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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 25, 2009

Commission File Number 1-10275

BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE		75-1914582
(State or other jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)

6820 LBJ FREEWAY, DALLAS, TEXAS 75240

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(972) 980-9917

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes o No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes o No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class		Outstanding at April 27, 2009
Common Stock, $0.10 par value		102,122,568

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BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.

INDEX

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Part I - Financial Information

	Item 1.	Financial Statements

	Consolidated Balance Sheets -
		March 25, 2009 (Unaudited) and June 25, 2008	3

	Consolidated Statements of Income
		(Unaudited) — Thirteen week and thirty-nine week periods ended March 25, 2009 and March 26, 2008	4

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
		(Unaudited) — Thirty-nine week periods ended March 25, 2009 and March 26, 2008	5

	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)		6

	Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	11

	Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	20

	Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	20

Part II - Other Information

	Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	21

	Item 1A.	Risk Factors	21

	Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	22

	Item 6.	Exhibits	23

	Signatures		24

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

	March 25, 2009			June 25, 2008
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	66,727		$	54,714
Accounts receivable	43,687			52,304
Inventories	44,736			35,377
Prepaid expenses and other	104,523			106,183
Income taxes receivable	30,005			—
Deferred income taxes	28,635			71,595
Assets held for sale	—			135,850
Total current assets	318,313			456,023

Property and Equipment at Cost:
Land	206,389			198,554
Buildings and leasehold improvements	1,586,857			1,571,601
Furniture and equipment	641,221			665,271
Construction-in-progress	24,864			35,104
	2,459,331			2,470,530
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(1,017,032		)	(940,815		)
Net property and equipment	1,442,299			1,529,715

Other Assets:
Goodwill	137,841			140,371
Deferred income taxes	51,036			23,160
Other	53,314			43,853
Total other assets	242,191			207,384
Total assets	$	2,002,803		$	2,193,122

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Current installments of long-term debt	$	1,754		$	1,973
Accounts payable	131,606			168,619
Accrued liabilities	310,864			331,878
Income taxes payable	—			5,946
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale	—			18,408
Total current liabilities	444,224			526,824

Long-term debt, less current installments	778,546			901,604
Other liabilities	172,540			169,605

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 8)

Shareholders’ Equity:
Common stock — 250,000,000 authorized shares; $0.10 par value; 176,246,649 shares issued and 101,884,284 shares outstanding at March 25, 2009, and 176,246,649 shares issued and 101,316,461 shares outstanding at June 25, 2008	17,625			17,625
Additional paid-in capital	463,640			464,666
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,866		)	(168		)
Retained earnings	1,803,496			1,800,300
	2,281,895			2,282,423
Less treasury stock, at cost (74,362,365 shares at March 25, 2009 and 74,930,188 shares at June 25, 2008)	(1,674,402		)	(1,687,334		)
Total shareholders’ equity	607,493			595,089
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	2,002,803		$	2,193,122

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Income

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	Thirteen Week Periods Ended						Thirty-nine Week Periods Ended
	March 25,			March 26,			March 25,			March 26,
	2009			2008			2009			2008

Revenues	$	857,378		$	1,077,183		$	2,791,210		$	3,161,654

Operating Costs and Expenses:
Cost of sales	238,946			311,152			785,914			894,229
Restaurant expenses	468,238			611,901			1,598,061			1,798,346
Depreciation and amortization	39,858			39,958			121,661			123,954
General and administrative	36,664			41,663			115,516			126,110
Other gains and charges	17,862			133,235			107,964			125,483
Total operating costs and expenses	801,568			1,137,909			2,729,116			3,068,122

Operating income (loss)	55,810			(60,726		)	62,094			93,532

Interest expense	7,452			10,800			27,444			36,191
Other, net	(852		)	(1,368		)	(2,417		)	(3,470		)

Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)	49,210			(70,158		)	37,067			60,811

Income tax expense (benefit)	14,207			(31,340		)	47			7,549

Net income (loss)	$	35,003		$	(38,818	)	$	37,020		$	53,262

Basic net income (loss) per share	$	0.34		$	(0.38	)	$	0.36		$	0.51

Diluted net income (loss) per share	$	0.34		$	(0.38	)	$	0.36		$	0.50

Basic weighted average shares outstanding	101,882			101,175			101,784			103,713

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	102,752			102,377			102,598			105,624

Cash dividends per share	$	0.11		$	0.11		$	0.33		$	0.31

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Thirty-nine Week Periods Ended
	March 25,			March 26,
	2009			2008

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$	37,020		$	53,262
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	121,661			123,954
Restructure charges and other impairments	63,693			148,097
Loss (gain) on sale of assets	39,692			(29,234		)
Stock-based compensation	14,254			12,443
Deferred income taxes	14,866			(29,148		)
(Earnings) loss on equity investments	(771		)	324
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding effects of dispositions:
Accounts receivable	7,036			9,438
Inventories	(10,414		)	(6,083		)
Prepaid expenses and other	5,124			4,307
Other assets	2,091			(156		)
Accounts payable	(31,634		)	35,439
Accrued liabilities	(45,887		)	(2,946		)
Income taxes payable	(36,127		)	(29,590		)
Other liabilities	3,870			6,689

Net cash provided by operating activities	184,474			296,796

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Payments for property and equipment	(74,604		)	(223,105		)
Proceeds from sale of assets	81,151			123,511
Investment in equity method investee	(8,171		)	(6,425		)
Increase in restricted cash	(4,752		)	—

Net cash used in investing activities	(6,376		)	(106,019		)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	—			399,287
Net payments on credit facilities	(129,812		)	(314,786		)
Payments of dividends	(34,119		)	(31,768		)
Purchases of treasury stock	(3,711		)	(240,783		)
Payments on long-term debt	(815		)	(797		)
Proceeds from issuances of treasury stock	2,117			2,724
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	255			302

Net cash used in financing activities	(166,085		)	(185,821		)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents	12,013			4,956
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	54,714			84,823
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	66,727		$	89,779

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

References to “Brinker,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” in this Form 10-Q are references to Brinker International, Inc. and its subsidiaries and any predecessor companies of Brinker International, Inc.

Our consolidated financial statements as of March 25, 2009 and June 25, 2008 and for the thirteen week and thirty-nine week periods ended March 25, 2009 and March 26, 2008 have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). We are principally engaged in the ownership, operation, development, and franchising of the Chili’s Grill & Bar (“Chili’s”), On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina (“On The Border”) and Maggiano’s Little Italy (“Maggiano’s”) restaurant brands. We also hold a minority investment in Romano’s Macaroni Grill (“Macaroni Grill”) after completion of the sale of a majority interest in the brand to Mac Acquisition LLC (“Mac Acquisition”), an affiliate of San Francisco-based Golden Gate Capital, in December 2008. See Note 4 for additional disclosures.

The information furnished herein reflects all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals and adjustments) which are, in our opinion, necessary to fairly state the interim operating results for the respective periods. However, these operating results are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full fiscal year. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been omitted pursuant to SEC rules and regulations. The notes to the consolidated financial statements (unaudited) should be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in the June 25, 2008 Form 10-K. We believe the disclosures are sufficient for interim financial reporting purposes.

Certain prior year amounts in the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to fiscal 2009 presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on our net income or financial position as previously reported.

2. EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock. For the calculation of diluted earnings per share, the basic weighted average number of shares is increased by the dilutive effect of stock options and restricted share awards determined using the treasury stock method. We had approximately 8.3 million stock options and restricted share awards outstanding at March 25, 2009 that were not included in the dilutive earnings per share calculation because the effect would have been anti-dilutive. Due to the net loss in the third quarter of fiscal 2008, diluted loss per share is calculated using the basic weighted average number of shares. Using the actual diluted weighted average shares would result in anti-dilution of earnings per share. As a result, all 9.4 million of stock options and restricted share awards outstanding at March 26, 2008 were excluded from the diluted loss per share calculation.

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3. OTHER GAINS AND CHARGES

Other gains and charges consist of the following (in thousands):

	Thirteen Week Periods Ended					Thirty-nine Week Periods Ended
	March 25,		March 26,			March 25,			March 26,
	2009		2008			2009			2008
Restaurant closures and impairments	$	11,619	$	39,574		$	59,745		$	51,816
Charges related to the sale of Macaroni Grill	—		74,192			44,548			83,863
Development-related costs	—		12,515			—			12,515
Gains on the sale of assets, net	—		—			(3,814		)	(29,234		)
Severance and other benefits	5,441		7,035			5,441			7,035
Other gains and charges, net	802		(81		)	2,044			(512		)
	$	17,862	$	133,235		$	107,964		$	125,483

In the third quarter of fiscal 2009, we recorded $10.2 million in lease termination charges primarily related to the closure of the underperforming restaurants announced in the second quarter of fiscal 2009. During the quarter, we also made some organizational changes designed to streamline decision making and maximize our leadership talent while achieving better operational efficiencies across our brands. As a result, we incurred approximately $6.0 million in severance and other benefits and recorded income of $0.6 million related to the forfeiture of stock-based compensation awards resulting from these actions. Approximately $1.0 million in benefit payments remained to be paid as of March 25, 2009. We also incurred a $1.0 million charge related to the decrease in the estimated sales value of land associated with previously closed restaurants.

In the second quarter of fiscal 2009, we recorded a $45.7 million charge primarily related to long-lived asset impairments of $44.2 million resulting from the decision to close or decline lease renewals for 35 underperforming restaurants. The decision to close the restaurants and decline lease renewals was based on a comprehensive analysis that examined restaurants not performing at required levels of return. In December 2008, we completed the sale of a majority interest in Macaroni Grill to Mac Acquisition and recorded a loss on the sale of $43.3 million. See Note 4 for additional disclosures. We also recorded gains of $3.8 million related to the sale of nine restaurants to a franchisee and other land sales.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2009, we recorded $2.0 million in lease termination charges, a $1.7 million charge related to uninsured hurricane damage and a $1.3 million charge for expenses associated with the sale of Macaroni Grill.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2008, we recorded a $73.1 million impairment charge to write-down the net assets of Macaroni Grill to their estimated fair value less costs to sell as well as a $1.1 million charge for expenses associated with the sale. See Note 4 for additional disclosures. Additionally, we recorded a $31.9 million charge related to long-lived asset impairments and $7.7 million in lease termination charges due to the decision to close or decline lease renewals for 46 underperforming restaurants based on the restaurants not performing at required levels of return. During the third quarter of fiscal 2008, we also made the decision to reduce future domestic company-owned restaurant development as well as discontinue certain projects that did not align with our strategic goals. As a result, we incurred $12.5 million in charges related to asset write-offs for sites under development and other discontinued projects. In addition, we incurred costs of approximately $7.9 million in severance and other benefits and recorded income of $0.9 million related to the forfeiture of stock-based compensation awards resulting from these actions.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2008, we recorded a $29.2 million gain on the sale of 76 company-owned Chili’s restaurants to ERJ Dining IV LLC. The sale was completed in November 2007. We also recorded $11.4 million in charges primarily

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related to long-lived asset impairments. The charges include a $5.5 million impairment related to two restaurants which were impaired based on an analysis of projected operating performance and operating cash flows as well as a $4.0 million asset impairment charge associated with restaurant closures. Also included is a $1.0 million charge related to the decrease in estimated sales value of land associated with previously closed restaurants. Additionally, we recorded a $1.9 million charge for expenses associated with the sale of Macaroni Grill during the second quarter of fiscal 2008.

Additionally, in the first quarter of fiscal 2008, we incurred a $9.2 million impairment charge to write-down the net assets of certain Macaroni Grill restaurants to their fair value less costs to sell to a franchisee.

4. SALE OF MACARONI GRILL

In August 2008, we entered into an agreement with Mac Acquisition for the sale of a majority interest in Macaroni Grill. The assets and liabilities associated with these restaurants were classified as held for sale in the consolidated balance sheet for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2008. The sale was completed on December 18, 2008. We received cash proceeds of approximately $88.0 million and recorded a loss of $43.3 million in other gains and charges in the consolidated statements of income in the second quarter of fiscal 2009. The net assets sold totaled approximately $110 million and consisted primarily of property and equipment of $105 million. Assets previously held for sale of $21.3 million were retained by us and are included in property, plant and equipment as of March 25, 2009. The land and buildings related to these locations were leased to Mac Acquisition as part of the sale agreement.

On December 18, 2008, we contributed $6.0 million to Mac Acquisition for an 18.2% ownership interest in the new entity. We account for the investment under the equity method of accounting and record our share of the net income or loss from the investee within operating income since the operations of Macaroni Grill are similar to our ongoing operations. This amount is included in restaurant expense in our consolidated statements of income due to the immaterial nature. In accordance with the reporting provisions of SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (SFAS 144),” we have classified the results of Macaroni Grill in continuing operations for fiscal 2009 and prior years as we will have involvement in the ongoing operations of Macaroni Grill. Subsequent to the end of the third quarter, we received a $6.0 million distribution from Mac Acquisition that represented substantially all of our equity investment.

As part of the sale, we entered into an agreement with Mac Acquisition whereby we have provided a three-year $10.0 million unsecured standby letter of credit. No amount was outstanding as of March 25, 2009 and subsequent to the end of the third quarter, the letter of credit was cancelled. We also provide corporate support services for the new entity for one year following closing with an option for one additional year.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2008, we anticipated declines in the expected performance of the brand due to lower revenues and increased commodity and labor costs. As a result, in accordance with SFAS 144, we recorded an impairment charge of $73.1 million to write-down the net assets of Macaroni Grill to their estimated fair value less costs to sell at March 26, 2008. Our estimate of fair value was based on the best available information including values obtained in recent sales of company-owned restaurants to franchisees and forecasted operating performance of Macaroni Grill.

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5. LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):

	March 25, 2009			June 25, 2008

Term loan	$	400,000		$	400,000
Revolving credit facility	30,700			—
Uncommitted credit facilities	—			158,000
5.75% notes	299,188			299,070
Capital lease obligations	50,412			46,507
	780,300			903,577
Less current installments	(1,754		)	(1,973		)
	$	778,546		$	901,604

As of June 25, 2008, we had credit facilities aggregating $550 million, consisting of a revolving credit facility of $300 million and uncommitted credit facilities of $250 million. In February 2009, we completed the renewal of our revolving credit facility which was set to expire in October 2009. The new facility was reduced to $215 million, bears interest at LIBOR plus 3.25% and expires in February 2012. The decision to downsize our total borrowing capacity under the new revolving credit facility was a result of the Macaroni Grill divestiture, reduced new company-owned restaurant development and our focus on debt repayment.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2009, Standard and Poor’s (“S&P”) reaffirmed our debt rating of BBB- (investment grade) with a stable outlook. However, Moody’s downgraded our corporate family rating to Ba1 (non-investment grade) and our senior unsecured note rating to Ba2 (non-investment grade) with a stable outlook. Under the terms and conditions of our uncommitted credit facility agreements, we had to maintain an investment grade rating with both S&P and Moody’s in order to utilize the credit facilities. As a result of our split rating, our uncommitted credit facilities totaling $250 million are no longer available and the spread over LIBOR has increased since year-end on our term loan (LIBOR plus 0.95%). We manage total borrowings under all of our credit facilities to never exceed total capacity under the revolving credit facility. As a result, outstanding balances on the uncommitted credit facilities were repaid in the second quarter with funds drawn on the revolving credit facility. As of March 25, 2009, we have $184.3 million available to us under our revolving credit facility.

6. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The Board of Directors has authorized a total of $2,060.0 million of share repurchases. As of March 25, 2009, approximately $60 million was available under our share repurchase authorizations. We did not repurchase any common shares under our share repurchase plan during the first three quarters of fiscal 2009. Our stock repurchase plan has been and will be used to return capital to shareholders and to minimize the dilutive impact of stock options and other share-based awards. We have currently placed a moratorium on share repurchases but, in the future, we may consider additional share repurchases under our plan based on several factors, including our cash position, share price, operational liquidity, and planned investment and financing needs. During the first three quarters of fiscal 2009, approximately 671,000 restricted share awards vested with a fair value of $12.6 million. Approximately 199,000 of these shares were repurchased from employees upon vesting for $3.7 million to satisfy minimum tax withholding obligations. Repurchased common stock is reflected as a reduction of shareholders’ equity. We paid dividends of $11.2 million, or $0.11 per share, to common stock shareholders in March 2009 and a total of $34.1 million, or $0.33 per share, to common stock shareholders year-to-date.

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7. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Cash paid for income taxes and interest for the first three quarters of fiscal 2009 and 2008 are as follows (in thousands):

	March 25, 2009		March 26, 2008

Income taxes, net of refunds	$	19,759	$	62,760
Interest, net of amounts capitalized	25,925		34,835

Non-cash investing activities for the first three quarters of fiscal 2009 and 2008 are as follows (in thousands):

	March 25, 2009		March 26, 2008

Retirement of fully depreciated assets	$	46,305	$	23,889

8. CONTINGENCIES

As of March 25, 2009, we remain secondarily liable for lease payments totaling $199.5 million as a result of the sale of a majority interest in Macaroni Grill, the sale of other brands, and the sale of restaurants to franchisees in previous periods. This amount represents the maximum potential liability of future payments under the guarantees. These leases have been assigned to the buyers and expire at the end of the respective lease terms, which range from fiscal 2009 through fiscal 2023. We remain secondarily liable for the leases. In the event of default, the indemnity and default clauses in our assignment agreements govern our ability to pursue and recover damages incurred. No material liabilities have been recorded as of March 25, 2009.

Certain current and former hourly restaurant employees filed a lawsuit against us in California Superior Court alleging violations of California labor laws with respect to meal and rest breaks. The lawsuit seeks penalties and attorney’s fees and was certified as a class action in July 2006. On July 22, 2008, the California Court of Appeal decertified the class action on all claims with prejudice. On October 22, 2008, the California Supreme Court granted a writ to review the decision of the Court of Appeal. We intend to vigorously defend our position. It is not possible at this time to reasonably estimate the possible loss or range of loss, if any.

We are engaged in various other legal proceedings and have certain unresolved claims pending. The ultimate liability, if any, for the aggregate amounts claimed cannot be determined at this time. However, management, based upon consultation with legal counsel, is of the opinion that there are no matters pending or threatened which are expected to have a material adverse effect, individually or in the aggregate, on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table sets forth selected operating data as a percentage of total revenues for the periods indicated. All information is derived from the accompanying consolidated statements of income.

	Thirteen Week Periods Ended				Thirty-nine Week Periods Ended
	March 25,		March 26,		March 25,		March 26,
	2009		2008		2009		2008

Revenues	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%
Operating Costs and Expenses:
Cost of sales	27.9	%	28.9	%	28.2	%	28.3	%
Restaurant expenses	54.6	%	56.8	%	57.2	%	56.9	%
Depreciation and amortization	4.6	%	3.7	%	4.4	%	3.9	%
General and administrative	4.3	%	3.8	%	4.1	%	4.0	%
Other gains and charges	2.1	%	12.4	%	3.9	%	3.9	%
Total operating costs and expenses	93.5	%	105.6	%	97.8	%	97.0	%

Operating income (loss)	6.5	%	(5.6	)%	2.2	%	3.0	%

Interest expense	0.9	%	1.0	%	1.0	%	1.1	%
Other, net	(0.1	)%	(0.1	)%	(0.1	)%	0.0	%

Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)	5.7	%	(6.5	)%	1.3	%	1.9	%

Income tax expense (benefit)	1.6	%	(2.9	)%	0.0	%	0.2	%

Net income (loss)	4.1	%	(3.6	)%	1.3	%	1.7	%

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The following table details the number of restaurant openings during the third quarter, year-to-date, total restaurants open at the end of the third quarter, and total projected openings in fiscal 2009 (excluding Macaroni Grill).

	Third Quarter		Year-to-Date		Total Open at End		Projected
	Openings		Openings		Of Third Quarter		Openings
	Fiscal	Fiscal	Fiscal	Fiscal	Fiscal	Fiscal	Fiscal
	2009	2008	2009	2008	2009	2008	2009
Chili’s:
Company-owned	1	23	8	51	859	881	8-9
Domestic Franchised	3	7	23	23	430	401	25-28
Total	4	30	31	74	1,289	1,282	33-37

On The Border:
Company-owned	—	—	—	5	122	133	—
Domestic Franchised	—	—	5	3	28	29	5-7
Total	—	—	5	8	150	162	5-7

Maggiano’s	1	1	2	1	44	42	2

International:(a)
Company-owned	—	—	2	1	7	5	2
Franchised	8	3	31	22	189	153	46-49
Total	8	3	33	23	196	158	48-51

Grand Total (b)	13	34	71	106	1,679	1,644	88-97

(a) At the end of the third quarter of fiscal year 2009, international company-owned restaurants by brand included six Chili’s and one Maggiano’s. International franchise restaurants by brand included 183 Chili’s and six On The Border’s.

(b) As of March 25, 2009, we continue to own two Macaroni Grill restaurants which have been excluded from the total restaurants. Per terms of the sale to Mac Acquisition, we have a limited period of time to close the restaurants or change to an existing Brinker brand.

At March 25, 2009, we owned the land and buildings for 224 of the 1,032 company-owned restaurants. The net book values of the land and buildings associated with these restaurants totaled $179.9 million and $183.8 million, respectively.

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GENERAL

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to help the reader understand Brinker International, our operations, and our current operating environment. For an understanding of the significant factors that influenced our performance during the quarters ended March 25, 2009 and March 26, 2008, the MD&A should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this quarterly report.

OVERVIEW

We are principally engaged in the ownership, operation, development, and franchising of the Chili’s Grill & Bar (“Chili’s”), On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina (“On The Border”) and Maggiano’s Little Italy (“Maggiano’s”) restaurant brands. At March 25, 2009, we owned, operated, or franchised 1,679 restaurants. We also hold a minority investment in Romano’s Macaroni Grill (“Macaroni Grill”) after completion of the sale of a majority interest in the brand to Mac Acquisition LLC (“Mac Acquisition”), an affiliate of San Francisco-based Golden Gate Capital, in December 2008.

Our results for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 reflect our commitment to strengthening our business model and improving profitability despite the significant challenges we currently face. We continued to experience many of the same external factors that negatively impacted our results in the first six months of fiscal 2009; however, we have taken steps to neutralize their impact. We are focused on initiatives that will allow our business to operate as efficiently as possible and will allow us to maintain our position as an industry leader. We believe financial market volatility, unemployment and the housing crisis will continue to put pressure on consumer spending. Our negative traffic trends indicate that our guests are limiting discretionary spending by reducing the frequency of their visits to our restaurants or scaling back on check totals. We also experienced a decline in gift card sales of approximately 15% during the holiday season compared to the prior year which negatively impacted third quarter revenue. We will continually evaluate how we manage the business and make necessary changes in response to the economic factors affecting the restaurant industry.

Our goal is to emerge from this recession in a position of strength with a strong balance sheet and improved operating profit. We are exhibiting discipline in our capital allocation and are taking steps to create sustainable margin improvements through cost controls and operational efficiencies. These steps will help maintain the health of our balance sheet and will provide the stable financial base needed to maintain our business through a depressed operating environment. We are driving profit improvements through a disciplined approach to operations, company-owned new restaurant development and the closure of underperforming restaurants. Effective management of food costs and a focus on labor productivity and reducing fixed costs helped us realize sustainable margin improvements in the third quarter. Our emphasis on the operations of our existing restaurants has resulted in lower turnover which has positively impacted labor cost and efficiency while providing improved pace at our restaurants. Additionally, generating strong cash flows has long been a hallmark of Brinker and we have taken steps to shore up our cash flows to provide the necessary flexibility to address current challenges and help drive the business forward. We have completed the closure of 42 underperforming restaurants in fiscal 2009 and have reduced our planned fiscal 2009 capital expenditures by $30 million. Virtually all company-owned new restaurant development in fiscal 2010 has been curtailed. Enhanced free cash flows resulting from our financial discipline and Macaroni Grill proceeds have allowed us to reduce our debt levels and will provide flexibility for further debt reductions.

