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) September 15, 2005
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APPLEBEE'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE 000-17962 43-1461763
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
4551 W. 107th Street, Overland Park, Kansas 66207
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(Address of principal executive offices) (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.)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On September 15, 2005, Applebee's International, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release entitled "Applebee's International to Present at Two Investment
Conferences in September." The press release is included below.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Carol DiRaimo,
Vice President of Investor Relations
913.967.4109
Applebee's International to Present at
Two Investment Conferences in September
OVERLAND PARK, KAN., September 14, 2005 -- Applebee's International, Inc.
(Nasdaq:APPB) will be presenting at two investment conferences during September.
The dates and times of the presentations are as follows:
o Wednesday, September 21, at 1:30 pm Eastern Time - Banc of America
Investment Conference to be held in San Francisco, CA. A
webcast of both the presentation and breakout session
session will be available over the Internet at
http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/bas/35th-annual-2005/id02307144.cfm
(for presentation) and
http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/bas/35th-annual-2005/id14308648.cfm
(for breakout session).
o Wednesday, September 28, at 8:30 am Eastern Time - RBC Capital
Markets Consumer Conference to be held in Orlando, FL. A webcast of
the presentation will be available over the Internet at
http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rbc34/appb.
Live webcasts will also be available at the Investors section of the company's
website (www.applebees.com), and archived webcasts of the presentations will be
available for two weeks following each of the presentations.
Applebee's International, Inc., headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., develops,
franchises and operates restaurants under the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill &
Bar brand, the largest casual dining concept in the world. There are currently
1,749 Applebee's restaurants operating system-wide in 49 states and 14
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: September 15, 2005 By:/s/ Steven K. Lumpkin
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Steven K. Lumpkin
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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