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P R O X Y
EL CHICO RESTAURANTS, INC.
12200 STEMMONS
SUITE 100
DALLAS, TEXAS 75234
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby appoints Clayton Killam and Susan Holland and each of
them, as proxies, with power to appoint substitutes, and hereby authorizes each
of them to represent and vote, as designated below, all of the shares of the
common stock, par value $.10 per share, of El Chico Restaurants, Inc. (the
"Company") held of record by the undersigned at the close of business on March
27, 1997, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 8, 1997, and
any adjournment(s) thereof.
THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN
BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER(S). IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE
VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES UNDER PROPOSAL 1, AND AT THE DISCRETION
OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER MATTER THAT IS PROPERLY BROUGHT BEFORE
THE MEETING.
SEE REVERSE
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[ ] Please mark your votes SHARES IN YOUR NAME
as in this example.
1. Proposal to elect as directors of the Company the following persons, to
hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company
or until their respective successors have been duly elected and shall have
qualified: Wallace A. Jones, Grahame N. Clark, Jr., Jack D. Knox,
Joseph V. Mariner, Jr., Joseph S. Thomson.
FOR WITHHOLD
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2. In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other
business as may properly come before the meeting.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
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(Instruction: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee,
write that nominee's name on the space provided below.)
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Please sign exactly as name appears on your stock certificate(s). When shares
are held by joint tenants or tenants in common, both should sign below. When
signing as attorney, executor, administrator, receiver, trustee or guardian,
please so specify below. When signing as a corporation, please sign in full
corporate name and have signed by the president or other duly authorized
officer(s). If a partnership, please have signed in the partnership name by the
authorized person(s).
SIGNATURE(S) DATE
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SIGNATURE(S) DATE
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PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY
CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
