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 28, 2005
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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 28, 2005, Applebee's International, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
 press  release   entitled " Applebee's  International  to  Present at  Multiple
 Conferences in March." 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
                          Multiple Conferences in March

Overland  Park,  Kan.,  February  28,  2005  -  Applebee's  International,  Inc.
(Nasdaq:APPB)  will be presenting at the following  conferences during the month
of March:

     o   Raymond James Institutional  Investors  Conference (in Orlando,  FL) on
         Monday, March 7, 2005, at 1:05 p.m. Eastern Time
     o   Bear Stearns Retail,  Restaurants & Apparel Conference (in New York) on
         Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at 2:15 p.m. Eastern Time
     o   Banc of America Securities Conference (in New York) on Wednesday, March
         16, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time

Webcasts of these  presentations  will be available  at the  Investor  Relations
section of the company's website (http://www.applebees.com). An archived webcast
will be available for two weeks following each presentation.

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.  There are currently
1,684  Applebee's   restaurants  operating  system-wide  in  49  states  and  12
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 28, 2005                 By:/s/ Steven K. Lumpkin
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                                               Steven K. Lumpkin
                                               Executive Vice President and
                                               Chief Financial Officer



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