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The Motley Fool May 30, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Shareholders Have Spoken at Applebee's Two independent directors have been elected to the restaurant's board. Seeing an activist's candidates get elected by shareholders certainly seems like a good sign that shareholders are starting to take ownership more seriously.
The Motley Fool November 28, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Applebee's: Ripe for Change? November comps for the restaurant were the same-old same-old, but change is likely on the way. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2006 Alyce Lomax	A Taste of Change at Applebee's Hedge fund Breeden Capital Management pushes for big changes at Applebee's. Even though shareholder resolutions rarely gain traction, in some instances, they've catalyzed change, or even succeeded entirely.
The Motley Fool January 3, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Is Applebee's Rotten? The restaurant stock receives a rare "sell" rating from a Wall Street analyst. Investors, should you ignore the negative statement?
The Motley Fool February 13, 2007 Alyce Lomax	High Hopes for Applebee's Big changes, maybe a sale, loom for the restaurant chain. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Applebee's Quarterly Afterthought The fourth-quarter earnings report from Applebee's couldn't be more timely -- it comes when many people are mulling the possibility that the company could be sold. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	A Cautious Applebee's Applebee's sees slowing growth for 2005. Investors aren't rushing to buy its stock.
The Motley Fool April 2, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Investors, Get What You're Paying For CEO compensation has nothing to do with performance.
BusinessWeek January 15, 2007 Jena McGregor	This Proxy Season, Expect A Brawl Add up shareholder anger over the backdating scandal, a slate of new rules on executive pay disclosure, increasing pressure from activist hedge funds, and more companies requiring directors to be elected by a majority shareholder vote, and a tempestuous proxy period lies ahead.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2006 John Bluis	One Bad Applebee's The chain restaurant's first-quarter numbers don't make for the most comforting reading, but word of a new menu might help its investors -- and customers.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Outback Buyout Deal Underdone? Steakhouse chain delays shareholder vote again. Will management be able to round up a majority of shareholders to vote the deal at $40 per share?
The Motley Fool April 10, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Final Onion Not Bloomin' at Outback The final sales release before the restaurant probably goes private shows more of the same sluggishness. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Eatin' Bad in the Neighborhood Applebee's struggles in its latest quarter. The restaurant is trading closer to its 52-week high than its low because investors smell a buyout. It probably will happen.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2006 Jim Mueller	Foolish Forecast: The Buzz on Applebee's The casual dining restaurant will announce earnings for the second quarter tomorrow. Will revenues be up and earnings down, as projected, or will there be some surprises? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2006 Jim Mueller	Brinker International: Good EATs Double-digit revenue and earnings growth make this restaurant operator tempting to investors.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2005 Mike Cianciolo	A Rotten Applebee's Though things may work out in the long run, diners seem to have lost their taste for this restaurant's dishes. For its third quarter, Applebee's posted earnings of $22.1 million, or $0.28 per share, a 23% drop from last year.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2004 Rich Smith	Dominion's Executive Pay Revolt Gas and electric utility Dominion Resources announced last week that it is in the midst of a shareholder revolt over executive compensation.
The Motley Fool February 21, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Outback's Potential Rewards Outback's growth is unimpressive, but the company has many options available to reward shareholders.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2007 Matthew Crews	OSI: A Farewell Toast OSI Restaurant partners reports its last quarterly earnings before going private.
BusinessWeek February 26, 2007 Jane Sasseen	A Better Look At The Boss's Pay New SEC rules require greater disclosure, but don't expect CEOs to take a hit.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Applebee's Looks Around the Neighborhood Applebee's serves up appetizers to prospective bidders. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Applebee's Pleases The casual dining chain sets the table with a respectable quarter.
The Motley Fool July 16, 2007 Lawrence Rothman	Applebee's Flipped Like a Pancake As a family restaurant, boy, is Applebee's out of touch. IHOP's offer may not seem attractive at first glance, but may be just what investors ordered.
Knowledge@Wharton May 21, 2003	Do Shareholders Have the Clout to Rein in Excessive Executive Pay? What can/should be done about extravagant pay packages for CEOs and other executives, which sometimes result in huge pay increases even while the stock is falling?
BusinessWeek September 19, 2005 Robert Barker	Applebee's Looks Appetizing The economic uncertainty brought by Katrina helped push shares of Applebee's International below $22, down from over $29 in March.
CFO September 1, 2007 Marie Leone	IHOP's Thomas Conforti: The Right Mix The week that IHOP acquired Applebee's in a $2 billion deal, finance chief Tom Conforti talked about why the target company's business model is a thing of the past, and what it's like to swallow an elephant.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2004 Chris Mallon	A Proxy for Management The proxy statement gives investors an annual glimpse into the minds of management.
