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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;25, 2007
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_____
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Panera Bread Company</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or Other Jurisdiction of <BR>
Incorporation or Organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>04-2723701</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>6710 Clayton Road <BR>
Richmond Heights, MO</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>63117</B><BR>
(Zip Code)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Patricia A. Gray, Esq.<BR>
Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer<BR>
Panera Bread Company<BR>
63 Kendrick Street<BR>
Needham, MA 02494</B><BR>
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>(314)&nbsp;633-7100</B><BR>
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, par $0.0001 value
per share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">125,000 shares</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$55,415(2)</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$6,926,875(2)</TD>
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    <TD>In accordance with Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
registration statement shall be deemed to cover any additional securities that may from time
to time be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends
or similar transactions.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c)
and 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and based upon the average of the high
and low prices of the registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;A Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National
Market on May&nbsp;21, 2007.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>STATEMENT OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form S-8 incorporates by reference the contents of the
following Registration Statements on Form S-8 previously filed by the Registrant with the
Securities and Exchange Commission:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-46683), filed on March&nbsp;26, 1992,
relating to 300,000 shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock to be offered and sold under the Registrant&#146;s
1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan; and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-31857), filed on July&nbsp;23, 1997,
relating to an additional 400,000 shares of Common Stock to be offered and sold under the
Registrant&#146;s 1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Exhibit&nbsp;Index immediately following the signature page is incorporated herein by
reference.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in Needham, Massachusetts, on this 25th day of May, 2007.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">PANERA BREAD COMPANY<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Ronald M. Shaich&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Ronald M. Shaich&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chairman and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We, the undersigned officers and directors of Panera Bread Company, hereby severally
constitute and appoint Ronald M. Shaich, Neal J. Yanofsky, Patricia A. Gray and Jeffrey W. Kip, and
each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them
singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the registration
statement on Form S-8 filed herewith and any and all subsequent amendments to said registration
statement, and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as
officers and directors to enable Panera Bread Company to comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any
of them, to said registration statement and any and all amendments thereto.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 dates indicated.
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><u><B>Signature</B></u></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><u><B>Title</B></u></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><u><B>Date</B></u></TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/&nbsp;Ronald M. Shaich<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Ronald M. Shaich</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer<br>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May 25, 2007</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Domenic Colasacco<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Domenic Colasacco</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May 25, 2007</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Fred K. Foulkes<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Fred K. Foulkes</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May 25, 2007</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Larry J. Franklin<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Larry J. Franklin</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May 25, 2007</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Jeffrey W. Kip<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Jeffrey W. Kip</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<br>
(Principal Financial Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May 25, 2007</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Mark D. Wooldridge<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Mark D. Wooldridge</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director, External Reporting<br>
(Principal Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May 25, 2007</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Amy L. Kuzdowicz<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Amy L. Kuzdowicz</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Vice President, Controller
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May 25, 2007</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><u><B>Number</B></u></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><u><B>Description</B></u></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended through June&nbsp;7, 2002.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on
Form&nbsp;10-Q for the period ended July&nbsp;13, 2002</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant, as amended through March&nbsp;9, 2006.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form
8-K, dated March&nbsp;9, 2006 and filed on March&nbsp;15, 2006</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 25, 2007
Registration No. 333-_____
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Panera Bread Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
04-2723701
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
6710 Clayton Road
Richmond Heights, MO
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
63117
(Zip Code)
1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Patricia A. Gray, Esq.
Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Panera Bread Company
63 Kendrick Street
Needham, MA 02494
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(314) 633-7100
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount to be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Amount of
Title of Securities to be Registered
Registered(1)
Per Share
Offering Price
Registration Fee
Class A Common Stock, par $0.0001 value
per share
125,000 shares
$55,415(2)
$6,926,875(2)
$213
(1)
In accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
registration statement shall be deemed to cover any additional securities that may from time
to time be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends
or similar transactions.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c)
and 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and based upon the average of the high
and low prices of the registrant's Class A Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National
Market on May 21, 2007.
STATEMENT OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 incorporates by reference the contents of the
following Registration Statements on Form S-8 previously filed by the Registrant with the
Securities and Exchange Commission:
(1) Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-46683), filed on March 26, 1992,
relating to 300,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to be offered and sold under the Registrant's
1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan; and
(2) Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-31857), filed on July 23, 1997,
relating to an additional 400,000 shares of Common Stock to be offered and sold under the
Registrant's 1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Item 8. Exhibits
The Exhibit Index immediately following the signature page is incorporated herein by
reference.
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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-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in Needham, Massachusetts, on this 25th day of May, 2007.
PANERA BREAD COMPANY
By:
/s/ Ronald M. Shaich
Ronald M. Shaich
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
We, the undersigned officers and directors of Panera Bread Company, hereby severally
constitute and appoint Ronald M. Shaich, Neal J. Yanofsky, Patricia A. Gray and Jeffrey W. Kip, and
each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them
singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the registration
statement on Form S-8 filed herewith and any and all subsequent amendments to said registration
statement, and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as
officers and directors to enable Panera Bread Company to comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any
of them, to said registration statement and any and all amendments thereto.
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 dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Ronald M. Shaich
Ronald M. Shaich
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 25, 2007
/s/ Domenic Colasacco
Domenic Colasacco
Director
May 25, 2007
/s/ Fred K. Foulkes
Fred K. Foulkes
Director
May 25, 2007
/s/ Larry J. Franklin
Larry J. Franklin
Director
May 25, 2007
/s/ Jeffrey W. Kip
Jeffrey W. Kip
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
May 25, 2007
/s/ Mark D. Wooldridge
Mark D. Wooldridge
Director, External Reporting
(Principal Accounting Officer)
May 25, 2007
/s/ Amy L. Kuzdowicz
Amy L. Kuzdowicz
Vice President, Controller
May 25, 2007
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended through June 7, 2002.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the period ended July 13, 2002
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant, as amended through March 9, 2006.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K, dated March 9, 2006 and filed on March 15, 2006
5.1
Opinion of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, counsel to the Registrant
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature pages of this Registration Statement)