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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;17, 2001.  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;333-  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>IHOP CORP.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Delaware<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>95-3038279<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(IRS Employer Identification No.) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>450 North Brand Boulevard<BR>
Glendale, California</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>91203-2306</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>IHOP CORP. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full Title of the Plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Richard K. Herzer<BR>
IHOP CORP.<BR>
450 North Brand Boulevard<BR>
Glendale, California 91203-2306<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and Address of Agent for Service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>(818)&nbsp;240-6055<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="41%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be<BR>
Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate<BR>
Offering Price(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
Registration Fee(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="41%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, par value $.01&nbsp;per share</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>1,200,000(2)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$25.04</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$30,048,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$7,512</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules&nbsp;457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
on the basis of the average of the high and low sale prices for a share of Common Stock of IHOP Corp. ("Common Stock") on the New York Stock Exchange on October&nbsp;11, 2001.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Plus
such additional number of shares of Common Stock as may be issuable pursuant to the antidilution provisions of the IHOP Corp. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART I<BR>  <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The document(s) containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8 have been or will be sent or given to employees as
specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II<BR>  <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<A NAME="toc_ja2396_2"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") by the registrant, IHOP&nbsp;Corp., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of&nbsp;1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are incorporated herein by reference: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Annual
Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Quarterly
Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the period ended March&nbsp;31, 2001;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Quarterly
Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the period ended June&nbsp;30, 2001;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated February&nbsp;23, 2001; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
description of the Common Stock which is contained under the heading "Description of Capital Stock" in the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (File
No.&nbsp;33-40431) filed with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act on May&nbsp;13, 1991. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this registration
statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such previous
statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this registration statement, except as so modified or superseded. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;Description of Securities.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of Directors and Officers.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL"), Article Fifth of the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company eliminates the liability of the Company's directors to the Company or its stockholders, except for liabilities related to breach of duty of loyalty, actions not in good faith, and certain
other liabilities. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;VIII,
Sections 1 and 2 of the Company's Bylaws, as well as Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL, provide for indemnification by the Company of its directors and officers. The
Company also maintains officers' and directors' liability insurance which insures against liabilities that officers and directors of the Company may incur in such capacities. </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2>Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 1997 (the "1997&nbsp;10-K")
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Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company's 1997&nbsp;10-K).</FONT></TD>
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Amendment to the bylaws of the Company dated November&nbsp;14, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the period ended June&nbsp;30, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher&nbsp;&amp; Flom regarding the legality of the securities being registered.</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers&nbsp;LLP, independent accountants.</FONT></TD>
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23.2</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher&nbsp;&amp; Flom (included in their opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement).</FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of&nbsp;1933; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high and of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than
20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><U>provided,
however</U>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the registration statement is on Form&nbsp;S-3,
Form&nbsp;S-8 or Form&nbsp;F-3, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the </FONT></P>

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securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>bona fide </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>offering thereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>bona fide</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> offering thereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>

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<BR>  </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Richard K. Herzer his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact or his
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Glendale,
California, on this 12th day of October, 2001. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RICHARD K. HERZER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Richard K. Herzer<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Chairman of the Board,<BR>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated, on
October&nbsp;12, 2001. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RICHARD K. HERZER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Richard K. Herzer</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="38%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ALAN S. UNGER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Alan S. Unger</FONT></TD>
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Vice President-Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>A. ALLEN ARROYO</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> A. Allen Arroyo</FONT></TD>
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Controller and Assistant Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>H. FREDERICK CHRISTIE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> H. Frederick Christie</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>FRANK EDELSTEIN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Frank Edelstein</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="38%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MICHAEL S. GORDON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Michael S. Gordon</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>NEVEN C. HULSEY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Neven C. Hulsey</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>LARRY ALAN KAY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Larry Alan Kay</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="38%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>CAROLINE W. NAHAS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Caroline W. Nahas</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="38%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PATRICK W. ROSE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Patrick W. Rose</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="38%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2>Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 1997 (the "1997&nbsp;10-K")
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Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company's 1997&nbsp;10-K).</FONT></TD>
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Amendment to the bylaws of the Company dated November&nbsp;14, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the period ended June&nbsp;30, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher&nbsp;&amp; Flom regarding the legality of the securities being registered.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers&nbsp;LLP., independent accountants.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher&nbsp;&amp; Flom (included in their opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement).</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 17, 2001.
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
IHOP CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
95-3038279
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
450 North Brand Boulevard
Glendale, California
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
91203-2306
(Zip Code)
IHOP CORP. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Richard K. Herzer
IHOP CORP.
450 North Brand Boulevard
Glendale, California 91203-2306
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(818) 240-6055
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share(1)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price(1)
Amount of
Registration Fee(1)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
1,200,000(2)
$25.04
$30,048,000
$7,512
(1)
Estimated
solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
on the basis of the average of the high and low sale prices for a share of Common Stock of IHOP Corp. ("Common Stock") on the New York Stock Exchange on October 11, 2001.
(2)
Plus
such additional number of shares of Common Stock as may be issuable pursuant to the antidilution provisions of the IHOP Corp. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 have been or will be sent or given to employees as
specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") by the registrant, IHOP Corp., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000;
(b)
Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2001;
(c)
Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2001;
(d)
Current
Report on Form 8-K dated February 23, 2001; and
(e)
The
description of the Common Stock which is contained under the heading "Description of Capital Stock" in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File
No. 33-40431) filed with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act on May 13, 1991.
All
documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this registration
statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such previous
statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this registration statement, except as so modified or superseded.
Item 4.  Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Pursuant to Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL"), Article Fifth of the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company eliminates the liability of the Company's directors to the Company or its stockholders, except for liabilities related to breach of duty of loyalty, actions not in good faith, and certain
other liabilities.
Article VIII,
Sections 1 and 2 of the Company's Bylaws, as well as Section 145 of the DGCL, provide for indemnification by the Company of its directors and officers. The
Company also maintains officers' and directors' liability insurance which insures against liabilities that officers and directors of the Company may incur in such capacities.
Item 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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Item 8.  Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 (the "1997 10-K")
).
4.2
Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's 1997 10-K).
4.3
Amendment to the bylaws of the Company dated November 14, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2001).
5.1
Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom regarding the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants.
23.2
Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (included in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement).
Item 9.  Undertakings.
(a) The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high and of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than
20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement.
(iii) To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
provided,
however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3,
Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.
(2) That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the
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securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3) To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(b) The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c) Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Richard K. Herzer his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact or his
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Glendale,
California, on this 12th day of October, 2001.
IHOP CORP.
By:
/s/
RICHARD K. HERZER
Richard K. Herzer
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated, on
October 12, 2001.
/s/
RICHARD K. HERZER
Richard K. Herzer
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/
ALAN S. UNGER
Alan S. Unger
Vice President-Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/
A. ALLEN ARROYO
A. Allen Arroyo
Controller and Assistant Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/
H. FREDERICK CHRISTIE
H. Frederick Christie
Director
/s/
FRANK EDELSTEIN
Frank Edelstein
Director
/s/
MICHAEL S. GORDON
Michael S. Gordon
Director
/s/
NEVEN C. HULSEY
Neven C. Hulsey
Director
/s/
LARRY ALAN KAY
Larry Alan Kay
Director
/s/
CAROLINE W. NAHAS
Caroline W. Nahas
Director
/s/
PATRICK W. ROSE
Patrick W. Rose
Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 (the "1997 10-K")
).
4.2
Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's 1997 10-K).
4.3
Amendment to the bylaws of the Company dated November 14, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2001).
5.1
Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom regarding the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP., independent accountants.
23.2
Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (included in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement).
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Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
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