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) April 3, 2003 -------------------------------- Commission File Number: 000-17962 Applebee's International, Inc. ---------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 43-1461763 ---------------------------- ------------------------------------ (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) incorporation or organization) 4551 W. 107th Street, Suite 100, Overland Park, Kansas 66207 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices and zip code) (913) 967-4000 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) None ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure On April 3, 2003, Applebee's International, Inc.(the "Company") issued a press release entitled "Applebee's International to Present at the SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Institutional Investor Conference." The press release is included below. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Carol DiRaimo, Executive Director of Investor Relations (913) 967-4109 Applebee's International to Present at the SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Institutional Investor Conference Overland Park, Kan., April 3, 2003 -- Applebee's International, Inc. (Nasdaq:APPB) will be presenting at the SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Institutional Investor Conference to be held in Atlanta on Monday, April 7, 2003, at 9:05 a.m. Eastern Time. An audio webcast of this presentation will be available over the Internet at http://www.twst.com/econf/mm/strh4/appb.html and will also be available at the Investor Relations section of the company's website (www.applebees.com). The archived webcast will be available through April 18, 2003. 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 1,514 Applebee's restaurants operating system-wide in 49 states and nine international countries. Additional information on Applebee's International can be found at the company's website (www.applebees.com). # # # 2 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: April 3, 2003 By:/s/ Steven K. Lumpkin --------------------- --------------------- Steven K. Lumpkin Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 3