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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject of Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
SACK BURTON M.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
Applebee's International, Inc.
4551 W. 107th Street, Suite 100
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(Street)
Overland Park KS 66207
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Applebee's International, Inc. - APPB
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
N/A
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
2/99
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ X ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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6.
4. 5. Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship
3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7.
Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of
2. Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Common Stock 2/23/99 J 10,000 D 1,269,475 D (1)
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Common Stock 331,000 I (2)
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Common Stock 70,865 I (3)
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Common Stock 74,715 I (4)
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Common Stock 100,365 I (5)
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Common Stock 3,100 I (6)
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Common Stock 2/23/99 J 10,000 A 15,000 I (7)
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Common Stock 2/26/99 S 10,000 D 25.875 73,000 I (8)
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(1) Includes 7,800 shares in an IRA maintained by the reporting person.
(2) Shares held by Sack Family Partners, L.P. for which reporting person is
general partner.
(3) Shares held by Brian M. Sack Irrevocable Trust for which reporting person
is trustee.
(4) Shares held by David A. Sack Irrevocable Trust for which reporting person
is trustee.
(5) Shares held by Scott A. Sack Irrevocable Trust for which reporting person
is trustee.
(6) Shares held by an IRA maintained by Gail Sack, wife of the reporting
person.
(7) Sack Family Foundation maintained by the reporting person.
(8) Personal account for Gail Sack wife of the reporting person.
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly
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FORM 4 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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9. 10.
Number Owner-
of ship
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) T V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common 30
Common Stock Stock Million 74,000 D
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Explanation of Responses: On February 23, 1999, Mr. Sack transferred 10,000
shares from his personal account to the Sack Family Foundation.
/s/ Burton M. Sack April 12, 1999
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedures.
