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): May 19, 2016
PANERA BREAD COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-19253 | 04-2723701 | ||||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||
3630 South Geyer Road, Suite 100 St. Louis, MO | 63127 | |||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 314-984-1000
| Not Applicable |
| (Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Panera Bread Company (the "Company"), held on May 19, 2016 (the "2016 Annual Meeting"), the stockholders of the Company elected the three director nominees; approved, in an advisory "say-on-pay" vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2016.
The Company’s stockholders re-elected Larry J. Franklin, Diane Hessan and William W. Moreton as Class III directors, each to serve until the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified. The terms of office of the following directors continued after the 2016 Annual Meeting: Domenic Colasacco, Fred K. Foulkes, D.B.A., Ronald M. Shaich, Thomas E. Lynch, Mark Stoever and James D. White.
The proposals acted upon at the 2016 Annual Meeting and the voting tabulation for each proposal is as follows:
Proposal 1: | To elect three Class III directors to the Company’s Board of Directors, each to serve for a term ending in 2019 and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified. |
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| Larry J. Franklin | |||
| Class A | 17,692,152 | 475,299 | 3,129,476 |
| Class B | 3,935,850 | — | — |
| Total | 21,628,002 | 475,299 | 3,129,476 |
| Diane Hessan | |||
| Class A | 17,816,669 | 350,782 | 3,129,476 |
| Class B | 3,935,850 | — | — |
| Total | 21,752,519 | 350,782 | 3,129,476 |
| William W. Moreton | |||
| Class A | 17,446,953 | 720,498 | 3,129,476 |
| Class B | 3,935,850 | — | — |
| Total | 21,382,803 | 720,498 | 3,129,476 |
Proposal 2: | To approve, in an advisory "say-on-pay" vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |
| Class A | 16,188,141 | 1,816,064 | 163,246 | 3,129,476 |
| Class B | 3,935,850 | — | — | — |
| Total | 20,123,991 | 1,816,064 | 163,246 | 3,129,476 |
Proposal 3: | To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2016. |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |
| Class A | 21,090,097 | 181,112 | 25,718 | — |
| Class B | 3,935,850 | — | — | — |
| Total | 25,025,947 | 181,112 | 25,718 | — |
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 | |||
| Date: | May 23, 2016 | By: | /s/ Louis DiPietro |
| Name: | Louis DiPietro | ||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||