Wednesday, March 3, 2010

DineEquity, Inc. Provides Financial Performance Guidance for Fiscal 2010

Excluding the impact of potential restaurant sales in 2010, DineEquity provided fiscal 2010 guidance on the following key financial performance metrics:

-- Consolidated cash from operations to range between $145 and $155
million.
-- Approximately $16 million generated from the structural run-off of the
Company's long-term notes receivable.
-- Consolidated capital expenditures of approximately $20 million.
-- Approximately $23 million in preferred stock dividend payments.
-- Consolidated free cash flow (see "References to Non-GAAP Information"
below) to range between $118 and $128 million. The Company plans to make
its 2010 free cash flow available to fund further securitized debt
reductions.

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DineEquity, Inc. Announces Solid Fourth Quarter 2009 Financial Results

For the fourth quarter 2009, IHOP's domestic system-wide same-store
sales decreased 3.1% and Applebee's domestic system-wide same-store
sales decreased 4.5% compared to the same quarter in 2008. For fiscal
2009, domestic system-wide same-store sales decreased 0.8% for IHOP and
decreased 4.5% for Applebee's compared to fiscal 2008.

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Wynn Resorts to Provide $250 Million for Philadelphia Casino

March 3 (Bloomberg) -- Wynn Resorts Ltd., the casino company founded by billionaire Steve Wynn, will provide about $250 million for the riverfront project it’s seeking to take over in Philadelphia.

The funds represent approximately 40 percent of the estimated $600 million cost, based on “current thinking,” Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Wynn told the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today. Wynn plans to manage the casino and own 51 percent under an accord with the current license holders.

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