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): October 2, 2015
DineEquity, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
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001-15283 |
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95-3038279 |
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(State or other jurisdiction |
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(Commission File No.) |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
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450 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, California |
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91203-2306 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
(818) 240-6055
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD.
On October 2, 2015, DineEquity, Inc. (the “Corporation”) issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors of the Corporation declared a cash dividend of $0.92 per share of common stock, payable on January 8, 2016, to the Corporation’s stockholders of record as of December 11, 2015. The press release also announced that the Board of Directors of the Corporation approved an increase of its share repurchase authorization, effective immediately, to $150 million from the remaining approximately $63 million share repurchase authorization previously announced by the Corporation in October 2014. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1 referenced in Item 9.01 below) is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise. The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or into any filing or other document pursuant to the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in any such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Press Release issued by the Corporation on October 2, 2015. |
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.
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Date: October 2, 2015 |
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/s/ Thomas W. Emrey |
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Thomas W. Emrey |