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)       May 13, 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 May 13, 2002,  Applebee's  International,  Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release entitled "Applebee's International to Webcast Investor Conferences
in New York and Boston."  The press release is included below.



                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


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


                       Applebee's International to Webcast
                   Investor Conferences in New York and Boston

Overland   Park,   Kan.,  May  13,  2002  --  Applebee's   International,   Inc.
(Nasdaq:APPB)  will be hosting  Investor  Conferences  in New York and Boston on
Wednesday, May 15, 2002, and Thursday, May 16, 2002, respectively,  at 8:15 a.m.
Eastern  Daylight  Time.  A  simultaneous  webcast  of the  conferences  will be
available  at  the  Investor   Relations   section  of  the  company's   website
(www.applebees.com).  The archived  webcasts will be available  through June 15,
2002.

To listen to the webcasts,  please go to the Investor  Relations  section of the
company's  website   (www.applebees.com)  at  least  15  minutes  prior  to  the
commencement  of the  presentations  to  register,  download,  and  install  any
necessary software.

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 1,411 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:      May 13, 2002                     By:/s/ Steven K. Lumpkin
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                                               Steven K. Lumpkin
                                               Executive Vice President and
                                               Chief Financial Officer



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