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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 Perso
Waltman Doug
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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/Day/Year
12/20/02
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
N/A
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ X ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Vice President of Training & Organizational Development
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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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Common Stock 12/20/02 M 12,937 A 10.4445
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Common Stock 12/20/02 F 2,435 D 23.879
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Common Stock 12/20/02 S 10,502 D 23.879
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Common Stock 12/20/02 S 1,125 D 23.75 9,970 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly
Explanation of Responses:
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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Employee Stock Option Common
(Right To Buy) 10.4445 12/20/02 12,937 12/13/02 12/13/09 Stock 12,937 0 D
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Explanation of Responses: The reported transaction in Table 1 represents
shares acquired via the issuer's employee stock purchase plan.
/s/Doug Waltman December 23, 2002
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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.