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Del Frisco's Restaurant Group Inc

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2014 ANNUAL REPORT

Cover image: Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House, Washington, DC

  DEL FRISCO’S

  SULLIVAN’S

  DEL FRISCO’S GRILLE

   DEL FRISCO’S  
GRILLE

  DEL FRISCO’S

  SULLIVAN’S

Unit Growth

30

2
9

19

34

5

10

19

40

11

10

19

46

16

11

19

2011

2012

2013

2014

50

40

30

20

10

-

Revenue Growth
(in millions)

$301.8

$271.8

$232.4

$44.1

$69.8

$350.0

$300.0

$250.0

$198.6

$24.0

$200.0

$4.5

Comparable Sales Growth

$150.0

$111.4

$124.7

$144.6

$151.1

  2014

  2013

  2012

  2011

30.0%

25.0%

20.0%

15.0%

10.0%

5.0%

0.0%

-5.0%

1.2%

8.7%

-3.0%
-0.7%

5.5%

4.4%

6.6%

13.3%

1.9%
1.3%
4.2%

11.2%

$100.0

$50.0

$82.8

$83.8

$83.0

$80.9

$-

2011

2012

2013

2014

Sullivan’s
Steak House

Blended

Del Frisco’s
Double Eagle

  DEL FRISCO’S GRILLE          

  DEL FRISCO’S          

  SULLIVAN’S

A(cid:3)Note(cid:3)to(cid:3)Our(cid:3)Stockholders(cid:3)
(cid:3)
Del(cid:3)Frisco’s(cid:3)Restaurant(cid:3)Group(cid:3)is(cid:3)synonymous(cid:3)with(cid:3)‘next(cid:3)generation’(cid:3)hospitality.(cid:3)(cid:3)Our(cid:3)Del(cid:3)Frisco’s(cid:3)
Double(cid:3)Eagle(cid:3)Steak(cid:3)House,(cid:3)Sullivan’s(cid:3)Steakhouse(cid:3)and(cid:3)Del(cid:3)Frisco’s(cid:3)Grille(cid:3)brands(cid:3)are(cid:3)recognized(cid:3)
among(cid:3) our(cid:3) upscale(cid:3) dining(cid:3) clientele(cid:3) for(cid:3) providing(cid:3) quality(cid:3) experiences(cid:3) (cid:882)(cid:882)(cid:3) from(cid:3) flawless(cid:3) service(cid:3)
that(cid:3)reminds(cid:3)them(cid:3)that(cid:3)they(cid:3)are(cid:3)the(cid:3)boss(cid:3)to(cid:3)exceptional(cid:3)food(cid:3)that(cid:3)is(cid:3)bold(cid:3)and(cid:3)delicious.(cid:3)
(cid:3)
Del(cid:3)Frisco’s(cid:3)Double(cid:3)Eagle(cid:3)Steak(cid:3)House(cid:3)has(cid:3)earned(cid:3)its(cid:3)positioning(cid:3)as(cid:3)the(cid:3)‘go(cid:882)to’(cid:3)destination(cid:3)for(cid:3)
prime(cid:3)aged(cid:3)steaks,(cid:3)fresh(cid:3)seafood,(cid:3)award(cid:3)winning(cid:3)wines,(cid:3)a(cid:3)lively(cid:3)bar(cid:3)and(cid:3)an(cid:3)energetic(cid:3)ambiance.(cid:3)(cid:3)
Our(cid:3)flagship(cid:3)brand’s(cid:3)strength(cid:3)is(cid:3)best(cid:3)exhibited(cid:3)by(cid:3)an(cid:3)enviable(cid:3)track(cid:3)record(cid:3)of(cid:3)five(cid:3)consecutive(cid:3)
years(cid:3)of(cid:3)positive(cid:3)comparable(cid:3)sales(cid:3)and(cid:3)by(cid:3)our(cid:3)guests’(cid:3)eagerness(cid:3)to(cid:3)experience(cid:3)the(cid:3)entirety(cid:3)of(cid:3)
our(cid:3)offering.(cid:3)(cid:3)We(cid:3)opened(cid:3)a(cid:3)landmark(cid:3)Double(cid:3)Eagle(cid:3)in(cid:3)City(cid:3)Center(cid:3)Washington,(cid:3)DC(cid:3)in(cid:3)September(cid:3)
which(cid:3)was(cid:3)quickly(cid:3)named(cid:3)to(cid:3)both(cid:3)OpenTable’s(cid:3)Top(cid:3)100(cid:3)Best(cid:3)Restaurant(cid:3)List(cid:3)and(cid:3)Top(cid:3)100(cid:3)Best(cid:3)
Steakhouses(cid:3)List(cid:3)for(cid:3)2014.(cid:3)(cid:3)This(cid:3)brand(cid:3)continues(cid:3)to(cid:3)prove(cid:3)itself(cid:3)‘best(cid:3)in(cid:3)class’(cid:3)for(cid:3)a(cid:3)white(cid:3)table(cid:3)
cloth(cid:3)steakhouse(cid:3)experience.(cid:3)
(cid:3)
Sullivan’s(cid:3) Steakhouse(cid:3) is(cid:3) regaining(cid:3) traction(cid:3) from(cid:3) our(cid:3) ongoing(cid:3) revitalization(cid:3) efforts.(cid:3) (cid:3) We(cid:3) have(cid:3)
raised(cid:3) the(cid:3) brand’s(cid:3) profile(cid:3) by(cid:3) showcasing(cid:3) it(cid:3) as(cid:3) an(cid:3) exceptional(cid:3) upscale(cid:3) steakhouse(cid:3) at(cid:3) a(cid:3) great(cid:3)
value(cid:3)and(cid:3)have(cid:3)built(cid:3)momentum(cid:3)through(cid:3)our(cid:3)focus(cid:3)on(cid:3)dedicated(cid:3)leadership,(cid:3)training(cid:3)and(cid:3)staff(cid:3)
development,(cid:3) menu(cid:3) and(cid:3) bar(cid:3) enhancements,(cid:3) fine(cid:882)tuned(cid:3) messaging(cid:3) and(cid:3) updated(cid:3) facilities.(cid:3)(cid:3)
Although(cid:3)we(cid:3)are(cid:3)already(cid:3)past(cid:3)the(cid:3)point(cid:3)of(cid:3)brand(cid:3)stabilization,(cid:3)we(cid:3)are(cid:3)still(cid:3)not(cid:3)ready(cid:3)to(cid:3)declare(cid:3)
victory(cid:3)just(cid:3)yet(cid:3)but(cid:3)Sullivan’s(cid:3)future(cid:3)is(cid:3)bright.(cid:3)
(cid:3)
Del(cid:3) Frisco’s(cid:3) Grille(cid:3) appeals(cid:3) to(cid:3) an(cid:3) upwardly(cid:3) mobile(cid:3) demographic(cid:3) where(cid:3) they(cid:3) work(cid:3) and(cid:3) where(cid:3)
they(cid:3) live.(cid:3) (cid:3) The(cid:3) variety(cid:3) of(cid:3) prime(cid:3) aged(cid:3) steaks,(cid:3) top(cid:3) selling(cid:3) signature(cid:3) items(cid:3) and(cid:3) assortment(cid:3) of(cid:3)
relatively(cid:3) less(cid:3) expensive(cid:3) entrees(cid:3) is(cid:3) enabling(cid:3) us(cid:3) to(cid:3) capitalize(cid:3) on(cid:3) lunch,(cid:3) dinner(cid:3) and(cid:3) social(cid:3)
opportunities(cid:3)in(cid:3)a(cid:3)variety(cid:3)of(cid:3)urban(cid:3)and(cid:3)suburban(cid:3)settings.(cid:3)(cid:3)As(cid:3)a(cid:3)young(cid:3)brand,(cid:3)we(cid:3)continue(cid:3)to(cid:3)
evolve(cid:3) the(cid:3) concept(cid:3) refining(cid:3) the(cid:3) menu(cid:3) and(cid:3) gaining(cid:3) a(cid:3) deeper(cid:3) understanding(cid:3) of(cid:3) our(cid:3) guests’(cid:3)
expectations.(cid:3) (cid:3) We(cid:3) are(cid:3) also(cid:3) working(cid:3) on(cid:3) operational(cid:3) initiatives(cid:3) that(cid:3) will(cid:3) increase(cid:3) service(cid:3) speed(cid:3)
and(cid:3) improve(cid:3) efficiencies.(cid:3) (cid:3) We(cid:3) are(cid:3) highly(cid:3) confident(cid:3) in(cid:3) the(cid:3) Grille’s(cid:3) long(cid:882)term(cid:3) potential(cid:3) and(cid:3)
believe(cid:3)that(cid:3)we(cid:3)can(cid:3)build(cid:3)more(cid:3)than(cid:3)170(cid:3)locations(cid:3)over(cid:3)time.(cid:3)(cid:3)Having(cid:3)achieved(cid:3)merely(cid:3)a(cid:3)fraction(cid:3)
of(cid:3)that(cid:3)potential(cid:3)to(cid:3)date,(cid:3)we(cid:3)clearly(cid:3)have(cid:3)a(cid:3)long(cid:3)runway(cid:3)ahead(cid:3)of(cid:3)us(cid:3)for(cid:3)this(cid:3)exciting(cid:3)concept.(cid:3)
(cid:3)
For(cid:3) the(cid:3) full(cid:3) year,(cid:3) consolidated(cid:3) revenues(cid:3) increased(cid:3) 11.0%(cid:3) to(cid:3) $301.8(cid:3) million(cid:3) while(cid:3) blended(cid:3)
comparable(cid:3) restaurant(cid:3) sales(cid:3) (on(cid:3) a(cid:3) 52(cid:882)week(cid:3) comparable(cid:3) basis)(cid:3) rose(cid:3) 2.4%.(cid:3) (cid:3) Restaurant(cid:882)Level(cid:3)
EBITDA(cid:3)expanded(cid:3)7.8%(cid:3)to(cid:3)$67.0(cid:3)million(cid:3)(with(cid:3)one(cid:3)less(cid:3)fiscal(cid:3)operating(cid:3)week(cid:3)in(cid:3)2014)(cid:3)although(cid:3)
adjusted(cid:3) net(cid:3) income(cid:3) fell(cid:3) slightly(cid:3) to(cid:3) $19.5(cid:3) million1(cid:3) as(cid:3) we(cid:3) invested(cid:3) in(cid:3) our(cid:3) human(cid:3) capital.(cid:3) (cid:3) We(cid:3)
added(cid:3) six(cid:3) new(cid:3) restaurants(cid:3) in(cid:3) 2014:(cid:3) the(cid:3) aforementioned(cid:3) Double(cid:3) Eagle(cid:3) in(cid:3) Washington,(cid:3) DC(cid:3) and(cid:3)
five(cid:3)Del(cid:3)Frisco’s(cid:3)Grilles(cid:3)in(cid:3)Burlington,(cid:3)MA;(cid:3)Irvine(cid:3)and(cid:3)Pasadena,(cid:3)CA;(cid:3)North(cid:3)Bethesda,(cid:3)MD;(cid:3)and(cid:3)
Tampa,(cid:3)FL.(cid:3)
(cid:3)

(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)
1(cid:3)Adjusted(cid:3)Net(cid:3)Income(cid:3)excludes(cid:3)non(cid:882)cash(cid:3)impairment(cid:3)charges(cid:3)of(cid:3)$3.5(cid:3)million(cid:3)and(cid:3)applies(cid:3)an(cid:3)income(cid:3)tax(cid:3)rate(cid:3)of(cid:3)
30%.(cid:3)

(cid:3)

We(cid:3) are(cid:3) delighted(cid:3) to(cid:3) be(cid:3) one(cid:3) of(cid:3) the(cid:3) more(cid:3) compelling(cid:3) growth(cid:3) stories(cid:3) within(cid:3) the(cid:3) upscale(cid:3) dining(cid:3)
industry.(cid:3) (cid:3) After(cid:3) expanding(cid:3) our(cid:3) portfolio(cid:3) by(cid:3) 15%(cid:3) in(cid:3) 2014,(cid:3) we(cid:3) are(cid:3) targeting(cid:3) an(cid:3) additional(cid:3) 15%(cid:3)
growth(cid:3) in(cid:3) 2015(cid:3) based(cid:3) upon(cid:3) seven(cid:3) restaurant(cid:3) openings.(cid:3) (cid:3) New(cid:3) development(cid:3) is(cid:3) certainly(cid:3)
important(cid:3) to(cid:3) us,(cid:3) but(cid:3) we(cid:3) are(cid:3) also(cid:3) constantly(cid:3) working(cid:3) to(cid:3) ensure(cid:3) that(cid:3) our(cid:3) existing(cid:3) properties(cid:3)
uphold(cid:3)all(cid:3)that(cid:3)being(cid:3)‘next(cid:3)generation’(cid:3)entails,(cid:3)providing(cid:3)a(cid:3)vibrant(cid:3)and(cid:3)inviting(cid:3)atmosphere(cid:3)for(cid:3)
each(cid:3)and(cid:3)every(cid:3)occasion.(cid:3)
(cid:3)
Our(cid:3)ability(cid:3)to(cid:3)realize(cid:3)our(cid:3)strategic(cid:3)goals(cid:3)is(cid:3)deeply(cid:3)rooted(cid:3)in(cid:3)our(cid:3)most(cid:3)important(cid:3)resource(cid:3)(cid:882)(cid:882)(cid:3)our(cid:3)
people.(cid:3)(cid:3)We(cid:3)are(cid:3)truly(cid:3)fortunate(cid:3)to(cid:3)work(cid:3)with(cid:3)our(cid:3)incredible(cid:3)teammates(cid:3)and(cid:3)continue(cid:3)to(cid:3)offer(cid:3)
industry(cid:882)leading(cid:3)benefits(cid:3)and(cid:3)a(cid:3)‘best(cid:3)in(cid:3)class’(cid:3)work(cid:3)environment(cid:3)that(cid:3)enables(cid:3)us(cid:3)to(cid:3)attract(cid:3)and(cid:3)
retain(cid:3)talented(cid:3)individuals(cid:3)who(cid:3)make(cid:3)our(cid:3)success(cid:3)possible.(cid:3)(cid:3)
(cid:3)
In(cid:3) closing,(cid:3) with(cid:3) three(cid:3) dynamic(cid:3) brands,(cid:3) significant(cid:3) white(cid:3) space(cid:3) potential(cid:3) and(cid:3) an(cid:3) incredibly(cid:3)
passionate(cid:3) team,(cid:3) our(cid:3) future(cid:3) is(cid:3) bright(cid:3) and(cid:3) we(cid:3) are(cid:3) optimistic(cid:3) about(cid:3) what(cid:3) 2015(cid:3) holds(cid:3) for(cid:3) our(cid:3)
business.(cid:3)(cid:3)Thank(cid:3)you(cid:3)for(cid:3)your(cid:3)continued(cid:3)support(cid:3)of(cid:3)our(cid:3)Company.(cid:3)
(cid:3)
Sincerely,(cid:3)

Mark(cid:3)S.(cid:3)Mednansky(cid:3)
Chief(cid:3)Executive(cid:3)Officer(cid:3)

(cid:3)

UNITED STATES 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549 

FORM 10-K 

(Mark One) 
(cid:95)(cid:3)(cid:3)ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 30, 2014 

OR 

(cid:133)(cid:3)(cid:3)TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                    to                     

Commission File Number 001-35611 

Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

Delaware 
(State or other jurisdiction of 
incorporation or organization) 

920 S. Kimball Ave., Suite 100, 
Southlake, TX 
(Address of principal executive offices) 

20-8453116 
(I.R.S. Employer 
Identification No.) 

76092 
(Zip code) 

(817) 601-3421 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 

Title of each class 
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share 

Name of each Exchange on which registered 
The NASDAQ Global Select Market 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.      (cid:133)    Yes      (cid:95)    No 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.      (cid:133)    Yes      (cid:95)    No 
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.      (cid:95)    Yes      (cid:133)    No 
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 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such 
files).      (cid:95)    Yes      (cid:133)    No 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of 
registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.      (cid:95) 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company (as defined in 
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). (Check one): 

Large accelerated filer 

   (cid:133)(cid:3)

    Accelerated filer 

   (cid:95)(cid:3)

Non-accelerated filer 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).      (cid:133)    Yes      (cid:95)    No 
As of June 17, 2014, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock, 
$0.001 par value per share, held by non-affiliates was approximately $617,723,000. 

    Smaller reporting company 

   (cid:133)(cid:3)

   (cid:133)(cid:3)

As of February 27, 2015, 23,443,046 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, were outstanding. 

Documents Incorporated by Reference: Portions of the registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 
120 days after the end of the registrant’s fiscal year ended December 30, 2014, are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
 
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 

PART I 
Item 1. Business 
Item 1A. Risk Factors 
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 
Item 2. Properties 
Item 3. Legal Proceedings 
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 

PART II 
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 
Item 6. Selected Financial Data 
Item 7.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 
Item 9B. Other Information 

PART III 
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 
Item 11. Executive Compensation 
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services 

PART IV 
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules 

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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS 

Certain statements made or incorporated by reference in this report and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
in our press releases and in statements made by or with the approval of authorized personnel constitute forward-looking statements 
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
as amended, and are subject to the safe harbor created thereby. Forward looking statements reflect intent, belief, current expectations, 
estimates or projections about, among other things, our industry, management’s beliefs, and future events and financial trends affecting 
us. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “may,” “will” and variations of these 
words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward- looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, 
projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward- looking 
statements. Although we believe the expectations reflected in any forward looking statements are reasonable, such statements are not 
guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, 
our actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward- looking statements as a result of various 
factors. These differences can arise as a result of the risks described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including under Item 1A, Risk 
Factors, as well as other factors that may affect our business, results of operations, or financial condition. Forward looking statements in 
this report speak only as of the date hereof, and forward looking statements in documents incorporated by reference speak only as of the 
date of those documents. Unless otherwise required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward 
looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks and uncertainties, we cannot 
assure you that the forward looking statements contained in this report will, in fact, transpire. 

Item 1. 

Business 

PART I 

We were initially organized as a Delaware limited liability company on June 30, 2006 in connection with the acquisition by our former 
principal stockholder, which we refer to along with its affiliates and associates (excluding us and other companies that it or they own as 
a result of their investment activities) as Lone Star Fund, of Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc., which owned the Del Frisco’s and 
Sullivan’s restaurant concepts. Following the acquisition, which we refer to as the Acquisition, Lone Star Fund restructured the company 
to separate certain other Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon concepts by, among other things, spinning off the subsidiaries that owned and 
operated those concepts. We converted from a Delaware limited liability company to a Delaware corporation in July 2012 in connection 
with our initial public offering. During 2013, we completed three separate secondary offerings on behalf of Lone Star Fund in March, 
July and December, which fully liquidated the remaining outstanding shares owned by Lone Star Fund. Unless the context otherwise 
indicates, all references to “we,” “our,” “us,” or the “Company” refer to Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries. 

Our Company 

We develop, own and operate three contemporary, high-end, complementary restaurants: Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House, or Del 
Frisco’s, Sullivan’s Steakhouse, or Sullivan’s, and Del Frisco’s Grille, or the Grille. We are a leader in the full-service steakhouse 
industry based on average unit volume, or AUV and EBITDA margin. We currently operate 46 restaurants in 20 states and the District of 
Columbia. Each of our three restaurant concepts offers steaks as well as other menu selections, such as chops and fresh seafood. These 
menu selections are complemented by an extensive, award-winning wine list. Del Frisco’s, Sullivan’s and the Grille are positioned 
within the fine dining segment and are designed to appeal to both business and local dining customers. Our Del Frisco’s restaurants are 
sited in urban locations to target customers seeking a “destination dining” experience while our Sullivan’s and Grille restaurants are 
intended to appeal to a broader demographic, allowing them to be located either in urban areas or in close proximity to affluent 
residential neighborhoods. We believe our success reflects consistent execution across all aspects of the dining experience, from the 
formulation of proprietary recipes to the procurement and presentation of high quality menu items and delivery of a positive customer 
experience. 

Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House 
We believe Del Frisco’s is one of the premier steakhouse concepts in the United States. The Del Frisco’s brand is defined by its menu, 
which includes USDA Prime grade, wet-aged steaks hand-cut at the time of order and a range of other high-quality offerings, including 
prime lamb, fresh seafood, and signature side dishes and desserts. It is also distinguished by its “swarming service,” whereby customers 
are served simultaneously by multiple servers. Each restaurant has a sommelier to guide diners through an extensive, award-winning 
wine list and our bartenders specialize in hand-shaken martinis and crafted cocktails. Del Frisco’s restaurants target customers seeking a 
full-service, fine dining steakhouse experience. We believe the décor and ambiance, with both contemporary and classic designs, 
enhance our customers’ experience and differentiate Del Frisco’s from other upscale steakhouse concepts. We currently operate 11 Del 
Frisco’s steakhouses in eight states and the District of Columbia. These restaurants range in size from 11,000 to 24,000 square feet with 
seating capacity for at least 300 people. Annual AUVs per Del Frisco’s restaurant were $14.9 million for the fiscal year ended 
December 30, 2014. During the same period, the average check at Del Frisco’s was $110. 

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Sullivan’s Steakhouse 
Sullivan’s was created in the mid-1990’s as a complementary concept to Del Frisco’s. The Sullivan’s brand is defined by a fine dining 
experience at a more accessible price point, along with a vibrant atmosphere created by an open kitchen, live music and a bar area 
designed to be a center for social gathering and entertainment. Each Sullivan’s features fine hand-selected aged steaks, fresh seafood and 
a broad list of custom cocktails, along with an extensive selection of award-winning wines. We currently operate 19 Sullivan’s 
steakhouses in 15 states. These restaurants range in size from 7,000 to 11,000 square feet with seating capacity for at least 250 people. 
Annual AUVs per Sullivan’s restaurant were $4.3 million for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2014. During the same period, the 
average check at Sullivan’s was $62. 

Del Frisco’s Grille 
We developed the Grille, our newest concept, to take advantage of the positioning of the Del Frisco’s brand and to provide greater 
potential for expansion due to its smaller size, lower build out cost and more diverse menu. The Grille is an upscale casual concept with 
a menu designed to appeal more broadly to both business and casual diners that features a variety of Del Frisco’s prime aged steaks, top 
selling signature menu items and a broad selection of the same quality wines. The Grille also offers an assortment of relatively less 
expensive entrees, such as flatbread pizzas, sandwiches and salads, all prepared with the same signature flavors, high quality ingredients 
and presentation associated with the Del Frisco’s brand. We believe the ambiance of the concept appeals to a wide range of customers 
seeking a less formal atmosphere for their dining occasions. We currently operate 16 Grilles in eight states and the District of Columbia. 
Additional Grille openings are planned over the next year and we anticipate they will, like existing Grille locations, range in size from 
6,500 to 8,500 square feet with seating capacity for at least 200 people. Annual AUVs per Grille restaurant were $5.7 million for the 
fiscal year ended December 30, 2014. During the same period, the average check at the Grille’s was $51.We are continuing to target 
annual AUVs per Grille restaurant of between $4.5 million and $6.0 million with an average check of between $45 and $55.   

Restaurant Industry Overview 

According to the National Restaurant Association, U.S. restaurant industry sales in 2014 were $683 billion, an increase of 3.6% over 
2013 sales of $659 billion, and were projected to grow to $709 billion in 2015, representing an increase of 3.8%. We compete in the 
full-service steak industry, or the FSR Steak category as defined by Technomic, Inc., a research and consulting firm serving the food and 
foodservice industries. Each of our concepts fall into the FSR Steak category, which includes fine dining, and is defined as 
establishments with a relatively broad menu along with table, counter, and/or booth service and a waitstaff. At the conclusion of 2013, 
the FSR Steak category included 8,341 units. The FSR Steak category achieved $16.8 billion in sales in 2013, representing a 6.5% 
growth rate over 2012. Restaurants within the FSR Steak category within Technomic’s ranking of the top 500 restaurant chains (as 
ranked by U.S. system-wide sales) reported sales growth of 6.2% in 2013 and out-performed the overall Full Service Restaurant 
category, which reported sales growth of 2.4% in 2013. 

