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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x                              Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 27, 2009

OR

o                                 Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Commission File Number:  0-21660

PAPA JOHN’S INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

2002 Papa Johns Boulevard

Louisville, Kentucky  40299-2367

(Address of principal executive offices)

(502) 261-7272

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days:   Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes o No x

At October 28, 2009, there were outstanding 28,239,855 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share.

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Papa John’s International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

Note:  The balance sheet at December 28, 2008 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date, but does not include all information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for a complete set of financial statements. See Note 2 for modifications made as a result of adopting recent accounting pronouncements.

See accompanying notes.

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Papa John’s International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes.

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Papa John’s International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

At September 28, 2008, the accumulated other comprehensive loss of $240 was comprised of a net unrealized loss on the interest rate swap agreements of $1,442, partially offset by unrealized foreign currency translation gains of $1,202.

At September 27, 2009, the accumulated other comprehensive loss of $1,593 was comprised of a net unrealized loss on the interest rate swap agreements of $3,029 and an $88 pension plan liability for PJUK, partially offset by unrealized foreign currency translation gains of $1,524.

See accompanying notes.

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Papa John’s International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes.

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Papa John’s International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

September 27, 2009

1.              Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the nine months ended September 27, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2009. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for Papa John’s International, Inc. (referred to as the “Company”, “Papa John’s” or in the first person notations of “we”, “us” and “our”) for the year ended December 28, 2008.

2.              Accounting Standards Update

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued the Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification” or “ASC”), which became the single official source of authoritative, nongovernmental U.S. GAAP, other than rules and interpretive releases issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Codification did not change GAAP but reorganized the literature and changed the naming mechanism by which topics are referenced. Companies must begin using the Codification for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. As required, references to pre-codification accounting literature have been changed throughout this quarterly report on Form 10-Q to appropriately reference the Codification. The Company’s accounting policies and amounts presented in the financial statements were not impacted by this change.

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures

The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures topic of the FASB’s ASC requires companies to determine fair value based on the price that would be received to sell the asset or paid to transfer the liability to a market participant. The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures topic emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. The new guidance required a phased-in approach: (1) phase one was effective for financial assets and liabilities in our first quarter of fiscal 2008 and (2) phase two was effective for our first quarter of fiscal 2009. The new provisions did not have a significant impact on our 2008 and 2009 financial statements.

Business Combinations

The Business Combinations topic of the ASC establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer in a business combination recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest; recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase; and determines what information to disclose to enable financial statement users to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. The latest guidance in the Business Combinations topic of the ASC applies to business combinations for which the

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acquisition date is on or after December 15, 2008. The adoption of the new guidance had no impact on our 2009 consolidated financial statements.

Consolidation

The Consolidation topic of the ASC requires all entities to report noncontrolling (minority) interests in subsidiaries as equity in the consolidated financial statements, but separate from the equity of the parent company. The Consolidation topic further requires that consolidated net income be reported at amounts attributable to the parent and the noncontrolling interest, rather than expensing the income attributable to the minority interest holder. Additionally, sufficient disclosures are required to clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent company and the interests of the noncontrolling owners, including a disclosure on the face of the consolidated statements for income attributable to the noncontrolling interest holder. The presentation and disclosure requirements were applied retrospectively for all periods presented, and thus, the prior year financial statements have been modified to incorporate the new requirements.

Papa John’s had two joint venture arrangements as of September 27, 2009 and September 28, 2008, which were as follows:

*The ownership percentages were the same for both the 2009 and 2008 periods presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

The pre-tax income of the joint ventures totaled $2.3 million and $7.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2009, respectively, compared to $700,000 and $4.0 million for the three months and nine months ended September 28, 2008, respectively. The portion of pre-tax income attributable to the noncontrolling interest holders was approximately $900,000 and $2.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2009, respectively, compared to approximately $200,000 and $1.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2008, respectively. The noncontrolling interest holders’ equity in the joint venture arrangements totaled $8.4 million as of September 27, 2009 and $8.3 million as of December 28, 2008.

Derivatives and Hedging

In the first quarter of 2009, Papa John’s adopted the latest provisions of the ASC topic, Derivatives and Hedging. The guidance enhances the required disclosures regarding derivatives and hedging activities, including disclosures regarding how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted, and how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows. See Note 5 for additional information.

Subsequent Events

The Subsequent Events topic of the ASC requires public companies to evaluate subsequent events through the date the financial statements are issued. Accordingly, we evaluated for subsequent events occurring after September 27, 2009 (our financial statement date) through November 3, 2009 (the date this report was filed). We determined no subsequent events disclosures were required.

