UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
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 16, 2017
DineEquity, 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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Explanatory Note
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (the “Amendment”) is being filed as an amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by DineEquity, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the “Corporation”), on May 16, 2017 (the “Original 8-K”). The Original 8-K was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to report the results of voting on the matters submitted to a vote by the Corporation’s stockholders at the Corporation’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 16, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”). The sole purpose of this Amendment is to disclose, in accordance with Item 5.07(d) of Form 8-K, the Corporation’s decision as to how frequently the Corporation will conduct future stockholder advisory votes regarding named executive officer compensation. Except as set forth herein, no other modifications have been made to the Original 8-K.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(d) Consistent with the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Corporation as set forth in the Corporation’s proxy statement filed on April 4, 2017 with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the vote of the stockholders of the Corporation on this proposal at the Annual Meeting, the Corporation intends to hold the advisory vote on the compensation of the Corporation’s named executive officers every year. The Corporation intends to continue this practice until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on the Corporation’s named executive officers.
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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: June 16, 2017 | DINEEQUITY, INC. | |||||
| /s/ Bryan R. Adel | ||||||
| By: | Bryan R. Adel | |||||
| Senior Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
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