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We are committed to our long term strategies and initiatives centered on our five areas of focus - hospitality; food and beverage excellence; restaurant atmosphere; pace and convenience; and international expansion. These strategic priorities are designed to strengthen Brinker brands and build on the long-term health of the company by engaging and delighting our guests, differentiating our brands from the competition, reducing the costs associated with managing our restaurants and establishing a strong presence in key markets around the world. However, we will monitor the results closely as well as the current business environment in order to pace the implementation of our initiatives appropriately.

We strongly believe investments in these five strategic priorities will strengthen our brands and allow us to emerge from these tough economic times in a better competitive position to deliver profitable growth over the long term for our shareholders. For example, with growing economic pressures in the United States, international expansion allows further diversification of our portfolio, enabling Brinker to build strength in a variety of markets and economic conditions. Our growth will be driven by cultivating relationships with equity investors, joint venture partners and franchisees. Our growing percentage of franchise operations both domestically and internationally enable us to improve margins as royalty payments flow through to the bottom line. Another top area of focus remains creating a culture of hospitality that will differentiate Brinker brands from all others in the industry. Through our investments in team member training and guest measurement programs, we are gaining significant traction in this area and providing guests a reason to make Brinker brands their preferred choice when dining out. We also believe that the unique and craveable food and beverages as well as the new flavors and offerings we continue to create at each of our brands, the warm, welcoming and revitalized atmospheres, and technologies and process improvements related to pace and convenience will give customers new reasons to dine with us more often.

The casual dining industry is a highly competitive business which is sensitive to changes in economic conditions, trends in lifestyles and fluctuating costs. Our top priority remains increasing profitable traffic over time. We believe that this focus, combined with discipline around the use of capital and efficient management of operating expenses, will enable Brinker to maintain its position as an industry leader through the current economic recession. We remain confident in the financial health of our company, the long-term prospects of the industry as well as in our ability to perform effectively in an extremely competitive marketplace and a variety of economic environments.

REVENUES

Revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 decreased to $857.4 million, a 20.4% decrease from the $1,077.2 million generated for the same quarter of fiscal 2008. Revenues for the thirty-nine week period ended March 25, 2009 were $2,791.2 million, an 11.7% decrease from the $3,161.7 million generated for the same period in fiscal 2008. The decrease in revenue was primarily attributable to a decrease in comparable restaurant sales across all brands as well as net declines in capacity at company-owned restaurants primarily due to restaurant closures and the sale of restaurants since the third quarter of fiscal 2008.

	Thirteen Week Period Ended March 25, 2009
	Comparable Sales		Price Increase		Mix Shift		Capacity

Brinker International	(5.6	)%	3.5	%	0.6	%	(17.7	)%

Chili’s	(5.2	)%	3.7	%	0.7	%	(0.2	)%

On The Border	(5.0	)%	3.3	%	2.2	%	(8.2	)%

Maggiano’s	(9.5	)%	1.7	%	(2.0	)%	3.9	%

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	Thirteen Week Period Ended March 26, 2008
	Comparable Sales		Price Increase		Mix Shift		Capacity

Brinker International	0.1	%	2.9	%	0.5	%	(6.1	)%

Chili’s	1.6	%	3.2	%	0.9	%	(8.7	)%

On The Border	(1.8	)%	2.8	%	(1.0	)%	4.8	%

Maggiano’s	(0.4	)%	2.9	%	(2.0	)%	5.0	%

Macaroni Grill	(4.4	)%	2.3	%	1.2	%	(2.8	)%

	Thirty-nine Week Period Ended March 25, 2009
	Comparable Sales		Price Increase		Mix Shift		Capacity

Brinker International	(5.0	)%	3.3	%	(0.7	)%	(8.3	)%

Chili’s	(4.2	)%	3.4	%	(0.5	)%	(1.2	)%

On The Border	(3.9	)%	3.6	%	(0.3	)%	(3.7	)%

Maggiano’s	(6.7	)%	1.8	%	(2.2	)%	3.3	%

Macaroni Grill (1)	(9.8	)%	2.8	%	(1.1	)%	(14.6	)%

	Thirty-nine Week Period Ended March 26, 2008
	Comparable Sales		Price Increase		Mix Shift		Capacity

Brinker International	(1.1	)%	2.5	%	0.7	%	(2.5	)%

Chili’s	(0.1	)%	2.6	%	1.2	%	(4.0	)%

On The Border	(3.8	)%	2.1	%	(0.6	)%	6.4	%

Maggiano’s	0.7	%	2.7	%	(2.2	)%	7.1	%

Macaroni Grill	(4.3	)%	2.2	%	1.3	%	(2.9	)%

(1) Macaroni Grill comparable restaurant sales and capacity for the thirty-nine week period ended March 25, 2009 includes the impact in the first and second quarters only as the sale of Macaroni Grill was completed in December 2008.

Comparable restaurant sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 decreased 5.6% compared to the same quarter of the prior year. The decrease in comparable restaurant sales resulted from a decline in customer traffic at all brands and unfavorable product mix shifts at Maggiano’s, partially offset by an increase in menu prices at all brands and favorable product mix shifts at Chili’s and On The Border.

Our capacity decreased 17.7% for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 (as measured by average-weighted sales weeks) compared to the same quarter of the prior year. The reduction in capacity is primarily due to the sale of 198 restaurants (189 of which were Macaroni Grills) and 47 restaurant closures (three of which were Macaroni Grills) since the third quarter of fiscal 2008, partially offset by the development

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of new company-owned restaurants. Including the impact of Macaroni Grill and restaurant sales to franchisees, we experienced a net decrease of 221 company-owned restaurants since March 26, 2008.

Royalty revenues from franchisees decreased approximately 1.7% to $16.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to $16.4 million in the prior year primarily due to the sale of Macaroni Grill. For the year-to-date period, royalty revenues from franchisees increased 11.6% to $48.5 million compared to $43.5 million in fiscal 2008. The increase is primarily due to the net addition of 64 franchise restaurants for Chili’s and On The Border since March 26, 2008, partially offset by the sale of Macaroni Grill. Franchise and development fee revenue decreased to $0.4 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 as compared to $1.0 million in the prior year. For the year-to-date period, franchise and development fee revenue decreased to $2.1 million compared to $8.9 million in fiscal 2008 primarily due to the sale of 76 restaurants to a franchisee in the prior year.

COSTS AND EXPENSES

Cost of sales, as a percent of revenues, decreased to 27.9% for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 from 28.9% in the prior year. Cost of sales was positively impacted in the current quarter by decreased commodity usage from reduced waste and menu item changes, favorable menu price increases and favorable product mix, partially offset by unfavorable commodity price changes primarily in beef, poultry, cooking oil and sauces. Cost of sales, as percent of revenues, decreased to 28.2% for the year-to-date period from 28.3% in the prior year. Cost of sales was favorably impacted by menu price increases and favorable product mix shifts, partially offset by unfavorable commodity prices primarily in beef, poultry, produce and cooking oils.

Restaurant expenses, as a percent of revenues, decreased to 54.6% for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 as compared to 56.8% in the same period of the prior year. The decrease was primarily driven by lower labor costs due to efficiency improvements and reduced pre-opening expenses due to fewer restaurant openings. Restaurant expenses, as a percent of revenues, increased to 57.2% for the year-to-date period from 56.9% in the prior year. The increase was primarily driven by sales deleverage on fixed costs as well as an increase in utility rates, partially offset by lower pre-opening expenses due to fewer restaurant openings.

Depreciation and amortization remained essentially flat on a dollar basis for the third quarter as compared to the same period of the prior year. Depreciation and amortization decreased $2.3 million for the year-to-date period of fiscal 2009 compared to the same period of the prior year primarily driven by restaurant closures and fully depreciated assets, partially offset by an increase in depreciation due to the addition of new restaurants and remodel investments.

General and administrative expenses decreased $5.0 million, or 12.0%, for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 as compared to the same period of fiscal 2008. General and administrative expenses decreased $10.6 million, or 8.4%, for the year-to-date period of fiscal 2009 as compared to the same period of fiscal 2008. The decreases are primarily due to reduced salary expense from lower headcount driven by overall cost management and the sale of Macaroni Grill as well as income related to transitional services provided to Macaroni Grill that offset the internal cost of providing the services.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2009, we recorded a $10.2 million lease termination charge primarily related to the closure of underperforming restaurants announced in the second quarter of fiscal 2009. We also made some organizational changes designed to streamline decision-making across our brands and as a result, recorded a $5.4 million net charge for severance and other costs. In the second quarter of fiscal 2009, we recorded a $45.7 million charge primarily related to long-lived asset impairments of $44.2 million resulting from the decision to close or decline lease renewals for 35 underperforming restaurants. In December 2008, we completed the sale

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of a majority interest in Macaroni Grill to Mac Acquisition and recorded a loss on the sale of $43.3 million. We also recorded gains of $3.8 million related to the sale of nine restaurants to a franchisee and other land sales. In the first quarter of fiscal 2009, we recorded $2.0 million in lease termination charges, a $1.7 million charge related to uninsured hurricane damage and a $1.3 million charge for expenses associated with the sale of Macaroni Grill.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2008, we recorded a $73.1 million impairment charge to write-down the net assets of Macaroni Grill to their estimated fair value less costs to sell. Additionally, we recorded charges of $39.6 million due to the decision to close or decline lease renewals for 46 underperforming restaurants based on the restaurants not performing at required levels of return. We also incurred charges of $12.5 million primarily related to the decision to reduce future domestic company-owned restaurant development as well as discontinue certain projects. In addition, we incurred a $7.0 million net charge for severance and other benefits resulting from these actions. Other gains and charges in the second quarter of fiscal 2008 include a $29.2 million gain related to the sale of 76 Chili’s restaurants to a franchisee, partially offset by an $11.4 million charge related to restaurant closures and long-lived asset impairments as well as a $1.9 million charge for expenses associated with the sale of Macaroni Grill. In the first quarter of fiscal 2008, we incurred a $9.2 million impairment charge to write-down the net assets of certain Macaroni Grill restaurants to their fair value less costs to sell to a franchisee.

Interest expense was $7.5 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 and $27.4 million for the year-to-date period of fiscal 2009 compared to $10.8 million for the third quarter and $36.2 million for the year-to-date period of the prior year. The decrease in interest expense is primarily due to lower average borrowing balances on our credit facilities and lower LIBOR interest rates on our debt carrying variable interest rates.

INCOME TAXES

The effective income tax rate increased to an expense of 28.9% for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to a benefit of 44.7% for the same quarter of last year. The change in the tax rate is primarily due to the tax effects of the impairment of Macaroni Grill long-lived assets in the prior year. For the year-to-date period, the effective income tax rate decreased to 0.1% from 12.4% for the same period of last year. The change in the tax rate is primarily due to the loss on the sale of Macaroni Grill and charges for long-lived asset impairments as well as lower earnings compared to the same period last year.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our primary source of liquidity is cash flows generated from our restaurant operations. Net cash provided by operating activities for the first three quarters of fiscal 2009 decreased to approximately $184.5 million compared to $296.8 million for the first three quarters in the prior year primarily due to a decline in operating profitability as well as the timing of operational payments which was primarily due to the sale of Macaroni Grill, restaurant closures and the reduction of company-owned new restaurant development in the current year. This decrease was partially offset by the cash impact of recognizing the loss on the sale of Macaroni Grill in fiscal 2009 for tax purposes.

Capital expenditures consist of ongoing remodel investments, new restaurants under construction, purchases of new and replacement restaurant furniture and equipment, investments in information technology infrastructure, and purchases of land for future restaurant sites. Capital expenditures were $74.6 million for the first three quarters of fiscal 2009 compared to $223.1 million for the same period of fiscal 2008. The reduction in capital expenditures is primarily due to a decrease in

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company-owned restaurants developed in the first three quarters of fiscal 2009 compared to the same period of prior year. We estimate that our capital expenditures during fiscal 2009, excluding Macaroni Grill, will be in the range of $110 million to $115 million and will be funded entirely by cash from operations.

Excluding the impact of assets held for sale, the working capital deficit decreased to $125.9 million at March 25, 2009 from $188.2 million at June 25, 2008 primarily due to a decrease in operational payments related to the sale of Macaroni Grill, a decrease in deferred tax assets resulting from the tax effects of the loss on the sale of Macaroni Grill in the second quarter, reduced income taxes payable and the retention of cash to fund operational needs.

We paid dividends of $11.2 million, or $0.11 per share, to common stock shareholders in March 2009 and a total of $34.1 million, or $0.33 per share, to common stock shareholders year-to-date. We currently plan to keep future quarterly dividend payouts stable at $0.11 per share.

The Board of Directors has authorized a total of $2,060.0 million in share repurchases, which has been and will be used to return capital to shareholders and to minimize the dilutive impact of stock options and other share-based awards. As of March 25, 2009, approximately $60 million was available under our share repurchase authorizations. We did not repurchase any common shares under our share repurchase plan during the first three quarters of fiscal 2009. We have currently placed a moratorium on share repurchases but, in the future, we may consider additional share repurchases under our plan based on several factors, including our cash position, share price, operational liquidity, and planned investment and financing needs. During the first three quarters of fiscal 2009, approximately 671,000 restricted share awards vested with a fair value of $12.6 million. Approximately 199,000 of these shares were repurchased from employees upon vesting for $3.7 million to satisfy minimum tax withholding obligations. The repurchased common stock is reflected as a reduction of shareholders’ equity.

Our balance sheet is a primary focus as we have committed to reducing our leverage allowing us to retain the investment grade rating from S&P and ultimately regain our investment grade rating from Moody’s. To accomplish this goal, payments of $59.3 million were made on the revolving credit facility during the third quarter of fiscal 2009 resulting in fiscal year-to-date debt reductions of $123.3 million. Subsequent

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to the end of the third quarter, the remaining $30.7 million balance on the revolving credit facility was paid down to zero. Additionally, subsequent to the end of the third quarter, we received a $6.0 million distribution from Mac Acquisition that represented substantially all of our equity investment in the entity and cancelled the three-year $10.0 million unsecured standby letter of credit agreement. We currently plan to continue utilizing available free cash flow to pay down debt in fiscal 2009 and 2010. We have also reduced capital expenditures for fiscal 2009, curtailed virtually all company-owned new restaurant development in fiscal 2010 and placed a moratorium on all share repurchase activity to ensure we maintain adequate cash flow to meet our current obligations and continue to pay down debt.

We believe that our various sources of capital, including cash flow from operating activities and availability under our existing credit facility are adequate to finance operations as well as the repayment of current debt obligations. We are not aware of any other event or trend that would potentially affect our liquidity. In the event such a trend develops, we believe that there are sufficient funds available under our credit facility and from our internal cash generating capabilities to adequately manage our ongoing business.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In December 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 clarifies the definition of fair value, describes methods used to appropriately measure fair value, and expands fair value disclosure requirements, but does not change existing guidance as to whether or not an instrument is carried at fair value. For financial assets and liabilities, SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, which required that we adopt these provisions in first quarter fiscal 2009. The adoption of SFAS 157 did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements. For nonfinancial assets and liabilities, SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, which will require us to adopt these provisions in fiscal 2010. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, that an adoption of the deferred provisions of this statement will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141R, “Business Combinations,” (“SFAS 141R”). Under SFAS 141R, all business combinations will be accounted for by applying the acquisition method. SFAS 141R requires most identifiable assets, liabilities, noncontrolling interests, and goodwill acquired in a business combination to be recorded at full fair value. SFAS 141R is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2008 and will be effective for us beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 for business combinations occurring on or after the effective date.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of ARB No. 51,” (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 160 will require noncontrolling interests (previously referred to as minority interests) to be treated as a separate component of equity, not as a liability or other item outside of permanent equity. The Statement applies to the accounting for noncontrolling interests and transactions with noncontrolling interest holders in consolidated financial statements. SFAS 160 is effective for periods beginning on or after December 15, 2008, which required that we adopt these provisions beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2009. The adoption of SFAS 160 did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In June 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) EITF 03-6-1, “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities.” FSP EITF 03-6-1 provides that unvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends that are paid or unpaid are participating securities and shall be included in the computation of earnings per share based on the two-class method. The two-class method is an earnings allocation method for

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computing earnings per share when an entity’s capital structure includes either two or more classes of common stock or common stock and participating securities. FSP EITF 03-6-1 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, which will require us to adopt these provisions in fiscal 2010. We do not expect that FSP EITF 03-6-1 will have a material impact on our financial statements.

Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

There have been no material changes in our quantitative and qualitative market risks since the prior reporting period.

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Based on their evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [the “Exchange Act”]), as of the end of the period covered by this report, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our third quarter ended March 25, 2009, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

We wish to caution you that our business and operations are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. We have identified certain factors in Part I, Item IA “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 25, 2008 and below in Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in this report on Form 10-Q, that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical results and from those projected in forward-looking statements contained in this report, in our other filings with the SEC, in our news releases, written or electronic communications, and verbal statements by our representatives. We further caution that it is not possible to see all such factors, and you should not consider the identified factors as a complete list of all risks and uncertainties.

You should be aware that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties may cause our or our industry’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements contained in or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are generally accompanied by words like “believes,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “expects,” and other similar expressions that convey uncertainty about future events or outcomes.

The risks related to our business include:

· The effect of competition on our operations and financial results.

· The general decrease in sales volumes during winter months.

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· The effect of potential changes in governmental regulation on our ability to open new restaurants and to maintain our existing and future operations.

· The risk inflation may increase our operating expenses.

· Increases in energy costs and the impact on our profitability.

· Increased costs or reduced revenues from shortages or interruptions in the availability and delivery of food and other supplies.

· Our ability to consummate successful mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and other strategic transactions that are important to our future growth and profitability.

· If we are unable to meet our growth plan, our profitability in the future may be adversely affected.

· Disruptions in the financial markets may adversely impact the availability and cost of credit and consumer spending patterns.

· Unfavorable publicity relating to one or more of our restaurants in a particular brand may taint public perception of the brand.

· Identification of material weakness in internal control may adversely affect our financial results.

· Other risk factors may adversely affect our financial performance, including, pricing, consumer spending and consumer confidence, changes in economic conditions and financial and credit markets, credit availability, increased costs of food commodities, increased fuel costs and availability for our team members, customers and suppliers, health epidemics or pandemics or the prospects of these events, consumer perceptions of food safety, changes in consumer tastes and behaviors, governmental monetary policies, changes in demographic trends, availability of employees, terrorist acts, energy shortages and rolling blackouts, and weather and other acts of God.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Information regarding legal proceedings is incorporated by reference from Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements set forth in Part I of this report.

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

There has been no material change in the risk factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 25, 2008, except the addition of the following risk factors to read in their entirety as follows:

“Disruptions in the financial markets may adversely impact the availability and cost of credit and consumer spending patterns.”

The subprime mortgage crisis, subsequent disruptions to the financial markets, and continuing economic downturn may adversely impact the availability of credit already

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arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future. The disruptions in the financial markets may also have an adverse effect on the U.S. and world economy, which may negatively impact consumer spending patterns. There can be no assurance that various U.S. and world government responses to the disruptions in the financial markets in the near future will restore consumer confidence, stabilize the markets, or increase liquidity or the availability of credit.

“Declines in the market price of our common stock or changes in other circumstances that may indicate an impairment of goodwill could adversely affect our financial position and results of operations.”

We perform our annual goodwill impairment test in the second quarter of each fiscal year in accordance with the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” Interim goodwill impairment tests are also required when events or circumstances change between annual tests that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of our reporting units below their carrying value. It is possible that a change in circumstances such as the decline in the market price of our common stock or changes in consumer spending levels, or in the numerous variables associated with the judgments, assumptions and estimates made in assessing the appropriate valuation of our goodwill, could negatively impact the valuation of our brands and create the potential for a non-cash charge to recognize impairment losses on some or all of our goodwill. If we were required to write down a portion of our goodwill and record related non-cash impairment charges, our financial position and results of operations would be adversely affected.

The above risks and other risks described in this report and our other filings with the SEC could have a material impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations. It is not possible to predict or identify all risk factors. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial may also impair our operations. Therefore, the risks identified are not intended to be a complete discussion of all potential risks or uncertainties.

Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Shares repurchased during the third quarter of fiscal 2009 are as follows (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):

	Total Number of Shares Purchased (a)	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program	Approximate Dollar Value that May Yet be Purchased Under the Program
December 25, 2008 through January 28, 2009	5,401	$	8.65	—	$	59,797
January 29, 2009 through February 25, 2009	167	$	10.89	—	$	59,797
February 26, 2009 through March 25, 2009	2,800	$	11.52	—	$	59,797
	8,368	$	9.66	—

(a) These amounts represent shares owned and tendered by employees to satisfy tax withholding obligations on the vesting of restricted share awards, which are not deducted from shares available to be purchased under publicly announced programs. Unless otherwise indicated, shares owned and tendered by employees to satisfy tax withholding obligations were purchased at the average of the high and low prices of the Company’s shares on the date of vesting.

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Item 6. EXHIBITS

10(a)	$215,000,000 Credit Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2009, by and among Registrant, as Borrower; Brinker Restaurant Corporation, as Guarantor; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent; J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners; Bank of America, N.A., as Sole Syndication Agent; and Compass Bank and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Co-Documentation Agents.

31(a)	Certification by Douglas H. Brooks, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, pursuant to 17 CFR 240.13a — 14(a) or 17 CFR 240.15d — 14(a).

31(b)	Certification by Charles M. Sonsteby, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, pursuant to 17 CFR 240.13a — 14(a) or 17 CFR 240.15d — 14(a).

32(a)	Certification by Douglas H. Brooks, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32(b)	Certification by Charles M. Sonsteby, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we have duly caused this report to be signed on our behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.


