SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SHAICH RONALD M

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

THREE CHARLES RIVER PLACE,

63 KENDRICK STREET

(Street)

NEEDHAM

02494

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PANERA BREAD CO [ PNRA ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Chairman and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/18/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Common Stock	07/18/2017		D		75,524⁽¹⁾	D	$315	0	D
Class B Common Stock	07/18/2017		D		167,899⁽¹⁾	D	$315	0	D
Class B Common Stock	07/18/2017		D		797,501⁽¹⁾	D	$315	0	I	Refer to Footnote⁽²⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Appreciation Right	$166.19	07/18/2017		D			10,830	⁽³⁾	07/30/2019	Class A Common Stock	10,830	⁽³⁾	0	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$161.54	07/18/2017		D			13,790	⁽³⁾	02/26/2021	Class A Common Stock	13,790	⁽³⁾	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 4, 2017, by and among Panera Bread Company, Rye Parent Corp., Rye Merger Sub, Inc. and JAB Holdings B.V. (the "Merger Agreement") in exchange for $315 per share in cash, without interest, less any applicable withholding taxes (the "Merger Consideration").

2. 269,154 shares held by Ronald M. Shaich 2015 Qualified Annuity Trust, a grantor retained annuity trust of which Mr. Shaich is a trustee, 181,443 shares held by Ronald M. Shaich 2016 Qualified Annuity Trust, a grantor retained annuity trust of which Mr. Shaich is a trustee, 299,814 shares held by Ronald M. Shaich 2016 Qualified Annuity Trust #2, a grantor retained annuity trust of which Mr. Shaich is a trustee and 47,090 shares held by SGC Trust LLC, which is owned by Shaich Grandchildren's Trust, of which Mr. Shaich is investment trustee and exercises investment and voting control.

3. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each outstanding stock appreciation right, whether vested or unvested, was cancelled in exchange for a cash payment equal to the product of (i) the excess, if any, of (x) the Merger Consideration over (y) the exercise price per share of such stock appreciation right, and (ii) the number of shares underlying such stock appreciation right.

Remarks:

	/s/ Louis DiPietro, Attorney in Fact for Ronald M. Shaich	07/18/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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