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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 10, 2007, for the
annual meeting of shareholders on November 1, 2007. 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.
Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
If you would like information about our executive compensation, you should read the section entitled
‘‘Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis’’ in our Proxy Statement to be dated
on or about September 10, 2007, for the annual meeting of shareholders on November 1, 2007. We
incorporate that information in this document by reference.
Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
If you would like information about our security ownership of certain beneficial owners and
management and related stockholder matters, you should read the sections entitled ‘‘Director
Compensation for Fiscal 2007’’, ‘‘Compensation Discussion and Analysis’’, and ‘‘Stock Ownership of
Certain Persons’’ in our Proxy Statement to be dated on or about September 10, 2007, for the annual
meeting of shareholders on November 1, 2007. We incorporate that information in this document by
reference.
Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE.
If you would like information about certain relationships and related transactions, you should read the
section entitled ‘‘Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation’’ in our Proxy Statement
to be dated on or about September 10, 2007, for the annual meeting of shareholders on November 1, 2007.
We incorporate that information in this document by reference.
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