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Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R). SFAS No. 167 has been deemed authoritative literature even though the provisions of this standard have not yet been integrated into the ASC.

The objective of SFAS No. 167 is to improve the financial reporting of companies involved with variable interest entities (VIEs). As required by this statement, the provisions required by FIN 46(R) will be applicable for entities previously considered qualifying special-purpose entities, as the concept of these entities was eliminated from SFAS No. 140 with the issuance of SFAS No. 166, Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140. This Statement amends FIN 46(R) to replace the quantitative-based risks and rewards calculation for determining which enterprise, if any, has a controlling financial interest in the VIE with a qualitative approach focused on identifying which company has the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (1) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or (2) the right to receive benefits from the entity. Additionally, this statement requires a company to perform ongoing reassessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. Prior to this statement, a company was only required to reassess the status when specific events occurred. We are required to adopt the provisions of SFAS No. 167 for our first quarter of 2010. We have not yet assessed the impact, if any, of the adoption of this statement on our financial statements.

Deferred Income Tax Assets and Tax Reserves

Papa John’s is subject to income taxes in the United States and several foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in determining Papa John’s provision for income taxes and the related assets and liabilities. The provision for income taxes includes income taxes paid, currently payable or receivable and those deferred. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities, and are measured using enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences reverse. Deferred tax assets are also recognized for the estimated future effects of tax loss carryforwards. The effect on deferred taxes of changes in tax rates is recognized in the period in which the enactment date changes. As a result, our effective tax rate may fluctuate. Valuation allowances are established when necessary on a jurisdictional basis to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts we expect to realize.

As of September 27, 2009, we had a net deferred income tax asset balance of $18.5 million, of which approximately $7.7 million relates to the net operating loss carryforward of BIBP Commodities, Inc. (“BIBP”). We have not provided a valuation allowance for the deferred income tax assets associated with our domestic operations, including BIBP, since we believe it is more likely than not that future earnings will be sufficient to ensure the realization of the net deferred income tax assets for federal and state purposes.

Certain tax authorities periodically audit the Company. We provide reserves for potential exposures based on the requirements of the Income Taxes topic of the ASC. We evaluate these issues on a quarterly basis to adjust for events, such as court rulings or audit settlements that may impact our ultimate payment for such exposures.

3.              Acquisitions and Dispositions

During the second quarter of 2009, we completed the acquisition of 11 restaurants in Florida. The purchase price for those restaurants totaled $2.8 million, which was comprised of cash and the cancellation of a $2.3 million note due to us, of which approximately $1.5 million was recorded as goodwill. The acquisition was accounted for by the purchase method of accounting, whereby operating results subsequent to the acquisition date are included in our consolidated financial results.

During the second quarter of 2009, we completed the sale of ten Company-owned restaurants located in New Mexico. The sales price of $1.1 million consisted of a cash payment of $600,000 and notes financed by Papa

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John’s to the purchasers, who are current Papa John’s franchisees, for $500,000. We recorded a pre-tax gain of approximately $350,000 associated with the sale of the restaurants.

4.              Accounting for Variable Interest Entities

The Consolidation topic of the ASC provides a framework for identifying variable interest entities (“VIEs”) and determining when a company should include the assets, liabilities, non-controlling interests and results of activities of a VIE in its consolidated financial statements.

In general, a VIE is a corporation, partnership, limited-liability company, trust, or any other legal structure used to conduct activities or hold assets that either (1) has an insufficient amount of equity to carry out its principal activities without additional subordinated financial support, (2) has a group of equity owners that are unable to make significant decisions about its activities, or (3) has a group of equity owners that do not have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive returns generated by its operations.

Consolidation of a VIE is required if a party with an ownership, contractual or other financial interest in the VIE (a “variable interest holder”) is obligated to absorb a majority of the risk of loss from the VIE’s activities, is entitled to receive a majority of the VIE’s residual returns (if no party absorbs a majority of the VIE’s losses), or both. A variable interest holder that consolidates the VIE is called the primary beneficiary. Upon consolidation, the primary beneficiary generally must initially record all of the VIE’s assets, liabilities and non-controlling interests at fair value and subsequently account for the VIE as if it were consolidated based on majority voting interest. Disclosures about VIEs that the variable interest holder is not required to consolidate but in which it has a significant variable interest are also required.