Date: May 4, 2009	By:	/s/ Douglas H. Brooks
		Douglas H. Brooks,
		Chairman of the Board,
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)


Date: May 4, 2009	By:	/s/ Charles M. Sonsteby
		Charles M. Sonsteby,
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)

Exhibit 10.(a)

EXECUTION COPY

$215,000,000

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of February 27, 2009

by and among

BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
as Borrower,

BRINKER RESTAURANT CORPORATION,
as Guarantor,

The Banks Party Hereto

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES, INC. and
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
as Joint Lead Arrangers
and Bookrunners

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Sole Syndication Agent

COMPASS BANK

and

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Co-Documentation Agents

[CS&M No. 6701-797]

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*ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS*	1

Section 1.01. Certain Defined Terms	1
Section 1.02. Computation of Time Periods	15
Section 1.03. Accounting Terms	15
Section 1.04. Miscellaneous	16

*ARTICLE II AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES*	16

Section 2.01. The Advances	16
Section 2.02. Requests for Advances	16
Section 2.03. Borrowings; Advances; Termination of Eurodollar Rate Advances	17
Section 2.04. Conversions and Continuations of Borrowings	19
Section 2.05. Optional Termination and Reduction of the Commitments	21
Section 2.06. Repayment and Prepayment of Advances; Notes	21
Section 2.07. Interest on Advances	22
Section 2.08. Interest Rate Determination	23
Section 2.09. Fees	23
Section 2.10. Payments; Computations; Interest on Overdue Amounts	23
Section 2.11. Consequential Losses on Eurodollar Rate Advances	24
Section 2.12. Increased Costs	25
Section 2.13. Replacement of Banks	26
Section 2.14. Illegality and Unavailability	26
Section 2.15. Taxes	27
Section 2.16. Payments Pro Rata	29
Section 2.17. Increase in Commitments	30
Section 2.18. Defaulting Banks	31

*ARTICLE III CONDITIONS*	32

Section 3.01. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness	32
Section 3.02. Conditions Precedent to Each Borrowing	34
Section 3.03. Administrative Agent	34

*ARTICLE IV GUARANTY*	35

Section 4.01. Guaranty	35
Section 4.02. Payment	35
Section 4.03. Waiver	35
Section 4.04. Acknowledgments and Representations	35
Section 4.05. Subordination	36
Section 4.06. Guaranty Absolute	36
Section 4.07. No Waiver; Remedies	36

Section 4.08. Continuing Guaranty	36
Section 4.09. Limitation	37
Section 4.10. Effect of Bankruptcy	37

*ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES*	37

Section 5.01. Corporate Existence	37
Section 5.02. Corporate Power	38
Section 5.03. Enforceable Obligations	38
Section 5.04. Financial Statements	38
Section 5.05. Litigation	39
Section 5.06. Margin Stock; Use of Proceeds	39
Section 5.07. Investment Company Act	39
Section 5.08. ERISA	39
Section 5.09. Taxes	39
Section 5.10. Environmental Condition	40
Section 5.11. Ownership of Guarantor	40
Section 5.12. Solvency	40
Section 5.13. Disclosure	40

*ARTICLE VI AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS*	40

Section 6.01. Compliance with Laws, Etc	40
Section 6.02. Reporting Requirements	41
Section 6.03. Use of Proceeds	42
Section 6.04. Maintenance of Insurance	42
Section 6.05. Preservation of Corporate Existence, Etc	42
Section 6.06. Payment of Taxes, Etc	43
Section 6.07. Visitation Rights	43
Section 6.08. Compliance with ERISA and the Code	43

*ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS*	43

Section 7.01. Financial Covenants	43
Section 7.02. Negative Pledge	44
Section 7.03. Merger and Sale of Assets	44
Section 7.04. Agreements to Restrict Dividends and Certain Transfers	45
Section 7.05. Transactions with Affiliates	45
Section 7.06. Change of Business	45
Section 7.07. Limitation on Loans, Advances and Investments	45
Section 7.08. Accounting Practices	46
Section 7.09. Debt	46

*ARTICLE VIII DEFAULTS*	47

Section 8.01. Defaults	47

*ARTICLE IX THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT*	49

Section 9.01. Authorization and Action	49
Section 9.02. Administrative Agent’s Reliance, Etc	50
Section 9.03. Knowledge of Defaults	50
Section 9.04. Rights of the Administrative Agent as a Bank	51
Section 9.05. Bank Credit Decision	51
Section 9.06. Successor Administrative Agent	51
Section 9.07. Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners and Syndication Agent	52
Section 9.08. INDEMNIFICATION	52

*ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS*	53

Section 10.01. Amendments, Etc	53
Section 10.02. Notices, Etc	53
Section 10.03. No Waiver; Remedies	54
Section 10.04. Costs, Expenses and Taxes	54
Section 10.05. Right of Set-off	55
Section 10.06. Bank Assignments and Participations	55
Section 10.07. Governing Law	57
Section 10.08. Interest	57
Section 10.09. Execution in Counterparts	58
Section 10.10. Survival of Agreements, Representations and Warranties, Etc	58
Section 10.11. The Borrower’s Right to Apply Deposits	59
Section 10.12. Confidentiality	59
Section 10.13. Binding Effect	60
Section 10.14. ENTIRE AGREEMENT	60
Section 10.15. USA PATRIOT ACT	61
Section 10.16. No Fiduciary Relationship	61

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EXHIBITS:

Exhibit A		Form of Note
Exhibit B		Form of Notice of Borrowing
Exhibit C		Form of Assignment
Exhibit D		Form of Opinion of Counsel for the Borrower and the Guarantor
Exhibit E		Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

SCHEDULES:

Schedule I	-	Bank and Administrative Agent Addresses
Schedule II	-	Borrower and Guarantor Addresses
Schedule III	-	Permitted Liens
Schedule IV	-	Agreements Restricting Dividends and Certain Transfers
Schedule V	-	GAAP Exceptions
Schedule VI	-	Investments
Schedule VII	-	Permitted Debt

CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 27, 2009, by and among BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), BRINKER RESTAURANT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Guarantor”), the Banks party hereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Banks hereunder.

The Borrower has requested that the Banks make loans to it in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $215,000,000 at any one time outstanding, and the Banks are prepared to make such loans upon and subject to the terms and conditions hereof. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

Section 1.01.Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

“Accession Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17.

“Administrative Agent” has the meaning specified in the introduction hereto.

“Advance” means an advance by a Bank to the Borrower as part of a Borrowing and refers to a Base Rate Advance or a Eurodollar Rate Advance, each of which shall be a “Type” of Advance.

“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, or is controlled by or under common control with, another Person. For the purposes of this definition, the terms “control”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”, as used with respect to any Person, means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Subsidiary of a Person is an Affiliate of that Person.

“Agreement” has the meaning specified in the introduction hereto.

“Applicable Lending Office” means, with respect to each Bank, such Bank’s Domestic Lending Office in the case of a Base Rate Advance, and such Bank’s Eurodollar Lending Office in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Advance.

“Applicable Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Advance or Base Rate Advance or with respect to the facility fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Eurodollar Rate Spread”, “Base Rate Spread” or “Facility Fee Rate”, as the case may be, based upon the Moody’s Rating and the S&P Rating:

Rating Level	Ratings (Moody’s/S&P)		Facility Fee Rate (bps per annum)	Eurodollar Rate Spread (bps per annum)	Base Rate Spread (bps per annum)
Rating Level 1	>	Baa1 or BBB+	25.0	175.0	75.0
Rating Level 2		Baa2 or BBB	30.0	195.0	95.0
Rating Level 3		Baa3 and BBB-	40.0	235.0	135.0
Rating Level 4		Baa3/BB+ or Ba1/BBB-	50.0	275.0	175.0
Rating Level 5	<	Ba1 and BB+	50.0	325.0	225.0

For purposes of the foregoing, (a) if a Moody’s Rating or an S&P Rating shall not be in effect (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this definition), then the applicable rating agency shall be deemed to have established a rating in Rating Level 5 (as set forth in the table above); (b) if the Moody’s Rating and the S&P Rating shall fall within different Rating Levels, the Applicable Rate shall be based on the higher of the two ratings unless the ratings differ by more than one Rating Level, in which case the Applicable Rate shall be based on the Rating Level one level above that corresponding to the lower rating; and (c) if the Moody’s Rating or the S&P Rating shall be changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of Moody’s or S&P), such change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first publicly announced by Moody’s or S&P. Each change in the Applicable Rate shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. If the rating system of Moody’s or S&P shall change, or if either such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Borrower and the Banks shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the rating most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation.

“Applicable Usury Laws” means the Texas Finance Code, any other law of the State of Texas limiting interest rates and any applicable Federal law to the extent that it permits Banks to contract for, charge, reserve or receive a greater amount of interest than under the Texas Finance Code or other laws of the State of Texas.

“Assignment” means an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Bank and an assignee, and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of the attached Exhibit C.

“Banks” means the Persons listed under the heading “Banks” on the signature pages hereof and each other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment or an Accession Agreement, other than any such Person that shall have ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment.

“Base Rate” means, for any day, a fluctuating interest rate per annum in effect from time to time which rate per annum shall at all times be equal to the higher of:

(a) the rate of interest announced publicly by JPMCB in New York, New York from time to time as JPMCB’s prime rate on such day;

(b) the Federal Funds Rate for such day plus ½ of 1% per annum; and

(c) so long as none of the conditions described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.03(d) shall exist, the Eurodollar Rate for a one month interest period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1% per annum, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Eurodollar Rate for any day shall be based on the rate appearing on the Reuters BBA LIBOR Rates Page 3750 at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day.

“Base Rate Advance” means an Advance which bears interest as provided in Section 2.07(a)(i).

“Base Rate Borrowing” means a Borrowing comprised of Base Rate Advances.

“Board” means, as to any Person, the Board of Directors of the Person or the Executive Committee thereof.

“Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introduction hereto.

“Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Advances of the same Type to the Borrower made by each of the Banks pursuant to Section 2.01.

“Business Day” means a day of the year on which banks are not required or authorized to close in Dallas, Texas, or New York City, New York, and, if the applicable Business Day relates to any Eurodollar Rate Advances, on which dealings are carried on in the interbank eurodollar market.

“Capitalized Lease” means at any time, a lease with respect to which the lessee thereunder is required concurrently to recognize the acquisition of an asset and the incurrence of a liability in accordance with GAAP.

“Capitalized Lease Obligations” means, with respect to any Person for any period of determination, the amount of the obligations of such Persons under Capitalized Leases which would be shown as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.

“Code” means, as appropriate, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor Federal tax code, and any reference to any statutory provision shall be deemed to be a reference to any successor provision or provisions.

“Commitment” of any Bank means at any time the amount set forth opposite such Bank’s name on the signature pages hereof or in an Assignment, as such amount may be terminated, reduced or increased pursuant to Section 2.05, Section 8.01 or Section 10.06.

“Confidential Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.12.

“Confidential Information Memorandum” means the Confidential Information Memorandum dated January 7, 2009, relating to the credit facility provided for herein.

“Consolidated” refers to the consolidation of the accounts of any Person and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

“Controlled Group” means any group of organizations within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m), or (o) of the Code of which the Borrower or its Subsidiaries is a member.

“Corporate Franchise” means the right or privilege granted by the state or government to the Person forming a corporation, and their successors, to exist and do business as a corporation and to exercise the rights and powers incidental to that form of organization or necessarily implied in the grant.

“Credit Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, and each other agreement, instrument or document executed by the Borrower or the Guarantor at any time in connection with this Agreement.

“Debt” means, in the case of any Person, without duplication, (i) indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) Capitalized Lease Obligations, and (iv) obligations of such Person under or relating to letters of credit or guaranties in respect of, and obligations (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss in respect of, indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (i) through (iii) of this definition. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term Debt shall not include any obligation of the Borrower or the Guarantor incurred by entering into, or by guaranteeing, any transaction that is a rate swap, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap or option, foreign exchange transaction, currency swap or option or any similar transaction.

“Debt to Cash Flow Ratio” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01(b).

“Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.

“Defaulting Bank” means any Bank that (a) shall have failed to fund its ratable share of any Borrowing for three or more Business Days after the date of such Borrowing (unless (i) such Bank shall have notified the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing of its determination that a condition to its obligation to make an Advance as part of such Borrowing shall not have been satisfied and (ii) Banks representing a majority in interest of the Commitments shall not have advised the Administrative Agent in writing of their determination that such condition has been satisfied), (b) shall have notified the Administrative Agent (or shall have notified the Borrower, which shall in turn have notified the Administrative Agent) in writing that it does not intend or is unable to comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement, or shall have made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend or is unable to comply with such funding obligations or its funding obligations under other credit or similar agreements to which it is a party, (c) shall have failed (but not for fewer than three Business Days) after a request by the Administrative Agent to confirm that it will comply with its obligations to make Advances hereunder or (d) shall have become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or shall have had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or shall have taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment or shall have a parent company that has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment.

“Domestic Lending Office” means, with respect to any Bank, the office of such Bank specified as its “Domestic Lending Office” opposite its name on Schedule I hereto or in an Assignment or such other office of such Bank as such Bank may from time to time specify to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

“EBIT” means for any period, the Consolidated earnings of a Person during such period from continuing operations, exclusive of (i) gains on sales of assets not in the ordinary course of business (to the extent such gains are included in earnings from continuing operations), (ii) any non-recurring, non-cash charges or losses not in the ordinary course of business (to the extent such charges or losses are included in earnings from continuing operations), (iii) any non-cash expenses for such period resulting from the grant of stock options or other equity-based incentives to any director, officer or employee of the Borrower or any Subsidiary pursuant to a written plan or agreement approved by the Board of the Borrower (to the extent such expenses are included in earnings from continuing operations) and (iv) extraordinary items, as determined under GAAP, but without deducting federal, state, foreign and local income taxes and Interest Expense.

“EBITDA” means, for any period, the Consolidated earnings of a Person during such period from continuing operations, exclusive of (i) gains on sales of assets

not in the ordinary course of business (to the extent such gains are included in earnings from continuing operations), (ii) any non-recurring, non-cash charges or losses not in the ordinary course of business (to the extent such charges or losses are included in earnings from continuing operations), (iii) any non-cash expenses for such period resulting from the grant of stock options or other equity-based incentives to any director, officer or employee of the Borrower or any Subsidiary pursuant to a written plan or agreement approved by the Board of the Borrower (to the extent such expenses are included in earnings from continuing operations) and (iv) extraordinary items, as determined under GAAP, but without deducting federal, state, foreign and local income taxes, Interest Expense, depreciation and amortization.

“Effective Date” means the date on which the conditions set forth in Section 3.01 and Section 3.02(a) shall have been satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 10.01).

“Eligible Assignee” means (i) a Bank or any Affiliate of any Bank; (ii) a commercial bank or financial institution, in each case with an office in the United States of America acceptable to the Administrative Agent and, unless a Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower, such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld, and (iii) a finance company, insurance company or other financial institution (not already covered by clause (ii) of this definition) or fund (whether a corporation, partnership or other entity) which is engaged in making, purchasing or otherwise investing in commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business, and having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000, or any other Person, in each case, acceptable to the Administrative Agent and, unless a Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower in their discretion.

“Environment” has the meaning set forth in 42 U.S.C. §9601(8) (1982).

“Environmental Protection Statute” means any local, state or federal law, statute, regulation, order, consent decree or other Governmental Requirement, domestic or foreign, arising from or in connection with or relating to the protection or regulation of the Environment, including, without limitation, those laws, statutes, regulations, orders, decrees and other Governmental Requirements relating to the disposal, cleanup, production, storing, refining, handling, transferring, processing or transporting of Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Substances or any pollutant or contaminant, wherever located.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder from time to time.

“Eurocurrency Liabilities” has the meaning assigned to that term in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.

“Eurodollar Lending Office” means, with respect to any Bank, the office of such Bank specified as its “Eurodollar Lending Office” opposite its name on Schedule I hereto or in an Assignment (or, if no such office is specified, its Domestic Lending Office) or such other office of such Bank as such Bank may from time to time specify to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

“Eurodollar Rate” means, for any Interest Period, the offered rate for deposits in U.S. Dollars for a period equal to or nearest the number of days in such Interest Period which appears on the Reuters “LIBOR01” screen displaying British Bankers’ Association Interest Settlement Rates (or on any successor or substitute screen provided by Reuters, or any successor to or substitute for such service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such screen, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market) as of approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on the date two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, provided that if such rates do not appear on any such screen, the “Eurodollar Rate” shall mean, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/16 of 1%) of the respective rates notified to the Administrative Agent by each Reference Bank as the rate at which U.S. Dollar deposits are offered to such Reference Bank by prime banks at or about 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period in the London interbank market for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period for a period approximately equal to the number of days in such Interest Period and in an amount comparable to the principal amount of the Advances.

“Eurodollar Rate Advance” means any Advance as to which the Borrower shall have selected an interest rate based upon the Eurodollar Rate as provided in Article II.

“Eurodollar Rate Borrowing” means a Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Rate Advances.

“Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage” of any Bank for any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate Advance means the reserve percentage applicable during such Interest Period (or if more than one such percentage shall be so applicable, the daily average of such percentages for those days in such Interest Period during which any such percentage shall be so applicable) under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) for such Bank with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities having a term equal to such Interest Period.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Existing Credit Agreement” means the $300,000,000 Credit Agreement dated as of October 6, 2004, among the Borrower, the Guarantor, certain financial institutions named therein and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, as amended.

“Existing Term Loan Agreement” means the $400,000,000 Loan Agreement dated as of October 24, 2007, among the Borrower, the Guarantor, certain financial institutions named therein and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

“Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, the principal accounting officer, any vice president or assistant vice president with accounting or financial responsibilities, or the treasurer or any assistant treasurer of the Borrower.

“Foreign Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Borrower organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles for financial reporting as in effect from time to time in the United States of America, applied on a consistent basis.

“Governmental Requirements” means all judgments, orders, writs, injunctions, decrees, awards, laws, ordinances, statutes, regulations, rules, Corporate Franchises, permits, certificates, licenses, authorizations and the like and any other requirements of any government or any commission, board, court, agency, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof.

“Guaranteed Obligations” means all obligations of the Borrower to the Banks and the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the Notes and any other Credit Document to which the Borrower is a party, whether for principal, interest, fees, expenses, indemnities or otherwise, and whether now or hereafter existing.

“Guarantor” has the meaning specified in the introduction hereto.

“Hazardous Substance” has the meaning set forth in 42 U.S.C. §9601(14) and shall also include each other substance considered to be a hazardous substance under any Environmental Protection Statute.

“Hazardous Waste” has the meaning set forth in 42 U.S.C. §6903(5) and shall also include each other substance considered to be a hazardous waste under any Environmental Protection Statute (including, without limitation, 40 C.F.R. §261.3).

“Increasing Bank” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17.

“Indemnified Person” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b).

“Insufficiency” means, with respect to any Plan, the amount, if any, by which the present value of the vested benefits under such Plan exceeds the fair market value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such benefits.

“Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period of determination, its interest expense determined in accordance with GAAP, including, without limitation, all interest with respect to Capitalized Lease Obligations and all capitalized interest, but excluding deferred financing fees.

“Interest Payment Dates” means, with respect to each Advance, the earlier of (i) the last day of the applicable Interest Period related to such Advance, (ii) the ninetieth (90th) day after the day on which the applicable Interest Period related to such Advance begins, if such Interest Period is longer than three months, (iii) the Termination Date, (iv) the date of demand therefor with respect to interest accruing under Section 2.07(b) and Section 2.10(e), and (v) the date of any prepayment of any Advance, whether or not such prepayment is otherwise permitted hereunder.

“Interest Period” means with respect to any Advance:

(a) if such Advance is a Eurodollar Rate Advance, the period commencing on the date of such Advance or on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period applicable to such Advance, as the case may be, and ending on the numerically corresponding day (or if there is no corresponding day, the last day) in the calendar month that is one (1), two (2), three (3) or six (6) months thereafter, as the Borrower may select, and

(b) if such Advance is a Base Rate Advance, the period commencing on the date of such Advance or on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period applicable to such Advance, as the case may be, and ending ninety (90) days later or, if earlier, on the Termination Date or the date of the prepayment of such Advance,

in each case, as selected by the Borrower, as provided in Section 2.02 with respect to Advances. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however:

(i) if any Interest Period would end on a day which shall not be a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, with respect to Eurodollar Rate Advances only, such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

(ii) no Interest Period may be selected for any Advance that ends later than the Termination Date; and

(iii) Interest Periods commencing on the same date for Advances comprising the same Borrowing shall be of the same duration.

Interest shall accrue from and including the first day of an Interest Period to but excluding the last day of an Interest Period. The Administrative Agent shall promptly advise each Bank in writing of each Interest Period so selected by the Borrower with respect to each Borrowing.

“Investments” has the meaning specified in Section 7.07.

“JPMCB” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

“Joint Lead Arrangers” means J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC, in their capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the credit facility provided for herein.

“Lien” means any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, deed of trust, security interest, encumbrance or other type of preferential arrangement to secure or provide for the payment of any obligation of any Person, whether arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise (including, without limitation, the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Capitalized Lease or other title retention agreement).

“Liquid Investments” means:

(a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are guaranteed or insured by, the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof;

(b) (i) negotiable or nonnegotiable certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers’ acceptances or other similar banking arrangements maturing within twelve (12) months from the date of acquisition thereof (“bank debt securities”), issued by (A) any Bank or any Affiliate of any Bank or (B) any other foreign or domestic bank, trust company or financial institution which has a combined capital surplus and undivided profit of not less than $100,000,000 or the U.S. Dollar equivalent thereof, if at the time of deposit or purchase, such bank debt securities are rated not less than “BB” (or the then equivalent) by the rating service of S&P or of Moody’s, (ii) commercial paper issued by (A) any Bank or any Affiliate of any Bank or (B) any other Person if at the time of purchase such commercial paper is rated not less than “A-2” (or the then equivalent) by the rating service of S&P or not less than “P-2” (or the then equivalent) by the rating service of Moody’s, or upon the discontinuance of both of such services, such other nationally recognized rating service or services, as the case may be, as shall be selected by the Borrower or the Guarantor, (iii) debt or other securities issued by (A) any Bank or Affiliate of any Bank or (B) or any other Person, if at the time of purchase such Person’s debt or equity securities are rated not less than “BB” (or the then equivalent) by the rating service of S&P or of Moody’s, or upon the discontinuance of both such services, such other nationally recognized rating service or services, as the case may be, as shall be selected by the Borrower or the

Guarantor and (iv) marketable securities of a class registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the Exchange Act;

(c) repurchase agreements relating to investments described in clauses (a) and (b) above with a market value at least equal to the consideration paid in connection therewith, with any Person who has a combined capital surplus and undivided profit of not less than $100,000,000 or the U.S. Dollar equivalent thereof, if at the time of entering into such agreement the debt securities of such Person are rated not less than “BBB” (or the then equivalent) by the rating service of S&P or of Moody’s, or upon the discontinuance of both such services, such other nationally recognized rating service or services, as the case may be, as shall be selected by the Borrower or the Guarantor; and

(d) shares of any mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which invests solely in underlying securities of the types described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above.

“Majority Banks” means at any time Banks holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the then aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Advances held by the Banks, or, if no such principal amount is then outstanding, Banks having more than fifty percent (50%) of the Commitments.

“Material Adverse Effect” means, relative to any occurrence whatsoever, any effect which (a) is material and adverse to the financial condition or business operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a Consolidated basis, or (b) adversely affects the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any Note, or (c) causes a Default.

“Maximum Rate” means at the particular time in question the maximum non-usurious rate of interest which, under Applicable Usury Law, may then be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received under this Agreement, the Notes or under any other agreement entered into in connection with this Agreement or the Notes. If such maximum non-usurious rate of interest changes after the date hereof, the Maximum Rate shall, from time to time, be automatically increased or decreased, as the case may be, as of the effective date of each change in such maximum rate, in each case without notice to Borrower.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

“Moody’s Rating” means, at any time, the Borrower’s corporate family rating then most recently announced by Moody’s.

“Net Worth” of any Person means, as of any date of determination, the excess of total assets of such Person over total liabilities, total assets and total liabilities each to be determined in accordance with GAAP.

“Non-U.S. Bank” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(e).

“Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to the order of any Bank, in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, evidencing the aggregate indebtedness of the Borrower to such Bank resulting from Advances.

“Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.

“Obligated Party” has the meaning specified in Section 4.03.

“Other Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(b).

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (and any successor thereto).

“Patriot Act” means the USA Patriot Act, Title III of Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law on October 26, 2001.

“Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any Person, Liens:

(a) for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies on property of such Person incurred in the ordinary course of business to the extent not required to be paid pursuant to Sections 6.01 and 6.06;

(b) imposed by law, such as landlords’, carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business securing obligations which are not overdue for a period of more than sixty (60) days or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings;

(c) arising in the ordinary course of business (i) out of pledges or deposits under workers’ compensation laws, unemployment insurance, old age pensions or other social security or retirement benefits, or similar legislation or to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or (ii) which were not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money and do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value or use of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the operation of their business;

(d) securing Debt existing on the date of this Agreement and listed on the attached Schedule III or reflected in the financial statements referenced in Section 5.04, provided that the Debt secured by such Liens shall not be renewed, refinanced or extended if the amount of such Debt so renewed is greater than the outstanding amount of such Debt on the date of this Agreement;

(e) constituting easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business and encumbrances consisting of zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, restrictions on the use of property or minor imperfections in title thereto which, in the aggregate, are not material in amount, and which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of such Person;

(f) securing judgments against such Person which are being appealed;

(g) on real property acquired by such Person after the date of this Agreement and securing only Debt of such Person incurred to finance the purchase price of such property, provided that any such Lien is created within one hundred eighty (180) days of the acquisition of such property; or

(h) other than those Liens otherwise permitted above, Liens securing Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of five percent (5.0%) of the Borrower’s Net Worth, on a Consolidated basis, as reflected on the most recent financial statements of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries delivered to the Banks pursuant to Section 5.04 or 6.02.

