On February 27, 2013, DineEquity, Inc. (the "Corporation"), a Delaware corporation, issued a press release announcing its fourth quarter and fiscal 2012 financial results. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this Item 2.02, including the related information set forth in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein, is being "furnished" and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise. The information in this Item 2.02 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or into any filing or other document pursuant to the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in any such filing.

On February 27, 2013, the Corporation also issued a press release regarding fiscal 2013 financial outlook. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2, and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Corporation will host an investor conference call on February 27, 2013 to discuss its fourth quarter and fiscal 2012 financial results and its fiscal 2013 outlook. The investor call will begin at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Pacific Time). A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Info section of the Corporation's website in the Calls and Presentations section.

Finally, the Corporation also announced today that on February 26, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Corporation declared a first quarter cash dividend of $0.75 per share of common stock, payable on March 29, 2013, to the Corporation's stockholders of record as of March 15, 2013. The Corporation also announced that its Board of Directors approved a $100 million share repurchase authorization, effective immediately, which replaces the $45 million share repurchase authorization previously announced by the Corporation in August 2011. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3, and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this Item 7.01, including the related information set forth in the press releases attached hereto as Exhibits and incorporated by reference herein, is being "furnished" and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise. The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or into any filing or other document pursuant to the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in any such filing.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number                                  Description
99.1        Press Release Regarding Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2012 Financial
            Results issued by the Corporation on February 27, 2013.
99.2        Press Release Regarding Guidance for Fiscal 2013 issued by the
            Corporation on February 27, 2013.
99.3        Press Release Regarding Capital Allocation Strategy issued by the
            Corporation on February 27, 2013.