Site Selection and Development 

We believe site selection is critical for the potential success of our restaurants. We carefully consider growth opportunities for each of 
our restaurant concepts and utilize a customized approach for each concept when selecting and prioritizing markets for expansion. We 
perform comprehensive demographic and customer profile studies to evaluate and rationalize the trade areas and sites within each 
desired market. We leverage a significant number of sources to produce extensive research and analysis on the dynamics of the local 
area, the specific attributes of each site considered and the unit economics we believe we can realize. 

For the Del Frisco’s brand, we focus on sites in urban locations that allow us to easily access business clientele and customers seeking a 
premium dining experience. Many of our Del Frisco’s restaurants are in marquee locations, including waterfront property, popular 
shopping districts and active business centers. We believe the broader appeal of the Sullivan’s and Grille concepts allows us to target 
sites in both urban locations as well as more suburban locations in close proximity to affluent residential areas. Our site assessment 
analysis includes three primary components: customer profiling (demographics, lifestyle segmentation, spend metrics), trade area and 
site evaluation (physical inspection, competitive benchmarking, analysis of business generators/traffic patterns), and financial modeling 
(square footage and seat count analysis, predictive sales and margin evaluations, investment cost and return metrics). Understanding our 
customers is an essential element of our market planning and site selection processes. We’ve developed a customer profile for each of 
our concepts to help guide our development efforts and educate our development partners. We look for the following minimum criteria 
in our site trade areas: 

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Population(a)      

Daytime 

Average   HH
Income

Median 
Age

Priority Age
Blocks(b)

Traffic
Counts(c)  

100,000+ 

150,000+

$

100,000+

40+ 

35-44; 45-54;
55-64 

40,000+

75,000+ 

100,000+

$

75,000+

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35-44; 45-54 

  25,000+

75,000+ 

100,000+

$

75,000+

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25-34; 35-44;
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(a)  Represents the population within a customized target area generally with less than a 20-minute drive time. 
(b)  Represents the targeted age demographics for a prospective site. 
(c)  Represents the targeted average daily vehicle traffic for a prospective site. 

We expect the size of new Del Frisco’s restaurants to range from 12,000 to 16,000 square feet, new Sullivan’s restaurants to range from 
8,000 to 9,000 square feet and new Grille restaurants to range from 6,500 to 8,500 square feet. For the opening of a new restaurant, we 
measure our cash investment costs net of landlord contributions and equipment financing, but including pre-opening costs. We target 
average cash investment costs of $7.0 million to $9.0 million for a new Del Frisco’s and $3.0 million to $4.5 million for a new Sullivan’s 
or Grille. We target a cash-on-cash return of at least 25% beginning in the third operating year across our concepts, consistent with the 
average of restaurant openings in recent years. To achieve this return we target a ratio of third year restaurant revenues to net 
development costs in the range of approximately 1.25:1 to 1.50:1. We target restaurant-level EBITDA margins of between 20% and 25% 
for each of our three concepts. 

We believe there are opportunities to open six to eight new restaurants annually, generally composed of one Del Frisco’s and five to 
seven Sullivan’s and/or Grilles, with new openings of our Grille concept likely serving as the primary driver of new unit growth in the 
near term. It generally takes nine to 12 months after the signing of a lease or the closing of a purchase to complete construction and open 
a new restaurant. Additional time is sometimes required to obtain certain government approvals, permits and licenses, such as liquor 
licenses. 

Restaurant Operations and Management 

Our restaurants have a distinctive combination of food, atmosphere and service in an upscale environment. We believe that our success 
reflects the consistency of our execution across all aspects of the dining experience, from the formulation of proprietary recipes, to the 
procurement and presentation of high quality menu items and the delivery of a positive customer experience. We strive to provide 
quality through a carefully controlled and established supply chain and proven preparation techniques. 

Depending on the volume of each restaurant, our typical restaurant-level management team consists of one general manager, two to four 
assistant managers, one executive chef and two sous chefs. We also have an experienced team of regional managers to oversee 
operations at multiple restaurants. Each of our regional and general managers is broadly trained across Del Frisco’s, Sullivan’s and the 
Grille allowing us the flexibility to move appropriate managers into various positions within the organization. To ensure that each 
restaurant and its employees meet our demanding performance requirements, we have developed a set of strict operational standards that 
are followed in all facets of our operations. For example, these standards are used to develop corporate recipes, many of which are 
proprietary, that are adhered to across all of our restaurants. These standards also mandate a quality control process for the menu items in 
each of our restaurants our chefs and managers oversee before each shift. This quality control process includes the full preparation of 
each item on our menu, other than our steaks, and the testing of each of these items for presentation, taste, portion size and temperature 
before they are prepared for our customers. Items that do not meet our rigorous standards are re-made until they do. We believe this 
process of full preparation for testing differentiates us from our competition. 

The consistent execution at our restaurants is a result of the extensive training and supervision of our employees. Our general managers 
are required to undergo eight to 10 weeks of initial training in food quality, customer service, alcohol beverage service, liquor liability 
avoidance and employee retention programs. Each of our new hourly employees also typically participates in a training program during 
which the employee works under the close supervision of his or her general manager. Our chefs and their assistants receive extensive 
training in food quality, food supply management and kitchen maintenance. All of our employees are trained to uphold each concept’s 
distinct characteristics and our overall values and operating philosophy. 

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education, director of new restaurant openings and a dedicated training director for each concept. This training team ensures that all new 
general managers have developed a comprehensive set of tools that they can use to manage their restaurant, including employee 
selection, performance management and wage and hourly compliance. We also require each general manager to obtain a mandatory 
internal certification in areas of the kitchen, dining room and bar area. Our training team also supports new restaurant openings. Del 
Frisco’s, Sullivan’s and the Grille have developed a streamlined training program that ensures employees opening a new restaurant 
function as a cohesive team and maintain our high operational and food preparation standards. As a result our corporate and 
concept-level infrastructure supports our growth strategy, allowing us to successfully replicate our standards in new restaurants. 

Sourcing and Supply Chain 

Our ability to maintain the consistent quality of our restaurants depends in part on our ability to procure food and other supplies from 
reliable sources in accordance with the specifications for all food products established by our corporate executive chef. We continually 
research and evaluate products and supplies to ensure high quality meat, seafood and other menu ingredients. Our executive corporate 
chef and director of purchasing work with U.S. Foodservice, our beef distributor, for all beef purchases on a national level. Our director 
of purchasing negotiates directly with suppliers of meat, seafood and certain other food and beverage products to ensure consistent 
quality and freshness and to obtain competitive prices for items purchased nationally for each concept. Our strong relationships with 
national and regional foodservice distributors ensure that our restaurants receive a constant supply of products. Products are shipped 
directly to the restaurants, and we do not maintain a central product warehouse or commissary. 

Our corporate chef and our director of purchasing also establish strict product specifications for those items purchased at the local level. 
We ensure competitive pricing for such supplies by requiring each restaurant’s chef to obtain at least three prices for each locally sourced 
product from suppliers approved by the director of purchasing and submit these bids to their regional chef on a weekly basis. Pricing is 
then compared weekly on a national basis to ensure management for each restaurant has the most up-to-date information to help with 
procurement. Purchasing at each restaurant is directed primarily by each restaurant’s chef, who is trained in our purchasing philosophy 
and specifications, and who works with regional and corporate managers to ensure consistent products. Each of our restaurants also has 
an in-house sommelier responsible for purchasing wines based on customer preferences, market availability and menu content. 

We have not experienced any significant delays in receiving restaurant supplies and equipment. Although we currently do not engage in 
futures contracts or other financial risk management strategies with respect to potential price fluctuations, from time to time, we may 
opportunistically enter into fixed price beef supply contracts or contracts for other food products or consider other risk management 
strategies with regard to our meat and other food costs to minimize the impact of potential price fluctuations. This practice could help 
stabilize our food costs during times of fluctuating prices, although there can be no assurances that this will occur. 

Marketing and Advertising 

We believe that our commitment to providing quality food, hospitality, service and a high level of value for each price point is an 
effective approach to attracting customers and maintaining their loyalty. We use a variety of national, regional and local marketing and 
public relations techniques intended to maintain and build our customer traffic, maintain and enhance our concepts’ images and 
continually improve and refine our upscale experience. For example, in 2010, we initiated a loyalty program that provides credit and 
other rewards to our customers based on dollars spent at our restaurants. In addition, local restaurant marketing is important to the 
success of our concepts. For example, each restaurant’s general manager cultivates relationships with local businesses and luxury hotels 
that drive the restaurant’s business, in particular its private dining business. We also work with a national public relations firm that 
coordinates local firms in connection with new restaurant openings. Del Frisco’s, Sullivan’s and the Grille each use specific marketing 
and advertising initiatives to position the concepts in the applicable segment of our industry, including ad placement in magazines 
targeting the affluent segment of the population. 

Competition 

The full-service steak industry and general upscale restaurant businesses are highly competitive and fragmented, and the number, size 
and strength of competitors vary widely by region, especially within the general upscale restaurant segment. We believe restaurant 
competition is based on quality of food products, customer service, reputation, restaurant décor, location, name recognition and price. 
Depending on the specific concept, our restaurants compete with a number of restaurants within their markets, both locally-owned 
restaurants and restaurants that are part of regional or national chains. The principal competitors for our Del Frisco’s and Sullivan’s 
concepts are other upscale steakhouse chains such as Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, The Capital Grille, Smith & 
Wollensky, The Palm, Ruth’s Chris Steak House and Morton’s The Steakhouse. The principal competitors for our Grille concept also 
include other upscale chains such as Hillstone and Seasons 52. Our concepts also compete with additional restaurants in the broader 
upscale dining segment. 

Seasonality 

Our business is subject to seasonal fluctuations comparable to most restaurants. Historically, like other restaurants in our segment, the 
percentage of our annual revenues earned during the first and fourth fiscal quarters has been typically higher due to holiday traffic, 
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on a 52 or 53 week fiscal year ending the last Tuesday of each December, and our first, second and third quarters each contain 12 
operating weeks with the fourth quarter containing 16 or 17 operating weeks. The fiscal year ended December 25, 2012 and December 
30, 2014 had 52 weeks, while the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 had 53 weeks. 

Intellectual Property 

We have registered the names Del Frisco’s, Double Eagle Steak House, Sullivan’s, and Del Frisco’s Grille and have applications 
pending to register certain other names and logos as trade names, trademarks or service marks with the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office and in certain foreign countries. We have the exclusive right for use of these trademarks throughout the United States, 
other than with respect to the following. An unrelated third party that operates a restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky has an indefinite right 
to use a specific registration of the Del Frisco’s name in Jefferson and Fayette Counties in Kentucky, Marion County in Indiana and 
Hamilton County in Ohio pursuant to a concurrent use agreement. We also agreed not to use the specific registration of the Del Frisco’s 
name or grant others the right to use it within 50 miles of any restaurant operated by the third party in the territory. The third party has 
paid us aggregate fees of $52,500. A separate, unrelated third party that operates a restaurant in Orlando, Florida had an exclusive license 
to use the Del Frisco’s name in Orange, Seminole and Ocala Counties through June 1, 2013 pursuant to a license agreement with no 
option to renew. We also agreed not to open a Del Frisco’s, Sullivan’s or Grille before January 1, 2015 in Orange, Seminole and Ocala 
Counties. The licensee paid us a one-time fee of $38,000 upon the execution of the agreement in 1993 and a monthly fee of 3% of its total 
gross sales less any sales tax through December 31, 2011. We do not have any right to any future or recurring payments from or have any 
affirmative payment obligations to either third party. Each third party is responsible for all costs associated with running its respective 
location, including all commodity and labor costs and any risks related thereto. We are also aware of names similar to those of our 
restaurants used by various third parties in certain limited geographical areas. We believe that our trade names, trademarks and service 
marks are valuable to the operation of our restaurants and are important to our marketing strategy. 

Government Regulation 

Our restaurants are subject to licensing and regulation by state and local health, safety, fire and other authorities, including licensing and 
regulation requirements for the sale of alcoholic beverages and food. We maintain the necessary restaurant, alcoholic beverage and retail 
licenses, permits and approvals. The development and construction of additional restaurants will also be subject to compliance with 
applicable zoning, land use and environmental regulations. Federal and state labor laws govern our relationship with our employees and 
affect operating costs. These laws regulate, among other things, minimum wage, overtime, tips, tip credits, unemployment tax rates, 
workers’ compensation rates, health insurance, citizenship requirements and other working conditions. Our restaurants are subject in 
each state in which we operate to “dram shop” laws, which allow, in general, a person to sue us if that person was injured by an 
intoxicated person who was wrongfully served alcoholic beverages at one of our restaurants. A judgment against us under a dram shop 
law could exceed our liability insurance coverage policy limits and could result in substantial liability for us and have a material adverse 
effect on our results of operations. Our inability to continue to obtain such insurance coverage at reasonable costs also could have a 
material adverse effect on us. We are also subject to the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination on the 
basis of disability in public accommodations and employment. 

Employees 

As of December 30, 2014, we had 4,745 employees. Many of our hourly employees are employed on a part-time basis to provide 
services necessary during peak periods of restaurant operations. None of our employees is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. 
We believe that we have good relations with our employees. 

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Executive Officers and Key Employees 
The following table sets forth certain information regarding our executive officers and certain of our key employees. 

Name 
Mark S. Mednansky 
Thomas J. Pennison, Jr. 
Jeff Carcara 
Thomas G. Dritsas 
James W. Kirkpatrick 
Lisa H. Kislak 
William S. Martens 
Ray D. Risley   
April L. Scopa 

Age 
57 
47 
44 
43 
61 
55 
42 
49 
47 

Position 

   Chief Executive Officer; Director; Acting Chairman of the Board 
   Chief Financial Officer 
   Chief Operating Officer 
   Vice President of Culinary & Corporate Executive Chef 
   Vice President of Real Estate 
   Vice President of Brand Marketing 
   Vice President of Development & Construction 
   Vice President of Operations, Sullivan’s 
   Vice President of People and Education 

Mark S. Mednansky has served as Chief Executive Officer since March 2007, as a member of our board of directors since July 2012 and 
as Acting Chairman of the Board since January 2014. Prior to becoming our Chief Executive Officer in connection with the Acquisition, 
Mr. Mednansky served in senior management roles with Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc. From 2005 until March 2007, 
Mr. Mednansky was the Chief Operating Officer of several Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon restaurant concepts, including Del Frisco’s 
and Sullivan’s. Mr. Mednansky also served as Vice President of Operations of the Del Frisco’s and Sullivan’s concepts from 2000 to 
2005 and President of the Texas Land & Cattle concept from 2003 to 2006. Mr. Mednansky has over 35 years of restaurant industry 
experience and 25 years of experience as a senior operations manager. Prior to joining Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc., he was 
Director of Operations for Big Four Restaurants from 1997 to 1998, Director of Culinary Services for Dial Corp. from 1990 to 1997 and 
Area Manager for Big Four Restaurants from 1985 to 1990. 

Thomas J. Pennison, Jr. has served as Chief Financial Officer since November 2011. Prior to joining our company Mr. Pennison served 
as Chief Financial Officer for iSeatz Inc., a customized software technology company primarily serving the travel and leisure industry, 
from 2009 to 2011. Mr. Pennison also operated his own financial consulting firm in Louisiana from 2008 to 2009 where he provided 
financial and business consulting services to clients in the hospitality and other consumer and retail related industries. Prior to that, 
Mr. Pennison spent 12 years at Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc., a restaurant company focused exclusively on the upscale dining segment, 
formerly known as Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Inc., from 1996 to 2008 serving in various capacities, including Senior Vice President and 
Chief Financial Officer. Additionally, from 1994 to 1996, Mr. Pennison served as Assistant Corporate Controller of Casino Magic 
Corp., with primary responsibilities for corporate finance and SEC reporting, and from 1991 to 1994, Mr. Pennison was at the public 
accounting firm KPMG LLP. Mr. Pennison is a member of the Financial Executive Institute and the Louisiana Society of Certified 
Public Accountants. 

Jeff Carcara has served as Chief Operating Officer since November 2012. Prior to joining our company Mr. Carcara served as senior 
director of operations for Seasons 52 , a restaurant concept within Darden’s Specialty Restaurant Group, from 2004 to November, 2012. 
While at Darden, Mr. Carcara was responsible for the operations and financial results of the Seasons 52 concept, lead a team of direct 
reports including five regional directors, designed an opening and training process, and created a talent management program. From 
2003 to 2004, Mr. Carcara served as corporate director of food and beverage for the Kessler Collection Hotels where he led 
implementation of department upgrades, re-branded and created several hotel restaurants, and implemented a nationwide purchasing 
program. Earlier in his career, Mr. Carcara served in various positions with Houston’s, part of the Hillstone Restaurant Group, and 
Darden’s Bahama Breeze restaurant concept. 

Thomas G. Dritsas has served as Vice President of Culinary & Corporate Executive Chef since December 2006 and oversees the day to 
day culinary operations of Del Frisco’s, Sullivan’s and the Grille. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Dritsas served as Corporate Executive Chef 
for Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc., during which time he oversaw the daily culinary operations for each of its concepts. 
Mr. Dritsas joined Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc. in 1999 and served in various culinary capacities, including as part of new 
opening teams. Prior to joining Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Mr. Dritsas assisted in the opening of numerous independent restaurants 
and operated his own restaurant. 

James W. Kirkpatrick has served as Vice President of Real Estate since February 2012 and oversees real estate matters for our three 
concepts, including strategic development and lease administration. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Kirkpatrick served as the Senior 
Vice President of Development for Morton’s Restaurant Group, Inc., an operator of company-owned upscale steakhouses, from 2006 to 
2012, where he managed all aspects of development including real-estate strategic development to lease administration. Prior to 
Morton’s, Mr. Kirkpatrick worked in several leadership roles with Applebee’s International, Inc. from 1999 to 2006, including Senior 
Director of Real Estate and Vice President of Real Estate & Construction. Mr. Kirkpatrick has also held a variety of other positions 
focused on real estate development with a number of other companies in the restaurant industry including Houlihan’s Restaurants, Inc., 
TGI Friday’s and Pizza Hut, Inc. 

Lisa H. Kislak has served as Vice President of Brand Marketing since February 2012 and is responsible for all aspects of marketing for 
Del Frisco’s, Sullivan’s and the Grille. Prior to joining our company, Ms. Kislak was the Vice President of Marketing for The Picture 

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People, a privately held company with more than 170 company-owned portrait studios in 34 states, where she managed the company’s 
marketing activities. Before that, Ms. Kislak served as a Principal for Premium Knowledge Group, a firm specializing in luxury lifestyle 
marketing, from 2007 to 2010. Ms. Kislak started her career with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts where she held various marketing 
roles over a 13-year period, including Vice President of Brand and Relationship Marketing with Wyndham Hotels, Vice President of 
Sales and Marketing for Rosewood Hotels & Resorts and Senior Vice President of Marketing for ClubCorp. 

William S. Martens has served as Vice President of Development & Construction since 2011 and is responsible for market planning, site 
selection, site acquisition and construction for our three concepts. Mr. Martens also oversees concept design, portfolio management and 
facilities operations. Mr. Martens has been with us since 2008, previously serving as our Director of Development where he managed all 
facets of new unit development and established the infrastructure to support our growth in new and existing markets. Before joining our 
company, Mr. Martens served as Vice President of Portfolio Management with Hudson Americas, LLC, an affiliate of Lone Star Fund, 
from 2007 to 2008. Prior to Hudson Americas, Mr. Martens spent nine years with Yum! Brands, where he held multiple leadership roles 
in Finance and Development, including the position of Senior Manager of Development. In this role, he worked with senior brand 
leadership teams to develop market plans, define asset strategies and make capital appropriations decisions for approximately 350 new 
restaurants annually. 

Ray D. Risley has served as Vice President of Operations for Sullivan’s Steakhouse since October 2013.   Prior to becoming Vice 
President of Operations, Mr. Risley served as a Regional Manager for restaurants under all three of the Company’s brands, as well as 
oversight of the openings of a number of new restaurants.   Prior to becoming a Regional Manager, Mr. Risley served as a Regional 
General Manager of Del Frisco's and Sullivan's from 2005 to the end of 2007, during which time he also assumed the role of General 
Manager of the Del Frisco's restaurant in New York. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Risley served as Regional Manager for all 15 Sullivan's 
Steakhouse restaurants. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Risley was District General Manager for four Sullivan's Steakhouse restaurants. 
Mr. Risley joined Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group in 1998 as the General Manager of the Sullivan's Steakhouse restaurant in Dallas. 
Previously, Mr. Risley held various management positions with the Morton's chain of steakhouse restaurants, including General 
Manager of the Beverly Hills location and with the original Spago restaurant as the General Manager.     

April L. Scopa has served as Vice President of People and Education since June 2011 and is responsible for recruiting, human resources, 
talent development and training strategy. Prior to joining our company, Ms. Scopa worked with Landmark Leisure Group, a national 
leader in entertainment development since June 2010 and served as VP of People & Development, beginning in January 2011, where she 
led the HR, recruiting, new store opening development, employee relations, talent management and personnel development strategy. 
Prior to Landmark, Ms. Scopa spent eight years with The Capital Grille, an upscale steakhouse division of Darden Restaurants, as 
Director of Operations and Senior Director of Training, where her responsibilities most recently included quality of operations, people 
and P&L results for six locations. Prior to The Capital Grille, Ms. Scopa also worked for C.A. Muer Corporation and LongHorn 
Steakhouse, both in a training and operations capacity. 

Financial Information 

The financial information that is required to be included in this Item 1, Business is set forth in Item 6, Selected Financial Data and in 
note 13 in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. 

Available Information 

Our website address is www.dfrg.com, and we also host www.delfriscos.com, www.sullivanssteakhouse.com and 
www.delfriscosgrille.com. Information contained on our websites or connected thereto does not constitute a part of this Annual Report 
on Form 10-K or any other filing we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. We make available free of charge 
on our website our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to 
those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange 
Act, as soon as reasonably practical after we file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. Certain of these documents may also be 
obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet website that contains reports, and other information 
regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC at www.sec.gov. We also make available free of charge on our website our 
Corporate Governance Guidelines, our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, and the Charters of our Audit Committee, Nominating and 
Corporate Governance Committee, and Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors. 

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Item 1A.  Risk Factors 
Changes in general economic conditions, including economic uncertainty, have adversely impacted our business and results of 
operations and may continue to do so. 

Purchases at our restaurants are discretionary for consumers and we are therefore susceptible to economic slowdowns. We believe that 
consumers generally are more willing to make discretionary purchases, including high-end restaurant meals, during favorable economic 
conditions. The recent economic uncertainty, continuing disruptions in the overall economy, including high unemployment and financial 
market volatility and unpredictability, and the related reduction in consumer confidence negatively affected customer traffic and sales 
throughout our industry, including our segment. If the economy experiences a new downturn or there are continued uncertainties 
regarding U.S. budgetary and fiscal policies, our customers, including our business clientele, may further reduce their level of 
discretionary spending, impacting the frequency with which they choose to dine out or the amount they spend on meals while dining out. 
We believe the majority of our weekday revenues in our Del Frisco’s and Sullivan’s concepts are derived from business customers using 
expense accounts and our business therefore may be affected by reduced expense account or other business-related dining by our 
business clientele. If business clientele were to dine less frequently at our restaurants, our business and results of operations would be 
adversely affected as a result of a reduction in customer traffic or average revenues per customer. 

There is also a risk that if uncertain economic conditions persist for an extended period of time or worsen, consumers might make 
long-lasting changes to their discretionary spending behavior, including dining out less frequently. The ability of the U.S. economy to 
handle this uncertainty is likely to be affected by many national and international factors that are beyond our control. These factors, 
including national, regional and local politics and economic conditions, disposable consumer income and consumer confidence, also 
affect discretionary consumer spending. Continued uncertainty in or a worsening of the economy, generally or in a number of our 
markets, and our customers’ reactions to these trends could adversely affect our business and cause us to, among other things, reduce the 
number and frequency of new restaurant openings, close restaurants and delay our re-modeling of existing locations. 