We have a purchasing arrangement with BIBP Commodities, Inc. (“BIBP”), a special-purpose entity formed at the direction of our Franchise Advisory Council for the sole purpose of reducing cheese price volatility to domestic system-wide restaurants. BIBP is an independent, franchisee-owned corporation. BIBP purchases cheese at the market price and sells it to our distribution subsidiary, PJ Food Service, Inc. (“PJFS”), at a fixed price. PJFS in turn sells cheese to Papa John’s restaurants (both Company-owned and franchised) at a set price. Effective in March 2009, we modified the BIBP formula to establish the price of cheese on a more frequent basis based on projected spot market prices. At the current rate of repayment, BIBP’s cumulative deficit would be substantially repaid at the end of 2011. PJFS purchased $35.5 million and $106.5 million of cheese from BIBP for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2009, respectively, compared to $45.1 million and $125.3 million in the 2008 comparable periods, respectively.

We are deemed the primary beneficiary of BIBP, a VIE, for accounting purposes. We recognize the operating losses generated by BIBP if BIBP’s shareholders’ equity is in a net deficit position. Further, we will recognize the subsequent operating income generated by BIBP up to the amount of any losses previously recognized.  We recognized pre-tax income of $5.1 million ($3.2 million net of tax, or $0.12 per share) and $21.0 million ($13.3 million net of tax, or $0.48 per share) for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2009, respectively, and pre-tax income of $2.8 million ($1.8 million net of tax, or $0.07 per share) for the three months ended September 28, 2008 and a pre-tax loss of $11.4 million ($7.4 million net of tax, or $0.27 per share) for the nine months ended September 28, 2008, respectively, from the consolidation of BIBP. The impact on future operating income from the consolidation of BIBP is expected to continue to be significant for any given reporting period due to the volatility of the cheese market.

BIBP has a $10.0 million line of credit with a commercial bank, which is guaranteed by Papa John’s. In addition, Papa John’s has agreed to provide additional funding in the form of a loan to BIBP. As of September 27, 2009, BIBP had outstanding borrowings of $875,000 and a letter of credit of $3.0 million outstanding under the commercial line of credit facility and outstanding borrowings of $26.3 million with Papa John’s.

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In addition, Papa John’s has extended loans to certain franchisees. Papa John’s was deemed the primary beneficiary of five franchise entities as of September 27, 2009 and three franchise entities as of September 28, 2008, even though we had no ownership in the franchise entities. The five franchise entities at September 27, 2009 operate a total of 65 restaurants with annual revenues approximating $44.0 million. Our net loan balance receivable from those entities was $7.8 million at September 27, 2009, with no further funding commitments. The consolidation of those franchise entities had no significant impact on Papa John’s operating results and is not expected to have a significant impact in future periods.

The following table summarizes the balance sheets for our consolidated VIEs as of September 27, 2009 and December 28, 2008:

5.              Debt

Our debt is comprised of the following (in thousands):

*Papa John’s is the guarantor of BIBP’s outstanding debt.

In January 2006, we executed a five-year, unsecured revolving credit facility (“Credit Facility”) totaling $175.0 million. Under the Credit Facility, outstanding balances accrue interest at 50.0 to 100.0 basis points over the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or other bank-developed rates, at our option.  The commitment fee on

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the unused balance ranges from 12.5 to 20.0 basis points. The increment over LIBOR and the commitment fee are determined quarterly based upon the ratio of total indebtedness to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), as defined. The remaining availability under our line of credit, reduced for certain outstanding letters of credit, approximated $58.0 million and $31.1 million as of September 27, 2009 and December 28, 2008, respectively. The fair value of our outstanding debt approximates the carrying value since our debt agreements are variable-rate instruments.

The Credit Facility contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including financial covenants requiring the maintenance of specified fixed charges and leverage ratios. At September 27, 2009 and December 28, 2008, we were in compliance with these covenants.

We presently have two interest rate swap agreements (“swaps”) that provide fixed interest rates, as compared to LIBOR, as follows:

Our swaps are derivative instruments that are designated as cash flow hedges because the swaps provide a hedge against the effects of rising interest rates on present and/or forecasted future borrowings. The effective portion of the gain or loss on the swaps is reported as a component of other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the swaps affect earnings. Gains or losses on the swaps representing either hedge ineffectiveness or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in current earnings. Amounts payable or receivable under the swaps are accounted for as adjustments to interest expense.

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The following tables provide information on the location and amounts of our swaps in the accompanying consolidated financial statements (in thousands):

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments

There were no derivatives that were not designated as hedging instruments under the provisions of the ASC topic, Derivatives and Hedging.

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Financial Statements