Applebee's International Declares Increased Annual Dividend.

OVERLAND PARK Overland Park, city (1990 pop. 111,790), Johnson co., NE Kans., a residential suburb of Kansas City; inc. 1960. There is printing and publishing, and the manufacture of apparel, aircraft parts, cement, prepared foods, salt, chemicals, marine accessories, and signs. , Kan. -- Applebee's International, Inc. (Nasdaq:APPB APPB Array Processor with Pipelined Bus
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The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned. . The dividend is payable January 22, 2007, to shareholders of record as of December 22, 2006. This is the company's 17th consecutive annual dividend and represents an increase of 10 percent over last year's dividend of 20 cents per share.

Applebee's International, Inc., headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., develops, franchises and operates restaurants under the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill Grill may refer to:

In food:

Grill (cooking), a device or surface used for cooking food, usually fueled by gas or charcoal.
Grilling, a form of cooking that involves direct heat.
A restaurant that serves grilled food, such as a "bar and grill".

& Bar brand, the largest casual dining concept in the world. There are currently 1,919 Applebee's restaurants operating system-wide in 49 states and 17 international countries. Additional information on Applebee's International can be found at the company's website (www.applebees.com).

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