LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA)today announced that the Board of Directors has approved a 14 percent increase in the quarterly dividend payable on Papa John's International, Inc. common stock, resulting in a quarterly dividend rate of $0.20 per share, or $0.80 on an annual basis. The Board of Directors declared the $0.20 dividend per common share, payable August 19, 2016, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 8, 2016.

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Papa John's International, Inc.Lance Tucker, 502-261-7272
Chief Financial Officer

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