Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CELIO RICHARD C
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IHOP CORP [IHP]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President- Development
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
450 N. BRAND BOULEVARD - FLR 7
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/26/2006
(Street)

GLENDALE, CA 91203
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               3,285 (1) I ESOP Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Shares (3)               (3)   (3) Common Stock (3)   2,000 D  
Performance Shares (4)               (4)   (4) Common Stock (4)   2,000 D  
Options (2)               (2)   (2) Common Stock (2)   29,666 D  
Restricted Stock (5) 04/26/2006   M   4,400     (5)   (5) Common Stock 4,400 (5) 4,400 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CELIO RICHARD C
450 N. BRAND BOULEVARD - FLR 7
GLENDALE, CA 91203
      Vice President- Development  

Signatures

 Richard C. Celio   04/28/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares allocated to the reporting person's account through the International House of Pancakes Employee Stock Ownership Plan as of 12/31/04, the most recent date for which information is available.
(2) Employee stock options granted pursuant to IHOP Corp. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan.
(3) Performance shares awarded under the IHOP Corp. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan. The award vests on January 1, 2007, for a percentage (0% to 150%) of the performance shares awarded based, in part, upon the Issuer's total shareholder return compared to the total shareholder return of a selected peer group and, in part, on the Issuer's generation of aggregate net cash flow from operations, as compared to pre-determined targets. Performance shares are payable one-half in cash and one-half in shares of the Issuer's Common Stock. The amount set forth in Column 5 represents the one-half portion of the award payable in shares of the Issuer's common stock.
(4) Performance shares awarded under the IHOP Corp. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan. The award vests on January 1, 2008, for a percentage (0% to 150%) of the performance shares awarded based, in part, upon the Issuer's total shareholder return compared to the total shareholder return of a selected peer group and, in part, on the Issuer's generation of aggregate net cash flow from operations, as compared to pre-determined targets. Performance shares are payable one-half in cash and one-half in shares of the Issuer's Common Stock. The amount set forth in Column 5 represents the one-half portion of the award payable in shares of the Issuer's common stock.
(5) Grant of Restricted Stock pursuant to IHOP Corp. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan. These shares vest in full on March 1, 2009.

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