Panera Bread (PNRA) 8-K Financial statements and exhibits

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): August 21, 2003

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)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EX-99.1 Press Release

Item 7.	Exhibit
Exhibit No	Exhibit
99.1	Press Release, dated August 21, 2003 (furnished pursuant to Item 12)
Item 12.	Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     Attached as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated herein by reference, is a copy of the registrant’s press release dated August 21, 2003, announcing its comparable store sales for the four weeks ended August 9, 2003.

SIGNATURE

     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/ Mark E. Hood
	Name:  Title:	Mark E. Hood Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 21, 2003

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Exhibit
99.1	Press Release, dated August 21, 2003 (furnished pursuant to Item 12)