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accession: "0001628280-25-021511"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PZZA"
cik: "0000901491"
company_name: "PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC"
filed_at: "2025-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T01:40:45.022415+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Papa John's stockholders approve 4.9M share increase for equity plan at annual meeting

## Summary
- All 8 director nominees elected; Christopher Coleman received highest against votes (1.48M), but all passed.
- Ernst & Young ratified as independent auditor for 2025 with 30.23M for, 81.8K against.
- First amendment to 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan approved, increasing authorized shares by 4.9M.
- Advisory 'say-on-pay' proposal passed with 26.30M for, 1.79M against.
- Stockholder proposal for simple majority vote approved with 25.19M for, 646.9K against, 2.34M abstain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-021511
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PZZA
- cik: 0000901491
- company_name: PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC
- filed_at: 2025-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/901491/000162828025021511/0001628280-25-021511-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/901491/000162828025021511/pzza-20250501.htm

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