If our restaurants are not able to compete successfully with other restaurants, our business and results of operations may be 
adversely affected. 

Our industry is intensely competitive with respect to price, quality of service, restaurant location, ambiance of facilities and type and 
quality of food. A substantial number of national and regional restaurant chains and independently owned restaurants compete with us 
for customers, restaurant locations and qualified management and other restaurant staff. The principal competitors for our Del Frisco’s 
and Sullivan’s concepts are other upscale steakhouse chains such as Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, The Capital Grille, 
Smith & Wollensky, The Palm, Ruth’s Chris Steak House and Morton’s The Steakhouse. The principal competitors for our Grille 
concept also include other upscale chains such as Hillstone and Seasons 52. Our concepts also compete with additional restaurants in the 
broader upscale dining segment. Some of our competitors have greater financial and other resources, have been in business longer, have 
greater name recognition and are better established in the markets where our restaurants are located or where we may expand. Our 
inability to compete successfully with other restaurants may harm our ability to maintain acceptable levels of revenue growth, limit or 
otherwise inhibit our ability to grow one or more of our concepts, or force us to close one or more of our restaurants. We may also need 
to evolve our concepts in order to compete with popular new restaurant formats or concepts that emerge from time to time, and we 
cannot provide any assurance that we will be successful in doing so or that any changes we make to any of our concepts in response will 
be successful or not adversely affect our profitability. In addition, with improving product offerings at fast casual restaurants and 
quick-service restaurants combined with the effects of uncertain economic conditions and other factors, consumers may choose less 
expensive alternatives, which could also negatively affect customer traffic at our restaurants. Any unanticipated slowdown in demand at 
any of our restaurants due to industry competition may adversely affect our business and results of operations. 

Our future growth depends in part on our ability to open new restaurants and operate them profitably, and if we are unable to 
successfully execute this strategy, our results of operations could be adversely affected. 

Our financial success depends in part on management’s ability to execute our growth strategy. One key element of our growth strategy is 
opening new restaurants. We believe there are opportunities to open six to eight new restaurants annually, generally composed of one 
Del Frisco’s and five to seven Sullivan’s and/or Grilles, with new openings of our Grille concept likely serving as the primary driver of 
new unit growth in the near term. In 2014, we opened a Del Frisco’s in Washington DC as well as Grilles in Burlington, Massachusetts, 
Irvine, California, N. Bethesda, Maryland, Tampa, Florida, and Pasadena, California.    For the opening of a new restaurant, we measure 
our cash investment costs net of landlord contributions and equipment financing, but including pre-opening costs. We target average 
cash investment costs of $7.0 million to $9.0 million for a new Del Frisco’s and $3.0 million to $4.5 million for a new Sullivan’s or 
Grille. 

Our ability to open new restaurants and operate them profitably is dependent upon a number of factors, many of which are beyond our 
control, including: 

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finding quality site locations, competing effectively to obtain quality site locations and reaching acceptable agreements to 
lease or purchase sites; 

complying with applicable zoning, land use and environmental regulations and obtaining, for an acceptable cost, required 
permits and approvals; 

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having adequate capital for construction and opening costs and efficiently managing the time and resources committed to 
building and opening each new restaurant; 

timely hiring and training and retaining the skilled management and other employees necessary to meet staffing needs; 

successfully promoting our new locations and competing in their markets; 

acquiring food and other supplies for new restaurants from local suppliers; and 

addressing unanticipated problems or risks that may arise during the development or opening of a new restaurant or entering 
a new market. 

A new restaurant typically experiences a “ramp-up” period of approximately 18 months before it achieves our targeted level of 
performance. This is due to the costs associated with opening a new restaurant, as well as higher operating costs caused by start-up and 
other temporary inefficiencies associated with opening new restaurants. For example, there are a number of factors which may impact 
the amount of time and money we commit to the construction and development of new restaurants, including landlord delays, shortages 
of skilled labor, labor disputes, shortages of materials, delays in obtaining necessary permits, local government regulations and weather 
interference. Once the restaurant is open, how quickly it achieves a desired level of profitability is impacted by many factors, including 
the level of market familiarity and acceptance when we enter new markets, as well as the availability of experienced staff and the time 
required to negotiate reasonable prices for services and other supplies from local suppliers. Our business and profitability may be 
adversely affected if the “ramp-up” period for a new restaurant lasts longer than we expect. 

If we are unable to increase our sales or maintain our margins at existing restaurants, our profitability and overall results of 
operations may be adversely affected. 

Another key aspect of our growth strategy is increasing comparable restaurant sales and maintaining restaurant-level margins. 
Improving comparable restaurant sales and maintaining restaurant-level margins depends in part on whether we achieve revenue growth 
through increases in the average check and further expand our private dining business at each restaurant. We believe there are 
opportunities to increase the average check at our restaurants through, for example, selective introduction of higher priced items and 
increases in menu pricing. We also believe that expanding and enhancing our private dining capacity will also increase our restaurant 
sales, as our private dining business typically has a higher average check and higher overall margins than regular dining room business. 
However, these strategies may prove unsuccessful, especially in times of economic hardship, as customers may not order or enjoy higher 
priced items and discretionary spending on private dining events may decrease. Select price increases have not historically adversely 
impacted customer traffic; however, we expect that there is a price level at which point customer traffic would be adversely affected. It 
is also possible that these changes could cause our sales volume to decrease. If we are not able to increase our sales at existing restaurants 
for any reason, our profitability and results of operations could be adversely affected. 

The failure to continue to successfully develop our Grille concept could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition 
and results of operations. 

We launched our new concept, the Grille, in the third quarter of 2011 with the opening of our New York City location. We opened a 
second location in Dallas, Texas in the fourth quarter of 2011, locations in Phoenix, Arizona, Washington D.C. and Atlanta, Georgia in 
2012, locations in Houston, Texas, Santa Monica, California, Palm Beach, Florida, Fort Worth, Texas, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and 
Southlake, Texas in 2013 and locations in Burlington, Massachusetts, Irvine, California, N. Bethesda, Maryland, Tampa, Florida, and 
Pasadena, California in 2014. We believe that new openings of the Grille are likely to serve as the primary driver of new unit growth in 
the near term. Our ability to continue to succeed with this new concept will require significant capital expenditures and management 
attention and is subject to certain risks in addition to those of opening a new restaurant under one of our existing concepts, including 
customer acceptance of and competition to that concept. If the “ramp-up” period for our Grille restaurants and for our development of 
concepts in general does not meet our expectations, our operating results may be adversely affected. In addition, we are targeting 
restaurant-level EBITDA margins of between 20% and 25% for the Grille. However, because we face new challenges at the Grille, we 
cannot provide any assurance that our operating margins will achieve these levels. As a result, we may need to adjust our pricing and 
menu offering strategies. We may not be successful enough to recoup our investments in the concept. There can be no assurance that we 
will be able to successfully develop and grow the Grille or any other new concept to a point where it will become profitable or generate 
positive cash flow or that it will prove to be a platform for future expansion. We may not be able to attract enough customers to meet 
targeted levels of performance at new restaurants because potential customers may be unfamiliar with our concepts or the atmosphere or 
menu might not appeal to them. The Grille may even operate at a loss, which could have a material adverse effect on our overall 
operating results. In addition, opening a new restaurant concept such as a Grille in an existing market could reduce the revenue of our 
existing restaurants in that market. If we cannot successfully execute our growth strategies for the Grille, or if customer traffic generated 
by the Grille results in a decline in customer traffic at one of our other restaurants in the same market, our business and results of 
operations may be adversely affected. 

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Our growth, including the continued development of the Grille, may strain our infrastructure and resources, which could delay 
the opening of new restaurants and adversely affect our ability to manage our existing restaurants. 

We plan to continue our current pace of new restaurant growth, including the continued development and promotion of the Grille. We 
believe there are opportunities to open six to eight restaurants annually, generally composed of one Del Frisco’s and five to seven 
Sullivan’s and/or Grilles, with new openings of our Grille concept likely serving as the primary driver of new unit growth in the near 
term. We typically target an average cash investment of approximately $7.0 million to $9.0 million per restaurant for a Del Frisco’s 
restaurant and $3.0 million to $4.5 million for a Sullivan’s or a Grille, in each case net of landlord contributions and equipment financing 
and including pre-opening costs. In addition to new openings, we also may “refresh” a number of our Del Frisco’s and Sullivan’s 
locations to, among other things, add additional seating, further grow our private dining business and add patio seating. During 2014, we 
completed refreshes, with varying scopes of work, of three Sullivan’s at an average cost of $0.8 million per location. Thereafter, we 
expect to complete two to four refreshes each year at an approximate cost of $0.5 million per location. This growth and these investments 
will increase our operating complexity and place increased demands on our management as well as our human resources, purchasing and 
site management teams. While we have committed significant resources to expanding our current restaurant management systems, 
financial and management controls and information systems in connection with our recent growth, if this infrastructure is insufficient to 
support this expansion, our ability to open new restaurants, including the continued development and promotion of the Grille, and to 
manage our existing restaurants, including the expansion of our private dining business, would be adversely affected. If we fail to 
continue to improve our infrastructure or if our improved infrastructure fails, we may be unable to implement our growth strategy or 
maintain current levels of operating performance in our existing restaurants. 

Our New York Del Frisco’s location represents a significant portion of our revenues, and any significant downturn in its 
business or disruption in the operation of this location could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. 

Our New York Del Frisco’s location represented approximately 16%, 14% and 13% of our revenues in 2012, 2013 and 2014, 
respectively. Accordingly, we are susceptible to any fluctuations in the business at our New York Del Frisco’s location, whether as a 
result of adverse economic conditions, negative publicity, changes in customer preferences or for other reasons. In addition, any natural 
disaster, prolonged inclement weather, act of terrorism or national emergency, accident, system failure or other unforeseen event in or 
around New York City could result in a temporary or permanent closing of this location, could influence potential customers to avoid 
this geographic region or this location in particular or otherwise lead to a decrease in revenues. Any significant interruption in the 
operation of this location or other reduction in sales could adversely affect our business and results of operations. 

Negative customer experiences or negative publicity surrounding our restaurants or other restaurants could adversely affect 
sales in one or more of our restaurants and make our brands less valuable. 

The quality of our food and our restaurant facilities are two of our competitive strengths. Therefore, adverse publicity, whether or not 
accurate, relating to food quality, public health concerns, illness, safety, injury or government or industry findings concerning our 
restaurants, restaurants operated by other foodservice providers or others across the food industry supply chain could affect us more than 
it would other restaurants that compete primarily on price or other factors. A restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky has the right to use, and 
uses, a specific registration of the Del Frisco’s name pursuant to a concurrent use agreement and we licensed the use of the Del Frisco’s 
name to one restaurant in Orlando, Florida through June 1, 2013, as described in greater detail in “Business—Intellectual Property.” We 
do not own or control the Louisville restaurant, and we did not own or control the Orlando restaurant, but any adverse publicity relating 
to those operations could negatively affect us. In addition, although we would not be legally liable for any such failure, because the 
Louisville and Orlando restaurants operate or operated under one of our brand names, we may be subject to litigation as a result of either 
restaurant’s failure to comply with food quality, preparation or other applicable rules and regulations. If customers perceive or 
experience a reduction in our food quality, service or ambiance or in any way believe we have failed to deliver a consistently positive 
experience, the value and popularity of one or more of our concepts could suffer. Any shifts in consumer preferences away from the 
kinds of food we offer, particularly beef, whether because of dietary or other health concerns or otherwise, would make our restaurants 
less appealing and could reduce customer traffic and/or impose practical limits on pricing. 

Negative publicity relating to the consumption of beef, including in connection with food-borne illness, could result in reduced 
consumer demand for our menu offerings, which could reduce sales. 

Instances of food-borne illness, including Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, which is also known as BSE or mad cow disease, 
aphthous fever, which is also known as hoof and mouth disease, as well as hepatitis A, lysteria, salmonella and e-coli, whether or not 
found in the United States or traced directly to one of our suppliers or our restaurants, could reduce demand for our menu offerings. Any 
negative publicity relating to these and other health-related matters, such as the confirmation of a case of mad cow disease in a dairy cow 
in California in April 2012, may affect consumers’ perceptions of our restaurants and the food that we offer, reduce customer visits to 
our restaurants and negatively impact demand for our menu offerings. Adverse publicity relating to any of these matters, beef in general 
or other similar concerns could adversely affect our business and results of operations. 

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Increases in the prices of, and/or reductions in the availability of commodities, primarily beef, could adversely affect our 
business and results of operations. 

Our profitability depends in part on our ability to anticipate and react to changes in commodity costs, which have a substantial effect on 
our total costs. For example, we purchase large quantities of beef, particularly USDA prime beef and premium choice beef. Our beef 
costs represented approximately 34%, 33% and 34% of our food and beverage costs during 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively, and we 
currently do not purchase beef pursuant to any long-term contractual arrangements with fixed pricing or use futures contracts or other 
financial risk management strategies to reduce our exposure to potential price fluctuations. The market for USDA prime beef and 
premium choice beef is particularly volatile and is subject to extreme price fluctuations due to seasonal shifts, climate conditions, 
the price of feed, industry demand, energy demand and other factors. For example, during 2011 and 2012, beef costs were impacted by 
(i) the summer drought in Texas and Oklahoma, (ii) the price of corn, (iii) the entrance of major supermarkets into the USDA choice 
beef market and (iv) new free trade agreements increasing exports. Although we currently do not engage in futures contracts or other 
financial risk management strategies with respect to potential price fluctuations, from time to time, we may opportunistically enter into 
fixed price beef supply contracts or contracts for other food products or consider other risk management strategies with regard to our 
meat and other food costs to minimize the impact of potential price fluctuations. This practice could help stabilize our food costs during 
times of fluctuating prices, although there can be no assurances that this will occur. However, because our restaurants feature USDA 
prime beef and premium choice beef, we generally expect to purchase these types of beef even if we have not entered into any such 
arrangements and the price increased significantly. The prices of other commodities can affect our costs as well, including corn and other 
grains, which are ingredients we use regularly and are also used as cattle feed and therefore affect the price of beef. Energy prices can 
also affect our bottom line, as increased energy prices may cause increased transportation costs for beef and other supplies, as well as 
increased costs for the utilities required to run each restaurant. Historically we have passed increased commodity and other costs on to 
our customers by increasing the prices of our menu items. While we believe these price increases did not historically affect our customer 
traffic, there can be no assurance additional price increases would not affect future customer traffic. If prices increase in the future and 
we are unable to anticipate or mitigate these increases, or if there are shortages for USDA Prime beef and premium choice beef, our 
business and results of operations would be adversely affected. 

We depend upon frequent deliveries of food and other supplies, in most cases from a limited number of suppliers, which 
subjects us to the possible risks of shortages, interruptions and price fluctuations. 

Our ability to maintain consistent quality throughout our restaurants depends in part upon our ability to acquire fresh products, including 
USDA prime beef and premium choice beef, fresh seafood, quality produce and related items from reliable sources in accordance with 
our specifications. In addition, we rely on one or a limited number of suppliers for certain ingredients. For example, U.S. Foodservice 
supplies all of the beef for our restaurants and has done so since June of 2009. This contract expires in June 2015 and can be terminated 
by either party for any reason upon 90 days advanced notice. This dependence on one or a limited number of suppliers, as well as the 
limited number of alternative suppliers of USDA prime beef and premium choice beef and quality seafood, subjects us to the possible 
risks of shortages, interruptions and price fluctuations in beef and seafood. If any of our suppliers is unable to obtain financing necessary 
to operate its business or its business is otherwise adversely affected, does not perform adequately or otherwise fails to distribute 
products or supplies to our restaurants, or terminates or refuses to renew any contract with us, particularly with respect to one of the 
suppliers on which we rely heavily for specific ingredients, we may be unable to find an alternative supplier in a short period of time or 
if we can, it may not be on acceptable terms. Our inability to replace our suppliers in a short period of time on acceptable terms could 
increase our costs or cause shortages at our restaurants that may cause us to remove certain items from a menu, increase the price of 
certain offerings or temporarily close a restaurant, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations. 

We depend on the services of key executives, and our business and growth strategy could be materially harmed if we were to lose 
these executives and were unable to replace them with executives of equal experience and capabilities. 

Some of our senior executives, such as Mark S. Mednansky, our Chief Executive Officer, are particularly important to our success 
because they have been instrumental in setting our strategic direction, operating our business, identifying, recruiting and training key 
personnel, identifying expansion opportunities and arranging necessary financing. We have employment agreements with all members 
of senior management; however, we cannot prevent our executives from terminating their employment with us. Losing the services of 
any of these individuals could adversely affect our business until a suitable replacement could be found. We also believe that they could 
not quickly be replaced with executives of equal experience and capabilities and their successors may not be as effective. We do not 
maintain key person life insurance policies on any of our executives.   

Changes in consumer preferences and discretionary spending patterns could adversely impact our business and results of 
operations. 

The restaurant industry is characterized by the continual introduction of new concepts and is subject to rapidly changing consumer 
preferences, tastes and eating and purchasing habits. Our success depends in part on our ability to anticipate and respond quickly to 
changing consumer preferences, as well as other factors affecting the restaurant industry, including new market entrants and 
demographic changes. Shifts in consumer preferences away from upscale steakhouses or beef, which is a significant component of our 
Del Frisco’s and Sullivan’s concepts’ menus and appeal, whether as a result of economic, competitive or other factors, could adversely 
affect our business and results of operations. 

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Restaurant companies, including ours, have been the target of class action lawsuits and other proceedings alleging, among other 
things, violations of federal and state workplace and employment laws. Proceedings of this nature, if successful, could result in 
our payment of substantial damages. 

In recent years, we and other restaurant companies have been subject to lawsuits, including class action lawsuits, alleging violations of 
federal and state laws regarding workplace and employment matters, discrimination and similar matters. A number of these lawsuits 
have resulted in the payment of substantial damages by the defendants. Similar lawsuits have been instituted from time to time alleging 
violations of various federal and state wage and hour laws regarding, among other things, employee meal deductions, the sharing of tips 
amongst certain employees, overtime eligibility of assistant managers and failure to pay for all hours worked. Although we maintain 
what we believe to be adequate levels of insurance, insurance may not be available at all or in sufficient amounts to cover any liabilities 
with respect to these matters. Accordingly, if we are required to pay substantial damages and expenses as a result of these types or other 
lawsuits our business and results of operations would be adversely affected.   

Occasionally, our customers file complaints or lawsuits against us alleging that we are responsible for some illness or injury they 
suffered at or after a visit to one of our restaurants, including actions seeking damages resulting from food borne illness and relating to 
notices with respect to chemicals contained in food products required under state law. We are also subject to a variety of other claims 
from third parties arising in the ordinary course of our business, including personal injury claims, contract claims and claims alleging 
violations of federal and state laws. In addition, our restaurants are subject to state “dram shop” or similar laws which generally allow a 
person to sue us if that person was injured by a legally intoxicated person who was wrongfully served alcoholic beverages at one of our 
restaurants. The restaurant industry has also been subject to a growing number of claims that the menus and actions of restaurant chains 
have led to the obesity of certain of their customers. In addition, we may also be subject to lawsuits from our employees or others 
alleging violations of federal and state laws regarding workplace and employment matters, discrimination and similar matters. A number 
of these lawsuits have resulted in the payment of substantial damages by the defendants.   

Regardless of whether any claims against us are valid or whether we are liable, claims may be expensive to defend and may divert time 
and money away from our operations. In addition, they may generate negative publicity, which could reduce customer traffic and sales. 
Although we maintain what we believe to be adequate levels of insurance, insurance may not be available at all or in sufficient amounts 
to cover any liabilities with respect to these or other matters. A judgment or other liability in excess of our insurance coverage for any 
claims or any adverse publicity resulting from claims could adversely affect our business and results of operations. 

Our business is subject to substantial government regulation. 

Our business is subject to extensive federal, state and local government regulation, including regulations related to the preparation and 
sale of food, the sale of alcoholic beverages, the sale and use of tobacco, zoning and building codes, land use and employee, health, 
sanitation and safety matters. For example, the preparation, storing and serving of food and the use of certain ingredients is subject to 
heavy regulation. Alcoholic beverage control regulations govern various aspects of our restaurants’ daily operations, including the 
minimum age of patrons and employees, hours of operation, advertising, wholesale purchasing and inventory control, handling and 
storage. Typically our restaurants’ licenses to sell alcoholic beverages must be renewed annually and may be suspended or revoked at 
any time for cause. In addition, because we operate in a number of different states, we are also required to comply with a number of 
different laws covering the same topics. The failure of any of our restaurants to timely obtain and maintain necessary governmental 
approvals, including liquor or other licenses, permits or approvals required to serve alcoholic beverages or food could delay or prevent 
the opening of a new restaurant or prevent regular day-to-day operations, including the sale of alcoholic beverages, at a restaurant that is 
already operating, any of which would adversely affect our business and results of operations. 

In addition, the costs of operating our restaurants may increase if there are changes in laws governing minimum hourly wages, working 
conditions, overtime and tip credits, health care, workers’ compensation insurance rates, unemployment tax rates, sales taxes or other 
laws and regulations such as those governing access for the disabled, including the Americans with Disabilities Act. For example, the 
Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or PPACA, which was enacted on March 23, 2010, among other things, includes 
guaranteed coverage requirements and imposes new taxes on health insurers and health care benefits that could increase the costs of 
providing health benefits to employees. In addition, because we have a significant number of restaurants located in certain states, 
regulatory changes in these states could have a disproportionate impact on our business. If any of the foregoing increased costs and we 
were unable to offset the change by increasing our menu prices or by other means, our business and results of operations could be 
adversely affected.   

Government regulation can also affect customer traffic at our restaurants. A number of states, counties and cities have enacted menu 
labeling laws requiring multi-unit restaurant operators to disclose certain nutritional information. For example, the PPACA establishes a 
uniform, federal requirement for restaurant chains with 20 or more locations operating under the same trade name and offering 
substantially the same menus to post nutritional information on their menus, including the total number of calories. The law also requires 
such restaurants to provide to consumers, upon request, a written summary of detailed nutritional information, including total calories 
and calories from fat, total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, total carbohydrates, complex carbohydrates, sugars, dietary fiber, and 
total protein in each serving size or other unit of measure, for each standard menu item. The FDA is also permitted to require additional 
nutrient disclosures, such as trans-fat content. We are not currently subject to requirements to post nutritional information on our menus 
or in our restaurants, but because we currently operate 19 Sullivan’s locations, if we open a new Sullivan’s location we would be subject 
to the rules established by the FDA under the PPACA once they become effective. The publication of the final rules has been delayed 

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and the FDA has not provided an expected date for their publication. Our compliance with the PPACA or other similar laws to which we 
may become subject could reduce demand for our menu offerings, reduce customer traffic and/or reduce average revenue per customer, 
which would have an adverse effect on our revenue. Also, further government regulation restricting smoking in restaurants and bars, 
may reduce customer traffic. Any reduction in customer traffic related to these or other government regulations could affect revenues 
and adversely affect our business and results of operations.   

To the extent that governmental regulations impose new or additional obligations on our suppliers, including, without limitation, 
regulations relating to the inspection or preparation of meat, food and other products used in our business, product availability could be 
limited and the prices that our suppliers charge us could increase. We may not be able to offset these costs through increased menu 
prices, which could have a material adverse effect on our business. If any of our restaurants were unable to serve particular food 
products, even for a short period of time, or if we are unable to offset increased costs, our business and results of operations could be 
adversely affected. 

Labor shortages or changes to wage laws could harm our business. 

Our success depends on our ability to attract, motivate, and retain employees. If we are unable to continue to recruit and retain qualified 
individuals, our business and growth could be adversely affected. In additions, we have a substantial number of hourly employees who 
are paid wage rates at or based on the federal or state minimum wage and who rely on tips as a large portion of their income. Any changes 
in the city, state, or federal laws affecting the wages we pay our employees, including an increase in the minimum wage, such as the 
increase in the minimum wage on July 24, 2009 to $7.25 per hour under the Federal Minimum Wage Act of 2007, could increase our 
costs and have a material adverse impact on our results of operations. Certain states in which we operate restaurants have adopted or are 
considering adopting minimum wage statutes that exceed the federal minimum wage as well. We may be unable or unwilling to increase 
our prices in order to pass these increased labor costs on to our customers, in which case, our business and results of operations could be 
adversely affected. 

