BRINKER INTERNATIONAL
LOGO
September 26, 1995
6820 LBJ Freeway
Dallas, Texas 75240
(214) 980-9917
Dear Shareholder:
You are cordially invited to attend the annual meeting of shareholders
of Brinker International, Inc. (the "Company") to be held at 10:00 a.m., on
Thursday, November 2, 1995, at the General Cinema NorthPark Theater I & II,
located at 1100 NorthPark Center, Dallas, Texas. At this meeting you will be
asked
(A) to elect thirteen (13) directors of the Company to
serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or
until their respective successors shall be elected and
qualified;
(B) to approve an amendment to the Company's 1992
Incentive Stock Option Plan; and
(C) to transact such other business as may properly come
before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Our agenda for the meeting will also include a strategic overview of the
Company.
It is important that your shares be represented at the meeting, whether
or not you attend personally. I urge you to sign, date and return the
enclosed proxy at your earliest convenience.
Very truly yours,
NORMAN E. BRINKER
Chairman of the Board
BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
6820 LBJ Freeway
Dallas, Texas 75240
(214) 980-9917
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To Be Held November 2, 1995
To our Shareholders:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual meeting of shareholders of
Brinker International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), will be
held at the General Cinema NorthPark Theater I & II, located at 1100 NorthPark
Center, Dallas, Texas, on Thursday, November 2, 1995, at 10:00 a.m., local
time, for the following purposes:
(A) to elect thirteen (13) directors of the Company to
serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or
until their respective successors shall be elected and
qualified;
(B) to approve an amendment to the Company's 1992
Incentive Stock Option Plan; and
(C) to transact such other business as may properly come
before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on September 1,
1995, are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting or any
adjournment thereof.
It is desirable that as large a proportion as possible of the
shareholders' interests be represented at the meeting. Whether or not you
plan to be present at the meeting, you are requested to sign and return the
enclosed proxy in the envelope provided so that your stock will be
represented. The giving of such proxy will not affect your right to vote in
person, should you later decide to attend the meeting. Please date and sign
the enclosed proxy and return it promptly in the enclosed envelope.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
ROGER F. THOMSON
Secretary
Dallas, Texas
September 26, 1995
MISCELLANEOUS
The accompanying proxy is being solicited on behalf of the Board of
Directors of the Company. The expense of preparing, printing and mailing the
form of proxy and the material used in the solicitation thereof will be borne
by the Company. In addition to the use of the mails, proxies may be solicited
by personal interview, telephone and telegram by directors, officers, and
employees of the Company. Arrangements may also be made with brokerage houses
and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for the forwarding of
solicitation material to the beneficial owners of stock held of record by such
persons, and the Company may reimburse them for reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by them in connection therewith.
The Annual Report to Shareholders of the Company, including financial
statements for the fiscal year ended June 28, 1995, accompanying this Proxy
Statement is not deemed to be a part of the Proxy Statement.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
ROGER F. THOMSON
Secretary
Dallas, Texas
September 26, 1995
BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
PROXY
The undersigned hereby (a) acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual
Meeting of Shareholders of Brinker International, Inc. (the "Company") to be
held at the General Cinema NorthPark Theater I & II, 1100 NorthPark Center,
Dallas, Texas, on Thursday, November 2, 1995 at 10:00 a.m., local time, and
the Proxy Statement in connection therewith, and (b) appoints Norman E.
Brinker and Ronald A. McDougall, and each of them, his proxies with full power
of substitution and revocation, for and in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned, to vote upon and act with respect to all of the shares of Common
Stock of the Company standing in the name of the undersigned or with respect
to which the undersigned is entitled to vote and act at said meeting or at any
adjournment thereof, and the undersigned directs that his proxy be voted as
shown on the reverse side hereof.
If more than one of the proxies listed on the reverse side shall be
present in person or by substitute at the meeting or any adjournment thereof,
all of said proxies so present and voting, either in person or by substitute,
shall exercise all of the powers hereby given.
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS SPECIFIED ON THE REVERSE SIDE. IF NO
SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR ALL NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR
NAMED AND FOR THE PROPOSAL TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY'S 1992
INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN.
The undersigned hereby revokes any proxy or proxies heretofore given to
vote upon or act with respect to such stock and hereby ratifies and confirms
all that said proxies, their substitutes, or any of them, may lawfully do by
virtue hereof.
(Continued On Reverse Side)
(a) ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
FOR all nominees listed except WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote
as marked to the contrary for all nominees listed
NOMINEES: Norman E. Brinker, F. Lane Cardwell, Jr., Gerard V.
Centioli, Creed L. Ford, III, Ronald A. McDougall, Debra L.
Smithart, Jack W. Evans, Sr., Rae F. Evans, J. M. Haggar, Jr.,
J. Ira Harris, Dr. Frederick S. Humphries, James E. Oesterreicher
and Roger T. Staubach.
INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, write
that nominee's name in the space below.
(b) PROPOSAL TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY'S 1992 INCENTIVE STOCK
OPTION PLAN.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
(c) IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES ON ANY OTHER MATTER THAT MAY PROPERLY
COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY.
Dated: , 1995
Please sign
Please date this proxy and sign your name exactly as
it appears hereon. Where there is more than one
owner, each should sign. When signing as an attorney,
administrator, executor, guardian, or trustee, please
add your title as such. If executed by a corporation,
the proxy should be signed by a duly authorized
officer.
Please sign this proxy and return it promptly whether
or not you expect to attend the meeting. You may
nevertheless vote in person if you do attend.
