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): July 27, 2012

DineEquity, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware		95-3038279
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

450 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, California		91203-2306
(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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) On July 31, 2012, DineEquity, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), announced that Jean M. Birch, President of the IHOP Business Unit, would be leaving the Corporation effective as of August 27, 2012.

(e) Upon her departure from the Corporation, Ms. Birch will be entitled to severance payments and benefits in accordance with the terms of her Employment Agreement dated as of June 22, 2009.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD.

On July 31, 2012, the Corporation also issued a press release announcing the departure of Ms. Birch. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this Item 7.01, 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 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.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release issued by the Corporation on July 31, 2012

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: July 31, 2012	DINEEQUITY, INC.


	By:	/s/ Bryan R. Adel
		Bryan R. Adel Senior Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Secretary