We occupy most of our restaurants under long-term non-cancelable leases for which we may remain obligated to perform under 
even after a restaurant closes, and we may be unable to renew leases at the end of their terms. We also guarantee five leases with 
third parties for former affiliates of Lone Star Fund. 

All but one of our restaurants are located in leased premises. Many of our current leases are non-cancelable and typically have terms 
ranging from five to 15 years with renewal options for terms ranging from five to 10 years. We believe that leases that we enter into in the 
future will be on substantially similar terms. If we were to close or fail to open a restaurant at a location we lease, we would generally 
remain committed to perform our obligations under the applicable lease, which could include, among other things, payment of the base 
rent for the balance of the lease term. Our obligation to continue making rental payments and fulfilling other lease obligations in respect 
of leases for closed or unopened restaurants could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. Alternatively, 
at the end of the lease term and any renewal period for a restaurant, we may be unable to renew the lease without substantial additional 
cost, if at all. If we cannot renew such a lease we may be forced to close or relocate a restaurant, which could subject us to construction 
and other costs and risks. We also guarantee five leases entered into by various operating subsidiaries of Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon 
that were entered into by certain of the Casual Dining Companies prior to the acquisition of Lone Star Steakhouse and Saloon by Lone 
Star Fund, which is discussed in greater detail in “Business” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and 
Results of Operations.” At December 30, 2014, the maximum potential amount of future lease payments we could be required to make as 
a result of the guarantees was $0.9 million. The entities that are party to these leases are not controlled or managed by us. See Item 7, 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. If we are required to make payments under 
one of our leases after a restaurant closes or one of the leases that we guarantee, or if we are unable to renew our restaurant leases, our 
business and results of operations could be adversely affected. 

The impact of negative economic factors, including the availability of credit, on our landlords and other retail center tenants 
could negatively affect our financial results. 

Negative effects on our existing and potential landlords due to any inaccessibility of credit and other unfavorable economic factors may, 
in turn, adversely affect our business and results of operations. If our landlords are unable to obtain financing or remain in good standing 
under their existing financing arrangements, they may be unable to provide construction contributions or satisfy other lease covenants to 
us. If any landlord files for bankruptcy protection, the landlord may be able to reject our lease in the bankruptcy proceedings. While we 
would have the option to retain our rights under the lease, we could not compel the landlord to perform any of its obligations and would 
be left with damages as our sole recourse. In addition, if our landlords are unable to obtain sufficient credit to continue to properly 
manage their retail sites, we may experience a drop in the level of quality of such retail centers. Our development of new restaurants may 
also be adversely affected by the negative financial situations of developers and potential landlords. In recent years, many landlords have 
delayed or cancelled development projects (as well as renovations of existing projects) due to the instability in the credit markets and 
declines in consumer spending, which has reduced the number of high-quality locations available that we would consider for our new 
restaurants. In addition, several other tenants at retail centers in which we are located or where we have executed leases have ceased 
operations or, in some cases, have deferred openings or failed to open after committing to do so. These failures may lead to reduced 
customer traffic and a general deterioration in the surrounding retail centers in which our restaurants are located and may contribute to 
lower customer traffic at our restaurants. If any of the foregoing affect any of our landlords or their other retail tenants our business and 
results of operations may be adversely affected. 

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Fixed rental payments account for a significant portion of our operating expenses, which increases our vulnerability to general 
adverse economic and industry conditions and could limit our operating and financing flexibility. 

Payments under our operating leases account for a significant portion of our operating expenses and we expect the new restaurants we 
open in the future will similarly be leased by us. Specifically, payments under our operating leases accounted for 12.8%, 12.8% and 
13.4% of our restaurant operating expenses in 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. Our substantial operating lease obligations could have 
significant negative consequences, including:   

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;   

limiting our ability to obtain additional financing;   

requiring a substantial portion of our available cash flow to be applied to our rental obligations, thus reducing cash available 
for other purposes;   

limiting our flexibility in planning for or reacting to changes in our business or the industry in which we compete; and   

placing us at a disadvantage with respect to some of our competitors. 

We depend on cash flow from operations to pay our lease obligations and to fulfill our other cash needs. If our business does not generate 
sufficient cash flow from operating activities and sufficient funds are not otherwise available to us from borrowings under our credit 
facility or other sources, we may not be able to meet our operating lease obligations, grow our business, respond to competitive 
challenges or fund our other liquidity and capital needs, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations. 

Any future indebtedness we may incur may limit our operational and financing flexibility and negatively impact our business. 

We currently have a credit facility that provides for a revolving loan of up to $25.0 million which we entered into in October 2012. There 
were no outstanding borrowings under this facility at December 30, 2014. We may incur substantial additional indebtedness in the 
future. Our credit facility, and other debt instruments we may enter into in the future, may have important consequences to us, including 
the following: 

• 

• 

• 

our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or general corporate purposes 
may be impaired; 

the requirement that we use a significant portion of our cash flows from operations to pay interest on any outstanding 
indebtedness, which would reduce the funds available to us for operations and other purposes; and 

our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we operate may be limited. 

We expect that we will depend primarily on cash generated by our operations for funds to pay our expenses and any amounts due under 
our credit facility and any other indebtedness we may incur. Our ability to make these payments depends on our future performance, 
which will be affected by financial, business, economic and other factors, many of which we cannot control. Our business may not 
generate sufficient cash flows from operations in the future and our currently anticipated growth in revenues and cash flows may not be 
realized, either or both of which could result in our being unable to repay indebtedness or to fund other liquidity needs. If we do not have 
enough money, we may be required to refinance all or part of our then existing debt, sell assets or borrow more money, in each case on 
terms that are not acceptable to us. In addition, the terms of existing or future debt agreements, including our existing credit facility, may 
restrict us from adopting any of these alternatives. Our ability to recapitalize and incur additional debt in the future could also delay or 
prevent a change in control of our company, make some transactions more difficult and impose additional financial or other covenants 
on us. In addition, any significant levels of indebtedness in the future could place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our 
competitors that may have proportionately less debt and could make us more vulnerable to economic downturns and adverse 
developments in our business.    Our indebtedness and any inability to pay our debt obligations as they come due or inability to incur 
additional debt could adversely affect our business and results of operations. 

The terms of our credit facility impose operating and financial restrictions on us. 

Our credit facility contains a number of significant restrictions and covenants that generally limit our ability to, among other things: 

• 

• 

• 

pay dividends or purchase stock or make other restricted payments to our stockholders; 

incur additional indebtedness; 

issue guarantees; 

•  make investments; 

• 

• 

use assets as security in other transactions; 

sell assets or merge with or into other companies; 

•  make capital expenditures; 

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• 

• 

• 

enter into transactions with affiliates; 

sell equity or other ownership interests in our subsidiaries; and 

create or permit restrictions on our subsidiaries’ ability to make payments to us. 

Our credit facility limits our ability to engage in these types of transactions even if we believed that a specific transaction would 
contribute to our future growth or improve our operating results. Our credit facility also requires us to achieve specified financial and 
operating results and maintain compliance with specified financial ratios. Specifically, these covenants require that we have a fixed 
charge coverage ratio of greater than 2.00 and a leverage ratio of less than 1.00. As of December 30, 2014, we were in compliance with 
these tests. See Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. Our ability to comply 
with these provisions may be affected by events beyond our control. A breach of any of these provisions or our inability to comply with 
required financial ratios in our credit facility could result in a default under the credit facility in which case the lenders will have the right 
to declare all borrowings to be immediately due and payable. If we are unable to repay all borrowings when due, whether at maturity or 
if declared due and payable following a default, the lenders would have the right to proceed against the collateral granted to secure the 
indebtedness. If we breach these covenants or fail to comply with the terms of the credit facility and the lenders accelerate the amounts 
outstanding under the credit facility our business and results of operations would be adversely affected. 

Our credit facility carries floating interest rates, thereby exposing us to market risk related to changes in interest rates to the extent there 
are borrowings outstanding thereunder. Accordingly, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected by changes in 
interest rates. Assuming a one percentage point increase on our base interest rate on our credit facility and a full drawdown on the credit 
facility, our interest expense would increase by approximately $0.3 million over the course of 12 months. 

We could face labor shortages that could slow our growth and adversely impact our ability to operate our restaurants. 

Our success depends in part upon our ability to attract, motivate and retain a sufficient number of qualified employees, including 
restaurant managers, kitchen staff and servers, necessary to keep pace with our anticipated expansion schedule and meet the needs of our 
existing restaurants. A sufficient number of qualified individuals of the requisite caliber to fill these positions may be in short supply in 
some communities. Competition in these communities for qualified staff could require us to pay higher wages and provide greater 
benefits. Any inability to recruit and retain qualified individuals may also delay the planned openings of new restaurants and could 
adversely impact our existing restaurants. Any such inability to retain or recruit qualified employees, increased costs of attracting 
qualified employees or delays in restaurant openings could adversely affect our business and results of operations. 

The failure to enforce and maintain our intellectual property rights could enable others to use names confusingly similar to the 
names and marks used by our restaurants, which could adversely affect the value of our brands. 

We have registered the names Del Frisco’s, Double Eagle Steak House, Sullivan’s, Del Frisco’s Grille and have applications pending to 
register certain other names and logos used by our restaurants as trade names, trademarks or service marks with the United States Patent 
and Trademark Office and in certain foreign countries. We have the exclusive right to use these trademarks throughout the United States, 
other than with respect to one restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, including the 50 mile surrounding area, where an unrelated third party 
has the right to use a specific registration of the Del Frisco’s name in Jefferson and Fayette Counties in Kentucky, Marion County in 
Indiana and Hamilton County in Ohio.    In addition, one restaurant in Orlando, Florida operated by an unrelated third party had a license 
to use the Del Frisco’s name in Orange, Seminole and Ocala counties through June 1, 2013.    See Item 1, Business. The success of our 
business depends in part on our continued ability to utilize our existing trade names, trademarks and service marks as currently used in 
order to increase our brand awareness. In that regard, we believe that our trade names, trademarks and service marks are valuable assets 
that are critical to our success. The unauthorized use or other misappropriation of our trade names, trademarks or service marks could 
diminish the value of our brands and restaurant concepts and may cause a decline in our revenues and force us to incur costs related to 
enforcing our rights. In addition, the use of trade names, trademarks or service marks similar to ours in some markets may keep us from 
entering those markets. While we may take protective actions with respect to our intellectual property, these actions may not be 
sufficient to prevent, and we may not be aware of all incidents of, unauthorized usage or imitation by others. Any such unauthorized 
usage or imitation of our intellectual property, including the costs related to enforcing our rights, could adversely affect our business and 
results of operations. 

Information technology system failures or breaches of our network security, including with respect to confidential information, 
could interrupt our operations and adversely affect our business. 

We rely on our computer systems and network infrastructure across our operations, including point-of-sale processing at our restaurants. 
Our operations depend upon our ability to protect our computer equipment and systems against damage from physical theft, fire, power 
loss, telecommunications failure or other catastrophic events, as well as from internal and external security breaches, viruses, worms and 
other disruptive problems. Any damage or failure of our computer systems or network infrastructure that causes an interruption in our 
operations could subject us to litigation or actions by regulatory authorities. In addition, the majority of our restaurant sales are by credit 
or debit cards. Other restaurants and retailers have experienced security breaches in which credit and debit card information of their 
customers has been stolen. If this or another type of breach occurs at one of our restaurants, we may become subject to lawsuits or other 
proceedings for purportedly fraudulent transactions arising out of the actual or alleged theft of our customers’ credit or debit card 
information. Although we employ both internal resources and external consultants to conduct auditing and testing for weaknesses in our 

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systems, controls, firewalls and encryption and intend to maintain and upgrade our security technology and operational procedures to 
prevent such damage, breaches or other disruptive problems, there can be no assurance that these security measures will be successful. 
Any such claim, proceeding or action by a regulatory authority, or any adverse publicity resulting from these allegations, could adversely 
affect our business and results of operations. 

We expect to issue options, restricted stock and other forms of stock-based compensation in the future, which have the potential 
to dilute stockholder value and cause the price of our common stock to decline.   

As of December 30, 2014, we had options outstanding to purchase 1,429,000 shares of common stock under our equity incentive plan, 
454,750 of which have vested and are currently exercisable. In addition, we expect to offer stock options, restricted stock and other 
forms of stock-based compensation to our directors, officers and employees in the future. If the options that we issue are exercised, or 
any restricted stock that we may issue vests, and those shares are sold into the public market, the market price of our common stock may 
decline. In addition, the availability of shares of common stock for award under our equity incentive plan, or the grant of stock options, 
restricted stock or other forms of stock-based compensation, may adversely affect the market price of our common stock. 

We are a holding company and depend on the cash flow of our subsidiaries. 

We are a holding company with no material assets other than the equity interests of our subsidiaries. Our subsidiaries conduct 
substantially all of our operations and own substantially all of our assets and intellectual property. Consequently, our cash flow and our 
ability to meet our obligations and pay any future dividends to our stockholders depends upon the cash flow of our subsidiaries and the 
payment of funds by our subsidiaries directly or indirectly to us in the form of dividends, distributions and other payments. Any inability 
on the part of our subsidiaries to make payments to us could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and 
results of operations. 

Provisions of our charter documents, Delaware law and other documents could discourage, delay or prevent a merger or 
acquisition at a premium price. 

Provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control or changes in 
our management. For example, our certificate of incorporation and bylaws include provisions that: 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

permit us to issue without stockholder approval preferred stock in one or more series and, with respect to each series, fix the 
number of shares constituting the series and the designation of the series, the voting powers, if any, of the shares of the series 
and the preferences and other special rights, if any, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions, of the shares of the 
series; 

prevent stockholders from calling special meetings; 

prevent the ability of stockholders to act by written consent; 

limit the ability of stockholders to amend our certificate of incorporation and bylaws; 

require advance notice for nominations for election to the board of directors and for stockholder proposals; and   

establish a classified board of directors with staggered three-year terms. 

These provisions may discourage, delay or prevent a merger or acquisition of our company, including a transaction in which the acquiror 
may offer a premium price for our common stock. 

We are also subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or the DGCL, which, subject to certain exceptions, 
prohibits us from engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder, as defined in that section, for a period of three 
years following the date on which that stockholder became an interested stockholder. In addition, our equity incentive plan permits 
vesting of stock options and restricted stock, and payments to be made to the employees thereunder in certain circumstances, in 
connection with a change of control of our company, which could discourage, delay or prevent a merger or acquisition at a premium 
price. 

We are an “emerging growth company” and we cannot be certain if we will be able to maintain such status. 

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012, or JOBS Act, and we have 
adopted certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging 
growth companies.” These exemptions include, but are not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation 
requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding 
executive compensation in our periodic reports, proxy statements and registration statements, and exemptions from the requirements of 
holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not 
previously approved. We may take advantage of these reporting exemptions until we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” We 
may remain as an “emerging growth company” for up to five full fiscal years following our initial public offering, which occurred July 
26, 2012. We would cease to be an “emerging growth company,” and therefore not be able to rely upon the above exemptions, if we have 

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more than $1 billion in annual revenues in a fiscal year, we issue more than $1 billion of non-convertible debt over a three-year period or 
we have more than $700 million in market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates as of any June 30 before the end of the five 
full fiscal years.   

If we are unable to implement and maintain the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, our independent 
registered public accounting firm may not be able to provide an unqualified report on our internal controls. 

Pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the related rules adopted by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting 
Oversight Board, our management is required to report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. In addition, 
once we no longer qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act and lose the ability to rely on the exemptions related 
thereto discussed above, our independent registered public accounting firm will also need to attest to the effectiveness of our internal 
control over financial reporting under Section 404. We may encounter problems or delays in completing the implementation of any 
changes necessary to our internal control over financial reporting to conclude such controls are effective. If we conclude and, once we no 
longer qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act, our independent registered public accounting firm concludes, that 
our internal control over financial reporting is not effective, investor confidence and our stock price could decline.   

Matters impacting our internal controls may cause us to be unable to report our financial information on a timely basis and thereby 
subject us to adverse regulatory consequences, including sanctions by the SEC or violations of NASDAQ listing rules, and result in a 
breach of the covenants under our financing arrangements. There also could be a negative reaction in the financial markets due to a loss 
of investor confidence in us and the reliability of our financial statements. Confidence in the reliability of our financial statements also 
could suffer if we or our independent registered public accounting firm were to report a material weakness in our internal controls over 
financial reporting. This could materially adversely affect us and lead to a decline in the price of our common stock. 

As a public company, we incur significant costs and face demands on our management to comply with the SEC and NASDAQ 
requirements. 

We are required as a public company to comply with an extensive body of regulations, including provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 
as well as rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC and NASDAQ. These rules and regulations could result in substantial legal and 
financial compliance costs and make some activities more time-consuming and costly, and these costs and demands may increase after 
we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” In addition, we incur costs associated with our public company reporting requirements 
and maintaining directors’ and officers’ liability insurance. Furthermore, our management has increased demands on its time in order to 
ensure we comply with public company reporting requirements and the compliance requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as 
any rules and requirements subsequently implemented by the SEC and NASDAQ. 

Our reported financial results may be adversely affected by changes in accounting principles applicable to us. 

Generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. are subject to interpretation by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or 
FASB, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the SEC and various bodies formed to promulgate and interpret 
appropriate accounting principles. A change in these principles or interpretations could have a significant effect on our reported financial 
results, and could affect the reporting of transactions completed before the announcement of a change. For example, the FASB, together 
with the International Accounting Standards Board, has proposed a comprehensive set of changes in accounting for leases. While the 
Exposure Draft addresses new financial accounting rules for both, lessors and lessees, the primary focus will likely be on changes 
affecting lessees. The lease accounting model contemplated by the new standard is a “right of use” model that assumes that each lease 
creates an asset (the lessee’s right to use the leased asset) and a liability (the future rent payment obligations) which should be reflected 
on a lessee’s balance sheet to fairly represent the lease transaction and the lessee’s related financial obligations. All of our restaurant 
leases are accounted for as operating leases, with no related assets and liabilities on our balance sheet. However, changes in lease 
accounting rules or their interpretation, or changes in underlying assumptions, estimates or judgments by us could significantly change 
our reported or expected financial performance. In addition, the SEC has announced a multi-year plan that could ultimately lead to the 
use of International Financial Reporting Standards by U.S. issuers in their SEC filings. Any such change could have a significant effect 
on our reported financial results. 

Item 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments 

None. 

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Item 2. 

Properties 

Properties 

We currently operate 46 restaurants across 20 states and the District of Columbia. We currently lease all of our restaurants, except for 
one Del Frisco’s restaurant. We have also purchased a land and building site related to a contemplated 2015 opening. The majority of our 
leases provide for minimum annual rents with some containing percentage-of-sales rent provisions, against which the minimum rent 
may be applied. Typically, our lease terms are five to 15 years at initiation, with two to four five-year extension options. None of our 
restaurant leases can be terminated early by the landlord other than as is customary in the context of a breach or default under the 
applicable lease. 

Opening Date 
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House 
September 1995 
April 1996 
January 1997 
March 2000 
July 2000 
May 2007 
November 2007 
November 2008 
April 2011 
December 2012 
September 2014 

Del Frisco’s Grille 
August 2011 
November 2011 
June 2012 
July 2012 
October 2012 
March 2013 
July 2013 
September 2013 
October 2013 
December 2013 
December 2013 
June 2014 
August 2014 
September 2014 
November 2014 
December 2014 

Sullivan’s Steakhouse 
May 1996 
November 1996 
October 1997 
December 1997 
January 1998 
July 1998 
September 1998 
September 1998 
December 1998 
January 1999 
January 1999 
June 1999 
August 1999 
December 2000 
July 2007 
July 2008 

    Dallas 
    Ft. Worth 
    Denver 
    New York 
    Las Vegas 
    Charlotte 
    Houston 
    Philadelphia 
    Boston 
  Chicago 
    Washington D.C. 

    New York 
    Dallas 
    Phoenix 
    Washington D.C. 
    Atlanta 
    Houston 
    Santa Monica 
    Palm Beach 
    Fort Worth 
    Chestnut Hill 
    Southlake 
    Burlington 
Irvine 

    N. Bethesda 
    Tampa 
    Pasadena 

    Austin 

Indianapolis 
    Baton Rouge 
    Wilmington 
    Charlotte 
    Houston 
    Anchorage 
    King of Prussia 
    Naperville 
    Palm Desert 
    Denver 
    Chicago 
    Raleigh 
    Tucson 
    Omaha 
    Leawood 

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City

State

   Lease/Own

   Texas 
   Texas 
   Colorado 
   New York 
   Nevada 
   North Carolina 
   Texas 
   Pennsylvania 
   Massachusetts 
  Illinois 

   New York 
   Texas 
   Arizona 

   Georgia 
   Texas 
   California 
   Florida 
   Texas 
   Massachusetts 
   Texas 
   Massachusetts 
   California 
   Maryland 
   Florida 
   California 

   Own 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
  Lease 
   Lease 

   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 

   Texas 
   Indiana 
   Louisiana 
   Delaware 
   North Carolina 
   Texas 
   Alaska 
   Pennsylvania 
   Illinois 
   California 
   Colorado 
   Illinois 
   North Carolina 
   Arizona 
   Nebraska 
   Kansas 

   Lease (1) 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease   
   Lease 
   Lease   
   Lease   
   Lease   
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
   
   
 
    
    
   
 
 
 
 
   
 
    
    
    
   
 
 
 
 
   
 
    
    
   
Opening Date 
Sullivan’s Steakhouse (cont.) 

November 2008 
February 2009 
June 2010 

City

State

   Lease/Own

    Lincolnshire 
    Baltimore 
    Seattle 

   Illinois 
   Maryland 
   Washington 

   Lease 
   Lease 
   Lease 

(1)  Current lease term expires November 30, 2015, but can be renewed at our election for an additional five year term with advance 

written notice. 

Our corporate headquarters is located in Southlake, Texas. We lease the property for our corporate headquarters. 

Item 3. 

Legal Proceedings 

We are subject to various claims and legal actions, including class actions, arising in the ordinary course of business from time to time, 
including claims related to food quality, personal injury, contract matters, health, wage and employment and other issues. While it is 
impossible at this time to determine with certainty the ultimate outcome of these proceedings, lawsuits and claims, management believes 
that adequate provisions have been made and that the ultimate outcomes will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position. 

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosure

Not applicable. 

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PART II 

Item 5.  Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Information Regarding our Common Stock 
Our common stock has been listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “DFRG” and registered under Section 12 of 
the Securities and Exchange Act since July 27, 2012, the date of our initial public offering. The following table sets forth, for the periods 
indicated, the high and low sales prices per share for our common stock as quoted by the Nasdaq Global Select Market. 

2014 

First Quarter (January 1, 2014 – March 25, 2014) 
Second Quarter (March 26, 2014 – June 17, 2014) 
Third Quarter (June 18, 2014 – September 9, 2014) 
Fourth Quarter (September 10, 2014 – December 30, 2014) 

2013 

First Quarter (December 26, 2012 – March 19, 2013) 
Second Quarter (March 20, 2013 – June 11, 2013) 
Third Quarter (June 12, 2013 – September 3, 2013) 
Fourth Quarter (September 4, 2013 – December 31, 2013) 

High 

Low   

$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 

29.22        
29.61        
28.21        
24.69        

19.00        
20.56        
23.34        
23.88        

$
$
$
$

$
$
$
$

21.56   
24.62   
20.30   
18.81   

13.75   
15.63   
19.04   
17.53   

The market price of our common stock is subject to fluctuations in response to variations in our quarterly operating results, general 
trends in the restaurant industry as well as other factors, many of which are not within our control. In addition, broad market fluctuations, 
as well as general economic, business and political conditions may adversely affect the market for our common stock, regardless of our 
actual or projected performance. 

