UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 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):
August
14, 2008
Commission
File Number: 0-21660
PAPA
JOHN’S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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61-1203323
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification
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incorporation
or organization)
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Number)
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2002
Papa Johns Boulevard
Louisville,
Kentucky 40299-2334
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(502)
261-7272
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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:
o
Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Section
8 - Other Events
Item
8.01 Other Events
On
August
14, 2008, Papa John’s International, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors
has approved an increase of $50 million in the amount of the company’s common
stock that may be repurchased by the company from time to time through December
31, 2009.
Section
9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
The
following document is furnished as an exhibit to this report.
| Number |
Description of the
Exhibit |
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99.1
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Papa
John’s International, Inc. press release dated August 14,
2008.
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SIGNATURES
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 thereunto
duly authorized.
PAPA
JOHN’S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Registrant)
| Date: August
15, 2008 |
/s/
J. David Flanery
J.
David Flanery
Senior
Vice President and
Chief
Financial Officer
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