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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): December 5, 2007
PANERA BREAD COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) 		  000-19253
(Commission File Number) 		  04-2723701
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
6710 Clayton Road
Richmond Heights, MO
(Address of principal executive offices) 		  63117
(Zip Code)
314-633-7100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Exhibit Index
Press Release

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Item 7.01.     Regulation FD Disclosure
          Attached as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated herein by reference, is a copy of the Company’s press release dated December 5, 2007 announcing its comparable bakery-cafe sales for the five weeks ended November 27, 2007.
          The information in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits
     (d) Exhibits
           The following exhibit relating to Item 7.01 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:
     
Exhibit No.   Exhibit
99.1
  Press Release, dated December 5, 2007
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 hereunto duly authorized.
         
  PANERA BREAD COMPANY
 		  
  By:   /s/ Jeffrey W. Kip    
    Name:   Jeffrey W. Kip   
    Title:   Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer 		  
 
Date: December 5, 2007

 

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Exhibit Index
     
Exhibit No.   Exhibit
 
    
99.1
  Press Release, dated December 5, 2007