The Motley Fool April 9, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: No Goodbye to Ruby Tuesday The casual dining restaurant appears to have a full plate for its 2007 third-quarter earnings report, which rolls out shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2006 Jim Mueller	Ruby Tuesday's Tasty Year-End Menu The restaurant chain sees better-than-predicted earnings and revenue while it continues to work on differentiation. Investors, take note.
Fast Company April 2000 Jill Rosenfeld	Down-Home Food, Cutting-Edge Business Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar may serve old-fashioned food, but its approach to strategy is a model for the future.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Is Applebee's Slimming Down? November same-store sales at Applebee's improve, but signs are still slow. Given the uncertainty surrounding guest traffic and same-store sales, for the time being, it seems like a better time to watch the industry carefully than to gobble up shares.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	From the Outback to the Outhouse Sluggish comps and margin performance are getting in the way of the restaurant franchise's potential. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Chili's: Leader of the Pack Restaurant operator Brinker tops third quarter earnings estimates on strength at Chili's.
The Motley Fool September 5, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	Who Will Hop to Applebee's? Applebee's continues to struggle systemwide, with comps and traffic both falling. IHOP management has some serious work ahead when their acquisition of the casual-dining chain goes through.
The Motley Fool July 10, 2006 Jim Mueller	Foolish Forecast: Right Time at Ruby Tuesday On Tuesday, the restaurant chain will announce earnings for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. Investors, here's what's expected of this ambitiously growing company.
U.S. Banker June 2006 Rebecca Sausner	Corporate Governance: Ready, Aim and Fire: Shareholders Get Armed A fairly new proposal on the ballot at some institutions includes moves to require an advisory shareholder vote on compensation committee pay reports, with Merrill Lynch, Countrywide Financial and U.S. Bancorp facing votes on this issue.
The Motley Fool January 8, 2007 Rich Duprey	Is CEO Pay Really Out of Whack? Their companies' performance may be faltering, but CEOs' pay packages sure aren't. Is this a new era of corporate greed? What does it mean to shareholders?
The Motley Fool June 23, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Same Old Story at Darden Darden Restaurants closes out a mixed fiscal 2004.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2005 David Meier	O'Charley's Needs Some Luck The restaurant chain's stock falls on lowered expectations.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2006 Jim Mueller	Too Many Options on the Menu Stock-based compensation weighs down the earnings of restaurants, of all things. Is it really necessary, though, if you are an established, profitable restaurant chain?
The Motley Fool February 24, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Applebee's Well-Fed Feb Are you going out to eat a lot more now? Lots of people may be having the same idea. Applebee's posted a healthy surge in February same-store sales late yesterday. While the increase was partly attributed to a slightly pricier menu, there are signs of some fat and happy guest traffic.
CFO July 1, 2004 Don Durfee	Better Carrots? Big changes are under way in long-term incentive compensation, a new survey finds. But they may not be big enough.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2006 Jim Mueller	Not the Applebee's of My Eye Longer-term issues are weighing on the company. For investors looking to buy an expanding restaurant company, there are probably tastier choices elsewhere.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Your Stocks' Secrets Investors, knowledge is power, so don't ignore a freely available source of the best-kept corporate secrets -- the proxy statement. Proxy season is upon us -- don't forget to do your homework.
The Motley Fool July 9, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Fool Blog: Look Out For the "Others" Apparently it's a creepy world when it comes to CEOs' "other compensation."
The Motley Fool October 28, 2004 Marko Djuranovic	Not Hungry for Applebee's Although earnings met expectations, the restaurant's comps and Q4 outlook are lacking.
CFO May 1, 2003 Kris Frieswick	Better Options Disillusioned investors are demanding stronger links between executive pay and long-term performance.
The Motley Fool March 20, 2006 Jim Schoettler	Identifying Effective Management Finding shareholder-friendly management teams may be the most important aspect of investing. We look at some tools that can help us measure what management teams are doing and how well they're doing it.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2005 Mike Cianciolo	A Polished Applebee's The restaurant company maintains its diet of steady growth. Investors looking for a reliable, though not flashy, performer may want to consider Applebee's.
The Motley Fool May 22, 2006 Jim Mueller	Feathers Fly for Applebee's, PETA The restaurant declines PETA's demand to study more humane ways of killing chickens. It would be better for PETA to back its convictions with financial support when advocating a cause than to expect the other shareholders of the company to use company resources to fund those studies.