Material Agreement · Reg FD Disclosure

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549     FORM 8-K     CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 29, 2023     Dine Brands Global, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)       Delaware   001-15283   95-3038279 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 450 North Brand Boulevard , Glendale , California   91203-2306 (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code) (818) 240-6055 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $.01 Par Value   DIN   New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company   ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐       Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On March 29, 2023, Dine Brands Global, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and certain subsidiaries of the Corporation entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which two special purpose subsidiaries of the Corporation have agreed to jointly issue and sell Series 2023-1 7.824% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2 (the “New Notes”) in an initial aggregate principal amount of $500 million. The closing of the sale of the New Notes is subject to the satisfaction of various closing conditions specified in the Purchase Agreement. A copy of the Purchase Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. On March 30, 2023, the Corporation issued a press release announcing its entry into the Purchase Agreement and the pricing of the New Notes. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in this Item 7.01, including the related information set forth in the press release attached hereto as an Exhibit 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 (“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. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.     (d)    Exhibits.       Exhibit Number        Description     99.1              Purchase Agreement, dated March 29, 2023, among the Corporation, certain subsidiaries of the Corporation and Guggenheim Securities, LLC.     99.2    Press Release regarding the Corporation’s entry into the Purchase Agreement and pricing of the New Notes issued by the Corporation on March 30, 2023      104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).   SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.   Date: March 30, 2023     DINE BRANDS GLOBAL, INC.     By:   /s/ Vance Y. Chang       Vance Y. Chang       Chief Financial Officer