The closing sale price of a share of our common stock, as reported by the Nasdaq Global Select Market, on February 26, 2015, was 
$19.11. As of February 26, 2015, there were two holders of record of our common stock, not including beneficial owners of shares 
registered in nominee or street name. 

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Performance Graph 

The following table and graph shows the cumulative total stockholder return on the Company’s Common Stock with the S&P 500 Stock 
Index, the S&P Small Cap 600 Index and the Dow Jones U.S. Restaurants & Bars Index, in each case assuming an initial investment of 
$100 on July 27, 2012 and full dividend reinvestment. 

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN 
Assuming an investment of $100 and reinvestment of dividends 

Del Frisco's Restaurant Group, Inc 
S&P 500 Stock Index 
S&P SmallCap 600 Index 
Dow Jones U.S. Restaurants & Bars Index 

7/27/2012 
$         100.00 
$         100.00 
$         100.00 
$         100.00 

12/24/2012 
$           117.92 
$           102.94 
$           106.24 
$           101.95 

12/31/2013 
$           181.31 
$           133.36 
$           149.12 
$           127.66 

12/30/2014 
$           180.38 
$           150.10 
$           156.86 
$           132.15 

The stock performance graph should not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any other filing made by us under the 
Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate the stock performance graph 
by reference in another filing. 

Information Regarding Dividends 

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common 
stock for the foreseeable future. We anticipate that we will retain all of our future earnings, if any, for use in the development and 
expansion of our business and for general corporate purposes. Any determination to pay dividends in the future will be at the discretion 
of our board of directors and will depend upon our financial condition, operating results and other factors our board of directors deems 
relevant. 

Our credit facility contains, and debt instruments that we enter into in the future may contain, covenants that place limitations on the 
amount of dividends we may pay. In addition, under Delaware law, our board of directors may declare dividends only to the extent of our 
surplus, which is defined as total assets at fair market value minus total liabilities, minus statutory capital, or, if there is no surplus, out of 
our net profits for the then current and immediately preceding year. 

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Item 6. 

Selected Financial Data 

The following table sets forth certain of our historical financial data. We have derived the selected historical consolidated financial 

data for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 from our audited financial statements and the related notes. Not all periods shown below are 
discussed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. You should read this information together with Item 7, Management’s Discussion and 
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes to those 
statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Historical results are not necessarily indicative of future 
performance. 

Income Statement Data: 
Revenues 
Costs and expenses: 

Costs of sales 
Restaurant operating expenses 
Marketing and advertising costs 
Pre-opening costs 
General and administrative 
Management and accounting fees paid to 
related party 
Asset advisory agreement termination fee 
Secondary public offering costs 
Public offering transaction bonuses 
Non-cash impairment charges 
Depreciation and amortization 

Operating income 
Other income (expense), net: 
Interest expense-affiliates 
Interest expense-other 
Write-off of debt issuance costs 
Other, net 

Income from continuing operations before income 
taxes 
Income tax expense (benefit) 
$ 
Income from continuing operations 
Discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit  
Net income 
$ 
Basic net income (loss) per common share (2): 

Continuing operations 
Discontinued operations 
Basic net income per share 

Diluted net income (loss) per common share (2): 

Continuing operations 
Discontinued operations 
Diluted net income per share 

Weighted average shares used in computing net 
income (loss) per common share (2): 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

December 28, 

  December 27, 

  December 25, 

  December 31, 

  December 30, 

2010 

2011 

2012 

2013 

2014 

Fiscal Year Ended (1) 

$ 

  162,855   $

  198,625   $

  232,435   $ 

  271,806   $

  301,805

  49,481  
  71,917  
  2,744  
  798  
  7,512  

  3,345  
  —  
  —  
  —  
  —  
  6,459  
  20,599  

  (1,775) 
  (9,906) 
  —  
  (249) 

  60,743  
  86,311  
  4,246  
  3,018  
  10,640  

  3,399  
  —  
  —  
  —  
  —  
  6,998  
  23,270  

  —  
  (6,355) 
  (2,501) 
  (114) 

  71,093  
  100,143  
  4,682  
  4,058  
  13,449  

  1,252  
  3,000  
  —  
  1,462  
  —  
  8,675  
  24,621  

  —  
  (2,920)  
  (1,649)  
  113  

  82,209  
  121,825  
  5,663  
  3,758  
  17,421  

  —  
  —  
  1,024  
  8,355  
  2,360  
  11,300  
  17,891  

  —  
  (72) 
  —  
  (51) 

  8,669  
  (88) 
  8,757   $
  (27) 
  8,730   $

  0.49   $
  (0.00) 
  0.49   $

  0.49   $
  (0.00) 
  0.49   $

  14,300  
  4,653  
  9,647   $
  (674) 
  8,973   $

  20,165  
  5,592  
  14,573   $ 
  (819)  
  13,754   $ 

  17,768  
  5,556  
  12,212   $
  —  
  12,212   $

  0.54   $
  (0.04) 
  0.50   $

  0.54   $
  (0.04) 
  0.50   $

  0.71   $ 
  (0.04)  
  0.67   $ 

  0.71   $ 
  (0.04)  
  0.67   $ 

  0.51   $
  —  
  0.51   $

  0.51   $
  —  
  0.51   $

  90,990
  137,695
  6,169
  4,735
  20,537

  —
  —
  5
  —
  3,536
  13,598
  24,540

  —
  (113)
  —
  (107)

  24,320
  7,723
  16,597
  —
  16,597

  0.71
  —
  0.71

  0.70
  —
  0.70

Basic 
Diluted 

  17,994,667  
  17,994,667  

    17,994,667
    17,994,667

  20,432,579 
  20,432,579 

  23,779,782
  23,852,200

  23,517,883
  23,740,318

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Balance Sheet Data (at end of period): 
Cash and cash equivalents 
Working capital (deficit) (3) 
Total assets 
Total debt 
Total stockholders' equity 

December 28, 

  December 27, 

  December 25, 

  December 31, 

  December 30, 

2010 

2011 

2012 

2013 

2014 

$ 

  4,157   $
  (232) 
  217,725  
  78,922  
  87,155  

  14,119   $
  2,940  
  234,274  
  70,000  
  95,872  

  10,763   $ 
  (755)  
  258,385  
  —  
  177,901  

  13,674   $
  8,048  
  288,651  
  —  
  196,783  

  3,520
  (2,106)
  319,666
  —
  210,983

December 28, 

  December 27, 

  December 25, 

  December 31, 

  December 30, 

2010 

2011 

2012 

2013 

2014 

Fiscal Year Ended (1) 

$ 

Other Financial Data: 
Net cash provided by operating activities 
Net cash used in investing activities 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  
Capital Expenditures 
Adjusted EBITDA (4) 
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (5) 
Restaurant-level EBITDA (4) 
Restaurant-level EBITDA Margin (6) 

Operating Data: 
Total Restaurants (at end of period) 
Total comparable restaurants (at end of period) (7)  
Average sales per comparable restaurant 
$ 
Percentage change in comparable restaurant sales   

  11,999   $
  (1,210) 
  (19,889) 
  5,550  
  29,926  
18.4%  
  38,713  
23.8%  

  28,503   $
  (7,151) 
  (11,390) 
  20,063  
  36,415  
18.3%  
  47,325  
23.8%  

  30,968   $ 
  (32,173)  
  (2,151)  
  33,635  
  43,068  
18.5%  
  56,517  
24.3%  

  29,392   $
  (31,462) 
  4,981  
  31,326  
  44,688  
16.4%  
  62,109  
22.9%  

  42,766
  (47,956)
  (4,964)
  47,491
  46,414
15.4%
  66,951
22.2%

  27  
  26  
  6,237   $
4.4%  

  30  
  26  
  6,802   $
11.2%  

  34  
  28  
  7,457   $ 
4.2%  

  40  
  30  
  7,622   $
1.3%  

  46
  35
  7,563
1.9%

(1)  We utilize a 52- or 53-week accounting period which ends on the last Tuesday of December. The fiscal year ended December 31, 
2013 had 53 weeks. The fiscal years ended December 28, 2010, December 27, 2011, December 25, 2012 and December 30, 2014 
each had 52 weeks. 

(2)  Basic and diluted income per share is computed by dividing net income for each period by the shares of common stock issued 
following our conversion from a limited liability company to a corporation immediately prior to the effectiveness of our initial 
public offering. Such shares are assumed to be outstanding for all periods presented.   

(3)  Defined as total current assets minus total current liabilities. 
(4)  Adjusted EBITDA and restaurant-level EBITDA are metrics used by management to measure operating performance. Adjusted 
EBITDA represents net income before interest, taxes, and depreciation and amortization, plus the sum of certain non-operating 
expenses, including pre-opening costs, management fees and expenses, asset advisory agreement termination fees, non-cash 
impairment charges, public offering transaction bonuses and secondary public offering costs. Restaurant-level EBITDA represents 
net income before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization, plus the sum of certain non-operating expenses, including 
pre-opening costs, management fees and expenses, asset advisory agreement termination fees, non-cash impairment charges, 
public offering transaction bonuses, secondary public offering costs and general and administrative expenses. 

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The following table presents a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA and restaurant-level EBITDA to net income: 

Income from continuing operations 
Income tax expense (benefit) 
Interest income 
Interest expense-other 
Interest expense-affiliate 
Non-cash impairment charges 
Write-off of debt issuance costs 
Depreciation and amortization 
Pre-opening costs 
Lease guarantee payments and other 
Management fees and expenses (a) 
Asset advisory agreement termination fee 
Secondary public offering costs 
Public offering transaction bonuses 

Adjusted EBITDA 
General and administrative 
Related party shared services fees 

Restaurant-level EBITDA 

December 28, 

  December 27, 

  December 25, 

  December 31, 

  December 30, 

Fiscal Year Ended (1) 

2010 

2011 

$ 

$ 

$ 

  8,757   $
  (88) 
  (75) 
  9,906  
  1,775  
  —  
  —  
  6,459  
  798  
  324  
  2,070  
  —  
  —  
  —  
  29,926   $
  7,512  
  1,275  
  38,713   $

  9,647   $
  4,653  
  (16) 
  6,355  
  —  
  —  
  2,501  
  6,998  
  3,018  
  130  
  3,129  
  —  
  —  
  —  
  36,415   $
  10,640  
  270  
  47,325   $

2012 
  14,573   $ 
  5,592  
  (9)  
  2,920  
  —  
  —  
  1,649  
  8,675  
  4,058  
  (104)  
  1,252  
  3,000  
  —  
  1,462  
  43,068   $ 
  13,449  
  —  
  56,517   $ 

2013 
  12,212   $
  5,556  
  (3) 
  72  
  —  
  2,360  
  —  
  11,300  
  3,758  
  54  
  —  
  —  
  1,024  
  8,355  
  44,688   $
  17,421  
  —  
  62,109   $

2014 
  16,597
  7,723
  (1)
  113
  —
  3,536
  —
  13,598
  4,735
  108
  —
  —
  5
  —
  46,414
  20,537
  —
  66,951

(a) 

Includes asset management fees and expenses paid to an affiliate of Lone Star Fund pursuant to our asset 
advisory agreement, but excludes amounts paid to another affiliate of Lone Star Fund for accounting, 
administrative and management services under our previously existing shared services agreement, which 
is referred to as the related party shared services fee. See Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis 
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. 

We present adjusted EBITDA and restaurant-level EBITDA as supplemental performance measures because we believe they 
facilitate a comparative assessment of our operating performance relative to our performance based on our results under generally 
accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP, while isolating the effects of some items that vary from period to 
period without any correlation to core operating performance. Specifically, adjusted EBITDA allows for an assessment of our 
operating performance without the effect of non-cash depreciation and amortization expenses or our ability to service or incur 
indebtedness. Restaurant-level EBITDA allows for further assessment of our operating performance by eliminating the effect of 
general and administrative expenses incurred at the corporate level. These measures also function as a benchmark to evaluate our 
operating performance or compare our performance to that of our competitors because companies within our industry exhibit 
significant variations with respect to capital structures and cost of capital (which affect interest expense and tax rates) and 
differences in book depreciation of facilities and equipment (which affect relative depreciation expense), including significant 
differences in the depreciable lives of similar assets among various companies. 

This Annual Report on Form 10-K also includes information concerning adjusted EBITDA margin, which is defined as the ratio of 
adjusted EBITDA to revenues, and restaurant-level EBITDA margin, which is defined as the ratio of restaurant-level EBITDA to 
revenues. We present adjusted EBITDA margin and restaurant-level EBITDA margin because they are used by management as a 
performance measurement to judge the level of adjusted EBITDA and restaurant-level EBITDA, respectively, generated from 
revenues. We believe their inclusion is appropriate to provide additional information to investors and other external users of our 
financial statements. 

Adjusted EBITDA, restaurant-level EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and restaurant-level EBITDA margin are not 
measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net 
income, net cash provided by operating, investing or financing activities or any other financial statement data presented as 
indicators of financial performance or liquidity, each as presented in accordance with GAAP. We understand that although 
adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by securities analysts, lenders and others in their evaluation of companies, it and 
restaurant-level EBITDA have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation, or as substitutes for 
analysis of our results as reported under GAAP, as adjusted EBITDA and restaurant-level EBITDA do not reflect: 

• 

   discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business; 

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• 

• 

• 

• 

   changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; 

   our capital expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures; 

   the interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, associated 

with our indebtedness; or 

   depreciation and amortization, which are non-cash charges, although the assets being depreciated and 
amortized will likely have to be replaced in the future, and adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash 
requirements for such replacements. 

(5)  Adjusted EBITDA margin is the ratio of adjusted EBITDA to revenues. 
(6)  Restaurant-level EBITDA margin is the ratio of restaurant-level EBITDA to revenues. 
(7)  We consider a restaurant to be comparable in the first full fiscal period following the eighteenth month of operations. 

Changes in comparable restaurant sales reflect changes in sales for the comparable group of restaurants over a specified 
period of time. 

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Item 7.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 

Overview 

Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group develops, owns and operates three contemporary, high-end, complementary restaurants: Del Frisco’s 
Double Eagle Steak House, Sullivan’s Steakhouse, and Del Frisco’s Grille. We currently operate 46 restaurants in 20 states and the 
District of Columbia. Of the 46 restaurants we operated as of the end of the period covered by this report, there are 11 Del Frisco’s 
restaurants, 19 Sullivan’s restaurants and 16 Grille restaurants. During 2014, we opened a Del Frisco’s in Washington DC as well as 
Grilles in Burlington, Massachusetts, Irvine, California, N. Bethesda, Maryland, Tampa, Florida, and Pasadena, California. 

Our Growth Strategies and Outlook. Our growth model is comprised of the following three primary drivers:   

• 

   Pursue Disciplined Restaurant Growth. We believe that there are significant opportunities to grow our concepts on 

a nationwide basis in both existing and new markets where we believe we can generate attractive unit-level 
economics. We are presented with many development opportunities and we carefully evaluate each opportunity to 
determine that sites selected for development have a high probability of meeting our return on investment targets. 
Our disciplined growth strategy includes accepting only those sites that we believe present attractive rent and tenant 
allowance structures as well as reasonable construction costs given the sales potential of the site. We believe our 
concepts’ complementary market positioning and ability to coexist in the same markets, coupled with our flexible 
unit models, will allow us to expand each of our three concepts into a greater number of locations. 

• 

   Grow Existing Revenue. We will continue to pursue opportunities to increase the sales at our existing restaurants, 
pursue targeted local marketing efforts and evaluate operational initiatives, including growth in private dining, 
designed to increase restaurant unit volumes. 

• 

   Maintain Margins Throughout Our Growth. We will continue to aggressively protect our margins using economies 

of scale, including marketing and purchasing synergies between our concepts and leveraging our corporate 
infrastructure as we continue to open new restaurants. 

We believe there are opportunities to open six to eight restaurants annually, generally composed of one Del Frisco’s and five to seven 
Sullivan’s and/or Grilles, with new openings of our Grille concept likely serving as the primary driver of new unit growth in the near 
term. During 2015, we expect to open five to seven Grilles and one Del Frisco’s. See Item 1, Business for a discussion of our targeted 
average cash investment for each concept and other information regarding the opening of a new location. 

Performance Indicators. We use the following key metrics in evaluating the performance of our restaurants: 

• 

   Comparable Restaurant Sales. We consider a restaurant to be comparable during the first full fiscal period 

following the eighteenth month of operations. Changes in comparable restaurant sales reflect changes in sales for 
the comparable group of restaurants over a specified period of time. Changes in comparable sales reflect changes in 
customer count trends as well as changes in average check. Our comparable restaurant base consisted of 30 and 35 
restaurants at December 31, 2013 and December 30, 2014, respectively. 

• 

   Average Check. Average check is calculated by dividing total restaurant sales by customer counts for a given time 
period. Average check is influenced by menu prices and menu mix. Management uses this indicator to analyze 
trends in customers’ preferences, the effectiveness of menu changes and price increases and per customer 
expenditures. 

• 

   Average Unit Volume. Average unit volume, or AUV, consists of the average sales of our restaurants over a certain 

period of time. This measure is calculated by dividing total restaurant sales within a period by the number of 
restaurants operating during the relevant period. This indicator assists management in measuring changes in 
customer traffic, pricing and development of our concepts. 

• 

   Customer Counts. Customer counts are measured by the number of entrées ordered at our restaurants over a given 

time period. 

• 

• 

   Adjusted EBITDA Margin. Adjusted EBITDA margin represents net income before interest, taxes and depreciation 
and amortization plus the sum of certain non-operating expenses, including pre-opening costs, management fees 
and expenses, asset advisory agreement termination fees, non-cash impairment charges, public offering transaction 
bonuses and secondary public offering costs, as a percentage of our revenues. By monitoring and controlling our 
adjusted EBITDA margins, we can gauge the overall profitability of our company. See Item 6, Selected Financial 
Data for additional information on adjusted EBITDA margin. 

   Restaurant-Level EBITDA Margin . Restaurant-level EBITDA margin represents net income before interest, taxes 
and depreciation and amortization plus the sum of certain non-operating expenses, including pre-opening costs, 
management fees and expenses, asset advisory agreement termination fees, non-cash impairment charges, public 
offering transaction bonuses, secondary public offering costs and general and administrative expenses, as a 

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percentage of our revenues. By monitoring and controlling our restaurant-level EBITDA margins, we can gauge the 
overall profitability of our core restaurant operations. See Item 6, Selected Financial Data and note 13 in the notes to 
our consolidated financial statements for additional information on restaurant-level EBITDA margin. 

Our business is subject to seasonal fluctuations. Historically, the percentage of our annual revenues earned during the first and fourth 
fiscal quarters has been higher due, in part, to increased gift card redemptions and increased private dining during the year-end holiday 
season, respectively. In addition, we operate on a 52 or 53 week fiscal year ending the last Tuesday of each December, and our first, 
second and third quarters each contain 12 operating weeks with the fourth quarter containing 16 or 17 operating weeks. As many of our 
operating expenses have a fixed component, our operating income and operating income margin have historically varied significantly 
from quarter to quarter. Accordingly, results for any one quarter are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any other 
quarter or for any year. 

Key Financial Definitions 

Revenues. Revenues consist primarily of food and beverage sales at our restaurants, net of any discounts, such as management meals and 
employee meals, associated with each sale. Additionally, revenues are net of the cost of loyalty points earned associated with sales made 
to customers in our loyalty program. In 2014, food comprised 67% of food and beverage sales with beverage comprising the remaining 
33%. Revenues are directly influenced by the number of operating weeks in the relevant period and comparable restaurant sales growth. 
Comparable restaurant sales growth reflects the change in year-over-year sales for the comparable restaurant base. Comparable 
restaurant sales growth is primarily influenced by the number of customers eating in our restaurants, which is influenced by the 
popularity of our menu items, competition with other restaurants in each market, our customer mix and our ability to deliver a high 
quality dining experience, and the average check, which is driven by menu mix and pricing. 

Cost of Sales. Cost of sales is comprised primarily of food and beverage expenses. We measure food and beverage expenses by tracking 
cost of sales as a percentage of revenues. Food and beverage expenses are generally influenced by the cost of food and beverage items, 
distribution costs and menu mix. The components of cost of sales are variable in nature, increase with revenues, are subject to increases 
or decreases based on fluctuations in commodity costs, including beef prices, and depend in part on the controls we have in place to 
manage costs of sales at our restaurants. 

Restaurant Operating Expenses. We measure restaurant operating expenses as a percentage of revenue. Restaurant operating expenses 
include the following: 

• 

   Labor expenses, which comprise restaurant management salaries, hourly staff payroll and other payroll-related 

expenses, including management bonus expenses, vacation pay, payroll taxes, fringe benefits and health insurance 
expenses and are measured by tracking hourly and total labor as a percentage of revenues; 

• 

   Occupancy expenses, which comprise all occupancy costs, consisting of both fixed and variable portions of rent, 
common area maintenance charges, real estate property taxes and other related occupancy costs and are measured 
by tracking occupancy as a percentage of revenues; and 

• 

   Other operating expenses, which comprise repairs and maintenance, utilities, operating supplies and other 

restaurant-level related operating expenses and are measured by tracking other operating expenses as a percentage 
of revenues. 

Marketing and Advertising Costs. Marketing and advertising costs include all media, production and related costs for both local 
restaurant advertising and national marketing. We measure the efficiency of our marketing and advertising expenditures by tracking 
these costs as a percentage of total revenues. We have historically spent approximately 1.5% to 2.5% of total revenues on marketing and 
advertising and expect to maintain this level in the near term. 

Pre-opening Costs. Pre-opening costs are costs incurred prior to opening a restaurant, and primarily consist of manager salaries, 
relocation costs, recruiting expenses, employee payroll and related training costs for new employees, including rehearsal of service 
activities, as well as non-cash lease costs incurred prior to opening. In addition, pre-opening expenses include marketing costs incurred 
prior to opening as well as meal expenses for entertaining local dignitaries, families and friends. We currently target pre-opening costs 
per restaurant at $0.8 million for a Del Frisco’s and a Grille and $0.6 million for a Sullivan’s. 

General and Administrative Expenses.   General and administrative expenses are comprised of costs related to certain corporate and 
administrative functions that support development and restaurant operations and provide an infrastructure to support future company 
growth. These expenses reflect management, supervisory and staff salaries and employee benefits, travel, information systems, training, 
corporate rent, professional and consulting fees, technology and market research. We measure general and administrative costs by 
tracking general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues. These expenses are expected to increase as a result of costs 
related to our anticipated growth, including substantial training costs and significant investments in infrastructure. As we are able to 
leverage these investments made in our people and systems, we expect these expenses to decrease as a percentage of total revenues over 
time.   

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Management and Accounting Fees Paid to Related Party. From December 13, 2006 to August 1, 2012, we incurred an asset 
management fee from an affiliate of Lone Star Fund. This fee was billed monthly based upon the actual direct costs incurred by this 
affiliate in providing support to us. In 2012, we paid this affiliate of Lone Star Fund approximately $1.3 million for these services. 
Concurrent with our initial public offering, this arrangement was terminated in exchange for a lump sum payment to Lone Star Fund of 
$3.0 million. As a result, we entered into a transition services agreement with affiliates of Lone Star Fund pursuant to which we were 
provided certain insurance management, legal and benefits administration services. In 2012 and 2013, we paid an aggregate of 
approximately $0.1 million and $30 thousand, respectively, to an affiliate of Lone Star Fund under the transition services agreement. 
This agreement was terminated in the third quarter of 2013.   

We measure management and accounting fees paid as a percentage of revenue. 

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation of fixed assets and certain definite life intangible 
assets. We depreciate capitalized leasehold improvements over the shorter of the total expected lease term or their estimated useful life. 
As we accelerate our restaurant openings, depreciation and amortization is expected to increase as a result of our increased capital 
expenditures. 

Discontinued Operations. On June 30, 2012, we closed our Dallas Sullivan’s location and on July 2, 2012, we completed the sale of the 
real property to a third party. We determined that this closure met the criteria for classification as discontinued operations. See note 16 in 
the notes to our consolidated financial statements. 

