[Form 4] Dine Brands Global, Inc. Insider Trading Activity

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Martha C. Poulter, a director of Dine Brands Global, Inc. (DIN), reported an acquisition on 10/08/2025 of 92.706 dividend equivalent rights tied to restricted stock units. Each dividend equivalent right represents the economic equivalent of one share, and the report shows 4,920.666 shares of common stock beneficially owned following the transaction. The rights accrued on the underlying restricted stock units as dividends were paid and vest on the same schedule as the related restricted stock units. The Form 4 was filed by one reporting person and signed by an attorney-in-fact on 10/10/2025.

Insights

Corporate Governance Specialist

Small, routine equity accrual for a director; aligns compensation with share-based awards.

This filing records the accrual of 92.706 dividend equivalent rights that are economically equivalent to shares and vest alongside existing restricted stock units. Such accruals are common for directors who receive equity-linked compensation and do not reflect open-market purchases or sales.

The main dependency is the underlying restricted stock unit vesting schedule; the economic value is tied to the company share price and dividend timing. Investors can monitor the vesting dates of those RSUs to see when actual share settlement may occur within the usual executive compensation timelines.

Compensation Analyst

Dividend-equivalent accrual increases reported beneficial ownership by 4,920.666 shares.

Dividend equivalent rights accrue when dividends are paid on the common stock underlying restricted stock units and are settled and expire on the same terms as those RSUs. The filing lists a post-transaction beneficial ownership of 4,920.666 shares, indicating the cumulative effect of prior awards plus the recent accrual.

Key items to watch are the vesting and settlement mechanics for the related RSUs and any future filings that show conversion or actual share settlement, which would change direct share ownership and potential voting power over the next 12 months.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Poulter Martha

(Last) (First) (Middle)

10 WEST WALNUT STREET

5TH FLOOR

(Street)

PASADENA CA 91103

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Dine Brands Global, Inc. [ DIN ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/08/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Restricted Stock Units (Dividend Equivalent Rights)	(1)	10/08/2025		A		92.706		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	92.706	$0.00	4,920.666	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each dividend equivalent right is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock.

2. Represents dividend equivalent rights that accrued on the underlying award of restricted stock units. Dividend equivalent rights accrue when and as dividends are paid on the common stock underlying the applicable restricted stock units and vest proportionately with and are subject to settlement and expiration upon the same terms as the restricted stock units to which they relate.

	/s/ Christine K. Son as attorney-in-fact for Martha C. Poulter	10/10/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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