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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-18-000280
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180209
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180209
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180209

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:		18592653

	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
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      <font style="font-size: 16pt"><b>UNITED STATES</b></font><br><font style="font-size: 16pt"><b>SECURITIES
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      &#160;<font style="font-size: 16pt"><b>FORM 8-K</b></font><br><br><b>Current
      Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)</b><br><b>Of the Securities
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      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160;&#160;&#160;<b>February
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      <font style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Papa John's International, Inc.</b></font><br><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Exact
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      <b>Delaware</b><br>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)<br>
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      <b>2002 Papa John's Boulevard</b><br><b>Louisville, Kentucky 40299-2367</b><br>(Address
      of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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      <b>(502) 261-7272</b><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Registrant&#8217;s
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      <b>N/A</b><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">(Former
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Check the
      appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
      simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
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      <font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 10pt">&#8414;</font>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Soliciting
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Indicate by
      check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as
      defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this
      chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
      (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter)</font>
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      Emerging growth company <font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 10pt">&#8414;</font>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">If an
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      <b>Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
      Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
      Certain Officers.</b>
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      On February 9, 2018, Papa John&#8217;s International, Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;)
      appointed Steven R. Coke, 39, the Company&#8217;s Vice President of Investor
      Relations and Strategy, to the positions of principal financial and
      accounting officer of the Company on an interim basis, effective March
      2, 2018, the previously announced date of departure of Lance Tucker, the
      Company&#8217;s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer.&#160;&#160;The
      Company has commenced a search for a permanent chief financial officer.
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      Steven R. Coke has served as Vice President, Strategic Planning since
      January 2015, after serving as Senior Director, Strategy since April
      2012 and Senior Director, Restaurant Finance since June 2011.&#160; He has
      served in various director and manager level positions with increasing
      responsibility in Finance since joining the company in May 1998.&#160; Mr.
      Coke is a licensed Certified Public Accountant.
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      Mr.&#160;Coke has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction
      required to be disclosed pursuant to Item&#160;404(a) of Regulation&#160;S-K, has
      no arrangement or understanding between him and any other person
      required to be disclosed pursuant to Item&#160;401(b) of Regulation S-K and
      has no family relationships required to be disclosed pursuant to
      Item&#160;401(d) of Regulation S-K.&#160;&#160;Mr. Coke participates in the
      compensation programs as outlined in the Company&#8217;s definitive proxy
      statement for its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders filed with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2017, which information
      is incorporated by reference herein.
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>SIGNATURES</b></font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">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.</font><br><br>
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            <b>PAPA JOHN'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.</b>
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            February 9, 2018
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            /s/ Steve M. Ritchie
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            Steve M. Ritchie
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            President and Chief Executive Officer
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