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Results of Operations 

The following table sets forth certain statements of income data for the periods indicated: 

Revenues 
Costs and expenses: 

Costs of sales 
Restaurant operating expenses 
Marketing and advertising costs 
Pre-opening costs 
General and administrative costs 
Management and accounting fees paid to related party 
Asset advisory agreement termination fee 
Secondary public offering costs 
Public offering transaction bonuses 
Non-cash impairment charges 
Depreciation and amortization 

Operating income 

Other income (expense), net: 

Interest expense 
Write-off of debt issuance costs 
Other, net 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes 
Income tax expense 
Income from continuing operations 

$

December 25, 
2012 

Fiscal Year Ended 
December 31, 
2013 

December 30, 
2014 

$   232,435 100.0%   $   271,806  100.0%   $ 

  301,805 100.0%

  71,093
  100,143
  4,682
  4,058
  13,449
  1,252
  3,000
  —
  1,462
  —
  8,675
  24,621

30.6%  
43.1%  
2.0%  
1.7%  
5.8%  
0.5%  
1.3%  
-  
0.6%  
-  
3.7%  
10.7%  

  82,209  30.2%  
  121,825  44.8%  
2.1%  
1.4%  
6.4%  
-  
-  
0.4%  
3.1%  
0.9%  
4.1%  
6.6%  

  5,663 
  3,758 
  17,421 
  — 
  — 
  1,024 
  8,355 
  2,360 
  11,300 
  17,891 

  90,990 30.2%
  137,695 45.6%
2.0%
1.6%
6.8%
-
-
-
-
1.2%
4.5%
8.1%

  6,169
  4,735
  20,537
  —
  —
  5
  —
  3,536
  13,598
  24,540

  (2,920)
  (1,649)
  113
  20,165
  5,592
  14,573

(1.3%) 
(0.7%) 
-  
8.7%  
2.4%  
6.3%   $

  (72) 
  — 
  (51) 
  17,768 
  5,556 
  12,212 

-  
-  
-  
6.6%  
2.1%  
4.5%   $ 

  (113)
  —
  (107)
  24,320
  7,723
  16,597

-
-
-
8.1%
2.7%
5.4%

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Fiscal Year Ended December 30, 2014 (52 weeks) Compared to Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2013 (53 weeks) 

The following tables show our operating results by operating segment, as well as our operating results as a percentage of revenues, for 
the fiscal years ended December 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. 

Revenues 
Costs and expenses: 
Cost of sales 
Restaurant operating expenses 
Marketing and advertising costs 

Restaurant-level EBITDA 
Pre-opening costs 
General and administrative 
Secondary public offering costs 
Non-cash impairment charges 
Depreciation and amortization 

Operating income 

Revenues 
Costs and expenses: 
Cost of sales 
Restaurant operating expenses 
Marketing and advertising costs 

Restaurant-level EBITDA 
Pre-opening costs 
General and administrative 
Secondary public offering costs 
Public offering transaction bonuses 
Non-cash impairment charges 
Depreciation and amortization 

Operating income 

Fiscal Year Ended December 30, 2014 

Del Frisco's 

Sullivan's 

Grille 

Consolidated 

(dollars in thousands) 
$   151,142 100.0%   $   80,911 100.0%   $   69,752 100.0%   $   301,805 100.0%

  47,502 31.4%    
  58,275 38.6%    
1.6%    
  42,946 28.4%    

  2,419

  24,166 29.9%  
  40,908 50.6%  
2.9%  
  13,449 16.6%  

  2,388

  19,322  27.7%  
  38,512  55.2%  
2.0%  
  10,556  15.1%  

  1,362 

  6,169

  90,990 30.2%
  137,695 45.6%
2.0%
  66,951 22.2%
1.6%
6.8%
0.0%
1.2%
4.5%
8.1%

  4,735
  20,537
  5
  3,536
  13,598
  $   24,540

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2013 

Del Frisco's 

Sullivan's 

Grille 

Consolidated 

(dollars in thousands) 
$   144,634 100.0%   $   83,039 100.0%   $   44,133 100.0%   $   271,806 100.0%

  44,521 30.8%    
  56,428 39.0%    
1.5%    
  41,451 28.7%    

  2,234

  25,340 30.5%  
  42,171 50.8%  
3.2%  
  12,881 15.5%  

  2,647

  12,348  28.0%  
  23,226  52.6%  
1.8%  
  7,777  17.6%  

  782 

  5,663

  82,209 30.2%
  121,825 44.8%
2.1%
  62,109 22.9%
1.4%
6.4%
0.4%
3.1%
0.9%
4.1%
6.6%

  3,758
  17,421
  1,024
  8,355
  2,360
  11,300
  $   17,891

Revenues. Consolidated revenues increased $30.0 million, or 11.0%, to $301.8 million in 2014 from $271.8 million in 2013. This 
increase was due in part to a 1.9% increase in total comparable restaurant sales (on a 52-week comparable basis) comprised of a 5.6% 
increase in average check, partially offset by a 3.7% decrease in customer counts. An additional $34.6 million was provided by 313 
additional operating weeks resulting from one Del Frisco’s and five Grille openings in 2014 and six Grille openings during 2013, 
partially offset by $5.8 million in additional revenue from the 53rd week of 2013.   

Del Frisco’s revenues increased $6.5 million, or 4.5%, to $151.1 million in 2014 from $144.6 million in 2013. This increase was 
primarily due to a 5.5% increase in total comparable restaurant sales comprised of a 3.7% increase in average check and a 1.8% increase 
in customer counts. The remainder of the increase was provided by 15 additional operating weeks resulting from the Washington DC Del 
Frisco’s opening in September 2014. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in revenue related to non-comparable restaurant 
sales.   

Sullivan’s revenues decreased $2.1 million, or 2.6%, to $80.9 million in 2014 from $83.0 million in 2013. This decrease was primarily 
due to a 0.7% decrease in total comparable restaurant sales comprised of a 6.0% decrease in customer counts, partially offset by a 5.3% 
increase in average check. Average check was impacted by menu price increases of approximately 2.3% implemented in October 2013, 
offset by menu mix shifting to lower priced items and special offerings. 

The Grille’s revenues increased $25.7 million to $69.8 million in 2014 from $44.1 million in 2013. This increase was provided by 298 
additional operating weeks resulting from five Grille openings during 2014 and six Grille openings during 2013.   

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Cost of Sales. Consolidated cost of sales increased $8.8 million, or 10.7%, to $91.0 million in 2014 from $82.2 million in 2013. This 
increase was primarily due to an additional 313 operating weeks in 2014 as compared to 2013 from one Del Frisco’s and five Grille 
openings during 2014 and six Grille openings during 2013. As a percentage of consolidated revenues, consolidated cost of sales stayed 
consistent at 30.2% in 2014 and 2013. 

As a percentage of revenues, Del Frisco’s cost of sales increased to 31.4% during 2014 from 30.8% in 2013. This increase in cost of 
sales, as a percentage of revenues, was primarily due to higher protein costs, primarily for our prime beef and seafood, partially offset by 
lower liquor and wine costs. 

As a percentage of revenues, Sullivan’s cost of sales decreased to 29.9% during 2014 from 30.5% in 2013. This decrease in cost of sales, 
as a percentage of revenues, was primarily due to lower seafood, liquor and wine costs, partially offset by higher beef costs. 

As a percentage of revenues, the Grille’s cost of sales decreased to 27.7% during 2014 from 28.0% in 2013. The decrease in cost of sales, 
as a percentage of revenues, was due primarily to lower new opening inefficiencies related to the Grille openings in 2014 and late 2013, 
partially offset by higher beef costs. 

Restaurant Operating Expenses. Consolidated restaurant operating expenses increased $15.9 million, or 13.0%, to $137.7 million in 
2014 from $121.8 million in 2013. This increase was primarily due to an additional 313 operating weeks in 2014 as compared to 2013 
from one Del Frisco’s and five Grille openings during 2014 and six Grille openings during 2013. As a percentage of consolidated 
revenues, consolidated restaurant operating expenses increased to 45.6% in 2014 from 44.8% in 2013. 

As a percentage of revenues, Del Frisco’s restaurant operating expenses decreased to 38.6% during 2014 from 39.0% in 2013. This 
decrease in restaurant operating expenses, as a percentage of revenues, was due to lower direct labor and benefits costs, partially offset 
by slightly higher occupancy costs. 

As a percentage of revenues, Sullivan’s restaurant operating expenses decreased to 50.6% during 2014 from 50.8% in 2013. This 
decrease in restaurant operating expenses, as a percentage of revenues, was due to lower other restaurant operating costs, related to 
strategic cost savings initiatives, partially offset by higher occupancy cost. 

As a percentage of revenues, the Grille’s restaurant operating expenses increased to 55.2% during 2014 from 52.6% in 2013. This 
increase in restaurant operating expenses, as a percentage of revenues, was due to primarily to new opening inefficiencies related to the 
five openings in 2014. 

Marketing and Advertising Costs. Consolidated marketing and advertising costs increased $0.5 million, or 8.9%, to $6.2 million in 2014 
from $5.7 million in 2013. As a percentage of consolidated revenues, consolidated marketing and advertising costs decreased slightly to 
2.0% in 2014 from 2.1% in fiscal 2013. 

As a percentage of revenues, Del Frisco’s marketing and advertising costs increased slightly to 1.6% in 2014 from 1.5% in 2013. The 
increase in marketing and advertising costs, as a percentage of revenues, was primarily due to higher outside promotion costs, partially 
offset by lower website development costs.   

As a percentage of revenues, Sullivan’s marketing and advertising costs decreased to 2.9% in 2014 from 3.2% in 2013. The decrease in 
marketing and advertising costs, as a percentage of revenues, was primarily due to lower website development costs and print production 
expenses.   

As a percentage of revenues, the Grille’s marketing and advertising costs increased to 2.0% in 2014 from 1.8% in 2013. This increase in 
marketing and advertising costs, as a percentage of revenues, was due to higher broadcast advertising and outside promotion costs, 
partially offset by lower print media spending and print production expense. 

Pre-opening Costs. Pre-opening costs increased by $0.9 million to $4.7 million in 2014 from $3.8 million in 2013. One new Del Frisco’s 
and five new Grilles were opened in 2014 compared to six Grilles in 2013. The higher costs, primarily related to non-cash preopening 
rent, and to the opening of a Del Frisco’s restaurant, which have higher pre-opening costs, in 2014 and not in 2013. 

General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses increased $3.1 million, or 17.9%, to $20.5 million in 2014 
from $17.4 million in 2013. This increase was primarily related to additional compensation costs related to growth in the number of 
corporate and regional management-level personnel to support recent and anticipated growth, as well as increased restaurant 
management training expenses. In addition, we incurred an additional $0.8 million in non-cash stock compensation expense in 2014 
compared to 2013. As a percentage of revenues, general and administrative expenses increased to 6.8% in 2014 from 6.4% in 2013. 
General and administrative costs are expected to continue to increase as a result of costs related to our anticipated growth, including 
further investments in our infrastructure. As we are able to leverage these investments made in our people and systems, we expect these 
expenses to decrease as a percentage of total revenues over time. 

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Secondary Public Offering Costs. In conjunction with the secondary public offerings in the first, third and fourth quarter of 2013, we 
incurred $1.0 million in legal, accounting, printing and registration expenses. No such costs were incurred in 2014. 

Public Offering Transaction Bonuses. Under letter agreements with LSF5 Wagon Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of Lone Star Fund, and our 
former principal stockholder, which we refer to as Wagon, certain of our executives were eligible to receive a transaction bonus upon the 
occurrence of an eligible transaction. Wagon was responsible to fund the transaction bonuses. As these bonuses were contingent upon 
employment with us, we were required to record the expense of these bonuses and recognize the funding by Wagon as additional paid in 
capital. Associated with the completion of the secondary public offerings in the first, third and fourth quarter of 2013, we recorded a total 
of $8.4 million in transaction bonuses expense under the transaction bonus agreements. No such costs were incurred in 2014. 

Non-cash Impairment Charges. During the fourth quarter of 2014, we determined that the carrying value of our Phoenix Grille’s 
location exceeded its estimated future cash flows and recognized a $3.5 million non-cash impairment charge. This charge was based on 
the difference between the carrying value of the restaurant assets and the estimated value of furniture and restaurant equipment that may 
be transferred to future Grille locations. During the fourth quarter of 2013, we determined that the carrying value of our Seattle 
Sullivan’s location exceeded its estimated future cash flows and recognized a $2.4 million non-cash impairment charge. This charge was 
based on the difference between the carrying value of the restaurant assets and the estimated sales price of leasehold improvements and 
equipment for this location.   

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased $2.3 million, or 20.3%, to $13.6 million in 2014 from $11.3 
million in 2013. The increase in depreciation and amortization expense primarily resulted from new assets related to six restaurants 
opened in 2013 and six restaurants opened in 2014 as well as for existing restaurants that were remodeled during 2013 and 2014. 

Interest Expense. Interest expense increased $41 thousand to $113 thousand in 2014 from $72 thousand in 2013.   

Provision for Income Taxes. The effective income tax rate was 31.8% and 31.3% in 2014 and 2013, respectively.    The factors that cause 
the effective tax rates to vary from the federal statutory rate of 35% include the impact of FICA tip and other credits, state income taxes 
and certain non-deductible or non-taxable expenses.    The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily attributable to a higher 
effective state tax rate and higher non-deductible stock compensation expense, which lowered income from continuing operations before 
income tax, but were not deductible for certain state and local taxes.   

Additionally, in the second quarter of fiscal 2013, we determined that a deferred tax asset of $0.5 million recorded in the fourth quarter 
of fiscal 2012 relating to local income tax net operating loss carryforwards was not realizable, as the related net operating losses 
originated in years from which the carryforward period had expired.   We corrected the deferred tax asset account resulting in a non-cash 
$0.5 million cumulative adjustment to record additional income tax expense in the second quarter of fiscal 2013. The adjustment did not 
impact historical cash flows and will not impact the timing of future income tax payments. Prior years’ financial statements were not 
restated as the impact of these issues was immaterial to previously reported results for any individual prior year and 2012.    Partially 
offsetting the increase in the effective income tax rate was a higher FICA tip credit, driven by increased tips proportional to increased 
restaurant sales. 

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Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2013 (53 weeks) Compared to Fiscal Year Ended December 25, 2012 (52 weeks) 

The following tables show our operating results by operating segment, as well as our operating results as a percentage of revenues, for 
the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and December 25, 2012. 

Revenues 
Costs and expenses: 
Cost of sales 
Restaurant operating expenses 
Marketing and advertising costs 

Restaurant-level EBITDA 
Pre-opening costs 
General and administrative 
Secondary public offering costs 
Public offering transaction bonuses 
Non-cash impairment charges 
Depreciation and amortization 

Operating income 

Revenues 
Costs and expenses: 
Cost of sales 
Restaurant operating expenses 
Marketing and advertising costs 

Restaurant-level EBITDA 
Pre-opening costs 
General and administrative 
Management and accounting fees paid to 
related party 
Asset advisory agreement termination fee 
Public offering transaction bonuses 
Depreciation and amortization 

Operating income 

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2013 

Del Frisco's 

Sullivan's 

Grille 

Consolidated 

(dollars in thousands) 
$   144,634 100.0%   $   83,039 100.0%   $   44,133 100.0%   $   271,806 100.0%

  44,521 30.8%    
  56,428 39.0%    
1.5%    
  41,451 28.7%    

  2,234

  25,340 30.5%  
  42,171 50.8%  
3.2%  
  12,881 15.5%  

  2,647

  12,348  28.0%  
  23,226  52.6%  
1.8%  
  7,777  17.6%  

  782 

  5,663

  82,209 30.2%
  121,825 44.8%
2.1%
  62,109 22.9%
1.4%
6.4%
0.4%
3.1%
0.9%
4.1%
6.6%

  3,758
  17,421
  1,024
  8,355
  2,360
  11,300
  $   17,891

Fiscal Year Ended December 25, 2012 

Del Frisco's 

Sullivan's 

Grille 

Consolidated 

(dollars in thousands) 
$   124,692 100.0%   $   83,767 100.0%   $   23,976 100.0%   $   232,435 100.0%

  38,914 31.2%    
  47,783 38.3%    
1.6%    
  35,993 28.9%    

  2,002

  25,519 30.5%  
  40,240 48.0%  
2.7%  
  15,721 18.8%  

  2,287

  6,660  27.8%  
  12,120  50.6%  
1.6%  
  4,803  20.0%  

  393 

  4,682

  71,093 30.6%
  100,143 43.1%
2.0%
  56,517 24.3%
1.7%
5.8%

  4,058
  13,449

  1,252
  3,000
  1,462
  8,675

0.5%
1.3%
0.6%
3.7%
  $   24,621 10.7%

Revenues. Consolidated revenues increased $39.4 million, or 16.9%, to $271.8 million in 2013 from $232.4 million in 2012. This 
increase was due in part to a 1.3% increase in total comparable restaurant sales (on a 52-week comparable basis) comprised of a 0.3% 
increase in customer counts and a 1.0% increase in average check. An additional $33.1 million was provided by 244 additional operating 
weeks resulting from six Grille openings during 2013 and three Grille openings in June, July and October 2012 and one Del Frisco’s 
opening in December 2012. An additional $5.8 million was also provided due to the 53rd week included in fiscal year 2013. 

Del Frisco’s revenues increased $19.9 million, or 16.0%, to $144.6 million in 2013 from $124.7 million in 2012. This increase was 
primarily due to a 4.4% increase in total comparable restaurant sales comprised of a 3.9% increase in customer counts and a 0.5% 
increase in average check. The increase in average check was impacted by combined menu price increases of approximately 1.6% 
implemented in October 2013 as well as the menu mix shifting to higher priced items and special offerings. The remainder of the 
increase was provided by 48 additional operating weeks resulting from the Chicago Del Frisco’s opening in December 2012, as well as 
the 53rd week included in fiscal year 2013. 

Sullivan’s revenues decreased $0.8 million, or 0.9%, to $83.0 million in 2013 from $83.8 million in 2012. This decrease was primarily 
due to a 3.0% decrease in total comparable restaurant sales comprised of a 0.7% decrease in average check and a 2.3% decrease in 
customer counts, partially offset by the additional 53rd week included in fiscal year 2013. Average check was impacted by menu price 
increases of approximately 1.5% implemented in April 2012 and 2.3% implemented in October 2013, offset by menu mix shifting to 
lower priced items and special offerings. 

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The Grille’s revenues increased $20.1 million to $44.1 million in 2013 from $24.0 million in 2012. This increase was provided by 196 
additional operating weeks resulting from six Grille openings during 2013 and three Grille openings in June, July and October 2012. The 
additional 53rd week included in fiscal year 2013 also contributed to the increase. 

Cost of Sales. Consolidated cost of sales increased $11.1 million, or 15.6%, to $82.2 million in 2013 from $71.1 million in 2012. This 
increase was primarily due to an additional 244 operating weeks in 2013 as compared to 2012 from six Grille openings during 2013 and 
three Grille openings in June, July and October 2012 and one Del Frisco’s opening in December 2012 as well as the additional 53rd week 
included in fiscal year 2013. As a percentage of consolidated revenues, consolidated cost of sales decreased to 30.2% in 2013 from 
30.6% in 2012. 

As a percentage of revenues, Del Frisco’s cost of sales decreased to 30.8% during 2013 from 31.2% in 2012. This decrease in cost of 
sales, as a percentage of revenues, was primarily due to lower protein costs, primarily for our prime beef and seafood, accounting for 
approximately 90% of the decrease, which was partially offset by higher wine and liquor costs. 

As a percentage of revenues, Sullivan’s cost of sales was consistent at 30.5% during 2013 and 2012. Beef and produce costs were higher 
in 2013 compared to 2012, which were offset by lower seafood and liquor costs. 

As a percentage of revenues, the Grille’s cost of sales increased slightly to 28.0% during 2013 from 27.8% in 2012. The increase in cost 
of sales, as a percentage of revenues, was due primarily to new opening inefficiencies related to the six Grille openings in 2013. 

Restaurant Operating Expenses. Consolidated restaurant operating expenses increased $21.7 million, or 21.7%, to $121.8 million in 
2013 from $100.1 million in 2012. This increase was primarily due to an additional 244 operating weeks in 2013 as compared to 2012 
from six Grille openings during 2013 and three Grille openings in June, July and October 2012 and one Del Frisco’s opening in 
December 2012 as well as the additional 53rd week included in fiscal year 2013. As a percentage of consolidated revenues, consolidated 
restaurant operating expenses increased to 44.8% in 2013 from 43.1% in 2012. 

As a percentage of revenues, Del Frisco’s restaurant operating expenses increased to 39.0% during 2013 from 38.3% in 2012. This 
increase in restaurant operating expenses, as a percentage of revenues, was due to higher direct labor and benefits costs, accounting for 
approximately 65% of the increase as well as higher occupancy costs, accounting for approximately 20% of the increase. 

As a percentage of revenues, Sullivan’s restaurant operating expenses increased to 50.8% during 2013 from 48.0% in 2012. This 
increase in restaurant operating expenses, as a percentage of revenues, was due to higher direct labor and benefits costs, accounting for 
approximately 50% of the increase, and higher other restaurant operating costs, accounting for the remainder of the increase. These 
increases were due in part to the de-leveraging of certain fixed and semi-variable costs, such as utilities and building and equipment 
maintenance on lower revenues. 

As a percentage of revenues, the Grille’s restaurant operating expenses increased to 52.6% during 2013 from 50.6% in 2012. This 
increase in restaurant operating expenses, as a percentage of revenues, was due to primarily to new opening inefficiencies related to the 
six openings in 2013. 

Marketing and Advertising Costs. Consolidated marketing and advertising costs increased $1.0 million, or 21.0%, to $5.7 million in 
2013 from $4.7 million in 2012. As a percentage of consolidated revenues, consolidated marketing and advertising costs increased 
slightly to 2.1% in 2013 from 2.0% in fiscal 2012. 

As a percentage of revenues, Del Frisco’s marketing and advertising costs decreased slightly to 1.5% in 2013 from 1.6% in 2012. The 
decrease in marketing and advertising costs, as a percentage of revenues, was primarily due to lower print production expenses, partially 
offset by higher public relations spending. These costs were also impacted by our ability to leverage increased marketing and advertising 
costs against increased comparable sales.   

As a percentage of revenues, Sullivan’s marketing and advertising costs increased to 3.2% in 2013 from 2.7% in 2012. The increase in 
marketing and advertising costs, as a percentage of revenues, was primarily due to higher broadcast media advertising and website 
development costs.   

As a percentage of revenues, the Grille’s marketing and advertising costs increased to 1.8% in 2013 from 1.6% in 2012. This increase in 
marketing and advertising costs, as a percentage of revenues, was due to higher public relations and print media spending, partially offset 
by lower print production expense. 

Pre-opening Costs. Pre-opening costs decreased by $0.3 million to $3.8 million in 2013 from $4.1 million in 2012. Six new Grilles were 
opened in 2013 compared to one Del Frisco’s and three Grilles in 2012. The higher costs, primarily related to non-cash preopening rent, 
involved in opening up a Del Frisco’s restaurant compared to Grille restaurants, contributed to the decrease in 2013 due to no Del 
Frisco’s locations opening in 2013. 

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General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses increased $4.0 million, or 29.5%, to $17.4 million in 2013 
from $13.4 million in 2012. This increase was primarily related to additional compensation costs related to growth in the number of 
corporate and regional management-level personnel to support recent and anticipated growth, as well as increased restaurant 
management training expenses. In addition, we incurred an additional $1.5 million in public company related expenses in 2013 
compared to 2012, including an additional $1.1 million in non-cash stock compensation expense. These increases were partially offset 
by a $0.8 million decrease in bonus expense. As a percentage of revenues, general and administrative expenses increased to 6.4% in 
2013 from 5.8% in 2012. General and administrative costs are expected to continue to increase as a result of costs associated with being 
a public company as well as costs related to our anticipated growth, including further investments in our infrastructure. As we are able to 
leverage these investments made in our people and systems, we expect these expenses to decrease as a percentage of total revenues over 
time. 

