney in Fact for Rebecca A. Fine | 04/01/2008 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||