SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Johns Jay D. (Last) (First) (Middle) 450 NORTH BRAND BLVD. (Street) GLENDALE CA 91203 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Dine Brands Global, Inc. [ DIN ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President, IHOP Business Unit
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/04/2021
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
COMMON STOCK	03/04/2021		S		6,952	D	$81.42(1)	0	I	BY TRUST(2)
COMMON STOCK	03/04/2021		M		2,407	A	$68.8	17,668	D
COMMON STOCK	03/04/2021		S		2,407	D	$81.56(3)	15,261	D
COMMON STOCK	03/04/2021		A		3,603(4)	A	$0.00(5)	18,864	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY)	$68.8	03/04/2021		M			2,407	(6)	02/22/2028	COMMON STOCK	2,407	$0.00	0	D
STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY)	$82.44	03/04/2021		A		6,927		(7)	03/04/2031	COMMON STOCK	6,927	$0.00	6,927	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price reported is the average weighted price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $81.42 to $82.01, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the SEC, the Issuer and any security holder full information regarding the number of shares and the prices at which the shares were sold.

2. Shares held by the Jay D. Johns Revocable Trust created on 9/20/2013.

3. The price reported is the average weighted price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $80.90 to $82.58, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the SEC, the Issuer and any security holder full information regarding the number of shares and the prices at which the shares were sold.

4. Represents shares of restricted stock that will vest as to one-third of the shares on each of March 4, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

5. Granted as compensation for services.

6. This option to purchase shares of common stock vested as to one-third on each of February 22, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

7. This option to purchase shares of common stock will vest as to one-third of the shares on each of March 4, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Remarks:

	/s/ Christine K. Son as attorney-in-fact for Jay D. Johns	03/08/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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