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 5, 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 5, 2002, Applebee's  International,  Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press  release  entitled  "Applebee's  International  to  Present at the Banc of
America Securities Consumer 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
                 Banc of America Securities Consumer Conference


Overland  Park,   Kan.,  April  5,  2002  --  Applebee's   International,   Inc.
(Nasdaq: APPB)  will  be  presenting   at   the   Banc  of  America   Securities
Consumer  Conference  to  be  held  in  New York  on  Tuesday,  April  9,  2002,
at    2:40    p.m.    Eastern    Daylight    Time.    An    audio   webcast   of
the   presentation    will     be    available    over    the     Internet    at
http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/BAS/consumer-2002/id64208345.cfm.  The archived
webcast  will  also  be  available  at the  Investor  Relations  section  of the
company's website (www.applebees.com) through Friday, April 26, 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 1,403 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 5, 2002                      By:/s/ Steven K. Lumpkin
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                                               Steven K. Lumpkin
                                               Executive Vice President and
                                               Chief Financial Officer



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