“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof.

“Plan” means an employee pension benefit plan within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA which is either (a) maintained for employees of the Borrower, of any Subsidiary of the Borrower, or of any member of the Controlled Group, or (b) maintained pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or any other arrangement under which more than one employer makes contributions and to which the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group is at the time in question making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has within the preceding five plan years made contributions.

“Rating” means the Moody’s Rating or the S&P Rating, as the case may be.

“Rating Level” means the applicable rating level as set forth in the table under the definition of the Applicable Rate.

“Reference Banks” mean JPMCB and Bank of America, N.A.

“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c).

“Rent Expense” means, for any Person for any period of determination, such Person’s operating lease expense computed in accordance with GAAP, including, without limitation, all contingent rentals, but excluding all common area maintenance expenses.

“Revolving Period” means the period of time commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the Termination Date.

“Sale/Leaseback Transaction” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01(c).

“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (and any successor thereto).

“SEC Filing” means a report or statement filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13, 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder.

“Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary which is a “significant subsidiary” of the Borrower within the meaning of Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act.

“Solvent” means, with respect to any Person, that, as of any date of determination, (a) the amount of the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, exceed the amount of all liabilities of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as of such date, as such terms are determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors, (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the liability of such Person on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured, (c) such Person will not have, as of such date, an unreasonably small capital with which to conduct its business, and (d) such Person will be able to pay its debts as they mature. For purposes of this definition, (i) “debt” means liability on a “claim”, and (ii) “claim” means any (x) right to payment, whether or not such a right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured or (y) right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a right to payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured or unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services or any successor thereto.

“S&P Rating” means, at any time, the Borrower’s corporate credit rating then most recently announced by S&P.

“Subsidiary” means, as to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, association or other business entity in which such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries owns sufficient equity or voting interests to enable it or them (individually or as a group) ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, to elect a majority of the directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such entity, and any partnership or joint venture if more than a fifty percent (50%) interest in the profits or capital thereof is owned directly or indirectly by such Person, or by one or more of its Subsidiaries, or collectively by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries (unless such partnership can and does ordinarily take major business actions without the prior approval of such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries). Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to a “Subsidiary” is a reference to a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower.

“Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(a).

“Termination Date” means February 27, 2012 (being the third anniversary of the date of this Agreement), or, if earlier, the date of termination in whole of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.05 or 8.01, provided that if such date shall not be a Business Day, the Termination Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day.

“Termination Event” means (i) a “reportable event”, as such term is described in Section 4043 of ERISA (other than a “reportable event” not subject to the provision for 30 day notice to the PBGC), or an event described in Section 4062(f) of ERISA, or (ii) the withdrawal of the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group from a Plan during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer”, as such term is defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA, or the incurrence of liability by the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group under Section 4064 of ERISA upon the termination of a Plan or Plan, or (iii) the distribution of a notice of intent to terminate a Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA or the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 of ERISA, or (iv) the institution of proceedings to terminate a Plan by the PBGC under Section 4042 of ERISA, or (v) any other event or condition which might constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan.

“Third Party Funds” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.

“Total Commitment” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Commitments of the Banks, as in effect at such time.

“Type” has the meaning set forth in the definition of the term “Advance” above.

“UFCA” means the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, as amended from time to time.

“UFTA” means the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, as amended from time to time.

“U.S. Dollars” and “$” mean the lawful currency of the United States of America.

Section 1.02.Computation of Time Periods. In this Agreement in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding.”

Section 1.03.Accounting Terms. All accounting and financial terms not specifically defined herein and the compliance with each covenant contained herein with respect to financial matters (unless a different procedure is otherwise set forth herein) shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. If subsequent to the date hereof any change shall occur in GAAP or in the application thereof and such change shall affect the calculation of any financial covenant, or any other provision, set forth herein, then if the Borrower, by notice to the Administrative Agent, shall request an amendment to any such

financial covenant or other provision to eliminate the effect of such change on such financial covenant or other provision (or if the Administrative Agent or the Majority Banks, by notice to the Borrower, shall request an amendment to any such financial covenant or other provision for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then the parties hereto shall enter into negotiations in an effort to agree upon such an amendment and, until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such amendment shall have become effective in accordance herewith, such financial covenant or other provision shall be calculated or interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective.

Section 1.04.Miscellaneous. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Article, Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to Articles and Sections of and Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified.

ARTICLE II

AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES

Section 2.01.The Advances. Each Bank, severally and for itself alone, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, hereby agrees to make Advances to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day prior to the Termination Date in an aggregate amount outstanding not to exceed at any time such Bank’s Commitment. Each Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount of not less than $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, and shall consist of Advances of the same Type made to the Borrower on the same day by the Banks ratably according to their respective Commitments and having the same Interest Period. Within the limits of each Bank’s Commitment, the Borrower may borrow, prepay pursuant to Section 2.06(b) and reborrow.

Section 2.02.Requests for Advances. During the Revolving Period, each Borrowing shall be made on notice, given not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) (a) in the case of a proposed Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Rate Advances, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date of the proposed Borrowing, and (b) in the case of a proposed Borrowing comprised of Base Rate Advances, on the Business Day of the proposed Borrowing, by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, which shall give to each Bank prompt notice thereof by telecopy. Each such notice of a Borrowing (a “Notice of Borrowing”) shall be in writing (including by telecopy), in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto, executed by the Borrower. Each Notice of Borrowing shall refer to this Agreement and shall specify the requested (i) date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (ii) Type of Advances comprising such Borrowing, (iii) aggregate principal amount of such Borrowing, and (iv) Interest Period for such Borrowing.

Section 2.03.Borrowings; Advances; Termination of Eurodollar Rate Advances. (a) Advances shall be made by the Banks ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments on the borrowing date of the Borrowing, provided, however, that the failure of any Bank to make any Advance shall not in itself relieve any other Bank of its obligation to lend hereunder.

(b) Each Borrowing shall be a Eurodollar Rate Borrowing or a Base Rate Borrowing. Each Bank may at its option make any Eurodollar Rate Advance by causing the Eurodollar Lending Office of such Bank to make such Advance, provided, however, that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Advance in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the applicable Note, if any. Advances of more than one (1) interest rate option may be outstanding at the same time, provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be entitled to request any Advances which, if made, would result in an aggregate of more than ten (10) separate Advances of any Bank being outstanding hereunder at any one time. For purposes of the foregoing, Advances having different Interest Periods, regardless of whether they commence on the same date, shall be considered separate Advances.

(c) Each Bank shall, before 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the borrowing date of each Borrowing make available at its Applicable Lending Office for the account of the Administrative Agent at its address referred to in Section 10.02, in immediately available funds, such Bank’s portion of such Borrowing. After the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such funds and upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Article III, the Administrative Agent will make such funds available to the Borrower not later than 2:00 P.M. (New York City time) at such account of the Borrower as the Borrower shall from time to time designate in a notice delivered to the Administrative Agent that is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. If the applicable conditions set forth in Article III to any such Borrowing are not met, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Banks making the Advances comprising such Borrowing and return the funds so received to the respective Banks as soon as practicable.

(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary:

(i) if any Bank shall, at least one (1) Business Day before the date of any requested Borrowing to be made, notify the Administrative Agent that the introduction of or any change in or the interpretation of any law or regulation makes it unlawful, or that any central bank or other governmental authority asserts that it is unlawful, for such Bank or its Eurodollar Lending Office to perform its obligations hereunder to make Eurodollar Rate Advances or to fund Eurodollar Rate Advances hereunder, the right of the Borrower to select Eurodollar Rate Advances for such Borrowing or any subsequent Borrowing shall be suspended until such Bank shall notify the Administrative Agent that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist, and except as provided in clause (iv) below, each Advance comprising such Borrowing shall be a Base Rate Advance;

(ii) if the Majority Banks shall, on or before the date any requested Borrowing consisting of Eurodollar Rate Advances is to be made, notify the Administrative Agent that the Eurodollar Rate for such Eurodollar Rate Advances will not adequately reflect the cost to such Banks of making their respective Eurodollar Rate Advances, the right of the Borrower to select the Eurodollar Rate for such Borrowing or any subsequent Borrowing shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Majority Banks, shall notify the Borrower and the Banks that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist, and except as provided in clause (iv) below, each Advance comprising such Borrowing shall be a Base Rate Advance;

(iii) if, under the circumstances referred to in the proviso in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate” in Section 1.01, the Reference Banks fail to furnish timely information to the Administrative Agent for determining the Eurodollar Rate for Eurodollar Rate Advances comprising any requested Borrowing to be made, (A) the Administrative Agent shall forthwith notify the Borrower and the Banks that the interest rate cannot be determined for such Eurodollar Rate Advances, (B) the right of the Borrower to select Eurodollar Rate Advances for such Borrowing or any subsequent Borrowing shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Banks that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist, and (C) each Advance comprising such Borrowings shall be a Base Rate Advance;

(iv) if the Borrower has requested a proposed Borrowing consisting of Eurodollar Rate Advances and as a result of circumstances referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, such Borrowing would not consist of Eurodollar Rate Advances, the Borrower may, by notice given reasonably prior to the time of such proposed Borrowing, cancel such Borrowing, in which case such Borrowing shall be canceled and no Advances shall be made as a result of such requested Borrowing; and

(v) if the Borrower shall fail to select the duration or continuation of any Interest Period for any Advances consisting of Eurodollar Rate Advances, in accordance with the provisions contained in the definition of “Interest Period”, in Section 1.01 and in this Section 2.03(d), the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and the Banks and such Advances will be made available to the Borrower on the date of such Borrowing as Base Rate Advances.

(e) Each Notice of a Borrowing shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower, except as set forth in Section 2.03(d)(iv). In the case of any Eurodollar Rate Advance requested by the Borrower in a Notice of Borrowing, the Borrower shall, unless the second following sentence shall be applicable, indemnify each Bank against any loss, cost or expense incurred by such Bank if such Eurodollar Rate Advance is not made, including as a result of any failure to fulfill, on or before the date specified in such Notice

18 of Borrowing for such Borrowing, the applicable conditions set forth in Article III, including, without limitation, any loss (including loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Bank to fund such Advance to be made by such Bank as part of such Borrowing when such Advance, as a result of such failure, is not made on such date. A certificate in reasonable detail as to the basis for and the amount of such loss, cost or expense submitted to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent by such Bank shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of such loss, cost or expense. If a Borrowing requested by the Borrower to be comprised of Eurodollar Rate Advances is not made as a Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Rate Advances as a result of Section 2.03(d), the Borrower shall indemnify each Bank against any loss (excluding loss of profits), cost or expense incurred by such Bank by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Bank (prior to the time such Bank is actually aware that such Borrowing will not be so made), to fund the Advance to be made by such Bank as part of such Borrowing. A certificate in reasonable detail as to the basis for and the amount of such loss, cost or expense submitted to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent by such Bank shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of such loss, cost or expense.

(f) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Bank prior to the date of any Borrowing that such Bank will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Bank’s ratable portion of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Bank has made such portion available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.02 and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower requesting such Borrowing on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such Bank shall not have so made such ratable portion available to the Administrative Agent, such Bank and the Borrower severally agree to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to Advances comprising such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Bank, the Federal Funds Rate. If such Bank shall repay to the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such Bank’s Advance as part of such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement.

(g) The failure of any Bank to make the Advance to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Bank of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Advance on the date of such Borrowing, but no Bank shall be responsible for the failure of any other Bank to make the Advance to be made by such other Bank on the date of any Borrowing.

Section 2.04.Conversions and Continuations of Borrowings. (a) Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.03(d), the Borrower shall have the right at any time upon prior irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent (i) not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, to

convert any Borrowing which constitutes a Eurodollar Rate Borrowing into a Base Rate Borrowing or to continue any Base Rate Borrowing for an additional Interest Period and (ii) not later than 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) three (3) Business Days prior to the date of conversion or continuation, to convert any Borrowing which constitutes a Base Rate Borrowing into a Eurodollar Rate Borrowing or to continue any Borrowing constituting a Eurodollar Rate Borrowing for an additional Interest Period, subject in each case to the following:

(A) each conversion or continuation shall be made pro rata among the Banks in accordance with the respective principal amounts of the Advances comprising the converted or continued Borrowing;

(B) if less than all the outstanding principal amount of any Borrowing shall be converted or continued, the aggregate principal amount of such Borrowing converted or continued shall be in an amount of $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof;

(C) accrued interest on an Advance (or portion thereof) being converted or continued shall be paid by the Borrower at the time of conversion or continuation;

(D) if any Eurodollar Rate Borrowing is converted at a time other than the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall pay, upon demand, any amounts due to the Banks pursuant to Section 2.03(e) and Section 2.06(d) as a result of such conversion;

(E) no Interest Period may be selected for any Eurodollar Rate Borrowing that would end later than the Termination Date;

(F) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of, or result from, such conversion or continuation; and

(G) each such conversion or continuation shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower and the Guarantor that no Default (i) has occurred and is continuing at the time of such conversion or continuation, or (ii) would result from such conversion or continuation.

(b) Each notice pursuant to Section 2.04(a) shall be irrevocable, shall be in writing (or telephone notice promptly confirmed in writing) and shall refer to this Agreement and specify (i) the identity and amount of the Borrowing that the Borrower requests be converted or continued, (ii) whether such Borrowing is to be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Borrowing or a Base Rate Borrowing, (iii) if such notice requests a conversion, the date of such conversion (which shall be a Business Day) and (iv) if such Borrowing is to be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Borrowing, the Interest Period with respect thereto. If no Interest Period is specified in any such notice with respect to any conversion to or continuation as a Eurodollar Rate Borrowing, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one (1) month’s duration. The Administrative Agent shall promptly advise the other Banks of any notice

given pursuant to Section 2.04(a) and of each Bank’s portion of any converted or continued Borrowing. If the Borrower shall not have given notice in accordance with Section 2.04(a) to continue any Eurodollar Rate Borrowing into a subsequent Interest Period (and shall not otherwise have given notice in accordance with Section 2.04(a) to convert such Eurodollar Rate Borrowing), such Eurodollar Rate Borrowing shall, at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto (unless repaid pursuant to the terms hereof), automatically be continued for a new Interest Period as a Base Rate Borrowing.

Section 2.05.Optional Termination and Reduction of the Commitments. The Borrower shall have the right, upon at least three (3) Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, to terminate in whole or reduce in part the unused portions of the Total Commitment of the Banks, provided that (a) each partial reduction shall be in the aggregate amount of at least $10,000,000 and in an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (b) the aggregate amount of the Commitments of the Banks shall not be reduced to an amount which is less than the aggregate principal amount of the Advances then outstanding, and (c) no Notice of Borrowing has been delivered and is in effect that would result in Advances being outstanding in an aggregate amount in excess of the Total Commitment thereafter. Such notice shall specify the date and the amount of the reduction or termination of the Total Commitment. Any such reduction or termination of the Total Commitment shall be made ratably among the Banks in accordance with their respective Commitments and shall be permanent. Simultaneously with any termination of the Total Commitment, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the accounts of the Banks the accrued and unpaid facility fee as set forth in Section 2.09(a).

Section 2.06.Repayment and Prepayment of Advances; Notes. (a) The Borrower agrees to repay the Advances in full on the Termination Date.

(b) The Borrower may, upon at least one (1) Business Day’s notice in respect of Base Rate Advances, and, in respect of Eurodollar Rate Advances, upon at least three (3) Business Days’ notice, to the Administrative Agent stating the proposed date (which shall be a Business Day) and aggregate principal amount of the prepayment, and if such notice is given the Borrower shall, prepay the outstanding principal amounts of the Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing in whole or ratably in part, together with accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the principal amount prepaid and amounts, if any, required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.11 as a result of such prepayment, provided, however, that each partial prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.06(b) shall be in an aggregate principal amount not less than $10,000,000 and increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and in an aggregate principal amount such that after giving effect thereto no Borrowing comprised of Base Rate Advances shall have a principal amount outstanding of less than $5,000,000 and no Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Rate Advances shall have a principal amount outstanding of less than $10,000,000.

(c) Each notice of prepayment shall specify the prepayment date and the aggregate principal amount of each Borrowing to be prepaid, shall be irrevocable and shall commit the Borrower to prepay such Borrowing by the amount stated therein. All

prepayments under this Section 2.06 shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the principal amount being prepaid to the date of prepayment.

(d) In the event that a Bank shall incur any loss or expense (including, without limitation, any loss or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by the Bank to fund or maintain all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount of any Advance) as a result of the prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Advance or conversion of any Eurodollar Borrowing, on a date other than the last day of any Interest Period applicable thereto, then the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Bank, on demand, such amount as will reimburse the Bank for such loss or expense. A certificate as to the amount of such loss or expense setting forth the calculation thereof, submitted by such Bank to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes in the absence of error.

(e) The records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the Banks shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower in respect of the Advances, interest and fees due or accrued hereunder, provided that the failure of the Administrative Agent or any Bank to maintain such records or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to pay any amounts due hereunder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Any Bank may request that Advances made by it be evidenced by a Note. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Bank a Note payable to such Bank.

Section 2.07.Interest on Advances. (a) Interest on Advances. The Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance made by each Bank from the date of such Advance until such principal amount shall be paid in full, at the following rates per annum (but subject to the provisions of Section 10.08):

(i) if such Advance is a Base Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal at all times during the Interest Period for such Advance to the Base Rate in effect from time to time during such Interest Period for such Advance plus the Applicable Rate in effect from time to time, payable on the last day of such Interest Period; and

(ii) if such Advance is a Eurodollar Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal at all times during the Interest Period for such Advance to the sum of the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate in effect from time to time, payable on the last day of such Interest Period and, if such Interest Period has a duration of more than three (3) months, on the day which occurs during such Interest Period three (3) months from the first day of such Interest Period.

(b) Additional Interest on Eurodollar Rate Advances. The Borrower shall pay to each Bank, so long as such Bank shall be required under regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities, additional interest

on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Advance of such Bank, from the date of such Advance until such principal amount is paid in full, at an interest rate per annum equal at all times to the remainder obtained by subtracting (i) the Eurodollar Rate for each Interest Period for such Advance from (ii) the rate obtained by dividing such Eurodollar Rate by a percentage equal to one hundred percent (100%) minus the Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage of such Bank for such Interest Period, payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Advance. Such additional interest shall be determined by such Bank and notified to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent. A certificate as to the amount of such additional interest submitted to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent by such Bank shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent error.

(c) Payment of Interest. All accrued but unpaid interest on all Advances shall be due and payable on the Interest Payment Dates related thereto.

(d) Maximum Interest. The parties hereto agree that the sum of (i) interest payable in accordance with this Section 2.07, plus (ii) the fees payable as provided in Section 2.09 to the extent they would constitute interest under Applicable Usury Law, plus (iii) other consideration payable hereunder or under the Notes which constitutes interest under Applicable Usury Law (whether or not denoted as interest), shall, as more fully provided in Section 10.08, not exceed the maximum amount allowed under Applicable Usury Law.

Section 2.08.Interest Rate Determination. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower and the Banks of the applicable interest rate for each Eurodollar Rate Advance determined by the Administrative Agent for purposes of Section 2.07.

Section 2.09.Fees. (a) Facility Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Bank, a facility fee on such Bank’s Commitment (regardless of usage) from the date hereof until the Termination Date in an amount equal to the product of such Bank’s Commitment multiplied by the Facility Fee Rate therefor (as such rate is set forth under the definition of the Applicable Rate), payable in arrears in quarterly installments on the last day of each calendar quarter during the term of such Bank’s Commitment, on the effective date of any reduction or termination of the Total Commitment pursuant to Section 2.05 and on the Termination Date.

(b) Administrative Agent’s Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its sole account, the fees separately agreed upon with the Administrative Agent.

Section 2.10.Payments; Computations; Interest on Overdue Amounts.
(a) The Borrower shall make each payment hereunder and under the Notes to be made by it not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the day when due in U.S. Dollars to the Administrative Agent at its address referred to in Section 10.02 in same day funds. The Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds

relating to the payment of principal, interest or fees ratably (other than amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.06(d), 2.07(b), 2.09(b), 2.11, 2.12, 2.14 or 2.15) to the Banks for the account of their respective Applicable Lending Offices, and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to any Bank to such Bank for the account of its Applicable Lending Office, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In no event shall any Bank be entitled to share any fees paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.09(b).

(b) All interest and fees hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Base Rate at times when the Base Rate is based on JPMCB’s prime rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), in each case for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest or fees are payable. Each determination by the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of Section 2.07(b), by a Bank) of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent error.

(c) Whenever any payment hereunder or under the Notes shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of interest or fees, as the case may be, provided, however, that if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of Eurodollar Rate Advances to be made in the next following calendar month, such payment shall be made on the next preceding Business Day.

(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due by the Borrower to any Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment in full, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment in full to the Administrative Agent on such date and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each Bank on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Bank. If and to the extent the Borrower shall not have so made such payment in full to the Administrative Agent, each Bank shall repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Bank together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Bank until the date such Bank repays such amount to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default, the Applicable Rate shall automatically be increased by 2% per annum.

Section 2.11.Consequential Losses on Eurodollar Rate Advances. If (a) any payment (or purchase pursuant to Section 2.13) of principal of any Eurodollar Rate Advance made to the Borrower is made other than on the last day of an Interest Period relating to such Advance, as a result of a prepayment pursuant to Section 2.06(b) or 2.14 or acceleration of the maturity of the Advances pursuant to Section 8.01 or for

any other reason or as a result of any such purchase; (b) a Eurodollar Rate Advance is converted pursuant to Section 2.04 at a time other than the end of an Interest Period; or (c) the Borrower fails to make a principal or interest payment with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Advance on the date such payment is due and payable, the Borrower shall, upon demand by any Bank (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent), pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Bank any amounts required to compensate such Bank for any additional losses, costs or expenses which it may reasonably incur as a result of any such payment or purchase, including, without limitation, any loss (including loss of reasonably anticipated profits, except in the case of such a purchase pursuant to Section 2.13), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Bank to fund or maintain such Advance.

Section 2.12.Increased Costs. (a) If, due to the introduction of or any change (including without limitation, but without duplication, any change by way of imposition or increase of reserve requirements included, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Advances, in the Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage) in or in the interpretation, application or applicability of any law, regulation, guideline or request from any central bank or other governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law), there shall be any increase in the cost to any Bank of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any Eurodollar Rate Advance to the Borrower, then the Borrower shall from time to time, upon demand by such Bank (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent), pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Bank additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Bank for such increased cost. A certificate as to the amount of such increased cost, submitted to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent by such Bank, shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of such increased cost. Promptly after any Bank becomes aware of any such introduction, change or proposed compliance, such Bank shall notify the Borrower thereof, provided that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect such Bank’s rights hereunder, except that such Bank’s right to recover such increased costs from the Borrower for any period prior to such notice shall be limited to the period of ninety (90) days immediately prior to the date such notice is given to the Borrower.

