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 26, 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 May 26, 2006, Applebee's  International,  Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release  entitled  "Applebee's   International  to  Present  at  Two  Investment
Conferences in June." 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 Investment Conferences in June

OVERLAND PARK, KAN., May 26, 2006 - Applebee's International, Inc. (Nasdaq:APPB)
will be  presenting  at two  conferences  in June.  The  dates  and times of the
presentations are as follows:

     o    Monday,  June 5,  2006,  at 2:45 p.m.  Eastern  Time -  Goldman  Sachs
          Lodging,  Gaming,  Restaurant and Leisure Conference to be held in New
          York.  A  webcast  of the  presentation  will be  available  over  the
          Internet at  http://customer.talkpoint.com/GOLD006/060506a_cs/default.
          asp?entity=applebees.
     o    Wednesday,  June 7, 2006,  at 9:00 a.m.  Eastern Time - Piper  Jaffray
          Consumer  Conference  to be  held  in  New  York.  A  webcast  of  the
          presentation    will   be    available    over   the    Internet    at
          http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/confLobby.zhtml?ticker=APPB&item_id
          =1323458.

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 May 21, 2006,
there were 1,846 Applebee's  restaurants  operating system-wide in 49 states and
16 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 26, 2006                     By:/s/ Steven K. Lumpkin
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                                               Steven K. Lumpkin
                                               Executive Vice President and
                                               Chief Financial Officer



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