Brinker International Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results

Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT) announced a second quarter fiscal 2009 loss per diluted share of $0.21 compared to earnings per diluted share of $0.52 in the prior year. Before special items and excluding Macaroni Grill, earnings per diluted share decreased to $0.27 from $0.31 in the prior year (reconciliation included in Table 2).

On Dec. 18, 2008, the company completed the sale of Romano's Macaroni Grill to Mac Acquisition LLC, an affiliate of San Francisco-based Golden Gate Capital, for $88 million while retaining a 19.9 percent continuing ownership interest.

Boston Pizza International Opens 25 New Restaurants in 2008, Increasing the Total Royalty Pool Stores to 323 for the Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund

Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund (the "Fund") (TSX:BPF.UN) and Boston Pizza International Inc. ("BPI") announced today that effective January 1, 2009, the number of Boston Pizza restaurants included in the Fund's royalty pool (the "Royalty Pool") has been increased to include the royalties from 25 new full-service restaurants opened across Canada between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008 (the "Period"). Two restaurants were permanently closed during the Period. With the addition of these 23 net new restaurants, royalties are now payable to the Fund from 323 Boston Pizza restaurants.

Brinker International Announces Completion of Romano's Macaroni Grill(R) Sale

Yesterday, Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT) and Mac Acquisition LLC, an affiliate of San Francisco-based Golden Gate Capital, closed the previously announced transaction for the sale of a majority interest in Romano's Macaroni Grill.

"We greatly appreciate the hard work, patience and tenacity our respective teams exhibited to finalize this complex transaction," said Chuck Sonsteby, Chief Financial Officer of Brinker International. "The ability to complete the transaction in the midst of the current economic environment speaks to the long-term prospects for the brand as part of the Golden Gate family."

A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund adds nine restaurants to Royalty Pool

A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund (the "Fund") and A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. ("Food Services") announced today that, effective January 5, 2009, the number of A&W restaurants for which royalties are paid to A&W Trade Marks Inc. ("Trade Marks") will be increased by 17 new restaurants opened across Canada between October 2007 and September 2008, less eight restaurants that were permanently closed during this period. The addition of these nine net new restaurants brings the total number of A&W restaurants in the Royalty Pool to 685.

This is the seventh increase in the number of restaurants in the Royalty Pool since the launch of the Fund in February 2002. Since that time, the number of restaurants for which royalties are paid to the Fund (through Trade Marks) has increased by 100 restaurants, from 585 to 685.