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Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Based on their evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 and
15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [the ‘‘Exchange Act’’]), as of the end of the period
covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer
have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
‘‘Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting’’ and the attestation report of
the independent registered public accounting firm of KPMG, LLP on internal control over financial
reporting are in our 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders and are presented on pages F-34 through F-36 of
Exhibit 13 to this document. We incorporate these reports in this document by reference.
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our fourth quarter
ended June 25, 2008, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal
control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
PART III
Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
If you would like information about:
• our executive officers,
• our Board of Directors, including its committees, and
• our Section 16(a) reporting compliance,
you should read the sections entitled ‘‘Election of Directors—Information About Nominees’’,
‘‘Committees of the Board of Directors’’, ‘‘Executive Officers’’, and ‘‘Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership
Reporting Compliance’’ in our Proxy Statement to be dated on or about September 11, 2008, for the
annual meeting of shareholders on October 30, 2008. We incorporate that information in this document by
reference.
The Board of Directors has adopted a code of ethics that applies to all of the members of Board of
Directors and all of our employees, including, the principal executive officer, principal financial officer,
principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. A copy of the code is
posted on our internet website at the internet address: http://www.brinker.com/corp_gov/ ethical_business_
policy.asp. You may obtain free of charge copies of the code from our website at the above internet
address.
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