Brinker International Reports Increase in Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2009 EPS and Provides Fiscal 2010 Outlook

DALLAS, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT) announced fourth quarter fiscal 2009 earnings per diluted share of $0.52 compared to $0.42 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, before special items and excluding Romano's Macaroni Grill (reconciliation included in Table 3). On a GAAP basis, earnings per diluted share increased to $0.41 from a loss per diluted share of $0.02 for the fourth quarter in the prior year. For the full-year fiscal 2009, earnings per diluted share increased to $1.44 from $1.41 in the prior year, before special items and excluding Macaroni Grill (reconciliation included in Table 4). On a GAAP basis, earnings per diluted share increased to $0.77 from $0.49 in the prior year.

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