8-K

Date: December 5, 2022

DINE BRANDS GLOBAL, INC.

/s/ Christine K. Son

Christine K. Son

Senior Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Secretary

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): December 5, 2022

Dine Brands Global, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware	001-15283	95-3038279
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File No.)	(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)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value	DIN	New York Stock Exchange

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD

On December 5, 2022, Dine Brands Global, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”) issued a press release announcing that the Corporation has agreed to acquire Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, a fast-casual restaurant concept, in an all-cash transaction. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is also available on the Corporation’s website at www.dinebrands.com.

Also on December 5, 2022, the Corporation published an investor presentation to be used by the Corporation in meetings with certain of its stockholders and other persons. A copy of the investor presentation is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2 and is also available on the Corporation’s website at www.dinebrands.com.

The information contained in this Item 7.01, including the related information set forth in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, are 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.


Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press Release issued by the Corporation on December 5, 2022.

99.2		Investor Presentation.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).