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Corporate Information
Corporate Offices
300 Johnny Bench Drive
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
405/225-5000
Web Address
www.sonicdrivein.com
Stock Transfer Agent
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
PO Box 43078
Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3078
or
250 Royall Street
Canton, Massachusetts 02021
800/884-4225
[e-mail]
www.computershare.com
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Annual Meeting
Our 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at
1:30 p.m. Central Standard Time on January 16, 2014, at
our corporate offices, 4th Floor, 300 Johnny Bench Drive,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Annual Report on Form 10-K
A copy of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year
ended August 31, 2013, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”), may be obtained without
charge upon written request to Stephen C. Vaughan,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, at
our corporate offices. In addition, we make available free
of charge through our website at www.sonicdrivein.com
annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form
10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments
to those reports filed with or furnished to the SEC. The
reports are available as soon as reasonably practical after
we electronically file such material with the SEC, and
may be found on our website under "About/Corporate/
Investors/Financial Information/SEC Filings."
Forward-Looking Statements
This annual report contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the federal securities laws.
Forward-looking statements reflect management's
expectations regarding future events and operating
performance and speak only as of the date thereof.
These forward-looking statements involve a number of
risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed in, or
underlying, these forward-looking statements are
detailed in the Company's annual and quarterly report
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
release revisions to these forward-looking statements to
reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or
to reflect the occurrence of unforeseen events, except as
required to be reported under the rules and regulations
of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Stock Market Information
Our common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select
Market under the symbol SONC. At November 18, 2013,
we had approximately 16,000 stockholders, including
beneficial owners holding shares in nominee or "street"
name.
The table below sets forth our high and low sales prices
for the Company's common stock during each fiscal
quarter within the two most recent fiscal years.
Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2013 High Low
First Quarter $ 10.83 $ 9.06
Second Quarter $ 11.60 $ 9.62
Third Quarter $ 13.59 $ 11.08
Fourth Quarter $ 16.99 $ 13.16
Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2012 High Low
First Quarter $ 9.31 $ 6.35
Second Quarter $ 8.45 $ 6.49
Third Quarter $ 8.57 $ 6.84
Fourth Quarter $ 10.94 $ 7.92
We did not pay any cash dividends on our common stock
during our two most recent fiscal years and do not
intend to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future as
profits are reinvested in the Company to fund expansion
of our business, make payments under the Company’s
financing arrangements, repurchase the Company’s
common stock and for other shareholder value-
enhancing initiatives. As in the past, future payment of
dividends will be considered after reviewing, among
other factors, returns to shareholders, profitability
expectations and financing needs.
Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Return
The graph below compares the cumulative five-year total
return of holders of Sonic Corp.'s common stock with the
cumulative total returns of the NASDAQ Composite index
and the S&P 600 Restaurants Small Cap index. The graph
tracks the performance of a $100 investment in our
common stock and in each index (with the reinvestment
of all dividends) from 8/31/2008 to 8/31/2013.
$250
$200
$150
$100
$50
$0
8/31/08 8/31/09
Sonic Corp.
8/31/10 8/31/11 8/31/12 8/31/13
NASDAQ Composite S&P 600 Restaurants Small Cap