0001157523-15-003188.txt : 20150923 0001157523-15-003188.hdr.sgml : 20150923 20150923094520 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001157523-15-003188 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150918 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20150923 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150923 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000901491 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812] IRS NUMBER: 611203323 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-21660 FILM NUMBER: 151120480 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2002 PAPA JOHNS BOULEVARD CITY: LOUISVILLE STATE: KY ZIP: 40299-2334 BUSINESS PHONE: 5022617272 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 99900 CITY: LOUISVILLE STATE: KY ZIP: 40269-9990 8-K 1 a51186175.htm PAPA JOHN'S INTERNATIONAL, INC. 8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

September 18, 2015

PAPA JOHN'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

0-21660

61-1203323

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2002 Papa John’s Boulevard

Louisville, Kentucky

40299-2334

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(502) 261-7272

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

⃞ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

⃞ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

⃞ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

⃞ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Sonya E. Medina was appointed to the Papa John’s International, Inc. (the “Company”) Board of Directors on September 18, 2015. Ms. Medina will stand for election by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting to be held in 2016. Ms. Medina will serve on the Company’s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. There are no transactions or relationships between the registrant and Ms. Medina that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the election of Ms. Medina is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following document is herewith furnished as an exhibit to this report:


Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Papa John’s International, Inc. press release dated September 22, 2015.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

				PAPA JOHN’S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
				(Registrant)

	Date: September 22, 2015			/s/ Lance F. Tucker
				Lance F. Tucker
				Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Treasurer

EX-99.1 2 a51186175ex99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Papa John’s Announces Appointment of Sonya E. Medina

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 22, 2015--Papa John’s International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) today announced the appointment of Sonya E. Medina to the Company’s Board of Directors. Ms. Medina, a government and public affairs strategist, previously served as Vice President, Community and External Affairs for Silver Eagle Distributors, the nation’s largest distributor of Anheuser-Busch products. She is active in community and civic affairs and currently serves on the board of directors of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. “We are delighted to welcome Sonya to our Board of Directors, and look forward to the value her extensive communications and public affairs experience will bring to our brand,” said Founder, Chairman and CEO, John Schnatter.

About Papa John’s

Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Papa John’s International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) is the world’s third-largest pizza delivery company. For 14 of the past 16 years, consumers have rated Papa John’s No. 1 in customer satisfaction among all national pizza chains in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Papa John’s is the Official Pizza Sponsor of the National Football League and Super Bowl 50. For more information about the company or to order pizza online, visit Papa John’s at www.papajohns.com. Also visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/papajohns, Twitter at twitter.com/papajohns, YouTube at www.youtube.com/user/papajohns, Instagram at instagram.com/papajohns, Pinterest at www.pinterest.com/papajohnspizza, and Vine at vine.co/papajohns.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain matters discussed in this press release which are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see “Part I. Item 1A. - Risk Factors” of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2014. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise.

CONTACT:
Papa John’s International, Inc.
Lance Tucker, 502-261-4218
Chief Financial Officer