Feb 19, 2004
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Papa John's Increases Stock Repurchase Authorization to $400 Million
Papa John's Increases Stock Repurchase Authorization to $400 Million
Papa John's Increases Stock Repurchase Authorization to $400 MillionLOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2004--Papa John's
International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) today announced that its Board of
Directors has approved an increase to $400 million in the amount of
the company's common stock that may be repurchased by the company from
time to time through December 26, 2004. The authorization includes
both open market purchases as well as private transactions.
David Flanery, 502-261-4753
http://www.papajohns.com
SOURCE: Papa John's International, Inc.
The company announced that to date it has repurchased $373.5 million under the repurchase program. After such repurchases, the company has approximately 17.9 million shares of common stock outstanding on a fully diluted basis (approximately 17.6 million actual shares outstanding).
At January 25, 2004, there were 2,795 Papa John's restaurants (570 company-owned and 2,225 franchised) operating in 49 states and 16 international markets. Papa John's also franchises 134 Perfect Pizza restaurants in the United Kingdom. For more information about the company, visit Papa John's at http://www.papajohns.com.
CONTACT: Papa John's International Inc., LouisvilleDavid Flanery, 502-261-4753
http://www.papajohns.com
SOURCE: Papa John's International, Inc.