---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-369514"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DIN"
cik: "0000049754"
company_name: "Dine Brands Global, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-27T11:00:06+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-27T11:05:16.208549+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dine Brands director Howard Berk to retire Sept 3, 2026; board drops to nine

## Summary
- Howard M. Berk notified board on Aug 25, 2026 of retirement effective Sept 3, 2026.
- Retirement not due to any disagreement with management, operations, or board.
- Board size reduced from ten to nine members upon Berk's departure.
- No successor named; departure is planned and procedural.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-369514
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DIN
- cik: 0000049754
- company_name: Dine Brands Global, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-27T11:00:06+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49754/000119312526369514/0001193125-26-369514-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49754/000119312526369514/d162454d8k.htm

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