(b) If any Bank determines that the introduction of or any change in any law or regulation or any guideline or request from any central bank or other governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law) affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Bank or any corporation controlling such Bank and that the amount of such capital is increased by or based upon the existence of such Bank’s Advances or commitment to lend to the Borrower hereunder and other commitments of this type, then, upon receipt of a demand by such Bank (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall, within ten (10) days of such demand, notify such Bank and the Administrative Agent that the Borrower desires to replace such Bank in accordance with Section 2.13. If the Borrower either fails to notify such Bank and the Administrative Agent in accordance with the prior sentence or fails to replace such Bank within the time periods specified in Section 2.13, the Borrower shall promptly pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Bank, from time to time as specified by such Bank, additional amounts sufficient to compensate

such Bank or such corporation in the light of such circumstances, to the extent that such Bank reasonably determines such increase in capital to be allocable to the existence of such Bank’s commitment to lend hereunder. A certificate as to such amounts submitted to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent by such Bank shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent error.

Section 2.13.Replacement of Banks. In the event that (a) any Bank makes a demand for payment under Section 2.07(b) or Section 2.12, (b) the Borrower is required to make any payment in respect of Taxes or Other Taxes pursuant to Section 2.15 or (c) any Bank becomes a Defaulting Bank, the Borrower may within ninety (90) days of the applicable event, if no Default then exists, replace such Bank with another commercial bank, financial institution or other Person in accordance with all of the provisions of Section 10.06(a) (including execution of an appropriate Assignment), provided that (i) all obligations of such Bank to lend hereunder shall be terminated and the Advances payable to such Bank and all other obligations owed to such Bank hereunder shall be purchased in full without recourse at par plus accrued interest at or prior to such replacement, (ii) such replacement shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (iii) if such replacement bank is not already a Bank hereunder, the Borrower (and, for avoidance of doubt, not the replacement bank) shall pay to the Administrative Agent an assignment fee of $3,500 in connection with such replacement, (iv) such replacement shall, from and after such replacement, be deemed for all purposes to be a “Bank” hereunder with a Commitment in the amount of the respective Commitment of the assigning Bank immediately prior to such replacement (plus, if such replacement bank is already a Bank prior to such replacement, the respective Commitment of such Bank prior to such replacement), as such amount may be changed from time to time pursuant hereto, and shall have all of the rights, duties and obligations hereunder of the Bank being replaced, and (v) such other actions shall be taken by the Borrower, such Bank and such replacement bank as may be appropriate to effect the replacement of such Bank with such replacement bank on terms such that such replacement bank has the same rights, duties and obligations hereunder as such Bank (including, without limitation, execution and delivery of new Notes to such replacement bank if such replacement bank shall so request, redelivery to the Borrower in due course of any Notes payable to such Bank and specification of the information contemplated by Schedule I as to such replacement bank).

Section 2.14.Illegality and Unavailability. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Bank shall notify the Administrative Agent that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation shall make it unlawful, or any central bank or other governmental authority shall assert that it is unlawful, for such Bank or its Applicable Lending Office to make any Eurodollar Rate Advance or to continue to fund or maintain any Eurodollar Rate Advance hereunder, then, on notice thereof to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent,

(i) the obligation of such Bank to make any Eurodollar Rate Advance shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Bank that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist, and

(ii) the Eurodollar Rate Advances then outstanding of such Bank, together with all accrued interest thereon and all amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.11, shall be automatically converted to Base Rate Advances, or, at the option of the Borrower, prepaid in full, unless such Bank shall determine in good faith in its sole opinion that it is lawful to maintain such Advances made by such Bank to the end of the Interest Period then applicable thereto.

(b) If, with respect to any conversion of a Base Rate Advance to a Eurodollar Rate Advance or the continuation of any Eurodollar Rate Advance pursuant to Section 2.04:

(i) the Administrative Agent is unable to determine the Eurodollar Rate for the applicable Eurodollar Rate Advance in accordance with the definition of such term (including as a result of the failure of the Reference Banks to furnish timely information to the Administrative Agent); or

(ii) the Majority Banks advise the Administrative Agent that the Eurodollar Rate as determined by the Administrative Agent will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Banks of maintaining the applicable Eurodollar Rate Advance;

then the Administrative Agent forthwith shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Banks, whereupon until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, the obligation of the Banks to convert or continue after the current Interest Period(s) any Eurodollar Rate Advances shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Banks that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist.

Section 2.15.Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by the Borrower or the Guarantor hereunder or under the Notes or any other Credit Document shall be made in accordance with Section 2.10, and subject to Sections 2.15(c), 2.15(e) and 2.16, free and clear of and without deduction for any and all taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings with respect thereto, and all liabilities with respect thereto, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto, excluding in the case of each Bank and the Administrative Agent (i) taxes imposed directly or indirectly on or measured by its income, and franchise taxes imposed on it in lieu of net income taxes, by any jurisdiction (or political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such Bank or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) is organized or, in the case of a Bank, maintains a lending office and at which such Bank now or hereafter does business, and (ii) United States of America income taxes (all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities being hereinafter referred to as “Taxes”). If the Borrower or the Guarantor shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable by it hereunder or under any Note or other Credit Document to any Bank or the Administrative Agent, (x) the sum payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions

applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.15) such Bank or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (y) the Borrower or the Guarantor, as the case may be, shall make such deductions and (z) the Borrower or the Guarantor, as the case may be, shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in accordance with applicable law.

(b) In addition, the Borrower or the Guarantor, as the case may be, agrees to pay any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made by the Borrower or the Guarantor hereunder or under any Note or other Credit Document executed by it or from the execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any Note or other Credit Document (hereinafter referred to as “Other Taxes”).

(c) Within thirty (30) days after the date of the payment of Taxes by or at the direction of the Borrower or the Guarantor, the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent, at its address referred to in Section 10.02, the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof. If a Bank receives from the relevant jurisdiction imposing such Tax a refund of a specific Tax item for which it has been indemnified by the Borrower with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.15, it shall pay the Borrower an amount equal to such refund, together with any interest paid by such jurisdiction with respect to such refund, provided that the Borrower, upon the request of such Bank, agrees to promptly repay the amount (or portion thereof) paid over to the Borrower by such Bank in the event such Bank is required to repay the refund (or portion thereof) to such jurisdiction.

(d) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Borrower or the Guarantor hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Borrower and the Guarantor contained in this Section 2.15 shall survive the payment in full of principal and interest hereunder and under the Notes and other Credit Documents.

(e) Each Bank that is organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any state or political subdivision thereof (for purposes of this Section 2.15(e), each a “Non-U.S. Bank”) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date of this Agreement or upon the effectiveness of any Assignment, or at such other times prescribed by applicable law, (i) two (2) properly completed and signed originals of United States of America Internal Revenue Service form W-8BEN or W-8ECI, as appropriate, or any successor applicable form, as the case may be, certifying that such Bank is entitled to benefits under an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party that eliminates or reduces the rate of withholding tax on payments under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents or certifying that the income receivable pursuant to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States, or (ii) if such Non-U.S. Bank is not a “bank” or other Person described in Code Section 881(c)(3), two properly completed and signed originals of a statement substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto, together with two properly completed and

signed originals of Internal Revenue Service form W-8BEN, upon which the Borrower is entitled to rely, from any such Non-U.S. Bank or any successor applicable form, together with any other certificate or statement of exemption or reduction required under the Code, in order to establish that such Non-U.S. Bank is entitled to treat the interest payments under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as portfolio interest that is exempt from withholding tax under the Code. Thereafter, upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, each such Non-U.S. Bank shall (A) upon the obsolescence of any form previously delivered by such Non-U.S. Bank, promptly submit to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower such additional properly completed and signed originals of such forms (or such successor forms as shall be adopted from time to time by the relevant United States taxing authorities) as may then be available under then current United States laws and regulations to qualify for a deduction in United States withholding taxes, or such evidence as is satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of an available exemption from United States withholding taxes, in respect of all payments to be made to such Non-U.S. Bank by the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Documents, and (B) promptly notify the Administrative Agent of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption. A Non-U.S. Bank shall not be required to deliver any form or statement pursuant to this Section 2.15 that such Non-U.S. Bank is not legally able to deliver. The Borrower shall not be required to pay additional amounts to any Bank pursuant to this Section 2.15 to the extent that such Bank did not qualify for a complete exemption from United States withholding taxes at the time such Bank became a party to this agreement and to the extent that the obligation to pay additional amounts would not have arisen but for the failure of such Bank to comply with this paragraph (e), except to the extent such Bank is not able to comply as a result of a change in law. Any assignee of all or any portion of any Bank’s rights and obligations under this Agreement shall be subject to this Section 2.15(e).

(f) Upon the reasonable request of the Borrower, any Bank claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.15 shall use its reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policies and requirements of law) to change the jurisdiction of its Applicable Lending Office if such a change would reduce any such additional amounts (or any similar amount that may thereafter accrue) and would not, in the sole determination of such Bank, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Bank.

(g) The Borrower or the Guarantor shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Bank, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent or such Bank, as the case may be, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or the Guarantor under this Section 2.15.

Section 2.16.Payments Pro Rata. Except as provided in Sections 2.06(d), 2.07(b), 2.09(b), 2.11, 2.12, 2.14 or 2.15, each of the Banks agrees that if it should receive any payment (whether by voluntary payment, by realization upon security, by the exercise of the right of setoff or banker’s lien, by counterclaim or cross action, by the enforcement of any right under this Agreement or the Notes or other Credit Documents, or otherwise) in respect of any obligation of the Borrower or Guarantor hereunder or

under the Notes or other Credit Documents of a sum which with respect to the related sum or sums received by other Banks is in a greater proportion than the total amount of principal, interest, fees or any other obligation incurred hereunder, as the case may be, then owed and due to such Bank bears to the total amount of principal, interest, fees or any such other obligation then owed and due to all of the Banks immediately prior to such receipt, then such Bank receiving such excess payment shall purchase for cash without recourse from the other Banks an interest in the obligations of the Borrower to such Banks in such amount as shall result in a proportional participation by all of the Banks in the aggregate unpaid amount of principal, interest, fees or any such other obligation, as the case may be, owed to all of the Banks, provided that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Bank, such purchase from each other Bank shall be rescinded and each such other Bank shall repay to the purchasing Bank the purchase price to the extent of such other Bank’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of the participation purchased from such other Bank as a result of such excess payment to (ii) the total amount of such excess payment) of such recovery together with an amount equal to such other Bank’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (a) the amount of such other Bank’s required repayment to (b) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Bank) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Bank in respect of the total amount so recovered. The Borrower agrees that any Bank so purchasing a participation from another Bank pursuant to this Section 2.16 may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of set-off) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Bank were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

Section 2.17.Increase in Commitments. The Borrower may at any time and from time to time, by written notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly deliver a copy to the Banks) executed by the Borrower and one or more financial institutions (any such financial institution referred to in this Section being called an “Increasing Bank”), which may include any Bank, cause the Commitments of the Increasing Banks to be increased (or cause the Increasing Banks to extend new Commitments) in an amount for each Increasing Bank (which shall not be less than $5,000,000) set forth in such notice, provided that (i) no Bank shall have any obligation to increase its Commitment pursuant to this paragraph, (ii) all new Commitments and increases in existing Commitments becoming effective under this paragraph during the term of this Agreement shall not exceed $85,000,000 in the aggregate, (iii) each Increasing Bank, if not already a Bank hereunder, shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) and (iv) each Increasing Bank, if not already a Bank hereunder, shall become a party to this Agreement by completing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a duly executed accession agreement in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (an “Accession Agreement”). New Commitments and increases in Commitments shall become effective on the date specified in the applicable notices delivered pursuant to this Section 2.17. Upon the effectiveness of any Accession Agreement to which any Increasing Bank is a party, such Increasing Bank shall thereafter be deemed to be a party to this Agreement and shall be entitled to all rights, benefits and privileges accorded a Bank hereunder and subject to all obligations of a Bank hereunder.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no increase in the Commitments (or in the Commitment of any Bank) pursuant to this paragraph shall become effective unless (i) the Administrative Agent shall have received documents consistent with those delivered under Section 3.01(a)(ii) through (v), giving effect to such increase and (ii) on the effective date of such increase, the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects and no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate to that effect dated such date and executed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower. On the effective date of any increase in the Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.17, to the extent there are outstanding Advances, the parties hereto shall implement such arrangements as may be agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to ensure that the proportion between the Banks’ outstanding Advances, after giving effect to such increase, and their respective Commitments, after giving effect to such increase, will be re-established, and the effectiveness of such increase shall be conditioned on the implementation of such arrangements.

Section 2.18.Defaulting Banks. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if one or more Banks become Defaulting Banks, then, upon notice to such effect by the Administrative Agent (which notice shall be given promptly after the Administrative Agent becomes aware that any Bank shall have become a Defaulting Bank), the following provisions shall apply for so long as any such Bank is a Defaulting Bank:

(i) the facility fee shall not accrue on the unused portion of the Commitment of any Defaulting Bank pursuant to Section 2.09(a);

(ii) the Commitment and Advances of each Defaulting Bank shall be disregarded in determining whether the Majority Banks shall have taken any action hereunder or under any other Credit Document (including any consent to any amendment, modification, termination or waiver pursuant to Section 10.01, provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall do any of the following without the consent of such Defaulting Bank except to the extent provided in clauses (i) and (iii) of this Section 2.18(a): (A) increase the Commitment of such Defaulting Bank or subject such Defaulting Bank to any additional obligations, (B) reduce the principal of, or interest on, the Advances of such Defaulting Bank or any fees or other amounts payable to such Defaulting Bank hereunder, (C) postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Advances or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder to such Defaulting Bank, (D) release the Guarantor or otherwise change any obligation of the Guarantor to pay any amount payable by the Guarantor hereunder to such Defaulting Bank or (E) amend this Section 2.18(a)(ii)); and

(iii) any amount payable to or for the account of any Defaulting Bank in its capacity as a Bank hereunder (whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise, and including any amounts payable to such

Defaulting Bank pursuant to Section 2.16, but excluding any amounts payable to such Defaulting Bank pursuant to Section 2.13 or 10.04) shall, in lieu of being distributed to such Defaulting Bank, be retained by the Administrative Agent in a segregated account and, subject to any applicable requirements of law, (A) be applied, at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent, (1) first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Bank to the Administrative Agent hereunder, and (2) second, to the funding of such Defaulting Bank’s ratable share of any Borrowing in respect of which such Defaulting Bank shall have failed to fund such share as required hereunder, (B) to the extent not applied as aforesaid, be held, if so determined by the Administrative Agent, as cash collateral for funding obligations of such Defaulting Bank in respect of future Borrowings hereunder and (C) to the extent not applied or held as aforesaid, be distributed to such Defaulting Bank or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(b) In the event the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have agreed that a Bank that is a Defaulting Bank has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Bank to become a Defaulting Bank, then (i) such Bank shall cease to be a Defaulting Bank for all purposes hereof, and (ii) such Bank shall purchase at par such of the Advances of the other Banks as the Administrative Agent shall determine to be necessary in order for the Advances to be held by the Banks ratably in accordance with their Commitments.

ARTICLE III

CONDITIONS

Section 3.01.Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness. The obligations of the Banks to make Advances hereunder shall become effective upon the satisfaction of all of the following conditions precedent:

(a) Documentation. The Administrative Agent shall have received the following duly executed by all the parties thereto, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Banks, and (except for the Notes) in sufficient copies for each Bank:

(i) this Agreement duly executed by the Borrower, the Guarantor, each Bank and the Administrative Agent;

(ii) a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower certifying (A) the Borrower’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws, (B) the names and true signatures of the officers of the Borrower authorized to sign this Agreement and any Notes and (C) that a true, correct and complete copy of the resolutions of the Borrower’s Board authorizing the transactions contemplated hereby is attached thereto and that such resolutions are in full force and effect;

(iii) a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Guarantor certifying (A) the Guarantor’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws, (B) the names and true signatures of the officers of the Guarantor authorized to sign this Agreement and (C) that a true, correct and complete copy of the resolutions of the Guarantor’s Board authorizing the making and performance of this Agreement by the Guarantor is attached hereto and that such resolutions are in full force and effect;

(iv) a favorable opinion of Jackson Walker L.L.P., legal counsel for each of the Borrower and the Guarantor, dated the Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto; and

(v) certificates or telecopy confirmation as of a date reasonably close to the date hereof from the Secretary of State of the state of incorporation of each of the Borrower and the Guarantor as to the existence and good standing of the Borrower and the Guarantor, as applicable.

(b) No Material Adverse Change. No event or events which have or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred since December 24, 2008.

(c) No Default. No Default or event which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both, would constitute a Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

(d) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties contained in Article V hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date.

(e) No Material Litigation. No legal or regulatory action or proceeding shall have commenced and be continuing against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries since the date of this Agreement which has, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) Fees and Expenses. The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel and all other out of pocket fees and expenses required to be paid or reimbursed by the Borrower (which fees, charges and disbursements of counsel and such other out of pocket fees and expenses shall be limited to those for which invoices have been submitted prior to the Effective Date).

(g) Certification. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date and signed by a Financial Officer, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 3.01.

(h) Patriot Act. The Banks shall have received all information required by the Patriot Act, including the identity of the Borrower, the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow the Administrative Agent or any Bank, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.

Section 3.02.Conditions Precedent to Each Borrowing. The obligation of each Bank to make an Advance on the occasion of any Borrowing shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that on the date of such Borrowing (a) in the case of the initial Borrowing the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it that the commitments of the lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement have been terminated and that all amounts owing under the Existing Credit Agreement have been paid in full or will be paid in full simultaneously with the making of (or out of the proceeds of) the initial Borrowing, including without limitation such amounts (if any) as may be required to compensate each Bank for any break-funding costs resulting from such payment, (b) the Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.02 and (c) the following statements shall be true (and each of the giving of the applicable Notice of Borrowing and the acceptance by the Borrower of the proceeds of such Borrowing shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that on the date of such Borrowing such statements are true):

(i) the representations and warranties contained in Article V are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing, before and after giving effect to such Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date;

(ii) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds therefrom, which constitutes or with the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both, would constitute a Default; and

(iii) after giving effect to such Borrowing and all other Borrowings which have been requested on or prior to such date but which have not been made prior to such date, the aggregate principal amount of all Borrowings will not exceed the aggregate of the Commitments.

Section 3.03.Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Banks of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to assume that the conditions set forth in Sections 3.01(b), 3.01(c), 3.01(d), 3.01(e), 3.02(c)(i) and 3.02(c)(ii) have been satisfied unless the Administrative Agent has received, at its address specified herein, actual written notice to the contrary from the Borrower, the Guarantor or a Bank.

ARTICLE IV

GUARANTY

Section 4.01.Guaranty. The Guarantor hereby unconditionally guarantees the punctual payment of the Guaranteed Obligations when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, and agrees to pay any and all reasonable expenses (including counsel fees and expenses) incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Bank in enforcing any rights hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Guarantor’s liability shall extend to all amounts which constitute part of the Guaranteed Obligations and would be owed by the Borrower under this Agreement or any of the Notes but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving the Borrower. The guaranty set forth in this Article IV is a guaranty of payment and not of collection.

Section 4.02.Payment. At the time the Guarantor pays any sum which may become due to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of a Bank under the terms of this Article IV, written notice of such payment shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent by the Guarantor, and in the absence of such notice, any sum received by the Administrative Agent on behalf of a Bank on account of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be conclusively deemed paid by the Borrower. All sums paid to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of a Bank, by the Guarantor may be applied by the Administrative Agent, on behalf of a Bank, at its discretion, to any of the Guaranteed Obligations.

Section 4.03.Waiver. The Guarantor hereby waives all notices in connection herewith or in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations, including, without limitation, notice of intent to accelerate and notice of acceleration, and waives diligence, presentment, demand, protest, and suit on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Bank in the collection of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and agrees that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Bank shall be required to first endeavor to collect any of the Guaranteed Obligations from the Borrower, or any other party liable for payment of the Guaranteed Obligations (hereinafter referred to as an “Obligated Party”), before requiring Guarantor to pay the full amount of the Guaranteed Obligations. Without impairing the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Bank against the Guarantor, the Borrower or any other Obligated Party, suit may be brought and maintained against the Guarantor at the election of the Administrative Agent or any Bank with or without joinder of the Borrower, or any other Obligated Party, any right to any such joinder being hereby waived by the Guarantor.

Section 4.04.Acknowledgments and Representations. The Guarantor acknowledges and represents to the Administrative Agent and each Bank that it is receiving direct and indirect financial and other benefits as a result of this Article IV; represents to the Administrative Agent and each Bank that after giving effect to this Article IV and the contingent obligations evidenced hereby it is, and will be, Solvent; acknowledges that it will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; acknowledges that its liability hereunder

shall be cumulative and in addition to any other liability or obligation to the Administrative Agent and each Bank, whether the same is incurred through the execution of a note, a similar guaranty, through endorsement, or otherwise; acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent, any Bank nor any officer, employee, agent, attorney or other representative of any of them has made any representation, warranty or statement to the Guarantor to induce it to execute this Agreement; and acknowledges that it has made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and undertake the guaranty set forth in this Article IV.

Section 4.05.Subordination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any right, claim or action which the Guarantor may have against the Borrower or any other Obligated Party arising out of or in connection with the guaranty set forth in this Article IV or any other document evidencing or securing the Guaranteed Obligations, including, without limitation, any right or claim of subrogation, contribution, reimbursement, exoneration or indemnity, shall be subordinated to the prior payment in full of any amounts then due under this Agreement or the Notes. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor on account of any such subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration or indemnity notwithstanding the foregoing subordination, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Banks and shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent to be credited and applied upon the Guaranteed Obligations then due.

Section 4.06.Guaranty Absolute. The Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations under this Agreement shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of (a) the validity or enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or of the Notes, or any other Credit Document evidencing all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, (b) the absence of any attempt to collect the Guaranteed Obligations from the Borrower or any other Obligated Party or other action to enforce the same, (c) the waiver or consent by the Administrative Agent and/or any Bank with respect to any provision of any instrument evidencing the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, or any other agreement now or hereafter executed by the Borrower and delivered to the Administrative Agent and/or any Bank, (d) the surrender, release, exchange, or alteration by the Administrative Agent and/or any Bank of any security or collateral for the Guaranteed Obligations, or (e) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor.

Section 4.07.No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Bank to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

Section 4.08.Continuing Guaranty. The guaranty set forth in this Article IV is a continuing guaranty and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the later of (i) the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this guaranty and (ii) the expiration or termination of the Commitment of each Bank, (b) be binding upon the Guarantor, its successors and assigns, (c) inure to the

benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Administrative Agent and each of the Banks and their respective successors, transferees and assigns, and (d) not be terminated by the Guarantor or the Borrower.

Section 4.09.Limitation. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IV, the Guarantor’s liability hereunder shall be limited to the lesser of the following amounts minus, in either case, $100.00:

(a) the lowest amount which would render the guaranty pursuant to this Article IV a fraudulent transfer under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.); or

(b) if the guaranty pursuant to this Article IV is subject to the UFTA or the UFCA or any similar or analogous statute or rule of law, then the lowest amount which would render the guaranty pursuant to this Article IV a fraudulent transfer or fraudulent conveyance under the UFTA, the UFCA, or any such similar or analogous statute or rule of law.

The amount of the limitation imposed upon the Guarantor’s liability under the terms of the preceding sentence shall be subject to redetermination as of each date a “transfer” is deemed to have been made on account of the Guaranty pursuant to this Article IV under applicable law.

