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)                                 June 29, 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 June 29, 2006, Applebee's International,  Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release  entitled  "Applebee's  International  to Present  at the CIBC  Consumer
Growth Conference." 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 the
                        CIBC Consumer Growth Conference

OVERLAND  PARK,   KAN.,   June  29,  2006  -  Applebee's   International,   Inc.
(Nasdaq:APPB)  will  be  presenting  at the  CIBC  6th  Annual  Consumer  Growth
Conference to be held in Boston on Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at 11:25 a.m. Eastern
Time.  A webcast of the  presentation  will be  available  over the  Internet at
http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/cibcwm/consumer06/42109234.cfm.             The
presentation  will also be available at the  Investors  section of the company's
website  (www.applebees.com).  The archived  webcast  will be available  for two
weeks following the 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. As of June 25, 2006,
there were 1,860 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:      June 29, 2006                    By:/s/ Steven K. Lumpkin
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                                               Steven K. Lumpkin
                                               Executive Vice President and
                                               Chief Financial Officer



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