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)       April 11, 2002
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Commission File Number:    000-17962


                         Applebee's International, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                                      43-1461763
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  (State or other jurisdiction of           (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   incorporation or organization)

          4551 W. 107th Street, Suite 100, Overland Park, Kansas 66207
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              (Address of principal executive offices and 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 9.           Regulation FD Disclosure

     On April 11, 2002, Applebee's  International, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press  release  entitled  "Applebee's International to  Present  at the SunTrust
Robinson  Humphrey  Institutional  Conference."  The press  release is  included
below.


                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Contact: Carol DiRaimo,
         Director of Investor Relations
         (913) 967-4109


                   Applebee's International to Present at the
               SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Institutional Conference


Overland  Park,  Kan.,  April  11,  2002  --  Applebee's   International,   Inc.
(Nasdaq:APPB) will be presenting at the SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Institutional
Conference to be held in Atlanta on Monday, April 15, 2002, at 2:45 p.m. Eastern
Daylight Time. An audio webcast of the  presentation  will be available over the
Internet at  http://www.twst.com/econf/mm/strh1/appb.html.  The archived webcast
will also be  available  at the  Investor  Relations  section  of the  company's
website (www.applebees.com) through Wednesday, April 24, 2002.

Applebee's International,  Inc., headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., currently
develops,  franchises and operates restaurants under the Applebee's Neighborhood
Grill and Bar brand,  the largest casual dining concept in the world.  There are
currently 1,404 Applebee's  restaurants  operating  system-wide in 49 states and
eight   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:    April 11, 2002                      By:/s/ Steven K. Lumpkin
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                                               Steven K. Lumpkin
                                               Executive Vice President and
                                               Chief Financial Officer



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