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):  February 25, 2015

 

 

DineEquity, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

 

(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):

 

o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 

Item 2.02   Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On February 25, 2015, DineEquity, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), issued a press release announcing its fourth quarter and fiscal 2014 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 7.01   Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

The press release referenced in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K also includes information concerning the Corporation’s 2015 financial outlook.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

On February 25, 2015, the Corporation issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors of the Corporation declared a first quarter cash dividend of $0.875 per share of common stock, payable on April 10, 2015, to the Corporation’s stockholders of record as of March 13, 2015.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information contained in this Item 7.01, including the related information set forth in the press releases attached hereto as Exhibits  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 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.

 

 

 

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 25, 2015		DINEEQUITY, INC.
		By:	/s/ Thomas W. Emrey
			Thomas W. Emrey Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Exhibit Index