Exhibit 10  Amendment to Papa John's International, Inc. 1993 Stock Ownership 
            Plan

1.  Section 3.2 of the Plan is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
    following:

    "Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may not delegate its
    responsibilities hereunder if such delegation would jeopardize compliance
    with the "outside directors" requirement (or any other applicable
    requirement) under section 162(m) of the Code."

2.  The first sentence of Section 4.1 of the Plan is amended to read in its 
    entirety as follows:

    "Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3, the number of shares of 
    Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan is 4,737,500."

3.  Section 6.2 of the Plan is amended by adding the following after the second 
    sentence of such section:

    "The maximum number of shares in respect of which Options may be granted to 
    a Participant during any calendar year shall be 250,000 shares."

4.  Section 8.1 of the Plan is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
    following:

    "The maximum number of Performance Units which may be allocated to a
    Participant during any calendar year shall be 150,000 Units."

5.  Section 8.4 of the Plan is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
    following:

    "The Committee shall establish Performance Goals applicable to a particular
    fiscal year within ninety (90) days of the commencement of such fiscal year,
    provided that the outcome of the Performance Goals is substantially
    uncertain at the time of their adoption."

6.  Section 8.8 of the Plan is amended by adding the following after the first 
    sentence of such section:

    "The Committee shall certify that the Performance Goal(s) for awards of
    Performance Units under the Plan have been satisfied prior to the
    determination and payment of any such incentive in accordance with the
    Plan."

7.  Section 9.2 of the Plan is amended by adding at the end thereof the
    following:

    "Each Option and certain Performance Units granted under the Plan are
    intended to be performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section
    162(m) of the Code. The Committee shall not be entitled to exercise any
    discretion otherwise authorized hereunder with respect to such Options or
    Units if the ability to exercise such discretion or the exercise of such
    discretion itself would cause the compensation attributable to such Options
    or Units to fail to qualify as performance-based compensation."