Papa John's International Inc. filings document the company’s Nasdaq-listed common stock, restaurant operating results, governance matters, and material corporate events. Earnings-related 8-K filings furnish quarterly and annual financial releases covering system-wide restaurant sales, comparable sales, diluted earnings per share, restaurant openings, and outlook commentary for the Papa Johns system.
Proxy and annual meeting filings cover director elections, shareholder voting results, executive compensation, equity awards, and board governance. Other current reports address leadership and compensatory arrangements, annual meeting scheduling, and refranchising activity within the company’s restaurant portfolio.
Stephen L. Gibbs, a director of Papa John's International, acquired 65 shares (recorded as dividend equivalent rights on annual restricted stock unit awards) on 08/29/2025 at a reported price of $48.71 per share. Following the acquisition, Gibbs beneficially owns 7,069 shares directly. The Form 4 was filed as a single reporting person filing and signed by Debra Tate Johnson by power of attorney on 09/02/2025. The filing notes the transaction type as annual RSU dividend equivalents rather than a market purchase.
John W. Garratt, a director of Papa John’s International, reported a purchase of 65 shares of Papa John’s common stock on 08/29/2025 at a reported price of $48.71 per share. The filing states these shares represent the acquisition of dividend equivalent rights on annual restricted stock unit awards rather than an open-market purchase. After the transaction, Garratt beneficially owns 7,069 shares directly. The Form 4 was signed by Debra Tate Johnson under power of attorney on 09/02/2025. The report is a routine insider disclosure of compensation-related equity activity.
Papa John's director Christopher L. Coleman acquired 192 shares of common stock on 08/29/2025 at a price of $48.71 per share through dividend equivalent rights tied to annual restricted stock unit awards. After this acquisition he beneficially owned 41,240 shares directly. The filing is a Form 4 reported individually and signed by a power of attorney on 09/02/2025. This disclosure reflects routine equity compensation settlement rather than a market purchase or sale and shows the director's ongoing equity ownership in the company.
Papa John's (PZZA) Form 4 discloses an insider reporting change in beneficial ownership. The reporting person is Thanawala Ravi, listed as CFO and EVP, International. The table records a transaction dated 08/07/2025, shows entries including 2,337 and a price of $44, and reports 52,689 shares beneficially owned following the reported transaction. The filing is signed by a power of attorney on 08/08/2025.
Papa John’s International (PZZA) – Form 4 filing: President & CEO and director Todd A. Penegor reported a single insider transaction dated 07/31/2025.
- Transaction code F indicates shares were withheld to cover tax obligations arising from equity compensation.
- Shares involved: 5,672 common shares disposed at $42.41 each.
- Post-transaction holding: Penegor now directly owns 110,310 common shares.
No derivative securities were exercised or sold, and there were no additional transactions disclosed. The filing represents a routine, non-market sale and does not reflect a change in the executive’s investment thesis or control position.
Papa John’s International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) filed a Form S-8 on 26 June 2025 to register 4,900,000 additional shares of common stock for issuance under the company’s 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended. The amendment was adopted by the Board on 20 February 2025 and ratified by shareholders on 1 May 2025. The filing incorporates prior S-8 materials (File No. 333-224770) and includes customary exhibits such as the legal opinion, auditor consent, and updated plan documents.
The registration allows PZZA to issue new equity for employee and director compensation, aligning incentives but also expanding the share count. There are no new financial statements, earnings metrics, or transactional disclosures in this filing; it is purely administrative.
- Shares registered: 4.9 million common shares, par value $0.01
- Purpose: Support equity awards granted under the 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan
- Status: Shareholder-approved; filing effectiveness upon SEC review
Overall, the impact on near-term operations is limited; investors should note potential dilution once shares are issued under future equity awards.