& #8226;IHOP Corp.

said on Friday it filed for a 15-day extension to file its Form 10-K annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission, citing the need for extra time to evaluate its lease accounting practices. The Glendale-based online International House of Pancakes restaurant chain operator said it anticipates filing the annual report on or before April 1. The company said it doesn’t believe this will result in any significant changes to its previously reported financial condition.

& #8226;Impco Technologies Inc.

, a Cerritos-based internal combustion engine component company, said on Friday it expects to delay the filing of its annual report on Form 10-K until March 31 to allow it to address compliance issues with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Additionally, Robert M. Stemmler, is no longer with Impco, effective immediately, the company announced. Stemmler, the former chief executive, had served as the company’s full-time consultant to help with the management transition of Mariano Costamagna, who became Impco’s CEO on Jan. 1.

& #8226;PC Mall Inc.

said it will distribute 14 million shares of its eCost.com subsidiary on April 11 to complete a spin-off of the company. After the distribution, eCost.com will no longer be a PC Mall subsidiary, Torrance-based PC Mall said in a release. The distribution will be payable on April 11 to shareholders as of March 28.

& #8226;Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

, a Pasadena-based real estate investment trust, announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 66 cents per common share for the first quarter of 2005. The dividend is payable on April 15 to shareholders as of April 1.