Management and Accounting Fees Paid to Related Party. Management and accounting fees paid to related party were $1.3 million in 
fiscal 2012 and consisted of asset management fees paid to an affiliate of Lone Star Fund under an asset advisory agreement. This 
agreement was terminated in the third quarter of fiscal 2012, and there were no such expenses in 2013. 

Asset Advisory Agreement Termination Fee. In conjunction with our initial public offering, we terminated our asset advisory agreement 
with Lone Star Fund. Related to this termination, we incurred a one-time $3.0 million asset advisory agreement termination fee in the 
third quarter of fiscal 2012. 

Secondary Public Offering Costs. In conjunction with the secondary public offerings in the first, third and fourth quarter of 2013, we 
incurred $1.0 million in legal, accounting, printing and registration expenses. 

Public Offering Transaction Bonuses. Under letter agreements with LSF5 Wagon Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of Lone Star Fund 
(Wagon), and our former principal stockholder, certain of our executives were eligible to receive a transaction bonus upon the 
occurrence of an eligible transaction. Wagon was responsible to fund the transaction bonuses. As these bonuses were contingent upon 
employment with us, we were required to record the expense of these bonuses and recognize the funding by Wagon as additional paid in 
capital. Associated with the completion of the secondary public offerings in the first, third and fourth quarter of 2013, we recorded a total 
of $8.4 million in transaction bonuses expense under the transaction bonus agreements. Associated with the completion of our initial 
public offering in 2012, we recorded $1.5 million in transaction bonuses under these transaction bonus agreements. 

Non-cash Impairment Charges. During the fourth quarter of 2013, we determined that the carrying value of our Seattle Sullivan’s 
location exceeded its estimated future cash flows and recognized a $2.4 million non-cash impairment charge. This charge was based on 
the difference between the carrying value of the restaurant assets and the estimated sales price of leasehold improvements and equipment 
for this location.   

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased $2.6 million, or 30.3%, to $11.3 million in 2013 from $8.7 
million in 2012. The increase in depreciation and amortization expense primarily resulted from new assets related to four restaurants 
opened during 2012 and six restaurants opened in 2013 as well as for existing restaurants that were remodeled during 2012 and 2013. 

Interest Expense. Interest expense decreased $2.8 million to $0.1 million in 2013 from $2.9 million in 2012. This decrease is attributable 
to the payoff of previously outstanding debt with the proceeds from the IPO and there being no borrowings during fiscal year 2013 under 
our revolving credit facility that we entered into in October 2012. 

Write-off of Debt Issuance Costs. Write-off of debt issuance costs was $1.6 million in 2012. During 2012, the Company wrote off the 
unamortized debt issuance cost related to the full repayment of the outstanding balance of a previous credit facility. 

Provision for Income Taxes. The effective income tax rate was 31.3% and 27.7% in 2013 and 2012, respectively.    The factors that cause 
the effective tax rates to vary from the federal statutory rate of 35% include the impact of FICA tip and other credits, state income taxes 
and certain non-deductible or non-taxable expenses.    The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily attributable to a higher 
effective state tax rate, impacted by the public offering transaction bonuses, which lowered income from continuing operations before 
income tax, but were not deductible for certain state and local taxes.   

Additionally, in the second quarter of fiscal 2013, we determined that a deferred tax asset of $0.5 million recorded in the fourth quarter 
of fiscal 2012 relating to local income tax net operating loss carryforwards was not realizable, as the related net operating losses 
originated in years from which the carryforward period had expired.   We corrected the deferred tax asset account resulting in a non-cash 
$0.5 million cumulative adjustment to record additional income tax expense in the second quarter of fiscal 2013. The adjustment did not 
impact historical cash flows and will not impact the timing of future income tax payments. Prior years’ financial statements were not 
restated as the impact of these issues was immaterial to previously reported results for any individual prior year and 2012.    Partially 
offsetting the increase in the effective income tax rate was a higher FICA tip credit, driven by increased tips proportional to increased 
restaurant sales. 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources 

We believe that net cash provided by operating activities and available borrowings under our credit facility will be sufficient to fund 
currently anticipated working capital, planned capital expenditures and debt service requirements for the next 24 months. We regularly 
review acquisitions and other strategic opportunities, which may require additional debt or equity financing.   

Our principal liquidity requirements are our lease obligations and our working capital and capital expenditure needs and any principal 
and interest obligations on our debt. Subject to our operating performance, which, if significantly adversely affected, would adversely 
affect the availability of funds, we expect to finance our operations for at least the next several years, including costs of opening 
currently planned new restaurants, through cash provided by operations and existing borrowings available under our credit facility 
discussed below. We cannot be sure that these sources will be sufficient to finance our operations, however, and we may seek additional 
financing in the future. As of December 30, 2014, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $3.5 million. 

Our operations have not required significant working capital and, like many restaurant companies, we may at times have negative 
working capital. Revenues are received primarily in cash or by credit card, and restaurant operations do not require significant 
receivables or inventories, other than our wine inventory. In addition, we receive trade credit for the purchase of food, beverages and 
supplies, thereby reducing the need for incremental working capital to support growth. 

Cash Flows 

The following table summarizes the statement of cash flows for the fiscal years ended December 25, 2012, December 31, 2013 and 
December 30, 2014: 

Net cash provided by (used in): 

Operating activities 
Investing activities 
Financing activities 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 

December 25, 
2012 

December 31, 
2013 
(in thousands) 

December 30, 
2014 

$

$

  30,968   $
  (32,173) 
  (2,151) 
  (3,356)  $

  29,392   $
  (31,462)  
  4,981  
  2,911   $

  42,766
  (47,956)
  (4,964)
  (10,154)

Operating Activities. Net cash flows provided by operating activities increased $13.4 million during fiscal 2014 as compared to fiscal 
2013 primarily due to a $4.4 million increase in net income, a $4.2 million increase in cash related to an increase in accounts payable, a 
$2.3 million increase in depreciation and amortization, and a $2.0 million increase in cash related to an increase in other liabilities, 
partially offset by a $3.7 million decrease in cash related to income taxes. Cash flows provided by operating activities was $29.4 million 
in 2013 consisting primarily of net income of $12.2 million, adjustments for depreciation, amortization, deferred income taxes and other 
non-cash charges totaling $18.5 million, a net increase in cash of $2.9 million resulting from a decrease in lease incentives receivable and 
$4.6 million from an increase in other liabilities and deferred rent obligations. These cash inflows were partially offset by increases in 
inventories and other current assets of $4.1 million and $4.7 million resulting from decreases in accounts payable and income taxes 
payable. Cash flows provided by operating activities was $31.0 million in 2012 consisting primarily of net income of $13.8 million, 
adjustments for depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges totaling $11.6 million, a net increase in cash of $8.4 million 
resulting from a decrease in restricted cash and lease incentives receivable and an increase in other liabilities and deferred rent 
obligations, as well as $3.2 million resulting from increases in accounts payable and income taxes payable. These cash inflows were 
partially offset by increases in inventories and other current assets of $4.4 million and deferred income taxes of $1.6 million.   

Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities in 2014 was $48.0 million, consisting primarily of purchases of property and 
equipment. These purchases were primarily related to construction of five Grilles and one Del Frisco’s during fiscal 2014, as well as the 
purchase of a land and building site related to a 2015 opening and remodel activity at existing restaurants. Net cash used in investing 
activities in 2013 was $31.5 million, consisting primarily of purchases of property and equipment of $31.3 million. These purchases 
primarily related to construction of six Grille restaurants opened during the year, one Grille restaurant in progress and one Del Frisco’s 
scheduled to open in the first half of fiscal 2014, and remodel activity of existing restaurants. As a component of the remodel activity, 
during 2013, we completed refreshes, with varying scopes of work, of six Del Frisco’s and six Sullivan’s at an average cost of $0.4 
million per location. Net cash used in investing activities in 2012 was $32.2 million, consisting primarily of purchases of property and 
equipment of $33.6 million, partially offset by proceeds from the sale of the Dallas Sullivan’s restaurant property. These purchases 
primarily related to construction of three Grille restaurants and one Del Frisco’s opened during the year, two Grille restaurants in 
progress and scheduled to open in the first half of fiscal 2013, and remodel activity of existing restaurants. As a component of the 
remodel activity, during 2012, we completed refreshes, with varying scopes of work, of five Del Frisco’s and six Sullivan’s at an average 
cost of $0.3 million per location.   

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Financing Activities. Net cash used in financing activities in 2014 was $5.0 million, which was comprised of $6.3 million in treasury 
stock purchases, partially offset by $1.3 million in proceeds from the exercise of stock options. Net cash provided by financing activities 
in 2013 was $5.0 million, comprised primarily of the $8.2 million contribution by Wagon to pay the transaction bonuses related to the 
secondary public offerings that occurred in March, July and December of 2013, partially offset by $3.7 million in treasury stock 
purchases. Net cash used in financing activities in 2012 was $2.2 million, consisting primarily of net proceeds from the issuance of 
common stock in our initial public offering, net of underwriter fees and issuance costs, of $66.5 million and a $1.4 million majority 
shareholder contribution made to fund the payment of public offering transaction bonuses, offset by principal payments of $70.0 million 
made on our credit facility.   

Capital Expenditures 

We typically target an average cash investment of approximately $7.0 million to $9.0 million per restaurant for a Del Frisco’s restaurant 
and $3.0 million to $4.5 million for a Sullivan’s or a Grille, in each case net of landlord contributions and equipment financing and 
including pre-opening costs. In addition, we are currently “refreshing” a number of our Sullivan’s and Del Frisco’s locations to, among 
other things, add additional seating, private dining space and patio seating. During 2014, we completed refreshes, with varying scopes of 
work, of three Sullivan’s at an average cost of $0.8 million per location. Thereafter, we expect to complete one to two refreshes each year 
at an approximate cost of $0.5 million per location. These capital expenditures will primarily be funded by cash flows from operations 
and, if necessary, by the use of our credit facility, depending upon the timing of expenditures. 

Credit Facility 

We entered into the 2011 credit facility in July 2011 and terminated our prior credit facility that consisted of a seven-year $110 million 
term loan and six-year revolving credit facility of up to $20.0 million. The 2011 credit facility provided for a five-year term loan of $70.0 
million and a five-year revolving credit facility of up to $10.0 million. We used the net proceeds of the borrowings under the 2011 credit 
facility to retire our prior credit facility, which at the time had a balance of approximately $67.0 million. The remaining proceeds were 
used to pay related fees and expenses and for working capital. We repaid $61.0 million under the 2011 credit facility on August 1, 2012 
with proceeds from our initial public offering, and on September 4, 2012 we repaid the remaining $500,000 outstanding under the 2011 
credit facility. We expensed approximately $1.6 million of deferred loan costs in connection with the repayment during the third quarter 
of fiscal 2012. As discussed below, we replaced the 2011 credit facility in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 with a new credit facility. 

On October 15, 2012, we entered into a new credit facility that provides for a three-year unsecured revolving credit facility of up to $25.0 
million. Borrowings under the 2012 credit facility bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 1.50%. We are required to pay a commitment fee 
equal to 0.25% per annum on the available but unused revolving loan facility. The credit facility is guaranteed by certain of our 
subsidiaries. The credit facility contains various financial covenants, including a maximum ratio of total indebtedness to EBITDA (as 
defined in the credit facility), and minimum fixed charge coverage. Specifically, we are required to have a leverage ratio of less than 1.00 
and a fixed charge coverage ratio of greater than 2.00. As of December 30, 2014, we were in compliance with each of these tests. The 
credit facility also contains covenants restricting certain corporate actions, including asset dispositions, acquisitions, the payment of 
dividends, the incurrence of indebtedness and providing financing or other transactions with affiliates. As of December 30, 2014 there 
were no outstanding borrowings under this facility. 

Common Stock Repurchase Program 

On October 9, 2013, our Board of Directors approved a common stock repurchase program. As of December 30, 2014, we had fully 
exhausted this authority with 465,496 of our common shares repurchased at a cost of $10.0 million. 

On October 14, 2014, our Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to 
$25 million of its common stock over the next three years. Under this program, we may from time to time purchase our outstanding 
common stock in the open market at management’s discretion, subject to share price, market conditions and other factors. The common 
stock repurchase program does not obligate us to repurchase any dollar amount or number of shares. As of December 30, 2014, we had 
not repurchased any common shares of our common stock under this program.   

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Contractual Obligations 

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of December 30, 2014: 

Long-term debt 
Operating leases 
Total 

Initial Public Offering 

Total 

  Less than 1 year  

1 - 3 years 
(in thousands) 

3 - 5 years 

More than 5 
years 

$

$

  —   $

  315,094  
  315,094   $

  —   $

  17,316  
  17,316   $

  —   $ 

  37,329  
  37,329   $ 

  —   $

  37,722  
  37,722   $

  —
  222,727
  222,727

On July 26, 2012, we priced a $75.4 million initial public offering of 5.8 million shares of common stock at $13.00 per share. Upon the 
August 1, 2012 closing of our initial public offering, we received net proceeds of approximately $70.1 million, reflecting approximately 
$5.3 million of underwriting discounts and commissions. Additionally, we incurred approximately $3.7 million in offering costs that 
reduced the net proceeds available to additional paid in capital.   

Prior to the closing of our initial public offering, we converted from a limited liability company to a corporation and in connection 
therewith, our then-outstanding membership interests were converted into approximately 18.0 million shares of common stock. At 
August 1, 2012, the closing date of our initial public offering, we had a total of approximately 23.8 million shares of common stock 
issued and outstanding. 

We used a portion of the net proceeds from our initial public offering to repay $61.0 million of amounts outstanding under our credit 
facility on August 1, 2012, as discussed above. In addition, as discussed above, we used $3.0 million of the net proceeds to make a 
one-time payment to Lone Star Fund in consideration for the termination of an asset advisory agreement upon consummation of our 
initial public offering. We used the remainder of the net proceeds for working capital and other general corporate purposes. In 
conjunction with the repayment of amounts outstanding under the credit facility, we wrote-off approximately $1.6 million in 
unamortized debt issuance costs in the third quarter of fiscal 2012. 

In connection with our initial public offering, we adopted the 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan which provides for the issuance of up to 
2,232,800 shares of common stock. We granted options to purchase 745,000 shares to our officers, employees and certain director 
nominees under this plan at the time of the pricing of the offering with an exercise price equal to $13.00, the initial public offering price. 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements 

Following the acquisition of Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc. by Lone Star Fund, our former principal stockholder restructured the 
company to separate certain other Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon concepts by, among other things, spinning off the subsidiaries that 
owned and operated those concepts. The entities which were spun-off, which along with their affiliate companies we refer to as the 
Casual Dining Companies, were wholly-owned by Lone Star Fund and were therefore considered related parties of us. We did not have 
any ownership interest in them and they did not have any ownership interest in us. 

Prior to the acquisition of Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc. by Lone Star Fund, the predecessor guaranteed certain lease payments of 
certain of the Casual Dining Companies in connection with the leasing of real estate for restaurant locations. As of December 30, 2014, 
we continue to be a guarantor for five of these leases. The leases expire at various times through 2016. These guarantees would require 
payment by us only in an event of default by the Casual Dining Company tenant where it failed to make the required lease payments or 
perform other obligations under a lease. We believe that the likelihood is remote that material payments will be required under these 
guarantees. At December 30, 2014, the maximum potential amount of future lease payments we could be required to make as a result of 
the guarantees was $0.9 million. 

Inflation 

Over the past five years, inflation has not significantly affected our operations. However, the impact of inflation on labor, food and 
occupancy costs could, in the future, significantly affect our operations. We pay many of our employees hourly rates related to the 
applicable federal or state minimum wage. Food costs as a percentage of revenues have been somewhat stable due to procurement 
efficiencies and menu price adjustments, although no assurance can be made that our procurement will continue to be efficient or that we 
will be able to raise menu prices in the future. Costs for construction, taxes, repairs, maintenance and insurance all impact our occupancy 
costs. We believe that our current strategy, which is to seek to maintain operating margins through a combination of menu price 
increases, cost controls, careful evaluation of property and equipment needs, and efficient purchasing practices, has been an effective 
tool for dealing with inflation. There can be no assurance, however, that future inflationary or other cost pressure will be effectively 
offset by this strategy. 

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates 

Our discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition are based upon our audited consolidated financial statements, 
which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these 
financial statements is based on our critical accounting policies that require us to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts 
reported in those financial statements. Our significant accounting policies, which may be affected by our estimates and assumptions, are 
more fully described in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 
Critical accounting policies are those that we believe are most important to portraying our financial condition and results of operations 
and also require the greatest amount of subjective or complex judgments by management. Judgments or uncertainties regarding the 
application of these policies may result in materially different amounts being reported under different conditions or using different 
assumptions. We consider the following policies to be the most critical in understanding the judgments that are involved in preparing the 
consolidated financial statements. 

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. We account for our goodwill and intangible assets in accordance with Accounting Standards 
Codification, or ASC, Topic 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other . In accordance with ASC 350, goodwill and intangible assets, 
primarily trade names, which have indefinite useful lives, are not being amortized. However, both goodwill and trade names are subject 
to annual impairment testing in accordance with ASC Topic 350. 

The impairment evaluation for goodwill is conducted annually using a two-step process. In the first step, the fair value of each reporting 
unit is compared with the carrying amount of the reporting unit, including goodwill. The estimated fair value of the reporting unit is 
generally determined on the basis of discounted future cash flows. If the estimated fair value of the reporting unit is less than the carrying 
amount of the reporting unit, then a second step must be completed in order to determine the amount of the goodwill impairment that 
should be recorded. In the second step, the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill is determined by allocating the reporting 
unit’s fair value to all of its assets and liabilities other than goodwill in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation. The resulting 
implied fair value of the goodwill that results from the application of this second step is then compared to the carrying amount of the 
goodwill and an impairment charge is recorded for the difference. 

The evaluation of the carrying amount of other intangible assets with indefinite lives is made annually by comparing the carrying amount 
of these assets to their estimated fair value. The estimated fair value is generally determined on the basis of discounted future cash flows 
of the restaurant concepts. We make assumptions regarding future profits and cash flows, expected growth rates, terminal value, and 
other factors which could significantly impact the fair value calculations. If the estimated fair value is less than the carrying amount of 
the other intangible assets with indefinite lives, then an impairment charge is recorded to reduce the asset to its estimated fair value. 
The assumptions used in the estimate of fair value are generally consistent with the past performance of each reporting unit and other 
intangible assets and are also consistent with the projections and assumptions that are used in current operating plans. These assumptions 
are subject to change as a result of changing economic and competitive conditions. 

The fair value of our restaurant concepts were substantially in excess of the carrying value as of our 2014 goodwill impairment test that 
was performed at year-end. 

Property and Equipment. We assess recoverability of property and equipment in accordance with ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant and 
Equipment . Our assessment of recoverability of property and equipment is performed on a restaurant-by-restaurant basis. Certain events 
or changes in circumstances may indicate that the recoverability of the carrying amount of property and equipment should be assessed. 
These events or changes may include a significant decrease in market value, a significant change in the business climate in a particular 
market, or a current-period operating or cash flow loss combined with historical losses or projected future losses. If an event occurs or 
changes in circumstances are present, we estimate the future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual 
disposition. If the sum of the expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) is less than the carrying amount, we 
recognize an impairment loss. The impairment loss recognized is the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value. 
Additionally, we periodically review assets for changes in circumstances which may impact their useful lives. 

Our assessments of cash flows represent our best estimate as of the time of the impairment review and are consistent with our internal 
planning. If different cash flows had been estimated in the current period, the property and equipment balances could have been 
materially impacted. Furthermore, our accounting estimates may change from period to period as conditions change, and this could 
materially impact our results in future periods. Factors that we must estimate when performing impairment tests include sales volume, 
prices, inflation, marketing expense, and capital expenses. 

In 2013, we recognized non-cash impairment charges of long-lived assets of $2.4 million. This impairment charge was related to our 
determination that the carrying amount of long-lived assets at one Sullivan’s location exceeded its estimated future cash flows. The 
estimated fair value was based on an estimated sales price of leasehold improvements and equipment for this location. 

In 2014, we recognized non-cash impairment charges of long-lived assets of $3.5 million. This impairment charge was related to our 
determination that the carrying amount of long-lived assets at one Grille location exceeded its estimated future cash flows. The estimated 
fair value was based on an estimated value of the furniture and equipment that we may transfer to future Grille locations. 

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Leases. We currently lease all but one of our restaurant locations. We evaluate each lease to determine its appropriate classification as an 
operating or capital lease for financial reporting purposes. All of our leases are classified as operating leases. We record the minimum 
lease payments for our operating leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term, including option periods which in the judgment of 
management are reasonably assured of renewal. The lease term commences on the date that the lessee obtains control of the property, 
which is normally when the property is ready for tenant improvements. Contingent rent expense is recognized as incurred and is usually 
based on either a percentage of restaurant sales or as a percentage of restaurant sales in excess of a defined amount. Our lease costs will 
change based on the lease terms of our lease renewals as well as leases that we enter into with respect to our new restaurants. 

Leasehold improvements financed by the landlord through tenant improvement allowances are capitalized as leasehold improvements 
with the tenant improvement allowances recorded as deferred lease incentives. Deferred lease incentives are amortized on a straight-line 
basis over the lesser of the life of the asset or the lease term, including option periods which in the judgment of management are 
reasonably assured of renewal (same term that is used for related leasehold improvements) and are recorded as a reduction of occupancy 
expense. As part of the initial lease terms, we negotiate with our landlords to secure these tenant improvement allowances. There is no 
guarantee that we will receive tenant improvement allowances for any of our future locations, which would result in additional 
occupancy expenses. 

In an exposure draft issued in 2010, the FASB, together with the International Accounting Standards Board, has proposed a 
comprehensive set of changes in accounting for leases. While the Exposure Draft addresses new financial accounting rules for both, 
lessors and lessees, the primary focus will likely be on changes affecting lessees. The lease accounting model contemplated by the new 
standard is a “right of use” model that assumes that each lease creates an asset (the lessee’s right to use the leased asset) and a liability 
(the future rent payment obligations) which should be reflected on a lessee’s balance sheet to fairly represent the lease transaction and 
the lessee’s related financial obligations. All of our restaurant leases are accounted for as operating leases, with no related assets and 
liabilities on our balance sheet. However, changes in lease accounting rules or their interpretation, or changes in underlying assumptions, 
estimates or judgments by us could significantly change our reported or expected financial performance. 

Income Taxes. We have accounted for, and currently account for, income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Accounting for 
Income Taxes . This statement requires an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting of income taxes. Under 
ASC Topic 740, income taxes are accounted for based upon the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial 
statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis and operating loss and tax credit 
carry-forwards. Income taxes are one of our critical accounting policies and estimates and therefore involve a certain degree of 
judgment. We use an estimate of our annual effective tax rate at each interim period based on the facts and circumstances available at 
that time while the actual effective tax rate is calculated at year-end. 

The realization of tax benefits of deductible temporary differences will depend on whether we will have sufficient taxable income of an 
appropriate character to allow for utilization of the deductible amounts. 

We record a liability for unrecognized tax benefits resulting from tax positions taken, or expected to be taken, in an income tax return. 
We recognize any interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. Significant judgment is required in 
assessing, among other things, the timing and amounts of deductible and taxable items. Tax reserves are evaluated and adjusted as 
appropriate, while taking into account the progress of audits of various taxing jurisdictions. 

Self-Insurance Reserves. We maintain various insurance policies including workers’ compensation and general liability. Pursuant to 
those policies, we are responsible for losses up to certain limits and are required to estimate a liability that represents our ultimate 
exposure for aggregate losses below those limits. This liability is based on management’s estimates of the ultimate costs to be incurred to 
settle known claims and claims not reported as of the balance sheet date. Our estimated liability is not discounted and is based on a 
number of assumptions and factors, including historical trends, actuarial assumptions, and economic conditions. If actual trends, 
including the severity or frequency of claims, differ from our estimates, our financial results could be impacted. 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements 

The information regarding recent accounting pronouncements materially affecting our consolidated financial statements is included in 
Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated herein by 
reference. 

