Dine Brands Global, Inc. filings document the public-company records of a Delaware restaurant franchisor and operator with NYSE-listed common stock under the symbol DIN. Its Form 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual results, earnings press releases, dividend declarations, board actions and amendments to prior material-event disclosures, including corrections to non-GAAP financial measures when applicable.
Proxy materials describe annual meeting matters, stockholder voting procedures, director elections, board committee assignments, governance practices and director compensation. The filings also identify the company’s registered common stock and formal exhibit materials tied to financial releases and other corporate events.
Hyter Michael reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Dine Brands Global director Michael Hyter received a grant of 26.407 restricted stock units in the form of dividend equivalent rights on common stock. Each right is economically equal to one share of common stock and accrues when dividends are paid on existing restricted stock units. After this award, Hyter directly holds a total of 3,616.407 restricted stock units, which vest and settle on the same terms as the underlying restricted stock units. This is a routine, compensation-related equity accrual rather than an open-market trade.
DAHL RICHARD J reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Dine Brands Global director Richard J. Dahl received a grant of 26.407 restricted stock units in the form of dividend equivalent rights tied to existing restricted stock units. Each right is economically equivalent to one share of common stock and will vest and settle on the same terms as the underlying restricted stock units.
Following this grant, Dahl holds a total of 3,616.407 restricted stock units directly.
Clark Amanda reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Dine Brands Global, Inc. director Amanda Clark received an automatic grant of restricted stock units tied to dividend payments. The award covers dividend equivalent rights that are economically equal to common shares and accrued on her existing restricted stock units.
Each dividend equivalent right matches one share of common stock and will vest, settle, and expire on the same terms as the underlying restricted stock units. Following this grant, Clark directly holds a total of 3279.9500 restricted stock units, including the newly credited dividend equivalents.
Dine Brands Global director Howard M. Berk received a small compensation-related award tied to his existing stock units. On this Form 4, he acquired 26.407 dividend-equivalent restricted stock units, each economically equal to one share of common stock. These rights accrued because dividends were paid on the common stock underlying his prior restricted stock unit award. After this accrual, he holds a total of 3,616.407 such units directly.
Dine Brands Global, Inc. will hold its 2026 annual stockholder meeting on May 14, 2026, in Boise, Idaho. Stockholders of record on March 18, 2026, when 12,980,318 shares were outstanding, may vote.
Investors are asked to elect ten directors, ratify KPMG as auditor for the fiscal year ending January 3, 2027, approve on an advisory basis executive pay, and support an advisory right for stockholders holding 25% of shares to call a special meeting. They will also vote on a stockholder proposal to lower that special meeting threshold to 15%, which the board recommends voting against.
The proxy describes a largely independent board with an independent chair, detailed risk oversight (including cybersecurity and artificial intelligence), and an active business responsibility program. Executive pay is positioned as pay-for-performance, with most CEO compensation at risk and driven by adjusted EBITDA, relative total shareholder return, and development goals. Major institutional holders include AllianceBernstein, BlackRock, Vanguard, and Morgan Stanley.
Dine Brands Global Inc ownership disclosure: The Vanguard Group filed an amendment reporting 0 shares beneficially owned and 0% of the class as of the amendment. The filing explains an internal realignment on January 12, 2026 that caused separate reporting by Vanguard subsidiaries and business divisions.
The amendment states Vanguard no longer is deemed to have beneficial ownership over securities held by those subsidiaries and business divisions, and the filing is signed by a Vanguard official on 03/26/2026.
Dine Brands Global, Inc. has filed a preliminary proxy statement dated March 17, 2026 for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 14, 2026. The meeting will seek votes to elect ten directors, ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditor, approve, on an advisory basis, executive compensation, approve an advisory proposal to allow special meetings at a 25% ownership threshold, and consider a stockholder proposal to allow special meetings at a 15% threshold. Only stockholders of record as of March 18, 2026 may vote. The proxy materials, 2025 annual report and voting instructions are available at www.envisionreports.com/DIN.
Dine Brands Global, Inc. director Douglas M. Pasquale reported an open-market purchase of 1,000 shares of Common Stock at $27.75 per share on March 13, 2026. The shares are held indirectly by the Pasquale Living Trust, bringing its reported holdings to 32,468.92 shares following the transaction.
Dine Brands Global director Douglas M. Pasquale reported indirect open-market purchases of the company’s common stock through the Pasquale Living Trust. On March 10, 2026 and March 12, 2026, the trust bought a total of 3000 shares at prices between $28.00 and $29.00 per share.
Following these transactions, indirect holdings by the trust totaled 31468.9200 shares of Dine Brands Global common stock. All reported holdings are classified as indirect ownership "By Trust" rather than directly held by Pasquale.