SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
Amendment No. 1
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) October 17, 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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Explanatory Note:
This current report on Form 8-K/A is being filed to amend the initial
current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
October 19, 2005, solely to correct the order of documents filed and no other
change has been made to this disclosure.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
Effective October 17, 2005, the Board of Directors appointed Ms. Gina
Boswell as a member of the Board of Directors. Ms. Boswell fills a vacancy in
Class I with a term expiring at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. In
accordance with the Company's Bylaws, Ms. Boswell will be brought before the
stockholders for election as a Class I director at the 2006 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to serve until the Class I term ends in 2008. Ms. Boswell has been
appointed to the Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee of the Board of
Directors. Ms. Boswell will receive the standard outside director and committee
member compensation and enter into the Company's standard form indemnification
agreement for all directors and executive officers.
Ms. Boswell joined Avon Products, Inc. as Senior Vice President, Corporate
Strategy and Business Development in June 2003. Effective February 4, 2005, she
was made Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Avon North America.
Prior to joining Avon, she had been Director, Business Strategy, of Ford Motor
Company from 2002 - 2003, with responsibility for the business strategy for
Ford's global enterprise. Before that, she had been Director, Vehicle
Personalization at Ford from 2001 - 2002 and Vice President, CRM and Consumer
eBusiness at Ford from 1999 - 2001. Prior to Ford, Ms. Boswell was Vice
President, New Business Development at The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. from
1997 - 1999.
There have been no related party transactions between the Company and Ms.
Boswell. A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Boswell
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) EXHIBITS. The following exhibit is filed herewith:
99.1 Press release of Applebee's International, Inc., dated October
19, 2005.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 20, 2005
APPLEBEE'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ Steven K. Lumpkin
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Steven K. Lumpkin
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press release of Applebee's International, Inc., dated
October 19, 2005.