secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Dine Brands Global, Inc. (DIN)
CIK:        0000049754
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-08-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-21-256994
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.25
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Dine Brands appoints Martha C. Poulter to Board of Directors; board expands to 11
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- Board increased from 10 to 11 directors; Poulter appointed effective Sept 1, 2021 as independent director and Audit Committee member.
- Poulter is SVP and CIO of Royal Caribbean Group; previously EVP and CIO at Starwood and roles at GE.
- Standard non-employee director compensation: $70,000 annual board retainer plus committee retainers and annual equity award targeted at $105,000.
- Initial prorated equity award of $35,000, cliff vesting in one year and settling in common stock.
- No transactions between Poulter or her family and Dine Brands; no arrangement with other persons for her appointment.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49754/000119312521256994/0001193125-21-256994-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49754/000119312521256994/d206210d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-256994

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