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 9, 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 9, 2006, Applebee's International,  Inc. (the "Company") issued
a press release  entitled  "Applebee's  International to Present at Two Upcoming
Investment Conferences." 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
                       Two Upcoming Investment Conferences

OVERLAND  PARK,  KAN.,  February  9,  2006  -  Applebee's  International,   Inc.
(Nasdaq:APPB)  will  be  presenting  at two  conferences  during  the  month  of
February. The dates and times of the presentations are as follows:

o    Thursday,  February 16,  2006, at 9:30 a.m.  Eastern Time - JP Morgan Small
     Cap  Conference  to  be  held  in  Philadelphia,   PA.  A  webcast  of  the
     presentation     will    be     available     over    the    Internet    at
     http://equityconferences.jpmorgan.com.

o    Wednesday, February 22, 2006, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time - Wachovia Consumer
     Growth  Conference  to be  held  in Key  Biscayne,  FL.  A  webcast  of the
     presentation     will    be     available     over    the    Internet    at
     http://www.wsw.com/webcast/wa32/.

Both  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 8,
2006, there were 1,813 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:     February 9, 2006                   By:/s/ Steven K. Lumpkin
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                                               Steven K. Lumpkin
                                               Executive Vice President and
                                               Chief Financial Officer



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