UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 9, 2011
DineEquity, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware |
| 001-15283 |
| 95-3038279 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction |
| (Commission File Number) |
| (IRS Employer |
450 North Brand Boulevard, |
| 91203 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
| (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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 9, 2011, DineEquity, Inc. (the “Corporation”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) to provide preliminary financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. The Press Release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
The information contained in this Item 2.02, including the related information set forth in the Press Release attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein, 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 2.02 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.
Exhibit |
| Description |
99.1 |
| Press release regarding preliminary financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 issued by the Corporation on February 9, 2011. |
* The Press Release attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 is “furnished” and not “filed,” as described in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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.
Date: February 9, 2011 | DINEEQUITY, INC. | |
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| By: | /s/ John F. Tierney |
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| John F. Tierney |
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| Chief Financial Officer |
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| (Principal Financial Officer) |