Section 4.10.Effect of Bankruptcy. In the event that, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other debtor relief law, or any judgment, order or decision thereunder, any Bank must rescind or restore any payment, or any part thereof, received by such Bank in satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations, any prior release or discharge from the terms of the guaranty set forth in this Article IV given to the Guarantor by the Banks shall be without effect, and the guaranty set forth in this Article IV shall remain in full force and effect. It is the intention of the Guarantor that its obligations hereunder shall not be discharged except by its performance of such obligations and then only to the extent of such performance.

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor represents and warrants as follows:

Section 5.01.Corporate Existence. Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its respective state of incorporation. Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor has all corporate powers and all governmental licenses, authorizations, certificates, consents and approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted except where the failure to comply does not or would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Significant Subsidiary is a Person duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation. Each Significant

Subsidiary has all corporate powers and all governmental licenses, authorizations, certificates, consents and approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted except where the failure to comply does not and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.02.Corporate Power. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and the Guarantor of the Credit Documents to which each is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such Credit Documents are within the Borrower’s and the Guarantor’s corporate powers, respectively, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, do not contravene (a) the Borrower’s or the Guarantor’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or (b) any law or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting the Borrower or the Guarantor and will not result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien prohibited by this Agreement. At the time of each Borrowing, such Borrowing and the use of the proceeds of such Borrowing will be within the Borrower’s corporate powers, will have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, will not contravene (i) the Borrower’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or (ii) any law or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting the Borrower and will not result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien prohibited by this Agreement.

Section 5.03.Enforceable Obligations. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Guarantor. This Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower and the Guarantor enforceable against the Borrower and the Guarantor, respectively, in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally. The Notes are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar law affecting creditors’ rights generally. The making and performance by the Borrower and the Guarantor of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents do not require any license, consent or approval of, registration with, or any other action by, any governmental authority.

Section 5.04.Financial Statements. (a) The Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of June 25, 2008 and the related Consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year then ended, copies of which have been furnished to each Bank, as included in an SEC Filing which has been furnished to each Bank, fairly present the Consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date and the Consolidated results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries ended on such date, in accordance with GAAP, except as disclosed therein or on Schedule V to this Agreement.

(b) Since December 24, 2008 and except as disclosed in an SEC Filing which has been delivered to each Bank prior to the date of this Agreement or on a

Schedule to this Agreement, no event which has or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect has occurred.

Section 5.05.Litigation. There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower or the Guarantor, threatened action or proceeding affecting the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator, which has, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.06.Margin Stock; Use of Proceeds. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation T, U or X issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and except in connection with employee plans disclosed to the Administrative Agent), and no proceeds of any Advance will be used for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying any such margin stock under such circumstances as to involve the Borrower, the Guarantor, any of their Subsidiaries or any Bank in a violation of Regulation U. None of the Borrower, the Guarantor or any of their Subsidiaries will use the proceeds of any Advance for the purpose of acquiring or attempting to acquire control of any Person which is obligated to make SEC Filings unless such acquisition or attempted acquisition (a) is pursuant to an agreement with such Person, or (b) is not resisted by such Person.

Section 5.07.Investment Company Act. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Section 5.08.ERISA. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, except to the extent that non-compliance thereunder does not have and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any Insufficiency or any material liability to the PBGC in connection with any Plan established or maintained by the Borrower or such Subsidiaries which would have, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.09.Taxes. As of the date of this Agreement, the United States of America federal income tax returns of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have been examined through the fiscal year ended June 25, 2005. The Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries have filed all United States of America Federal income tax returns and all other material domestic tax returns which are required to be filed by them and have paid, or provided for the payment before the same become delinquent of, all taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by the Borrower or any such Significant Subsidiary, other than those taxes (a) contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or (b) the nonpayment of which does not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of taxes are adequate in the aggregate.

Section 5.10.Environmental Condition. To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all Environmental Protection Statutes except to the extent that failure to comply does not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.11.Ownership of Guarantor. On the date hereof the Borrower owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the issued and outstanding voting stock of the Guarantor.

Section 5.12.Solvency. Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor is, and after giving effect to the making of the Advances and to the application of the proceeds therefrom will be, Solvent.

Section 5.13.Disclosure. Neither the Confidential Information Memorandum nor any of the other reports, financial statements or certificates furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers or the Banks in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or furnished hereunder or thereunder (taken together as a whole and as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains or will contain any material misstatement of fact or omits or will omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading as of the date thereof and except as disclosed in an SEC Filing which has been delivered to each Bank on or before the date of this Agreement or on a Schedule to this Agreement, provided that, with respect to forecasts or projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was or will be prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by it to be reasonable as of the date thereof and except as disclosed in an SEC Filing which has been delivered to each Bank on or before the date of this Agreement or on a Schedule to this Agreement.

ARTICLE VI

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Advance shall remain unpaid or any Bank shall have any Commitment hereunder, unless the Majority Banks shall otherwise consent in writing:

Section 6.01.Compliance with Laws, Etc. Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor will comply, and Borrower will cause each Significant Subsidiary to comply, in all material respects with all applicable laws (including, without limitation, ERISA and applicable Environmental Protection Statutes), rules, regulations and orders, subject to the exceptions provided elsewhere in this Agreement in provisions relating to laws, rules, regulations and orders of the nature referenced therein and except where the failure to comply (a) is contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or (b) does not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.02.Reporting Requirements. The Borrower and/or the Guarantor will furnish to each of the Banks:

(a) As soon as possible and in any event within five (5) days after a Financial Officer of the Borrower or Guarantor obtains knowledge of a Default or an event which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both, would constitute a Default, which shall have occurred and is continuing on the date of such statement, a statement of a Financial Officer, setting forth the details of such Default or event and the actions, if any, which the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto.

(b) Promptly after they are available, and in any event within sixty (60) days after the end of each of the first three (3) quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, Consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such quarter showing on a Consolidated basis the financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of the end of and for the thirteen (13) week period of such quarter and for the period from the beginning of the fiscal year to the end of such quarter, in each case setting forth the comparable information for the comparable period in the preceding fiscal year, and accompanied by a certificate of a Financial Officer to the effect that such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the Consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of and for the respective period in conformity with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of certain notes. For any such fiscal quarter the foregoing requirements may be satisfied by the delivery of the Borrower’s SEC Filing on Form l0-Q for such quarter.

(c) Promptly after they are available, and in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, Consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the fifty-two/fifty-three week period of such fiscal year showing the financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal year, in each case setting forth the comparable information for the preceding fiscal year, and accompanied by the report of KPMG Peat Marwick or other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing, to the effect that based on an audit using generally accepted auditing standards the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the Consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the respective periods in conformity with GAAP. For any fiscal year this requirement may be satisfied by the delivery of the Borrower’s SEC Filing on Form 10-K for such fiscal year.

(d) Concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.02(b) and (c), (i) a certificate of a Financial Officer to the effect that no Default or an event which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both, would constitute a Default, shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to

the covenants contained in Section 7.01 (together with appropriate supporting schedules setting forth the calculations relating to such covenants) or, if such Financial Officer has knowledge that a Default or an event which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both, would constitute a Default, has occurred and is continuing with respect to Section 7.01, specifying the nature thereof and the actions, if any, which the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto, and (ii) a complete and correct list of the Significant Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, showing, as to each Significant Subsidiary, the correct name thereof, the jurisdiction of its organization and such Significant Subsidiary’s proportionate share of the Consolidated assets of the Borrower.

(e) Promptly after they are available, copies of (i) each SEC Filing, (ii) any reports provided by the Borrower to its stockholders, and (iii) any press releases or other statements made available by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the public generally concerning material developments in the business or affairs of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. Any matter disclosed in a SEC Filing or other report or press release delivered to Banks shall be deemed disclosed in writing to Banks for all purposes of this Agreement, except with respect to the reporting requirement set forth in Section 6.02(a).

(f) Promptly upon Borrower’s receipt of notice of any change in a Rating, notice thereof to the Administrative Agent.

(g) Such other information respecting the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement, as any Bank through the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request in writing.

Section 6.03.Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Advances only for working capital and general corporate purposes and not in contravention of Section 5.06.

Section 6.04.Maintenance of Insurance. The Borrower will maintain, or cause to be maintained, insurance coverages on or in respect of its and its Subsidiaries’ business or properties with such insurers, in such amounts and covering such risks as are consistent with the Borrower’s normal practices in effect from time to time. Such insurance arrangements may include self-insurance or insurance through an Affiliate.

Section 6.05.Preservation of Corporate Existence, Etc. Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor will preserve and maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to preserve and maintain, its Corporate Franchises in the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and qualify and remain qualified, and cause each Subsidiary to qualify and remain qualified, as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which qualification is necessary or desirable in view of its business and operations or the ownership of its properties unless the failure to so qualify as a foreign corporation does not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall prevent any transaction permitted by Section 7.03.

Section 6.06.Payment of Taxes, Etc. Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor will pay and discharge, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay and discharge, before the same shall become delinquent, (a) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or property that are material in amount, prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto and (b) all lawful claims that are material in amount which, if unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon its property unless the failure to timely pay any of the foregoing does not have and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, provided, however, that neither the Borrower, the Guarantor, nor any such Subsidiary shall be required to pay or discharge any such tax, assessment, charge, levy, or claim which is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings.

Section 6.07.Visitation Rights. The Borrower shall permit the representatives of each Bank, at the expense of such Bank and upon reasonable prior notice to the Borrower, to visit the principal executive office of the Borrower, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at the Borrower’s offices with Financial Officers.

Section 6.08.Compliance with ERISA and the Code. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries will comply, and will cause each other member of any Controlled Group to comply, with all minimum funding requirements, and all other material requirements, of ERISA and the Code, if applicable, to any Plan it or they sponsor or maintain, so as not to (a) give rise to any liability thereunder which has, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect or (b) cause any Termination Event to occur which has, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

ARTICLE VII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Advance shall remain unpaid or any Bank shall have any Commitment to the Borrower hereunder, without the written consent of the Majority Banks:

Section 7.01.Financial Covenants. The Borrower will not:

(a) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter for the immediately preceding twelve (12) month period, permit the ratio of (i) the sum of (A) EBIT of the Borrower, on a Consolidated basis, plus (B) Rent Expense of the Borrower, on a Consolidated basis, to (ii) the sum of (A) Interest Expense of the Borrower, on a Consolidated basis, plus (B) Rent Expense of the Borrower, on a Consolidated basis, to be less than 1.5 to 1.0, or

(b) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, permit the ratio (the “Debt to Cash Flow Ratio”) of (i) the sum of (x) Debt of the Borrower, on a Consolidated basis, plus (y) the product of six multiplied by Rent Expense of the Borrower, on a Consolidated basis, for the immediately preceding twelve-month period, to

(ii) the sum of (a) EBITDA of the Borrower, on a Consolidated basis, for the immediately preceding twelve-month period, plus (b) Rent Expense of the Borrower, on a Consolidated basis, for the immediately preceding twelve-month period to exceed 3.5 to 1.0.

(c) In the event that any assets of the Borrower, the Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries are sold or otherwise transferred to a third party and the assets so sold or transferred are leased back under one or more operating leases from the acquiror of such assets or any of its Affiliates (any such transaction, a “Sale/Leaseback Transaction”), then for the purposes of calculations under Sections 7.01(a) and 7.01(b), as of the last day of the fiscal quarter in which such Sale/Leaseback Transaction occurred and for the twelve (12) months then ended, Rent Expense of the Borrower shall include the annualized rentals payable under the operating lease(s) for the assets sold and leased back in connection with such Sale/Leaseback Transaction (less any amounts otherwise included in Rent Expense under GAAP in respect of the same operating lease(s)), provided that (i) there shall be no such adjustment to such Rent Expense until the aggregate proceeds received by the Borrower, the Guarantor and their respective Subsidiaries from all Sale/Leaseback Transactions consummated after the date hereof exceeds $50,000,000 and (ii) in the event of any such excess, the adjustment shall be made only as to the portion of such proceeds of the Sale/Leaseback Transaction(s) in excess of $50,000,000.

Section 7.02.Negative Pledge. Neither the Borrower nor the Guarantor will create, assume, incur or suffer to exist, or permit any of its respective Subsidiaries to create, assume, incur or suffer to exist, any Lien on or in respect of any of its or their assets or property used, created or consumed in the operation of its or their business, whether, real, personal, or mixed, whether tangible or intangible, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, including, without limitation, the capital stock of any Subsidiary of the Borrower, but excluding any margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), or assign or otherwise convey, or permit any such Subsidiary to assign or otherwise convey, any right to receive income, in each case to secure or provide for the payment of any Debt of any Person, except Permitted Liens.

Section 7.03.Merger and Sale of Assets. Neither the Borrower, the Guarantor nor any of their respective Subsidiaries will:

(a) merge or consolidate with or into any other Person unless (i) (A) either the Borrower or the Guarantor is the surviving entity, (B) such merger or consolidation is between Subsidiaries (other than the Guarantor (except as would be permitted by clause (A) of this subclause (a))), or (C) such merger or consolidation is between a Subsidiary (other than the Guarantor (except as would be permitted by clause (A) of this subclause (a))) and another Person, and (ii) no Default or an event which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both, would constitute a Default, shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of, or shall result from, such merger or consolidation, or

(b) sell, lease or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of the Consolidated assets of the Borrower in any transaction or series of related transactions outside of the ordinary course of business (including, without limitation, the merger or consolidation of a Subsidiary with a Person which will not thereafter be a Subsidiary), unless (i) such sales, leases or transfers are between the Borrower, the Guarantor or any of their Subsidiaries, or (ii) the proceeds of such sales, leases and transfers are (A) applied to the outstanding principal balance and interest of the Advances with simultaneous pro tanto Commitment reductions, (B) used in the Borrower’s business, or (C) utilized to fund stock repurchases by the Borrower from time to time authorized by the Borrower’s Board, provided, further, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no such sale, lease or transfer shall be permitted pursuant to this Section 7.03(b) if a Default or an event which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both, would constitute a Default, shall have occurred and is continuing at the time of, or result from, any such sale, lease or transfer.

Section 7.04.Agreements to Restrict Dividends and Certain Transfers. Neither the Borrower nor the Guarantor will enter into or suffer to exist, or permit any Significant Subsidiary to enter into or suffer to exist, any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Significant Subsidiary (a) to pay, directly or indirectly, dividends or make any other distributions in respect of its capital stock or pay any Debt or other obligation owed to the Borrower or to any Significant Subsidiary or (b) to make loans or advances to the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary, except those encumbrances and restrictions existing on the date hereof and described in Schedule IV and those now or hereafter existing that are not more restrictive in any respect than such encumbrances and restrictions described in Schedule IV.

Section 7.05.Transactions with Affiliates. Except as otherwise permitted in Section 7.03, neither the Borrower nor the Guarantor will make any material sale to, make any material purchase from, extend material credit to, make material payment for services rendered by, or enter into any other material transaction with, or permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to make, any material sale to, make any material purchase from, extend material credit to, make material payment for services rendered by, or enter into any other material transaction with, any Affiliate of the Borrower or the Guarantor or of such Subsidiary unless such sales, purchases, extensions of credit, rendition of services and other transactions are (at the time such sale, purchase, extension of credit, rendition of services or other transaction is entered into) (a) in the ordinary course of business, or (b) on terms and conditions believed by the Borrower to be fair in all material respects to the Borrower or the Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as the case may be.

Section 7.06.Change of Business. The Borrower, the Guarantor and their Subsidiaries, on an aggregate basis, will not materially change the general nature of their primary business.

Section 7.07.Limitation on Loans, Advances and Investments. Neither the Borrower nor the Guarantor will, or will permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, make or permit to exist, any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or make any

investment in, or purchase or commit to purchase any stock or other securities or evidences of indebtedness of or interests in any Person which is not, or which will not become in connection with such transaction, a Subsidiary (“Investments”), except the following:

(a) Liquid Investments;

(b) trade and customer accounts receivable which are for goods furnished or services rendered in the ordinary course of business and are payable in accordance with customary trade terms;

(c) Investments in respect of joint ventures or similar arrangements relating to the ownership or operation of food service businesses in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the aggregate are the beneficial owners of not less than 50% of the outstanding equity interests;

(d) Investments not otherwise permitted by this Section 7.07 in any Person, provided that the aggregate amount of such Investments made and outstanding at any time shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the Consolidated assets of the Borrower as set forth on the most recent financial statements of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries delivered to the Banks pursuant to Sections 5.04 or 6.02; and

(e) Investments existing on the date hereof and described on Schedule VI; and

(f) Investments by Foreign Subsidiaries in other Subsidiaries or other Persons, provided that such Investments in other Persons are from the retained earnings of a Foreign Subsidiary or other Person, and any retention by a Subsidiary or other Person of net income.

Section 7.08.Accounting Practices. The Borrower and each of its Significant Subsidiaries will maintain its books of record and account in conformity with GAAP.

Section 7.09.Debt. (a) The Borrower and the Guarantor will not, and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur or suffer to exist any direct, indirect, fixed or contingent liability for any Debt, other than (i) the obligations pursuant to the Credit Documents, (ii) the Debt described on Schedule VII, (iii) additional Debt of the Borrower which may be guaranteed by the Guarantor (but not guaranteed by any of the Borrower’s or the Guarantor’s Subsidiaries, other than the Guarantor in the case of Debt of the Borrower), (iv) intercompany Debt and (v) additional Debt of the Guarantor and the Borrower’s and the Guarantor’s Subsidiaries, provided, however, the aggregate of all Debt of the Guarantor and all such Subsidiaries under this clause (v), whether secured or unsecured, must not exceed $50,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time.

(b) The Borrower and the Guarantor will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to guarantee or otherwise become directly or contingently liable for the obligations under the Existing Term Loan Agreement or any other indebtedness of the Borrower or the Guarantor for borrowed money in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $25,000,000, unless such Subsidiary concurrently guarantees the Guaranteed Obligations under a written guarantee agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent.

ARTICLE VIII

DEFAULTS

Section 8.01.Defaults. If any of the following events (each individually, a “Default”) shall occur and be continuing:

(a) the Borrower (i) shall fail to pay any principal of any Advance when the same becomes due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof, or (ii) shall fail to pay any interest on any Advance or any fee or other amount to be paid by it hereunder within three (3) Business Days of the date on which such payment is due; or

(b) any certification, representation or warranty made by the Borrower or the Guarantor herein or by the Borrower or the Guarantor (or any of their respective officers) in writing (including representations and warranties deemed made pursuant to Sections 2.04(a)(G), or 3.02) under or in connection with any Credit Document shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made; or

(c) the Borrower or the Guarantor shall fail to perform or observe (i) any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 7.01 on its part to be performed or observed, (ii) any term, covenant or agreement contained in Sections 6.03 or 6.05 (with respect to maintaining the corporate existence of the Borrower or the Guarantor) or in Article VII (other than Section 7.01) on its part to be performed or observed and such failure shall continue for five (5) days after the date notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower or the Guarantor by the Administrative Agent or any Bank, or (iii) any term, covenant or agreement contained in any Credit Document (other than a term, covenant or agreement described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this clause (c)) on its part to be performed or observed and such failure shall continue for thirty (30) days after the date notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower or the Guarantor by the Administrative Agent or any Bank; or

(d) the Borrower, the Guarantor, or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any of its Debt which is outstanding in a principal amount of at least $50,000,000 in the aggregate (excluding Debt consisting of the Advances) when the same becomes due and

payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Debt, or any event of default or other event shall occur or condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument creating or evidencing such Debt in such principal amount, and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate, or to permit the holder or holders of any such Debt or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to accelerate, the maturity of such Debt, provided, however, a Default or an event which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both, would constitute a Default, shall have occurred or be continuing for purposes of this clause (d) shall not be deemed to exist due to the acceleration of the maturity of any obligation to a Bank or an affiliate (within the meaning of Regulation U) of a Bank solely by reason of a default in the performance of a term or condition in any agreement or instrument under or by which such obligation is created, evidenced or secured, which term or condition restricts the right of the Borrower or any other Person to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of any margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U) held by the Borrower or any such other Person; or

(e) the Borrower, the Guarantor, or any Significant Subsidiary shall generally not pay its debts as such debts become due, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any proceeding shall be instituted by or against the Borrower, the Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its property and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it), shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; or the Borrower, the Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the actions set forth above in this clause (e); or

(f) any judgment or order against the Borrower, the Guarantor or any of their respective Consolidated Subsidiaries is rendered for the payment of money in excess of $50,000,000 over the sum of available insurance therefor and adequate cash reserves for which have not been established and set aside solely for the purpose of payment of such judgment or order and such judgment or order remains unsatisfied and either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by the creditor upon such judgment or order or (ii) there shall be any period of sixty (60) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or

(g) the Borrower shall cease to own directly or indirectly 100% of the issued and outstanding voting stock of the Guarantor; or

(h) any Person shall become, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of 50% or more of the outstanding voting common stock of the Borrower;

then, and in any such event, the Administrative Agent (i) shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the Majority Banks, after providing notice to the Borrower, declare all of the Commitments and the obligation of each Bank to make Advances to be terminated, whereupon all of the Commitments and each such obligation shall forthwith terminate, and (ii) shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the Majority Banks, by notice to the Borrower declare the Advances, all interest thereon and all other amounts payable by the Borrower and the Guarantor under this Agreement to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon such Advances, such interest and all such amounts shall become and be forthwith due and payable, without requirement of any presentment, demand, protest, notice of intent to accelerate, further notice of acceleration or other further notice of any kind (other than the notice expressly provided for above), all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower and the Guarantor, provided, however, that in the event of any Default described in Section 8.01(e) with respect to the Borrower or the Guarantor, (A) the obligation of each Bank to make Advances shall automatically be terminated and (B) the Advances, all such interest and all such amounts shall automatically become and be due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower and the Guarantor.

ARTICLE IX

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Section 9.01.Authorization and Action. (a) Each Bank hereby appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as administrative agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. As to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of the Advances), the Administrative Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Majority Banks, and such instructions shall be binding upon all Banks, provided, however, that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action which exposes the Administrative Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to this Agreement or applicable law. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Banks, and none of the Borrower or the Guarantor shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any such provisions.

(b) The Administrative Agent may perform any of and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Credit Document by or

through any one or more sub-agents (that is/are Affiliate(s) of the Administrative Agent) appointed by the Administrative Agent. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent, and shall apply to its activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facility provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.

Section 9.02.Administrative Agent’s Reliance, Etc. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable to the Banks for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under or in connection with this Agreement, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent: (i) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrower), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable to the Banks for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (ii) makes no warranty or representation to any Bank and shall not be responsible to any Bank for any statements, warranties or representations (whether written or oral) made in or in connection with this Agreement; (iii) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement on the part of the Borrower or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; (iv) shall not be responsible to any Bank for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (v) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing; (vi) except as expressly set forth in the Credit Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Affiliate of any of the foregoing that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity; (vii) shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article III or elsewhere in any Credit Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent or satisfaction of any condition that expressly refers to the matters described therein being acceptable or satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (viii) shall incur no liability to the Banks under or in respect of this Agreement by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by telecopier or other electronic communications) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties and (ix) shall incur no liability to the Banks under or in respect of this Agreement by acting upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person (including, if applicable, a Financial Officer of such Person).

Section 9.03.Knowledge of Defaults. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of a Default (other than a failure to make a payment of principal of or interest on the Advances) unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Bank or the Borrower specifying such Default and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default”. In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice of a Default, the Administrative Agent shall

give prompt notice thereof to the Banks. The Administrative Agent shall (subject to Section 9.08 hereof) take such action with respect to such Default as shall be directed by the Majority Banks, provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interest of the Banks except to the extent that this Agreement expressly requires that such action be taken, or not be taken, only with the consent or upon the authorization of the Majority Banks or all of the Banks.

