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)                            January 3, 2006
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                         APPLEBEE'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


           DELAWARE                   000-17962                43-1461763
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 (State or other jurisdiction        (Commission            (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)             File Number)         Identification No.)


   4551 W. 107th Street, Overland Park, Kansas                    66207
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    (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)



                                 (913) 967-4000
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                      None
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 7.01.           Regulation FD Disclosure

     On January 3, 2006, Applebee's International, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press  release  entitled  "Applebee's  International  to Present at the SG Cowen
Consumer Conference." The press release is included below.


                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Carol DiRaimo,
          Vice President of Investor Relations
          913.967.4109

 Applebee's International to Present at the SG Cowen Consumer Conference

OVERLAND  PARK,  KAN.,  January  3,  2006  -  Applebee's   International,   Inc.
(Nasdaq:APPB)  will be presenting at the SG Cowen & Company Consumer  Conference
to be held in New York on Tuesday,  January 10, 2006, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
A  webcast  of  the  presentation   will  be  available  over  the  Internet  at
http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/confLobby.zhtml?ticker=APPB&item_id=1188788.
The  presentation  will  also  be  available  at the  Investors  section  of the
company's  website  (www.applebees.com).  The archived webcast will be available
for two weeks following the presentation.

Applebee's International,  Inc., headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., develops,
franchises and operates  restaurants under the Applebee's  Neighborhood  Grill &
Bar brand,  the largest casual dining  concept in the world.  As of December 25,
2005, there were 1,804 Applebee's restaurants operating system-wide in 49 states
and  14   international   countries.   Additional   information   on  Applebee's
International can be found at the company's website (www.applebees.com).



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                                   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:     January 3, 2006                   By:/s/ Steven K. Lumpkin
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                                               Steven K. Lumpkin
                                               Executive Vice President and
                                               Chief Financial Officer



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