8-K 1 esppblackout8koct.txt NOTICE OF PENSION BLACKOUT PERIOD 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) October 20, 2003 -------------------------------- Commission File Number: 000-17962 Applebee's International, Inc. ---------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 43-1461763 ---------------------------- ------------------------------------ (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) incorporation or organization) 4551 W. 107th Street, Suite 100, Overland Park, Kansas 66207 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices and zip code) (913) 967-4000 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) None ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 7. Exhibits Exhibit 99.1 Form of Notice of Blackout Period dated October 20, 2003 to Directors and Executive Officers of Applebee's International, Inc. Item 11. Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant's Employee Benefit Plans. On October 16, 2003, the registrant was notified by the plan administrator and trustee of its Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") that as a result of certain servicing enhancements to the Plan, there will be a blackout period in which Plan participants will be temporarily unable to process Plan related transactions or obtain a distribution from the Plan. The blackout period is expected to begin on the close of business Friday, December 12, 2003 and is expected to end on close of business Friday, December 19, 2003. As required by Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Section 245.104 of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation BTR, and concurrently with the filing of this Form 8-K, the registrant transmitted a notice of blackout period to its directors and executive officers. The form of notice is furnished as an exhibit to this Form 8-K. 2 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. APPLEBEE'S INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Registrant) Date: October 20, 2003 By:/s/ Steven K. Lumpkin --------------------- --------------------- Steven K. Lumpkin Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 3 Exhibit Index Exhibit No. Description --------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Form of Notice of Blackout Period dated October 20, 2003 to Directors and Executive Officers of Applebee's International, Inc.