Section 9.04.Rights of the Administrative Agent as a Bank. With respect to its Commitment and the Advances made by it, the Person serving as the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Bank and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent; and the term “Bank” or “Banks” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include such Person in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, act as financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries and any Person who may do business with or own securities of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, all as if such Person was not the Administrative Agent and without any duty to account therefor to the Banks.

Section 9.05.Bank Credit Decision. (a) Each Bank acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Bank and based on the financial statements referred to in Section 5.04 and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Bank and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement.

(b) Each Bank, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement and funding its Advances on the Effective Date, or delivering its signature page to an Assignment or an Accession Agreement pursuant to which it shall become a Bank hereunder, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Credit Document and each other document required to be delivered to, or be approved by or satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent or the Banks on the Effective Date.

Section 9.06.Successor Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Banks and the Borrower and may be removed at any time with or without cause by the Majority Banks. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Majority Banks shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent that, unless a Default shall have occurred and then be continuing, is acceptable to the Borrower. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the Majority Banks, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of

resignation or the Majority Banks’ removal of the retiring Administrative Agent, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Banks, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or of any State thereof and having total assets of at least $1,000,000,000. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article IX shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement.

Section 9.07.Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners and Syndication Agent. The Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners and Syndication Agent named on the cover page of this Agreement, in their capacities as such, shall have no obligation, responsibility or required performance hereunder and shall not become liable in any manner to any party hereto in respect hereof.

Section 9.08.INDEMNIFICATION. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO TAKE ANY ACTION HEREUNDER OR TO PROSECUTE OR DEFEND ANY SUIT IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE NOTES, UNLESS INDEMNIFIED TO ITS SATISFACTION BY THE BANKS AGAINST LOSS, COST, LIABILITY AND EXPENSE. IF ANY INDEMNITY FURNISHED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SHALL BECOME IMPAIRED, IT MAY CALL FOR ADDITIONAL INDEMNITY AND CEASE TO DO THE ACTS INDEMNIFIED AGAINST UNTIL SUCH ADDITIONAL INDEMNITY IS GIVEN. IN ADDITION, THE BANKS, JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY, AGREE TO INDEMNIFY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT (TO THE EXTENT NOT REIMBURSED BY THE BORROWER OR THE GUARANTOR) FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, PENALTIES, ACTIONS, AGREEMENTS, SUITS, COSTS, EXPENSES OR DISBURSEMENTS OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER WHICH MAY BE IMPOSED ON, INCURRED BY, OR ASSERTED AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT IN ANY WAY RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THE CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR ANY ACTION TAKEN OR OMITTED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT UNDER THE CREDIT DOCUMENTS, PROVIDED THAT NO BANK SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT FOR ANY PORTION OF SUCH LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, PENALTIES, ACTIONS, AGREEMENTS, SUITS, COSTS, EXPENSES OR DISBURSEMENTS RESULTING FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT. WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THE FOREGOING, EACH BANK EXPRESSLY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT FROM ITS OWN NEGLIGENCE. EACH BANK AGREES TO REIMBURSE THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PROMPTLY UPON DEMAND FOR ITS RATABLE SHARE OF ANY OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES (INCLUDING COUNSEL FEES INCURRED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

IN CONNECTION WITH THE PREPARATION, EXECUTION, DELIVERY, ADMINISTRATION, MODIFICATION, AMENDMENT OR ENFORCEMENT WHETHER THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS, LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE OF, OR LEGAL ADVICE IN RESPECT OF RIGHTS OR RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER, THE CREDIT DOCUMENTS) TO THE EXTENT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT IS NOT REIMBURSED FOR SUCH EXPENSES BY THE BORROWER OR THE GUARANTOR.

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.01.Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of any Credit Document, nor consent to any departure by the Borrower or the Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Borrower and the Majority Banks and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given, provided, however, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall do any of the following: (a) increase the Commitment of any Bank or subject any Bank to any additional obligations without the consent of such Bank, (b) reduce the principal of, or interest on, the Advances of any Bank or any fees or other amounts payable to any Bank hereunder without the consent of such Bank, (c) postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Advances or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder without the consent of each affected Bank, (d) change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Advances, or the number of Banks, which shall be required for the Banks or any of them to take any action under this Agreement or any other Credit Document without the consent of each Bank, (e) release the Guarantor or otherwise change any obligation of the Guarantor to pay any amount payable by the Guarantor hereunder without the consent of each Bank or (f) amend this Section 10.01 without the consent of each Bank, provided, further, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Banks required above to take such action, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under any Credit Document; and provided, further, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Guarantor in addition to any other party required above to take such action, affect the rights or duties of the Guarantor under any Credit Document.

Section 10.02.Notices, Etc. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telecopy or email communication) and mailed, telecopied or emailed or delivered, if to any Bank as specified on Schedule I hereto or specified pursuant to an Assignment; if to the Borrower or the Guarantor, as specified opposite its name on Schedule II hereto; or, as to the Borrower, the Guarantor or the Administrative Agent, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties and, as to each other party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the Borrower, the Guarantor and the Administrative Agent. All such notices and communications shall, when mailed, telecopied or emailed, be effective when deposited in the mails, sent by telecopier to any

party to the telecopier number as set forth herein or on Schedule I or Schedule II hereto (or other telecopy number specified by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto), or sent by email to the addresses set forth herein or on Schedule I or Schedule II hereto, respectively, except that notices to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article II or IX shall not be effective until received by the Administrative Agent by physical delivery or telecopy.

Section 10.03.No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of any Bank or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right under any Credit Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies provided in the Credit Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

Section 10.04.Costs, Expenses and Taxes. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay on demand (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification and amendment or waiver of any Credit Document, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, special counsel to the Administrative Agent, and Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP, special Texas counsel to the Administrative Agent, with respect to advising the Administrative Agent and (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, if any (including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and expenses), of the Administrative Agent and each Bank in connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) against the Borrower or the Guarantor of any Credit Document.

(b) EACH OF THE BORROWER AND THE GUARANTOR, JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY, AGREES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH BANK AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND CONTROLLING PERSONS (EACH, AN “INDEMNIFIED PERSON”) FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LOSSES, LIABILITIES AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE FEES AND DISBURSEMENTS OF COUNSEL), FOR WHICH ANY OF THEM MAY BECOME LIABLE OR WHICH MAY BE INCURRED BY OR ASSERTED AGAINST ANY SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON, IN EACH CASE IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF OR BY REASON OF ANY INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION, OR PROCEEDING, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON IS A PARTY THERETO, ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CREDIT DOCUMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION IN WHICH ANY PROCEEDS OF ALL OR ANY PART OF THE ADVANCES ARE APPLIED, OTHER THAN ANY SUCH CLAIM, DAMAGE, LIABILITY OR EXPENSE TO THE EXTENT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF, OR BREACH OF ANY LAW, REGULATION OR CREDIT DOCUMENT BY, ANY SUCH INDEMNIFIED

PERSON. NO PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO ANY OTHER PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

Section 10.05.Right of Set-off. Upon (a) the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default pursuant to Section 8.01(a) or (b) the making of the request or the granting of the consent specified by Section 8.01 to authorize the Administrative Agent to declare the Advances due and payable pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.01, each Bank is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Bank or any affiliate of such Bank to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or the Guarantor (but not any other Person) against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower or the Guarantor now or hereafter existing under the Credit Documents, irrespective of whether or not such Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any Note and although such obligations may be unmatured, provided that no Bank shall exercise such set-off rights with respect to deposits that such Bank knows are held by the Borrower or the Guarantor for the benefit of another Person (such deposits, “Third Party Funds”), and each Bank agrees that if it has exercised its set-off rights under this Section 10.05 with respect to Third Party Funds, such Bank shall promptly return such Third Party Funds to the Borrower or the Guarantor, as applicable. Each Bank agrees to notify the Borrower and the Guarantor promptly after such set-off and application made by such Bank, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of each Bank under this Section 10.05 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which such Bank may have.

Section 10.06.Bank Assignments and Participations. (a) Assignments. Any Bank may assign to one or more banks or other entities all or any portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitment, the Advances owing to it, and any Notes held by it) with the consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, of the Administrative Agent, provided, however, that (i) each such assignment of an assigning Bank’s Commitment shall be of a constant, and not a varying, percentage of all of such Bank’s rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of such Commitment, (ii) the amount of the resulting Commitment and Advances of the assigning Bank (unless it is assigning all its Commitment) and the assignee Bank pursuant to each such assignment (determined as of the date of the Assignment with respect to such assignment) shall in no event be less than $10,000,000 and shall be an integral multiple of $1,000,000 (unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent consents), (iii) each such assignment shall be to an Eligible Assignee, (iv) the parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, for its acceptance and recording in the Register, an Assignment, together with any Note or Notes subject to such assignment, and shall pay all legal and other expenses in respect of such assignment and (v) the assignor or the assignee shall pay to the Administrative Agent an assignment fee of $3,500 in connection with such assignment. Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment, which effective date shall be at least three (3) Business Days after the execution thereof, (A) the assignee thereunder shall be a

party hereto for all purposes and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment, have the rights and obligations of a Bank hereunder and (B) such Bank thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations to lend under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment covering all or the remaining portion of such Bank’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Bank shall cease to be a party hereto).

(b) Terms of Assignments. By executing and delivering an Assignment, the Bank thereunder and the assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto the matters set forth in paragraphs 2 and 3 of such Assignment.

(c) The Register. The Administrative Agent shall maintain at its address referred to on Schedule I a copy of each Assignment delivered to and accepted by it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Banks and the Commitments of, and principal amount of the Advances owing to, each Bank from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent error, and the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and the Banks may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Bank hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Guarantor or any Bank at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(d) Procedures. Upon its receipt of an Assignment executed by a Bank and an assignee pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall, if such Assignment has been completed and is in substantially the form of the attached Exhibit C, and otherwise in conformity with this Section 10.06, (i) accept such Assignment, (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register, and (iii) give prompt notice thereof to the Borrower and the Guarantor. Within five (5) Business Days after its receipt of such notice, the Borrower, at its own expense, shall, if the assignee shall so request, execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, in exchange for any surrendered Note, a new Note to the order of such assignee in an amount equal to the Commitment assumed by it pursuant to such Assignment and, if such assigning Bank has retained any Commitment hereunder and so requests, a new Note to the order of such Bank in an amount equal to the Commitment retained by it hereunder. Such new Notes shall be dated the effective date of such Assignment and shall otherwise be in substantially the form of the attached Exhibit A.

(e) Participations. Each Bank may sell participations to one or more banks or other entities in or to all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitment, the Advances owing to it, and any Notes held by it), provided, however, that (i) such Bank’s obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, its Commitment to the Borrower hereunder) shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Bank shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (iii) such Bank shall remain the holder of any such Notes for all purposes of this Agreement,

(iv) the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and the other Banks shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Bank in connection with such Bank’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and shall have no duties or responsibilities to the participant, (v) such Bank shall not require the participant’s consent to any matter under this Agreement, except for changes in the principal amount of such Bank’s Commitment, any Note payable to such Bank in which the participant has an interest, reductions in such Bank’s fees or interest, the date any amount is due to such Bank hereunder, or extending the Termination Date, and (vi) such Bank shall give prompt notice to the Borrower of each such participation sold by such Bank. No participant shall have any rights under any provisions of any of the Credit Documents.

(f) Permitted Assignments. Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, any Bank may assign all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including, without limitation, rights to payments of principal and/or interest under any Notes held by it) to any subsidiary of such Bank or to any Federal Reserve Bank, without notice to or consent from the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, provided, however, that such Bank shall not be released from any of its obligations hereunder as a result of such assignment.

Section 10.07.Governing Law. This Agreement, the Notes and the other Credit Documents shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas.

Section 10.08.Interest. (a) It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Administrative Agent and each Bank shall conform strictly to Applicable Usury Laws from time to time in effect. Accordingly, if the transactions with the Administrative Agent or any Bank contemplated hereby would be usurious under Applicable Usury Laws, then, in that event, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Notes, or any other agreement entered into in connection with or as security for this Agreement or the Notes, it is agreed as follows: (i) the aggregate of all consideration which constitutes interest under Applicable Usury Laws that is contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received by the Administrative Agent or such Bank, as the case may be, under this Agreement, the Notes, or under any other agreement entered into in connection with or as security for this Agreement or the Notes shall under no circumstances exceed the maximum amount allowed by such Applicable Usury Laws and any excess shall be canceled automatically and, if theretofore paid, shall at the option of the Administrative Agent or such Bank, as the case may be, be credited by the Administrative Agent or such Bank, as the case may be, on the principal amount of the obligations owed to the Administrative Agent or such Bank, as the case may be, by the Borrower or refunded by the Administrative Agent or such Bank, as the case may be, to the Borrower, and (ii) in the event that the maturity of any Advance or other obligation payable to the Administrative Agent or such Bank, as the case may be, is accelerated or in the event of any required or permitted prepayment, then such consideration that constitutes interest under Applicable Usury Laws, may never include more than the maximum amount allowed by such Applicable Usury Laws and excess interest, if any to the Administrative Agent or such Bank, as the case may be, provided for in this Agreement or otherwise shall be canceled automatically as of the date of such

acceleration or prepayment and, if theretofore paid, shall, at the option of the Administrative Agent or such Bank, as the case may be, be credited by the Administrative Agent or such Bank, as the case may be, on the principal amount of the obligations owed to the Administrative Agent or such Bank, as the case may be, by the Borrower or refunded by the Administrative Agent or such Bank, as the case may be, to the Borrower.

(b) In the event that at any time the rate of interest applicable to any Advance made by any Bank would exceed the Maximum Rate, thereby causing the interest payable under this Agreement or the Notes to be limited to the Maximum Rate, then any subsequent reductions in the applicable rate of interest hereunder or under the Notes shall not reduce the rate of interest charged hereunder or under the Notes below the Maximum Rate until the total amount of interest accrued under this Agreement and the Notes from and after the date hereof equals the amount of interest that would have accrued hereon or thereon if the rates of interest otherwise applicable to this Agreement and the Notes (without limitation by the Maximum Rate) had at all times been in effect. In the event that upon the final payment of the Advances made by any Bank and termination of the Commitment of such Bank, the total amount of interest paid to such Bank hereunder and under the Notes is less than the total amount of interest which would have accrued if the interest rates applicable to such Advances pursuant to Section 2.07(a) and (b) had at all times been in effect, then the Borrower agrees to pay to such Bank, to the extent permitted by Applicable Usury Laws, an amount equal to the excess of (a) the lesser of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on such Advances if the Maximum Rate had at all times been in effect or (ii) the amount of interest rates applicable to such Advances pursuant to Section 2.07(a) and (b) had at all times been in effect over (b) the amount of interest otherwise accrued on such Advances in accordance with this Agreement.

(c) The maximum non-usurious rate of interest shall be determined, subject to any applicable Federal law to the extent that it permits Banks to contract for, charge, reserve or receive a greater amount of interest than under the Texas Finance Code or other laws of the State of Texas, by utilizing the applicable weekly ceiling from time to time in effect pursuant to Chapter 303 of the Texas Finance Code. Pursuant to Section 346.004 of the Texas Finance Code, the parties hereto agree that in no event will the provisions of Chapter 346 of the Texas Finance Code be applicable to the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents.

Section 10.09.Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

Section 10.10.Survival of Agreements, Representations and Warranties, Etc. All warranties, representations and covenants made by the Borrower or the Guarantor or any officer of the Borrower or the Guarantor herein or in any certificate or other document delivered in connection with this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Banks and shall survive the issuance and delivery of the Notes

and the making of the Advances regardless of any investigation. The indemnities and other obligations of the Borrower contained in this Agreement, and the indemnities by the Banks in favor of the Agent and its officers, directors, employees and agents, will survive the repayment of the Advances and the termination of this Agreement.

Section 10.11.The Borrower’s Right to Apply Deposits. In the event that any Bank is placed in receivership or enters a similar proceeding, the Borrower may, to the full extent permitted by law, make any payment due to such Bank hereunder, to the extent of finally collected unrestricted deposits of the Borrower in U.S. Dollars held by such Bank, by giving notice to the Administrative Agent and such Bank directing such Bank to apply such deposits to such indebtedness. If the amount of such deposits is insufficient to pay such indebtedness then due and owing in full, the Borrower shall pay the balance of such insufficiency in accordance with this Agreement.

Section 10.12.Confidentiality. Each Bank and the Administrative Agent agree that they will not disclose without the prior consent of the Borrower and the Guarantor (other than to employees, auditors, accountants, counsel or other professional advisors of the Administrative Agent or any Bank who have a contractual, fiduciary or professional duty to maintain the confidentiality of the information) any information with respect to the Borrower or the Guarantor or their Subsidiaries which is furnished pursuant to this Agreement and which is not disclosed in an SEC Filing, a report to stockholders, a press release, or has otherwise become generally available to the public otherwise than through a breach hereof (the “Confidential Information”), provided that any Bank may disclose any such Confidential Information (a) as may be required or appropriate in any report, statement or testimony submitted to or required by any municipal, state or Federal regulatory body having or claiming to have jurisdiction over such Bank or submitted to or required or requested by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or similar organizations (whether in the United States of America or elsewhere) or their successors, (b) as may be required or appropriate in response to any summons or subpoena in connection with any litigation, (c) in order to comply with any law, order, regulation or ruling applicable to such Bank, and (d) to an assignee or participant or prospective assignee or participant in connection with any contemplated transfer of any of the Notes or any interest therein by such Bank, provided that (i) such assignee or participant or prospective assignee or participant executes an agreement with the Borrower and the Guarantor agreeing to comply with the provisions contained in this Section 10.12 and (ii) unless a Default has occurred and is continuing, no Confidential Information may be disclosed to any participant or prospective participant, other than a participant or a prospective participant that is (A) a Bank or any Affiliate of any Bank or (B) a commercial bank or financial institution, in each case with an office in the United States of America, without the Company’s prior written consent. In the event that the Administrative Agent or any Bank becomes legally compelled or otherwise obligated to disclose any of the Confidential Information (other than to regulatory or supervisory authorities having jurisdiction over such Bank) and unless otherwise prohibited by applicable laws or regulations, such Person will promptly, after obtaining knowledge of its obligation to disclose such information, provide the Borrower with notice so that the Borrower may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with this Section. In the event such protective order or other

remedy is not obtained, such Person will furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information which it is advised by legal counsel is legally required and will exercise its best efforts to obtain reliable assurances that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information. In the event that compliance with this Section is waived by the Borrower, such Person may disclose any and all information at issue without liability to the Borrower, the Guarantor or any other Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and each Bank may, and the Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent and each Bank to, include references to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and the Guarantor, and utilize any logo or other distinctive symbol associated with the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and the Guarantor, solely in connection with any advertising, promotion or marketing undertaken by the Administrative Agent or such Bank in the ordinary course of its business, or, subject to the Borrower’s prior review and approval of any such action by the Administrative Agent or such Bank (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), outside of the ordinary course of its business. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Banks acknowledges that (a) it has no interest or right in any logo or other distinctive symbol associated with the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or the Guarantor, except for the limited right to use as expressly permitted by the preceding sentence, and no other rights of any kind are granted hereunder, by implication or otherwise, and (b) the Borrower, such Subsidiary or the Guarantor, as applicable, is the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in such logo or other distinctive symbol associated with the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or the Guarantor.

Section 10.13.Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Administrative Agent, each Bank and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower and the Guarantor shall not have the right to assign any of their respective rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Banks.

Section 10.14.ENTIRE AGREEMENT. PURSUANT TO SECTION 26.02 OF THE TEXAS BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE, A LOAN AGREEMENT IN WHICH THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IN THE LOAN AGREEMENT EXCEEDS $50,000 IN VALUE IS NOT ENFORCEABLE UNLESS THE LOAN AGREEMENT IS IN WRITING AND SIGNED BY THE PARTY TO BE BOUND OR THAT PARTY’S AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE.

THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES TO AN AGREEMENT SUBJECT TO THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH SHALL BE DETERMINED SOLELY FROM THE WRITTEN LOAN AGREEMENT, AND ANY PRIOR ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES ARE SUPERSEDED BY AND MERGED INTO THE LOAN AGREEMENT. THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND THE CREDIT DOCUMENTS, AS DEFINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. IN CASE OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE COMMITMENT LETTER DATED AS OF DECEMBER 12, 2008, BETWEEN EACH OF THE INITIAL LENDERS AND ARRANGERS

NAMED THEREIN AND THE BORROWER, AND THIS AGREEMENT, THIS AGREEMENT SHALL CONTROL.

Section 10.15.USA PATRIOT ACT. Each Bank hereby notifies the Borrower that, pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Bank to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.

Section 10.16.No Fiduciary Relationship. Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, agrees that in connection with all aspects of the transactions contemplated hereby and any communications in connection therewith, the Borrower, the Guarantor, the other Subsidiaries and their Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Banks and their Affiliates, on the other hand, will have a business relationship that does not create, by implication or otherwise, any fiduciary duty on the part of the Administrative Agent, the Banks or their Affiliates, and no such duty will be deemed to have arisen in connection with any such transactions or communications.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

	BORROWER:

	BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

	by
		/s/ Charles M. Sonsteby
	Name: Charles M. Sonsteby
	Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

	GUARANTOR:

	BRINKER RESTAURANT CORPORATION,

	by
		/s/ Roger F. Thomson
	Name: Roger F. Thomson
	Title: President

	ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:

	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

	by
		/s/ D. Scott Harvey
	Name: D. Scott Harvey
	Title: SVP

Commitment:	BANKS:

$ 60,000,000.00	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

	by
		/s/ D. Scott Harvey
	Name: D. Scott Harvey
	Title: SVP

$ 60,000,000	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

	by
		/s/ John H. Schmidt
	Name: John H. Schmidt
	Title: Vice President

$ 40,000,000	[WELLS FARGO BANK N.A.]

	by
		/s/ Steve Leon
	Name: Steve Leon
	Title: Managing Director, SVP

	by(1)

	Name:
	Title:

(1) For any Bank requiring a second signature line.

$ 30,000,000	Compass Bank

	by
		/s/ Thomas Blake
	Name: Thomas Blake
	Title: Senior Vice President

$ 15,000,000	U.S.Bank, N.A.

	by
		/s/ Frances W. Josephic
	Name: Frances W. Josephic
	Title: Vice President

$ 10,000,000.00	The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.

	by
		/s/ D. Barnell
	Name: D. Barnell
	Title: Authorized Signatory

EXHIBIT A

FORM OF PROMISSORY NOTE

U.S. $

Dated: [ ], 20

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Brinker International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY to the order of (the “Bank”) or its registered assigns, for the account of its Applicable Lending Office (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) or any other office designated by the Bank, the principal amount of each Advance (as defined below) made by the Bank to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement on the date such Advance is due and payable as set forth in the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance from the date of such Advance until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates, and payable at such times, as are specified in the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower further promises to pay interest, on demand, on any overdue principal and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, overdue interest from their due dates at such interest rates as are specified in the Credit Agreement.

Both principal and interest are payable in lawful money of the United States of America to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, at 10 South Dearborn, 10th Floor, Chicago, Illinois, 60603, in same day funds. Each Advance made by the Bank to the Borrower and the maturity thereof, and all payments made on account of principal thereof and interest thereon and the respective dates thereof, shall be recorded by the Bank and, prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed on the grid attached hereto which is part of this Promissory Note; provided, however, that failure of the Bank to make such notation or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligations of the Borrower under this Promissory Note or the Credit Agreement.

