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)                            February 28, 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 February 28, 2006, Applebee's International, Inc. (the "Company") issued
a press release entitled "Applebee's International to Present at Four Investment
Conferences in March." 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
                      Four Investment Conferences in March

OVERLAND  PARK,  KAN.,  February  28,  2006  -  Applebee's  International,  Inc.
(Nasdaq:APPB)  will be presenting at four conferences during the month of March.
The dates and times of the presentations are as follows:

     o   Monday,  March 6,  2006,  at 1:40 p.m.  Eastern  Time -  Raymond  James
         Institutional Investors Conference to be held in Orlando, FL. A webcast
         of  this   presentation   will  be  available   over  the  Internet  at
         http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rj19/appb/.

     o    Wednesday,  March 8, 2006,  at 11:15 a.m.  Eastern Time - Bear Stearns
          Retail, Restaurants & Apparel Conference to be held in New York, NY. A
          webcast of the  presentation  will be  available  over the Internet at
          http://customer.talkpoint.com/BEAR002/030706a_cy/default.asp?entity=ap
          plebees.

     o   Wednesday,  March 15, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time - Banc of America
         Consumer  Conference  to be held in New  York,  NY. A  webcast  of this
         presentation    will   be    available    over    the    Internet    at
         http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/bas/consumer06/id91207288.cfm.

     o   Wednesday,  March 22,  2006,  at 12:30  p.m.  Eastern  Time - JP Morgan
         Gaming, Lodging & Restaurants Conference in Las Vegas, NV. A webcast of
         the   presentation   will   be   available   over   the   Internet   at
         http://equityconferences.jpmorgan.com/.

These  presentations  will also be  available  at the  Investors  section of the
company's website  (www.applebees.com).  Archived webcasts will be available for
two weeks following the presentations.

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 February 19,
2006, there were 1,817 Applebee's restaurants operating system-wide in 49 states
and   15 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:     February 28, 2006                 By:/s/ Steven K. Lumpkin
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                                               Steven K. Lumpkin
                                               Executive Vice President and
                                               Chief Financial Officer



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