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): August 2, 2018
Dine Brands Global, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-15283 | 95-3038279 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File No.) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 450 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, California |
91203-2306 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(818) 240-6055
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b of this chapter).
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 2, 2018, Dine Brands Global, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”) issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors of the Corporation declared a third quarter 2018 cash dividend of $0.63 per share of common stock, payable on October 5, 2018, to the Corporation’s stockholders of record as of September 20, 2018. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
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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.
| Date: August 2, 2018 | DINE BRANDS GLOBAL, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Thomas H. Song | |||
| Thomas H. Song Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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