This Promissory Note is one of the Notes referred to in, and is subject to and entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2009 (as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, Brinker Restaurant Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as Guarantor, the Bank and certain other banks parties thereto (collectively, the “Banks”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Banks. The Credit Agreement, among other things, (a) provides for the making of advances (the “Advances”) by the Bank to the Borrower from time to time pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Credit Agreement in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed at any time the U.S. dollar amount first above mentioned and (b) contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events and also for prepayments on account of principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof upon the terms and conditions therein specified. Capitalized terms used herein which are not defined herein and are defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined.

The Borrower hereby waives presentment for payment, notice of nonpayment, demand, protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration and any other notice of any kind, except as provided in the Credit Agreement. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any rights hereunder on the part of the holder hereof shall operate as a waiver of such rights.

This Promissory Note and the Advances evidenced hereby may be transferred in whole or in part only by registration of such transfer on the Register maintained for such purpose by or on behalf of the undersigned as provided in Section 10.06(c) of the Credit Agreement.

This Promissory Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas (except that Chapter 346 of the Texas Finance Code, which regulates certain revolving credit loan accounts, shall not apply to this Promissory Note).

	BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.


	By:
	Name:
	Title:

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ADVANCES, MATURITIES

AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST

Borrowing
Date

Amount and
Type of
Advance

Rate of
Interest
Applicable
to Advance

Amount of
Principal
Paid or
Prepaid

Amount of
Interest Paid
or Prepaid

Unpaid
Principal
Balance

Notation
Made By

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING

[Date]

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent

for the Banks parties

to the Credit Agreement

referred to below

[ ]

Attention:

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned, Brinker International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), refers to the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2009 (as amended from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms defined therein and not defined herein being used herein as therein defined), among the undersigned, Brinker Restaurant Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as Guarantor, certain Banks parties thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and hereby gives you notice, irrevocably pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement, that the undersigned hereby requests a Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to such Borrowing (the “Proposed Borrowing”) as required by Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement:

Borrowing Date of Borrowing (which is a Business Day)

Aggregate Principal Amount of Borrowing (1)

Type of Advance (2)

Initial Interest Period and the last day thereof (3)

The Borrower hereby requests that the proceeds of the Borrowing requested hereunder be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the following account of the Borrower:

Wire To:

ABA:

Account #:

Account Location:

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The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the Proposed Borrowing:

(a) the representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of the Proposed Borrowing, before and after giving effect to the Proposed Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date;

(b) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from the Proposed Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds therefrom, which constitutes or with the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both, would constitute a Default; and

(c) after giving effect to the Proposed Borrowing and all other Borrowings which have been requested on or prior to the date of the Proposed Borrowing but which have not been made prior to such date, the aggregate principal amount of all Borrowings will not exceed the aggregate of the Commitments.

	Very truly yours,

	BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.


	By:
	Name:
	Title:

(1)		Not less than $10,000,000 or greater than the unused Total Commitment and in integral multiples of $1,000,000.
(2)		Eurodollar Rate Advance or Base Rate Advance.
(3)		Which shall have a duration (i) in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Advance, of one (1), two (2), three (3) or six (6) months and (ii) in the case of a Base Rate Advance, of up to ninety (90) days, and which, in any case, shall end not later than the Termination Date.

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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT

Dated ,

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2009 (as the same may be amended or modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among Brinker International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), Brinker Restaurant Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Guarantor”), the Banks named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Banks. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Assignment (this “Assignment”) shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, wishes to assign and delegate % of its rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement in connection with its Commitment and its outstanding Advances and Note, if any. Therefore, (the “Assignor”), (the “Assignee”), and the Administrative Agent agree as follows:

1. For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, as of the Effective Date (as defined below), without recourse to the Assignor and without representation or warranty except for the representations and warranties specifically set forth in Section 2 hereof, a %(1) interest in and to (a) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Bank under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the percentage interest identified herein of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the Credit Agreement (including any guarantees included in such facility) and (b) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Bank) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (a) above.

2. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that, prior to executing this Assignment (i) its Commitment (without giving effect to assignments thereof which have not yet become effective) is $ ,and (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Advances (without giving effect to assignments thereof which have not yet become effective) owed to it by the Borrower is $ ; (b) represents and warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned by it hereunder and that such interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim; (c) represents that it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; (d) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties, or representations made in or in

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connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency, or value of the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; (e) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower or the Guarantor or the performance or observance by the Borrower or the Guarantor of any of their respective obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; and (f) attaches the Note(s) referred to in Section 1 above, if any, and requests that the Administrative Agent exchange such Note(s) for new Note(s) dated , in the principal amount of $ payable to the order of the Assignee[, and a new Note dated , in the principal amount of $ payable to the order of Assignor].

3. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Bank under the Credit Agreement; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in Section 5.04 thereof and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and to purchase the interest being assigned on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Bank; (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Assignor, or any other Bank and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement; (d) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; (e) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Bank; (f) specifies as its Domestic Lending Office (and address for notices) and Eurodollar Lending Office the offices set forth beneath its name on the signature pages hereof; (g) attaches the forms prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States of America certifying as to the Assignee’s status for purposes of determining exemption from United States of America withholding taxes with respect to all payments to be made to the Assignee under the Credit Agreement and its Note(s), if any, or such other documents as are necessary to indicate that all such payments are subject to such rates at a rate reduced by an applicable tax treaty(2), (h) represents that it is an Eligible Assignee, and (i) agrees that it will keep confidential all information with respect to the Borrower furnished to it by Borrower or the Assignor (other than information generally available to the public or otherwise available to the Assignor on a non-confidential basis) as provided in Section 10.12 of the Credit Agreement.

4. The effective date for this Assignment shall be (the “Effective Date”)(3) and following the execution of this Assignment, the Administrative Agent will record it.

5. Upon such recording, and as of the Effective Date, (a) the Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement for all purposes, and, to the extent provided in this Assignment,

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have the rights and obligations of a Bank thereunder and (b) the Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Assignment, relinquish its rights (other than rights against the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement, which shall survive this assignment) and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement.

6. Upon such recording, from and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments under the Credit Agreement and the Note(s), if any, in respect of the interest assigned hereby (including, without limitation, all payments of principal, interest, and fees) to the Assignee. The Assignor and Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments under the Credit Agreement and the Note(s), if any, for periods prior to the Effective Date directly between themselves.

7. This Assignment shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment.

8. This Assignment shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas.

The parties hereto have caused this Assignment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

	[ASSIGNOR]

	By:
	Name:
	Title:
	Address:


	Attention:
	Telecopy:
	Telephone:

	[ASSIGNEE]

	Domestic Lending Office:


	By:
	Name:

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	Title:
	Address:


	Attention:
	Telecopy:
	Telephone:

	Eurodollar Lending Office:


	By:
	Name:
	Title:
	Address:


	Attention:
	Telecopy:
	Telephone:


	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent for itself and the Banks


	By:
	Name:
	Title:


	Consented to:

	BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, if required


	By:
	Name:
	Title:

(1)		Specify percentage in no more than 4 decimal points.
(2)		If the Assignee is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States of America.
(3)		See Section 10.06(a) of the Credit Agreement. Such date shall be at least three (3) Business Days after the execution of this Assignment.

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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF LEGAL OPINION OF BORROWER’S AND GUARANTOR’S COUNSEL

[ , 20 ]

To each of the Banks as defined in the
Credit Agreement herein described
and to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This opinion is furnished to you pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(iv) of the $215,000,000 Credit Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2009 (the “Credit Agreement”), among Brinker International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as borrower (the “Borrower”); Brinker Restaurant Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as guarantor (the “Guarantor”); the banks party thereto (the “Banks”); and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Banks (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meaning unless otherwise defined herein.

DOCUMENTS EXAMINED

In our capacity as special counsel for the Borrower and the Guarantor, we have examined the originals, copies or forms, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following documents (items (i) and (ii) below, the “Documents”):

(i) The Credit Agreement;

(ii) The Notes issued on the date hereof, if any (the “Notes”);

(iii) Certificate of Incorporation of the Borrower as filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on September 30, 1983 and all amendments thereto through the date hereof (the “Borrower Certificate of Incorporation”);

(iv) Certificate of Incorporation of the Guarantor as filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on June 19, 1990 and all amendments thereto through the date hereof (the “Guarantor Certificate of Incorporation”);

(v) Bylaws of the Borrower (the “Borrower Bylaws”);

(vi) Bylaws of the Guarantor (the “Guarantor Bylaws”) and

(vii) The certificates (including attachments) delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Sections 3.01(a) and (g) of the Credit Agreement.

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In addition, we have examined and relied upon such certificates of public officials and other certificates, opinions and instruments as we have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for our opinion hereinafter set forth. As to matters of fact material to our opinion, we have, when relevant facts were not independently established, relied upon certificates of representatives of the Borrower and the Guarantor and upon representations and warranties set forth in the Credit Agreement, and have not conducted any special inquiry or investigation in respect of such matters.

As used herein, (i) “Disclosed” means disclosed in the Credit Agreement or the SEC Filings of the Borrower filed with the SEC prior to the date hereof and (ii) “Knowledge” means the current, actual knowledge of the attorneys of this firm who are involved in the representation of the Borrower and the Guarantor in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement, without any independent investigation.

ASSUMPTIONS

In rendering this opinion, we have assumed, with your consent and without any independent investigation, all of the following:

(A) the genuineness of all signatures (other than those of the officers of the Borrower and the Guarantor who executed the Credit Agreement and the Notes), the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted as certified, conformed or photostatic copies;

(B) that each of the parties to the Documents other than the Borrower and the Guarantor (the “Other Parties”) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation and has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each of the Documents to which it is a party, that each of the Documents has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the Other Parties thereto, that each of the Documents constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of each of the Other Parties thereto and is enforceable against the Other Parties in accordance with its terms, that each of the Other Parties has fulfilled and complied with its obligations under the Documents to the extent required thereunder to date, and that the Borrower and the Guarantor have received or will concurrently herewith receive the consideration provided in the Documents to be received at or prior to the date hereof;

(D) that the representations and warranties as to factual matters contained in the Documents are true and correct.

OPINION

Based upon the foregoing and having due regard for the legal considerations we deem relevant, and subject to the further qualifications and limitations hereinafter set forth, we are of the opinion that:

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1. Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended (the “DGCL”), and has the corporate power and authority under the DGCL to enter into and perform the Credit Agreement and the Notes.

2. The execution and delivery by the Borrower of each of the Credit Agreement and the Notes issued on the date hereof and the performance by the Borrower of its obligations thereunder have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Borrower; each of the Credit Agreement and the Notes issued on the date hereof has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower; and each of the Credit Agreement and the Notes issued on the date hereof constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, in each case except as enforcement of the Credit Agreement or the Notes may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and subject to general equity principles and to limitations on availability of equitable relief, including specific performance.

3. The execution and delivery by the Guarantor of the Credit Agreement and the performance by the Guarantor of its obligations thereunder have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Guarantor; the Credit Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Guarantor; and the Credit Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor enforceable against the Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and subject to general equity principles and to limitations on availability of equitable relief, including specific performance.

4. Neither the execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement or the Notes issued on the date hereof nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated therein will violate any provision of the Borrower Certificate of Incorporation, the Guarantor Certificate of Incorporation, the Borrower Bylaws or the Guarantor Bylaws, or to our Knowledge, conflict with or violate any statute, judgment, order, decree or regulation or rule of any court, governmental authority or arbitrator applicable or relating to the Borrower or the Guarantor.

5. To our Knowledge and except as Disclosed, there are no actions, suits, proceedings or claims or investigations pending or threatened against or affecting the Borrower or the Guarantor or any of their respective properties before any court, governmental agency or regulatory authority which would (i) have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) impair the ability of the Borrower or the Guarantor to perform their obligations under the Credit Agreement or the Notes issued on the date hereof.

6. Neither the Borrower nor the Guarantor is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

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FURTHER QUALIFICATIONS AND LIMITATIONS

The opinions expressed above are expressly subject to the following qualifications and limitations:

(a) We express no opinion as to (i) the specific remedy that any court or other authority or body might grant in connection with the enforcement of rights under any of the Documents, as to the availability of equitable remedies, as such, in connection with the enforcement of such rights, or as to the effects of the application of principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in proceedings in law or in equity), (ii) the application of any securities laws to any of the transactions contemplated by any of the Documents, or (iii) the effect of any environmental, antitrust or tax laws of the United States of America or of the State of Texas.

(b) We express no opinion as to the validity or enforceability of (i) any provisions purporting to entitle a party to indemnification or release from liability in respect of any matters arising in whole or in part by reason of any illegal, wrongful, knowing or negligent act or omission of such party, (ii) any provisions that purport to restrict access to or waive remedies or defenses, to waive any rights to notices or to establish evidentiary standards, (iii) any provisions relating to liquidated damages, set-offs, waivers, releases, suretyship defenses, delays or omissions of enforcement of rights or remedies, severability, consent judgments or summary proceedings, (iv) any provisions purporting to irrevocably appoint attorneys-in-fact or other agents, (v) any provisions purporting to restrict or limit transfer, alienation or encumbrancing of property, (vi) any provisions that relate to submissions to jurisdiction, waivers or ratifications of future acts, the rights of, third parties or transferability of assets which by their nature are nontransferable, (vii) provisions that contain any agreement to agree, or (viii) provisions that purport to negate or control over present or future laws which are contrary to such provisions.

(c) To the extent that the opinions given in Sections 2, 3 and 4 constitute opinions with respect to laws relating to usury, such opinions are expressly limited to the opinion that the Credit Agreement and the Notes do not require the payment of interest at a rate which is usurious. In rendering such opinion, we have relied upon and assumed the applicability of Chapter 303 of the Texas Finance Code, as currently in effect, and have assumed that (i) there are no fees, points or other charges or forms of compensation to the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, or any Bank in respect of the Credit Agreement or the issuance of the Notes or any commitment to pay any such charges or other forms of compensation, other than those specifically disclosed in the Credit Agreement, the letter agreement dated December 12, 2008, among the Borrower, J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. and JPMCB, and the letter agreement dated December 12, 2008, among the Borrower, Bank of America, N.A. and Banc of America Securities LLC (such letter agreements, the “Fee Letters”), (ii) all fees and charges provided for in the Credit Agreement, the Notes and the Fee Letters to be paid by Borrower or Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent or any Bank constitute bona fide commitment fees and not interest, (iii) all charges for reimbursement of services paid to third parties will be for actual out-of-pocket expenses paid to third parties for services actually rendered by such parties, (iv) the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Banks, the Borrower and the Guarantor will comply with the “usury savings clause” and other provisions of the Credit Agreement to the effect that the Borrower and the Guarantor will never be required to pay interest (including all compensation that constitutes interest under applicable law) on the Notes

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or otherwise in respect of the Credit Agreement in excess of the maximum rate or amount of interest that may lawfully be contracted for, charged or collected thereon or in connection therewith under applicable Texas law (collectively, the “Savings Clauses”), and (v) in complying with the provisions of the Saving Clauses, the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent and such Bank will give due consideration to all fees, charges or other compensation which under applicable Texas law may be or is deemed to be interest.

(d) We are members of the Bar of the State of Texas. This opinion relates only to the Federal laws of the United States of America, the laws of the State of Texas and the DGCL as currently in effect, and we express no opinion with regard to any matters that may be governed or affected by any other laws.

(e) This opinion is limited solely to the matters stated herein and no opinion is to be inferred or may be implied beyond the matters expressly stated herein.

The opinions expressed herein are solely for the benefit of you and your counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement and may not be used or relied upon by any other person or entity or for any other purpose whatsoever. The opinions expressed herein are as of the date first set forth above, and we do not assume or undertake any responsibility or obligation to supplement or to update such opinions to reflect any facts or circumstances which may hereafter come to our attention or any changes in the laws which may hereafter occur.

Very truly yours,

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EXHIBIT E

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

This certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 2.15(e) of the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2009 (the “Credit Agreement”) among BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC. (the “Borrower”), BRINKER RESTAURANT CORPORATION, as the Guarantor, the Banks party thereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meaning unless otherwise defined herein.

The undersigned hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that:

1. the undersigned is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Advances or the transactions evidenced by the Note(s), if any, registered in its name in respect of which it is providing this certificate;

2. the undersigned is not a bank (within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code) and, in this regard, further represents and warrants that:

(a) the undersigned is not subject to regulatory or other legal requirements as a bank in any jurisdiction; and

(b) the undersigned has not been treated as a bank for purposes of any tax, securities law or other filing or submission made to any governmental authority, any application made to a rating agency or qualification for any exemption from tax, securities law or other legal requirements;

3. the undersigned is not a 10-percent shareholder (within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code) of the Borrower;

4. the income from the Advances or the transactions evidenced by the Note(s), if any, held by the undersigned is not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business with the United States; and

5. the undersigned is not a controlled foreign corporation related (within the meaning of Section 864(d)(4) of the Code) to the Borrower.

The undersigned has furnished you with a certificate of our non-U.S. person status on Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (a) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall so inform the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing within thirty days of such change and (b) the undersigned shall furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which payment is to be made by the Borrower to the undersigned under the Credit Agreement, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payment.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this certificate to be executed as of , 200 .

	[NAME OF BANK]


	By:
	Name:
	Title:

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SCHEDULE I

BANK AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT ADDRESSES

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

10 South Dearborn Street, 10th Floor

Chicago, Illinois 60603

Attn: Ms. Latanya D. Driver

Telephone:	312/385-7073
Telecopy:	312/385-7096

SYNDICATION AGENT:

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

100 Federal Street, MA5-100-09-06

Boston, Massachusetts 02110

Attn: Mr. John H. Schmidt

Telephone:	617/434-4044
Telecopy:	312/453-2732

BANKS:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

10 South Dearborn Street, 10th Floor

Chicago, Illinois 60603

Attn: Ms. Latanya D. Driver

Telephone:	312/385-7073
Telecopy:	312/385-7096

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

101 N. Tryon Street, 4th Floor

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attn: Mr. Shankar Ahi

Telephone:	415/436-4777 ext. 1691
Telecopy:	972/728-6189

With a	Bank of America, N.A.
copy to:	100 Federal Street, MA5-100-09-06
	Boston, Massachusetts 02110
	Attn: Mr. John H. Schmidt

	Telephone:	617/434-4044
	Telecopy:	312/453-2732

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

5938 Priestly Drive, Suite 200

Carlsbad, CA 92008

Attn: Mark Simoes

Telephone:	760/918-2757
Telecopy:	760/918-2727

COMPASS BANK

8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 250

Dallas, TX 75206

Attn: Key Coker

Telephone:	214/706-8044
Telecopy:	214/346-2746

US BANK, N.A.
425 Walnut Street, 8th Fl.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Attn: Frances Josephic

Telephone:	513/762-8973
Telecopy:	513/632-4894

THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.

2001 Ross Ave., #3150

Dallas, TX 75201

Attn: Mr. Doug Barnell

Telephone:	214/954-1240
Telecopy:	214/954-1007

SCHEDULE II

BORROWER AND GUARANTOR ADDRESSES

BORROWER:

BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.

6820 LBJ Freeway

Dallas, Texas 75240

Attn: General Counsel

Telephone:	972/980-9917
Telecopy:	972/770-9465

Copy to: Vice President of Investor Relations and Treasurer

Telephone:	972/770-1276
Telecopy:	972/770-8863

GUARANTOR:

BRINKER RESTAURANT CORPORATION

6820 LBJ Freeway

Dallas, Texas 75240

Attn: General Counsel

Telephone:	972/980-9917
Telecopy:	972/770-9465

Copy to: Vice President of Investor Relations and Treasurer

Telephone:	972/770-1276
Telecopy:	972/770-8863

SCHEDULE III

PERMITTED LIENS

Subsidiary	Amount		Description	Maturity
Brinker Restaurant Corporation	$	50,674,399	Capitalized Lease Obligations	Various dates through March 2020

SCHEDULE IV

AGREEMENTS RESTRICTING DIVIDENDS AND CERTAIN TRANSFERS

1. $400 million Term Loan Agreement dated October 24, 2007, by and among Brinker International, Inc., Brinker Restaurant Corporation, the financial institutions party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent.

SCHEDULE V

GAAP EXCEPTIONS

None.

SCHEDULE VI

INVESTMENTS

Company	Amount		Description
Strang Corporation	$	910,513	Loan associated with sale of restaurants
Las Nuevas Delicias Gastronomicas, S. De R.L. De C.V.	$	10,882,370	Mexico joint venture with CMR
Mac Acquisition, LLC	$	6,000,000	Investment in Macaroni Grill
Mac Acquisition, LLC	$	10,000,000	Line of credit for Macaroni Grill

SCHEDULE VII

PERMITTED DEBT

Description	Amount
5.75% Notes due 2014 pursuant to the Indenture dated May 14, 2004, between Brinker International, Inc. and Citibank, N.A., as Trustee	$	300,000,000
$400 million Term Loan Agreement dated October 24, 2007, by and among Brinker International, Inc., Brinker Restaurant Corporation, the financial institutions party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent	$	400,000,000
Capitalized Lease Obligations	$	50,674,399

EXHIBIT 31(a)

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Douglas H. Brooks, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Brinker International, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

A. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

B. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally acceptable accounting principles;

C. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

D. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions);

A. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

B. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 4, 2009

	/s/ Douglas H. Brooks
	Douglas H. Brooks,
	Chairman of the Board,
	President and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

EXHIBIT 31(b)

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Charles M. Sonsteby, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Brinker International, Inc.;

B. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 4, 2009

	/s/ Charles M. Sonsteby
	Charles M. Sonsteby,
	Executive Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)

EXHIBIT 32(a)

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, the undersigned officer of Brinker International, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certifies that the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 25, 2009 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 4, 2009	By:	/s/ Douglas H. Brooks
	Douglas H. Brooks,
	Chairman of the Board,
	President and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

EXHIBIT 32(b)

CERTIFICATION

Date: May 4, 2009	By:	/s/ Charles M. Sonsteby
	Charles M. Sonsteby,
	Executive Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)

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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

Section 1.01.Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

Section 1.02.Computation of Time Periods. In this Agreement in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding.”

ARTICLE II

AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES

(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary:

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(A) each conversion or continuation shall be made pro rata among the Banks in accordance with the respective principal amounts of the Advances comprising the converted or continued Borrowing;

(B) if less than all the outstanding principal amount of any Borrowing shall be converted or continued, the aggregate principal amount of such Borrowing converted or continued shall be in an amount of $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof;

(C) accrued interest on an Advance (or portion thereof) being converted or continued shall be paid by the Borrower at the time of conversion or continuation;

(D) if any Eurodollar Rate Borrowing is converted at a time other than the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall pay, upon demand, any amounts due to the Banks pursuant to Section 2.03(e) and Section 2.06(d) as a result of such conversion;

(E) no Interest Period may be selected for any Eurodollar Rate Borrowing that would end later than the Termination Date;

(F) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of, or result from, such conversion or continuation; and

(G) each such conversion or continuation shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower and the Guarantor that no Default (i) has occurred and is continuing at the time of such conversion or continuation, or (ii) would result from such conversion or continuation.

Section 2.06.Repayment and Prepayment of Advances; Notes. (a) The Borrower agrees to repay the Advances in full on the Termination Date.

(c) Each notice of prepayment shall specify the prepayment date and the aggregate principal amount of each Borrowing to be prepaid, shall be irrevocable and shall commit the Borrower to prepay such Borrowing by the amount stated therein. All

prepayments under this Section 2.06 shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the principal amount being prepaid to the date of prepayment.

(c) Payment of Interest. All accrued but unpaid interest on all Advances shall be due and payable on the Interest Payment Dates related thereto.

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS