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):  February 21, 2007

Commission File Number:  0-21660

PAPA JOHN’S INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

 

61-1203323

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification

incorporation or organization)

 

Number)

 

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:

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Section 5—Corporate Governance and Management

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

(e) Effective February 21, 2007, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Papa John’s International, Inc. (the “Company”) approved payments pursuant to the Company’s short-term incentive compensation program to certain named executive officers and certain other officers of the Company, upon certification by the Committee that the performance goals as established under the program for 2006 had been met. The Committee has approved the following payments to the Company’s named executive officers:

Name and Principal Position

 

2006 Payment

 

 

 

 

 

John H. Schnatter

 

 

 

Executive Chairman

 

$

305,390

 

 

 

 

 

Nigel Travis

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer and President

 

$

552,216

 

 

 

 

 

J. David Flanery

 

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

$

156,256

 

 

 

 

 

William M. Van Epps

 

 

 

President, USA

 

$

274,519

 

 

 

 

 

Charles W. Schnatter

 

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer

 

$

138,222

 

 

 

Also effective February 21, 2007, the Committee approved that the performance metrics for the Company’s 2007 short-term incentive compensation  program would remain as the same performance metrics for 2006.  A summary of the Company’s short-term incentive compensation program is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)  Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit

 

 

Number

 

Description

10.1

 

Summary of Short-Term Incentive Compensation Program.

 




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:  February 27, 2007

 

/s/ J. David Flanery

 

 

J. David Flanery

 

 

Senior Vice President and

 

 

Chief Financial Officer