DineEquity Appoints Stephen P. Joyce, President & CEO of Choice Hotels International, Inc. to Board of Directors

DineEquity, Inc. (NYSE: DIN), the parent company of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar and IHOP Restaurants, today announced the appointment of Stephen P. Joyce to the Company's board of directors, effective immediately. The Board of Directors increased its size from 10 to 11 members, and Mr. Joyce was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the increase. He is an independent director who will serve as a Class III director with a term expiring at the Company's 2012 annual meeting of stockholders.