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 6, 2010
DineEquity, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-15283 | 95-3038279 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 450 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, California | 91203 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(818) 240-6055
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On October 6, 2010, DineEquity, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it had priced its previously disclosed proposed private offering of $825 million aggregate principal amount of its 9.5% senior unsecured notes due 2018. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is herein incorporated by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits: |
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 6, 2010, re Pricing of Proposed Offering of Senior Notes. | |
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 6, 2010
| DineEquity, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ John F. Tierney | |
| Name: John F. Tierney | ||
| Title : Chief Financial Officer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 6, 2010, re Pricing of Proposed Offering of Senior Notes. | |