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 *
MSD CAPITAL L P
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DineEquity, Inc [DIN]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
645 FIFTH AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/17/2008
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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

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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
Total Return Equity Swap (1) (2) (3) (4) (3) (4) 09/17/2008   J/K(3)(4)   120,188     (3)(4)   (3)(4) Common Stock 120,188 (3) (4) 120,188 I See Footnote (1)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MSD CAPITAL L P
645 FIFTH AVENUE
21ST FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022
    X    
MSD SBI LP
645 FIFTH AVENUE
21ST FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022
    X    

Signatures

 MSD Capital, L.P. By: MSD Capital Management LLC Its: General Partner By: /s/ Marc R. Lisker Name: Marc R. Lisker Title: Manager and General Counsel   09/17/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 MSD SBI, L.P. By: MSD Capital, L.P. Its: General Partner By: MSD Capital Management LLC Its: General Partner By: /s/ Marc R. Lisker Name: Marc R. Lisker Title: Manager and General Counsel   09/17/2008
**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) This statement is jointly filed by and on behalf of each of MSD Capital, L.P. ("MSD Capital") and MSD SBI, L.P. ("SBI"). Following the transactions reported herein, SBI is the record and direct beneficial owner of 2,512,356 shares of common stock of DineEquity, Inc. (the "Issuer"). MSD Capital is the general partner of SBI and may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own securities owned by SBI. MSD Capital Management LLC is the general partner of MSD Capital.
(2) Each reporting person states that neither the filing of this statement nor anything herein shall be deemed an admission that such person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this statement. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities covered by this statement, except to the extent of the pecuniary interest of such person in such securities.
(3) On September 17, 2008, SBI entered into a cash-settled total return equity swap ("Total Return Swap") with Citibank, NA New York ("Citibank") with a reference price of $16.59718. Under the terms of the Total Return Swap (i) SBI will be obligated to pay to Citibank any negative price performance of the 120,188 shares of common stock subject to the Total Return Swap as of the expiration date of the Total Return Swap, plus interest, and (ii) Citibank will be obligated to pay to SBI any positive price performance of the 120,188 shares of common stock subject to the Total Return Swap as of the expiration date of such Total Return Swap. Any dividends received by Citibank on the 120,188 shares of common stock during the term of the Total Return Swap will be paid to SBI.
(4) All balances will be cash settled at the expiration date of the Total Return Swap. The Total Return Swap expires on September 16, 2018, although SBI has the right to terminate and close out the Total Return Swap early if it so chooses. The Total Return Swap does not give SBI direct or indirect voting, investment or dispositive control over any securities of the Issuer or require Citibank to acquire, hold, vote or dispose of any securities of the Issuer. Accordingly, SBI disclaims any beneficial ownership in securities that may be referenced in the Total Return Swap.
 
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