AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MAY 1, 1996.
 
                                                     REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                   FORM S-3
                            REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     UNDER
                          THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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                        PAPA JOHN'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
            (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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         DELAWARE                                            61-1203323
     (STATE OR OTHER                                      (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
     JURISDICTION OF                                    IDENTIFICATION NO.)
     INCORPORATION OR
      ORGANIZATION)
 
                      11492 BLUEGRASS PARKWAY, SUITE 175
                        LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40299-2334
                                (502) 266-5200
  (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF
                   REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
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                          CHARLES W. SCHNATTER, ESQ.
             SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY
                        PAPA JOHN'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                                P.O. BOX 99900
                        LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40269-9990
                                (502) 266-5200
(NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE,
                             OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
                         COPIES OF COMMUNICATIONS TO:
         IVAN M. DIAMOND, ESQ.                    DAN BUSBEE, ESQ.
    GREENEBAUM DOLL & MCDONALD PLLC          LOCKE PURNELL RAIN HARRELL
       3300 NATIONAL CITY TOWER             (A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION)
    LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40202-3197         2200 ROSS AVENUE, SUITE 2200
            (502) 589-4200                    DALLAS, TEXAS 75201-6776
                                                   (214) 740-8000
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  APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: As soon as
practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
  If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the
following box. [_]
  If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box. [_]
  If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [X] 333-02729
  If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [_]
  If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box: [_]
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                  CALCULATION OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF AMOUNT PROPOSED MAXIMUM MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF SECURITIES TO BE TO BE OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE REGISTRATION REGISTERED REGISTERED (1) PER SHARE OFFERING PRICE FEE - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock, $0.01 par value................. 161,000 Shares $47.875 $7,707,875 $2,658 - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457. - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXPLANATORY NOTE This Registration is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333-02729) filed by Papa John's International, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 1996, which was declared effective May 1, 1996, are incorporated herein by reference. SIGNATURES PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THE REGISTRANT CERTIFIES THAT IT HAS REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE THAT IT MEETS ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING ON FORM S-3 AND HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED, IN THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, ON THE 1ST DAY OF MAY, 1996. Papa John's International, Inc. /s/ Charles W. Schnatter By: _________________________________ Charles W. Schnatter Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints John H. Schnatter, Charles W. Schnatter and E. Drucilla Milby, and each of them with full power to act without the others, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, to sign on his or her behalf, individually and in each capacity stated below, all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-3 and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and any other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as each might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming each act that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS IN THE CAPACITIES AND ON THE DATE INDICATED.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- /s/ John H. Schnatter - - - ------------------------------------ John H. Schnatter Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) May 1, 1996 /s/ Charles W. Schnatter - - - ------------------------------------ Charles W. Schnatter Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Director May 1, 1996 /s/ O. Wayne Gaunce - - - ------------------------------------ O. Wayne Gaunce Director May 1, 1996 /s/ Jack A. Laughery - - - ------------------------------------ Jack A. Laughery Director May 1, 1996 /s/ Michael W. Pierce - - - ------------------------------------ Michael W. Pierce Director May 1, 1996 /s/ Richard F. Sherman - - - ------------------------------------ Richard F. Sherman Director May 1, 1996 /s/ E. Drucilla Milby - - - ------------------------------------ E. Drucilla Milby Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) May 1, 1996 /s/ J. David Flanery - - - ------------------------------------ J. David Flanery Vice President and Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) May 1, 1996
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT SEQUENTIALLY NUMBER DESCRIPTION NUMBERED PAGE ------- ----------- ------------- * 1.1 Form of Underwriting Agreement 5.1 Opinion of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC 23.1 Consent of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC (included in Exhibit 5.1) 23.2 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP *24.1 Powers of Attorney
- - - -------- *Incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended, Reg.No. 333-02729.

 
                  [LETTERHEAD GREENEBAUM DOLL & McDONALD PLLC]


                                  May 1, 1996



PAPA JOHN'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
11492 Bluegrass Parkway, Suite 175
Louisville, Kentucky  40299

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We have acted as legal counsel in connection with the preparation of a
Registration Statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
("Registration Statement"), covering an aggregate of 161,000 shares of common
stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Papa John's
International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), of which 21,000
shares are subject to an over-allotment option granted to the Underwriters by
the Company.

     We have examined and are familiar with the Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation and Restated By-Laws of the Company, and the various corporate
records and proceedings relating to the organization of the Company and the
proposed issuance of the Common Stock.  We have also examined such other
documents and proceedings as we have considered necessary for the purpose of
this opinion.

     Based on the foregoing, it is our opinion that the Common Stock has been
duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the terms of
the Registration Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-
assessable.

     We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement, and with such state securities administrators as may
require such opinion of counsel for the registration of the Common Stock, and to
the reference to this firm under the heading "Legal Matters" in the Prospectus.
In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category
of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder.

                                       Very truly yours,



                                       GREENEBAUM DOLL & McDONALD PLLC


GD&M/llb

 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
  We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
on Form S-3 (which incorporates by reference the contents of an earlier
effective Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-02729)) of Papa John's
International, Inc. for the registration of 161,000 shares of its common stock
of our report dated February 27, 1996, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Papa John's International, Inc. and subsidiaries
incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1995, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
                                          /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
 
Louisville, Kentucky
May 1, 1996