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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D/A Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 4)* Applebees International, Inc.
(Name of Company) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities) 0000853665
(CUSIP Number) Norman J. Harrison Breeden Capital Management LLC 100 Northfield Street Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 (203) 618-0065
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person December 7, 2007
(Date of Event which Requires Reporting of this Statement) If the Reporting person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is Reporting this schedule because of §§240.13d -1(e), 240.13d -1(f) or 240.13d -1(g), check the following box. o Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d -7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial Reporting on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). 1
CUSIP No. 0000853665 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) o (b) X 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* AF 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware NUMBER OF BENEFICIALLY PERSON 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 0 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* x 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* OO 2
CUSIP No. 0000853665 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) o (b) X 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* AF 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware NUMBER OF BENEFICIALLY PERSON 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 0 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* x 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* OO 3
CUSIP No. 0000853665 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) o (b) X 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* AF 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware NUMBER OF BENEFICIALLY PERSON 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 0 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* x 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* OO 4
CUSIP No. 0000853665 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) o (b) X 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* AF 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands NUMBER OF BENEFICIALLY PERSON 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 0 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* x 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* OO 5
CUSIP No. 0000853665 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) o (b) X 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* AF 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States NUMBER OF BENEFICIALLY PERSON 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 0 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* x 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN 6
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
Breeden Capital Management LLC
SHARES
OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING
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Breeden Partners (California) L.P.
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OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING
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Breeden Partners L.P.
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OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING
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Breeden Partners Holdco Ltd.
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OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING
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Richard C. Breeden
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OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING
WITH
This Amendment No. 4 (this Amendment) relates to the Schedule 13D filed by Breeden Capital Management LLC (Breeden Capital) and Richard C. Breeden (together with Breeden Partners (California) L.P., Breeden Partners L.P. and Breeden Partners Holdco Ltd., the Reporting Persons or Breeden Partners) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2006, as previously amended (the Schedule 13D), relating to the common stock, par value $.01 per share (Common Stock), of Applebees International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company). Terms defined in the Schedule 13D are used herein with the same meaning. As set forth below, the Reporting Persons no longer beneficially own, or have shared power to vote or direct the vote of, any shares of Common Stock and accordingly this Amendment constitutes the final amendment to the Schedule 13D.
Items 4 and 5 of the Schedule 13D are hereby amended and supplemented to add the following:
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated July 15, 2007, between IHOP Corp., CHCH Corp. and the Company, all of the shares of Common Stock held by Breeden Partners were cancelled in exchange for a cash payment, representing the value of the merger consideration of $25.50 per share multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock. The cancelled shares included 7,306 non-vested shares granted to Mr. Richard C. Breeden in his capacity as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.
Item 5. Interests In Securities of the Issuer
(a)-(b) The responses of the Reporting Persons to Rows (7) through (13) on the cover pages of this Schedule 13D are incorporated herein by reference.
The Reporting Persons do not beneficially own, or have shared power to vote or direct the vote of, any shares of Common Stock.
(c) Except as set forth above, no Reporting Persons have effected any transaction in shares of Company Stock during the 60 days preceding the date hereof.
(e) The Reporting Persons ceased to be beneficial owners of all of their shares of Common Stock on November 29, 2007, simultaneously with the closing of the merger described in Item 4 above.
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
December 7, 2007
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By: /s/ Richard C. Breeden |
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Richard C. Breeden |
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BREEDEN PARTNERS L.P. |
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By: Breeden Capital Partners LLC, its general partner |
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By: /s/ Richard C. Breeden |
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Richard C. Breeden |
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BREEDEN PARTNERS (CALIFORNIA) L.P. |
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By: Breeden Capital Partners LLC, its general partner |
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By: /s/ Richard C. Breeden |
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BREEDEN PARTNERS HOLDCO LTD. |
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By: /s/ Richard C. Breeden |
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Breeden Partners (Cayman) Ltd. |
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By: /s/ Richard C. Breeden |
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