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) February 27, 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)
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Item 5. Other Events
On February 27, 2002, Applebee's International, Inc. (the "Company") issued
a press release entitled "Applebee's International Reports February Comparable
Sales; Presentation at Bear Stearns Retail, Restaurants & Apparel Conference to
be Webcast." The press release contained the following information.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Carol DiRaimo,
Director of Investor Relations
(913) 967-4109
Applebee's International Reports February Comparable Sales;
Presentation at Bear Stearns Retail,
Restaurants & Apparel Conference to be Webcast
Overland Park, Kan., February 27, 2002 -- Applebee's International, Inc.
(Nasdaq:APPB) today reported comparable sales for the four-week period ended
February 24, 2002. System-wide comparable sales increased 4.6 percent for the
February period, and comparable sales for franchise restaurants increased 5.3
percent. Comparable sales for company restaurants increased 2.3 percent,
reflecting an increase in guest traffic of approximately 1.0 percent, combined
with a higher average check.
System-wide comparable sales for the quarter-to-date period (eight weeks)
have increased 4.7 percent, with franchise and company restaurant comparable
sales up 5.3 percent and 2.9 percent, respectively.
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
Applebee's International, Inc.(the "Company") also announced the following
information.
The company will be presenting at the Bear Stearns Eighth Annual Retail,
Restaurants & Apparel Conference to be held in New York on Thursday, February
28, 2002, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time. A webcast of this presentation will be
available over the Internet at http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.
zhtml?ticker=APPB&script=1020&item_id=w,601252,0 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 30 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 1,398 Applebee's restaurants operating system-wide in
49 states and eight 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: February 27, 2002 By: /s/ George D. Shadid
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George D. Shadid
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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