Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On February 20, 2018, the Corporation issued a press release announcing its fourth quarter and fiscal 2017 financial results. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein by reference
The information contained in this Item 2.02, including the related information set forth in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 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 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On February 14, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Dine Brands Global, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), approved an amendment to its Restated Certificate of Incorporation to change its name from DineEquity, Inc. to Dine Brands Global, Inc. effective February 20, 2018.
The above description of the amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD
The press release referenced in Item 2.02 of this Current Report onForm 8-K also includes information concerning the Corporation’s 2018 financial outlook. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in this Item 7.01, including the related information set forth in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of 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 8.01 Other Events.
On February 20, 2018, the Corporation issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors of the Corporation declared a first quarter 2018 cash dividend of $0.63 per share of common stock, payable on April 6, 2018, to the Corporation’s stockholders of record as of March 19, 2018. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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