Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ X ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LYNCH THOMAS E	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PANERA BREAD CO [ PNRA ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 3630 SOUTH GEYER,, SUITE 100	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/18/2017
(Street) ST. LOUIS, MO 63127 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	7/18/2017		D		6662   (1)	D	$315.00	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	$139.17	7/18/2017		D			687	(2)	12/28/2017	Class A Common Stock	687	(2)	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$156.30	7/18/2017		D			612	(2)	12/26/2018	Class A Common Stock	612	(2)	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$176.07	7/18/2017		D			543	(2)	1/2/2020	Class A Common Stock	543	(2)	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$174.80	7/18/2017		D			549	(2)	12/31/2020	Class A Common Stock	549	(2)	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$195.18	7/18/2017		D			652	(2)	12/30/2021	Class A Common Stock	652	(2)	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$208.06	7/18/2017		D			612	(2)	12/28/2022	Class A Common Stock	612	(2)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 4, 2017, by and among Panera Bread Company, Rye Parent Corp., Rye Merger Sub, Inc. and JAB Holdings B.V. (the "Merger Agreement") in exchange for $315 per share in cash, without interest, less any applicable withholding taxes (the "Merger Consideration").
(2)	Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each outstanding stock option, whether vested or unvested, was cancelled in exchange for a cash payment equal to the product of (i) the excess, if any, of (x) the Merger Consideration over (y) the exercise price per share of such option, and (ii) the number of shares underlying such option.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LYNCH THOMAS E 3630 SOUTH GEYER, SUITE 100 ST. LOUIS, MO 63127	X

Signatures
/s/ Louis DiPietro, Attorney in Fact for Thomas E. Lynch		7/18/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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