UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 11, 2002
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Commission File Number: 000-17962
Applebee's International, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 43-1461763
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
4551 W. 107th Street, Suite 100, Overland Park, Kansas 66207
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(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(913) 967-4000
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
None
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
On June 11, 2002, Applebee's International, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release entitled "Applebee's International to Present at the U.S. Bancorp
Piper Jaffray Consumer Conference." The press release is included below.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Carol DiRaimo,
Director of Investor Relations
(913) 967-4109
Applebee's International to Present at the
U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Consumer Conference
Overland Park, Kan., June 11, 2002 -- Applebee's International, Inc.
(Nasdaq:APPB) will be presenting at the U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Consumer
Conference to be held in New York on Thursday, June 13, 2002, at 1:10 p.m.
Eastern Time. A webcast of this presentation will be available over the Internet
at http://www.gotoanalysts.com/cc/webcast and will also be available at the
Investor Relations section of the company's website (www.applebees.com). The
archived webcast will be available for a period of 90 days following the
conference.
Applebee's International, Inc., headquartered in Overland Park, Kan.,
currently develops, franchises and operates restaurants under the Applebee's
Neighborhood Grill and Bar brand, the largest casual dining concept in the
world. There are currently 1,417 Applebee's restaurants operating system-wide in
49 states and seven international countries. Additional information on
Applebee's International can be found at the company's website
(www.applebees.com).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
APPLEBEE'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: June 11, 2002 By:/s/ Steven K. Lumpkin
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Steven K. Lumpkin
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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