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 2, 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 June 2, 2005, Applebee's International,  Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release  entitled  "Applebee's   International  to  Present  at  Two  Investment
Conferences in the Month of 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 the Month of June

Overland  Park,   Kan.,   June  2,  2005  --  Applebee's   International,   Inc.
(Nasdaq:APPB) will be presenting at two investment  conferences during the month
of June. The dates and times of the presentations are as follows:

         Wednesday, June 8, at 9:10 am  Eastern  Time - Piper  Jaffray  Consumer
         Conference  to  be  held in New York, NY. A webcast of the presentation
         will be available over the Internet at http://www.corporate-ir.net/irey
         e/confLobby.zhtml?ticker=APPB&item_id=1066151    and   will   also   be
         available   at   the   Investors   section  of  the  company's  website
         (www.applebees.com).

         Monday, June 13  -  Credit  Suisse  First  Boston Retail and Restaurant
         Conference  to  be  held in New York, NY. A webcast of the presentation
         will  be  available  at  the Investors section of the company's website
         (www.applebees.com).

Archived webcasts of the presentations will be available for two weeks following
each of 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.  There are currently
1,717  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:     June 2, 2005                      By:/s/ Steven K. Lumpkin
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                                               Steven K. Lumpkin
                                               Executive Vice President and
                                               Chief Financial Officer



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