New and Revised Financial Accounting Standards 

We qualify as an “emerging growth company” pursuant to the provisions of the JOBS Act. Section 102 of the JOBS Act provides that an 
“emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act 
for complying with new or revised accounting standards. However, we chose to “opt out” of this extended transition period, and as a 
result, we will comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for 
non-“emerging growth companies.” Our decision to opt out of the extended transition period is irrevocable. 

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 

Interest Rate Risk 

The inherent risk in market risk sensitive instruments and positions primarily relates to potential losses arising from adverse changes in 
interest rates. 

We are exposed to market risk from fluctuations in interest rates. For fixed rate debt, interest rate changes affect the fair market value of 
the debt but do not impact earnings or cash flows. Conversely for variable rate debt, including borrowings under our credit facility, 
interest rate changes generally do not affect the fair market value of the debt, but do impact future earnings and cash flows, assuming 
other factors are held constant. At December 30, 2014, we had no outstanding debt. Assuming a full drawdown on the revolving credit 
facility, and holding other variables constant, such as foreign exchange rates and debt levels, a hypothetical immediate one percentage 
point change in interest rates would be expected to have an impact on pre-tax earnings and cash flows of approximately $0.3 million over 
the course of 12 months. 

Commodity Price Risk 

We are exposed to market price fluctuations in beef, seafood, produce and other food product prices. Given the historical volatility of 
beef, seafood, produce and other food product prices, these fluctuations can materially impact our food and beverage costs. While we 
have taken steps to qualify multiple suppliers who meet our standards as suppliers for our restaurants and enter into agreements with 
suppliers for some of the commodities used in our restaurant operations, there can be no assurance that future supplies and costs for such 
commodities will not fluctuate due to weather and other market conditions outside of our control. We currently do not contract for some 
of our commodities, such as fresh seafood and certain produce, for periods longer than one week. Consequently, such commodities can 
be subject to unforeseen supply and cost fluctuations. Dairy costs can also fluctuate due to government regulation. Because we typically 
set our menu prices in advance of our food product prices, our menu prices cannot immediately take into account changing costs of food 
items. To the extent that we are unable to pass the increased costs on to our customers through price increases, our results of operations 
would be adversely affected. We do not use financial instruments to hedge our risk to market price fluctuations in beef, seafood, produce 
and other food product prices at this time. 

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 

Our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and the reports of KPMG LLP and Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered 
public accounting firms, are set forth in the Index to Financial Statements under Item 15, Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules , 
and is incorporated herein by reference. 

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 

None. 

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures 

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial 
officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the 
Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal 
financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report. 
The design of any system of control is based upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no 
assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated objectives under all future events, no matter how remote, or that the degree 
of compliance with the policies or procedures may not deteriorate. Because of its inherent limitations, disclosure controls and procedures 
may not prevent or detect all misstatements. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable 
assurance of achieving their control objectives. 

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting 

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 
13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has 
assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the end of the period covered by this report based on the 
framework established in “Internal Control—Integrated Framework”, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the 
Treadway Commission (2013 framework). Based on this evaluation, management has concluded that our internal control over financial 
reporting was effective as of the as of the end of the period covered by this report.   

Our system of internal control over financial reporting was designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the preparation and fair 
presentation of published financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. All 
internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be 
effective can provide only reasonable assurance and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of 

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effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the 
degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. 

Because we are an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act, our independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, is 
not required to issue an attestation report on our internal control over financial reporting. 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have 
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. 

Item 9B. Other Information 

None. 

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 

PART III 

The information required under this Item is incorporated herein by reference to our definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC 
no later than 120 days after the close of our fiscal year ended December 30, 2014. The information with respect to our executive officers 
required under this Item is set forth in Item 1, Business and incorporated herein by reference. 

Item 11. Executive Compensation 

The information required under this Item is incorporated herein by reference to our definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC 
no later than 120 days after the close of our fiscal year ended December 30, 2014. 

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 

All information, except the equity compensation plans table below, required under this Item is incorporated herein by reference to our 
definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC no later than 120 days after the close of our fiscal year ended December 30, 2014. 

Equity Compensation Plans 

The following table sets forth information as of December 30, 2014 with respect to our equity compensation plans under which our 
equity securities are authorized for issuance: 

Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise 
of outstanding options 
and rights 

Weighted average 
exercise price of 
outstanding options 
and rights 

Number of securities remaining 
available for future issuance under 
equity compensation plans 
(excluding securities reflected in 
the first column) 

Plan Category 
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders 
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders 

Total 

1,429,000   $

  -  

1,429,000   $

  17.45   $ 
  —  
  17.45   $ 

  689,925
  —
  689,925

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 

The information required under this Item is incorporated herein by reference to our definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC 
no later than 120 days after the close of our fiscal year ended December 30, 2014. 

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services 

The information required under this item is incorporated herein by reference to our definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC no 
later than 120 days after the close of our fiscal year ended December 30, 2014. 

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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules 

(a)  Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules 

PART IV 

See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements appearing on page F-1. All schedules have been omitted because they are not 

required or applicable or the information is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto. 

 (b)  Exhibits 

See Exhibit Index appearing on the next page for a list of exhibits filed with or incorporated by reference as part of this 

Annual Report on Form 10-K. 

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Exhibit No.    
3.1 

3.2 

4.1 

10.1 

10.2 # 

10.3 # 

10.4 # 

10.5 # 

10.6 # 

10.7 # 

10.8 # 

10.9 # 

10.10 # 

10.11 # 

10.12 # 

10.13 # 

Exhibit Index 

Description

Reference

Certificate of Incorporation, filed on July 24, 2012 as Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 6 to the 
Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-179141) and incorporated herein by 
reference. 

Bylaws, filed on June 11, 2012 as Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s Registration 
Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-179141) and incorporated herein by reference. 

Registration Rights Agreement between Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc. and LSF5 Wagon 
Holdings, LLC, dated July 26, 2012, filed on August 21, 2012 as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s 
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 12, 2012 and incorporated herein by 
reference. 

Loan Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2012, by and among Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc., 
certain subsidiaries as guarantors, and JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A., filed on October 16, 2012 as 
Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended 
September 4, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.

Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan, filed on July 24, 2012 as Exhibit 
10.25 to Amendment No. 6 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 
333-179141) and incorporated herein by reference.

Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as Amended and 
Restated December 1, 2007, filed on January 24, 2012 as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Registration 
Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-179141) and incorporated herein by reference. 

First Amendment to Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan, dated 
as of December 31, 2009, filed on January 24, 2012 as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Registration 
Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-179141) and incorporated herein by reference. 

Executive Employment Agreement, dated February 7, 2011, by and between Mark Mednansky and 
Center Cut Hospitality, Inc., filed on January 24, 2012 as Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Registration 
Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-179141) and incorporated herein by reference. 

Letter Agreement, dated February 14, 2011, by and between Mark Mednansky and LSF5 Wagon 
Holdings, LLC, filed on January 24, 2012 as Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement 
on Form S-1 (File No. 333-179141) and incorporated herein by reference.

Letter Agreement, dated October 21, 2011, by and between LSF5 Wagon Holdings, LLC, Del 
Frisco’s Restaurant Group, LLC and Mark S. Mednansky., filed on January 24, 2012 as Exhibit 10.8 
to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-179141) and incorporated 
herein by reference. 

Subscription Agreement, dated April 30, 2007, by and between Mark S. Mednansky and LSF5 
Wagon Holdings, LLC, filed on January 24, 2012 as Exhibit 10.15 to the Registrant’s Registration 
Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-179141) and incorporated herein by reference. 

Executive Employment Agreement, dated October 17, 2011, by and between Thomas J. Pennison, Jr. 
and Center Cut Hospitality, Inc., filed on January 24, 2012 as Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant’s 
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-179141) and incorporated herein by reference.

Letter Agreement, dated October 17, 2011, by and between Thomas J. Pennison, Jr. and LSF5 Wagon 
Holdings, LLC and Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, LLC., filed on January 24, 2012 as Exhibit 10.10 
to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-179141) and incorporated 
herein by reference. 

Executive Employment Agreement, dated November 12, 2012, between Jeff Carcara and Center Cut 
Hospitality, Inc., filed on November 14, 2012 as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on 
Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Employment Agreement, effective January 4, 2012, between Thomas G. Dritsas and Center Cut 
Hospitality, Inc., filed on January 24, 2012 as Exhibit 10.13 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement 
on Form S-1 (File No. 333-179141) and incorporated herein by reference.

Employment Agreement, effective January 25, 2012, between William S. Martens, III and Center Cut 
Hospitality, Inc., filed on April 16, 2012 as Exhibit 10.26 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s 
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-179141) and incorporated herein by reference. 

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Exhibit No.    

10.14 

10.15 

10.16 

10.17 

10.18 

21.1 
23.1 

23.2 

31.1 

31.2 

32.1 

101.INS    
101.SCH    
101.CAL    
101.DEF    
101.LAB    
101.PRE    

Description 

Reference 

Form of Indemnification Agreement for officers and directors, filed on June 11, 2012 as Exhibit 
10.3 to Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 
333-179141) and incorporated herein by reference.

Asset Advisory Agreement, dated December 13, 2006, by and between Hudson Advisors, L.L.C. 
and Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc., filed on April 16, 2012 as Exhibit 10.27 to 
Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 
333-179141) and incorporated herein by reference.

Termination Agreement between Hudson Americas LLC, Center Cut Hospitality, Inc. and Lone 
Star Fund V (U.S.), L.P. dated as of July 23, 2012, filed on July 24, 2012 as Exhibit 10.29 to 
Amendment No. 6 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 
333-179141) and incorporated herein by reference.

Transition Services Agreement between Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc., Hudson Advisors 
LLC and Hudson Americas LLC dated as of July 23, 2012, filed on July 24, 2012 as Exhibit 
10.30 to Amendment No. 6 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 
333-179141) and incorporated herein by reference.

First Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of October 8, 2013, among the Company and 
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. filed on October 9, 2013 as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s 
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 3, 2013 and incorporated herein
by reference. 

List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
Consent of KPMG LLP. 

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 
of 2002. 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 
2002. 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of 
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 
XBRL Document. 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document.

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

*  

*  

* 

*  

*  

*  

*  Filed herewith. 
#    Denotes management compensatory plan or arrangement. 

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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused report to 

be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. 

SIGNATURES 

Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc. 

By: 
Name: 
Title: 

  /s/ Thomas J. Pennison, Jr. 
  Thomas J. Pennison, Jr. 
  Chief Financial Officer 

Date: February 27, 2015 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on 

behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated. 

/s/    Mark S. Mednansky         
Mark S. Mednansky 

    Chief Executive Officer; Acting Chairman of the Board 

   February 27, 2015

(Principal Executive Officer) 

/s/    Thomas J. Pennison, Jr.         
Thomas J. Pennison, Jr. 

Chief Financial Officer 
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) 

   February 27, 2015

/s/    Norman J. Abdallah         
Norman J. Abdallah 

/s/    David B. Barr         
David B. Barr 

/s/    Richard L. Davis         
Richard L. Davis 

/s/    William Lamar, Jr.         
William Lamar, Jr. 

Director 

Director 

Director 

Director 

   February 27, 2015

   February 27, 2015

   February 27, 2015

   February 27, 2015

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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms 
Consolidated Financial Statements –December 25, 2012, December 31, 2013, and December 30, 2014: 

Consolidated Balance Sheets 
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income 
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

      F-2   

      F-4   
      F-5   
      F-6   
      F-7   
      F-8   

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

The Board of Directors and Stockholders 
Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc. 

We  have  audited  the  accompanying  consolidated  balance  sheet  of  Del  Frisco’s  Restaurant  Group,  Inc.  and  subsidiaries  (the 
Company)  as  of  December 30,  2014,  and  the  related  consolidated  statements  of  income  and  comprehensive  income,  changes  in 
stockholders’  equity,  and  cash  flows  for  the  year  then  ended.  These  consolidated  financial  statements  are  the  responsibility  of  the 
Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). 
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free 
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial 
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as 
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position 
of Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc. as of December 30, 2014, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then 
ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. 

/s/ KPMG LLP 

February 27, 2015 

F-2 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

The Board of Directors and Stockholders 
Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc. 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc. (the Company) as of 
December 31, 2013, and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and 
cash flows for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and December 25, 2012. These financial statements are the responsibility of the 
Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). 

Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free 
of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Our 
audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in 
the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial 
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts 
and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and 
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position 

of the Company at December 31, 2013 and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the fiscal years ended 
December 31, 2013 and December 25, 2012, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP 
Dallas, Texas 
February 28, 2014 

F-3 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DEL FRISCO’S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
Consolidated Balance Sheets 
(Dollars in thousands) 

December 31, 2013 

  December 30, 2014 

Assets 
Current assets: 

Cash and cash equivalents 
Restricted cash 
Inventory 
Income tax receivable 
Deferred income taxes, net 
Lease incentives receivable 
Prepaid expenses and other 
Total current assets 

Property and equipment: 

Land 
Buildings 
Leasehold improvements 
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment 
Less accumulated depreciation 
Property and equipment, net 

Deferred compensation plan investments 
Other assets: 
Goodwill 
Intangible assets, net 
Loan costs, net of accumulated amortization of $20 in 2013 and $37 in 2014 
Other 

Total assets 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 
Current liabilities: 

Accounts payable 
Sales tax payable 
Accrued payroll 
Real estate taxes 
Accrued self-insurance 
Deferred revenue 
Deferred rent obligations, current 
Other 

Total current liabilities 

Long-term debt, less current maturities 
Other noncurrent liabilities 
Deferred compensation plan liabilities 
Deferred rent obligations 
Deferred tax liabilities, net 
Total liabilities 

Commitments and contingencies 
Stockholders' equity: 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value , 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and 
outstanding at December 31, 2013 or December 30, 2014 

Common stock, $0.001 par value , 190,000,000 shares authorized, 23,823,142 shares 
issued and 23,626,642 shares outstanding at December 31, 2013 and 23,908,542 shares 
issued and 23,443,046 shares outstanding at December 30, 2014 

Treasury stock at cost: 196,500 and 465,496 shares at December 31, 2013 and December 
30, 2014, respectively 
Additional paid in capital 
Retained earnings 
Accumulated other comprehensive income 

Total stockholders' equity   
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   

See accompanying notes. 

F-4 

$

$

$

$

$ 

$ 

$ 

  13,674   
  215   
  14,094   
  1,471   
  2,797   
  4,226   
  5,355   
  41,832   

  2,122   
  1,740   
  126,432   
  39,093   
  (45,296)  
  124,091   
  10,754   

  75,365   
  36,348   
  31   
  230   
  288,651   

  8,478   
  1,865   
  5,524   
  165   
  1,778   
  12,983   
  1,396   
  1,595   
  33,784   
  —  
  4,352   
  11,022   
  27,511   
  15,199   
  91,868   

  —  

  24   

  (3,681)  
  129,961   
  70,479   
  —  
  196,783   
  288,651   

$ 

  3,520 
  215 
  16,592 
  4,769 
  3,124 
  5,406 
  6,007 
  39,633 

  8,295 
  4,312 
  151,917 
  48,918 
  (58,443)
  154,999 
  12,760 

  75,365 
  36,575 
  13 
  321 
  319,666 

  12,198 
  2,505 
  5,788 
  417 
  1,793 
  15,716 
  1,786 
  1,536 
  41,739 
  —
  4,600 
  12,979 
  33,186 
  16,179 
  108,683 

  —

  24 

  (10,000)
  133,883 
  87,076 
  —
  210,983 
  319,666 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DEL FRISCO’S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income 
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data) 

Revenues 
Costs and expenses: 
Costs of sales 
Restaurant operating expenses 
Marketing and advertising costs 
Pre-opening costs 
General and administrative costs 
Management and accounting fees paid to related party 
Asset advisory agreement termination fee 
Secondary public offering costs 
Public offering transaction bonuses 
Non-cash impairment charges 
Depreciation and amortization 

Operating income 
Other income (expense), net: 

Interest expense 
Write-off of debt issuance costs 
Other, net 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes 
Income tax expense 
Income from continuing operations 
Discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit 

Net income 
Basic income (loss) per common share: 

Continuing operations 
Discontinued operations 
Basic income per share 

Diluted income (loss) per common share: 

Continuing operations 
Discontinued operations 
Diluted income per share 

Shares used in computing net income (loss) per common share:

Basic 
Diluted 

Comprehensive income 

December 25, 
2012 

Fiscal Year Ended 
December 31, 
2013 

December 30, 
2014 

$

  232,435   $ 

  271,806   $

  301,805

  71,093  
  100,143  
  4,682  
  4,058  
  13,449  
  1,252  
  3,000  
  —  
  1,462  
  —  
  8,675  
  24,621  

  (2,920) 
  (1,649) 
  113  
  20,165  
  5,592  

  14,573   $ 
  (819) 

  82,209  
  121,825  
  5,663  
  3,758  
  17,421  
  —  
  —  
  1,024  
  8,355  
  2,360  
  11,300  
  17,891  

  (72) 
  —  
  (51) 
  17,768  
  5,556  
  12,212   $
  —  

  13,754   $ 

  12,212   $

  0.71   $ 
  (0.04) 
  0.67   $ 

  0.71   $ 
  (0.04) 
  0.67   $ 

  0.51   $
  —  
  0.51   $

  0.51   $
  —  
  0.51   $

  90,990
  137,695
  6,169
  4,735
  20,537
  —
  —
  5
  —
  3,536
  13,598
  24,540

  (113)
  —
  (107)
  24,320
  7,723
  16,597
  —

  16,597

  0.71
  —
  0.71

  0.70
  —
  0.70

  20,432,579  
20,432,579

  23,779,782  
  23,852,200 

  23,517,883
23,740,318

  13,754   $ 

  12,212   $

  16,597

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

See accompanying notes. 

F-5 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DEL FRISCO’S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity 
(Dollars in thousands) 

Common Stock 

Shares 

Par Value 

Additional 
Paid 
In Capital 

Treasury 
Stock 

Retained 
Earnings 

  Accumulated 

Other 
  Comprehensive
Income 

Total 

Balance at December 27, 2011 
Net income 
Share-based compensation costs 

  17,994,667   $

  —  
  —  

  18   $
  —  
  —  

  51,341   $
  —  
  378  

  —   $   44,513   $ 
  —  
  —  

  13,754  
  —  

  —   $   95,872
  13,754
  —  
  378
  —  

Issuance of common stock for 
initial public offering, net of fees 
and issuance costs 
Contribution by majority shareholder 
(see Note 4) 
Balance at December 25, 2012 
Net income 
Share-based compensation costs 
Stock option exercises, including tax 
effects 
Treasury stock purchases 
Contribution by shareholder (see Note
4) 
Balance at December 31, 2013 
Net income 
Share-based compensation costs 
Stock option exercises, including tax 
effects 
Treasury stock purchases 
Balance at December 30, 2014 

  5,800,000  

  6  

  66,451  

  —  

  —  

  —  

  66,457

  —  

  23,794,667   $

  —  
  —  

  1,440  

  —  
  24   $   119,610   $
—
  —  

  1,689  

—

  —  

  —  
  —   $   58,267   $ 
—
  —  

12,212  
  —  

  1,440
  —  
  —   $   177,901
12,212
—
  1,689
  —  

  28,475  
  (196,500)  

  —  
  —  

  428  
  —  

  —  
  (3,681) 

  —  
  —  

  —  
  —  

  428
  (3,681)

  —  

  23,626,642   $

  —  
  —  

  85,400  
  (268,996)  
  23,443,046   $

  —  

  8,234  

  —  
  24   $   129,961   $   (3,681)  $   70,479   $ 
—
  —  

16,597  
  —  

—
  —  

  2,567  

  —  

—

  —  
  —  
  24   $   133,883   $  (10,000)  $   87,076   $ 

  —  
  (6,319) 

  1,355  
  —  

  —  
  —  

  8,234
  —  
  —   $   196,783
16,597
—
  2,567
  —  

  1,355
  —  
  —  
  (6,319)
  —   $   210,983

See accompanying notes. 

F-6 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DEL FRISCO’S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
(In Thousands) 

December 25, 
2012 

Fiscal Year Ended 
December 31, 
2013 

December 30, 
2014 

$

  13,754   $ 

  12,212   $

  16,597

Cash flows from operating activities: 
Net income 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating 
activities: 

Depreciation and amortization 
Loss on disposal of restaurant property 
Write-off of goodwill associated with disposed restaurant property 
Write-off of deferred debt issuance costs 
Loan cost amortization 
Non-cash equity based compensation 
Non-cash impairment charges 
Deferred income taxes 
Amortization of deferred lease incentives 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: 

Restricted cash 
Inventories 
Lease incentives receivable 
Other assets 
Accounts payable 
Income taxes 
Deferred rent obligations 
Other liabilities 

Net cash provided by operating activities 

Cash flows from investing activities: 

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 
Purchases of property and equipment 
Other 

Net cash used in investing activities 

Cash flows from financing activities: 

  8,809  
  103  
  738  
  1,649  
  222  
  378  
  —  
  (1,608) 
  (285) 

  761  
  (2,212) 
  2,902  
  (2,146) 
  1,313  
  1,840  
  1,343  
  3,407  
  30,968  

  1,682  
  (33,635) 
  (220) 
  (32,173) 

  11,300  
  55  
  —  
  —  
  14  
  1,689  
  2,360  
  3,677  
  (546) 

  —  
  (1,991) 
  2,889  
  (2,162) 
  (945) 
  (3,767) 
  1,344  
  3,263  
  29,392  

  5  
  (31,326) 
  (141) 
  (31,462) 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of underwriter fees and 
issuance costs 
Payments of long-term debt 
Deferred debt issuance costs 
Purchase of treasury stock 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 
Contribution from shareholder 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: 

Cash paid for interest 
Cash paid for income taxes 
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable 

  66,457  
  (70,000) 
  (48) 
  —  
  —  
  1,440  
  (2,151) 
  (3,356) 
  14,119  
  10,763   $ 

  3,127   $ 
  5,283   $ 
  —   $ 

  —  
  —  
  —  
  (3,681) 
  428  
  8,234  
  4,981  
  2,911  
  10,763  
  13,674   $

  65   $
  5,361   $
  747   $

$

$
$
$

See accompanying notes. 

F-7 

  13,598
  108
  —
  —
  18
  2,567
  3,536
  653
  (852)

  —
  (2,498)
  3,767
  (2,154)
  3,209
  (3,050)
  1,970
  5,297
  42,766

  13
  (47,491)
  (478)
  (47,956)

  —
  —
  —
  (6,319)
  1,355
  —
  (4,964)
  (10,154)
  13,674
  3,520

  129
  10,225
  511

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DEL FRISCO’S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
  (Dollars in thousands) 

(1) Organization and Basis of Presentation 

Background 

Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc. (the Company) is incorporated in Delaware as a corporation. Prior to its initial public offering 

(IPO) in 2012, the Company was a wholly owned subsidiary of LSF5 Wagon Holdings, LLC (Wagon), which is a wholly owned 
subsidiary of LSF5 COI Holdings, LLC (Holdings), which is majority owned by Lone Star Fund V (U.S.), L.P. (the Fund), which is a 
private investment fund. 

Effective December 13, 2006, the Fund, through Holdings, acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Lone Star Steakhouse & 

Saloon, Inc. (Star), through a series of transactions pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Acquisition). Prior to the 
Acquisition, Star was a public company that owned and operated steakhouse restaurants under four different restaurant brands, which 
included Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon (Lone Star), Texas Land & Cattle Steak House (TXLC), Sullivan’s Steakhouse (Sullivan’s), 
and Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House (Del Frisco’s). 

In connection with the Acquisition, Holdings contributed all of the assets, restaurant operations, trade names, and other intangible 

assets of its Lone Star and TXLC restaurants to LSF5 Cowboy Holdings, LLC (Casual Dining Companies), which is a wholly owned 
subsidiary of Holdings. In addition, LS Management, Inc. (LSM), which was previously a wholly owned subsidiary of Star that provided 
all of the accounting, legal, and other administrative support to all of Star’s restaurants, was contributed to the Casual Dining Companies. 
Concurrently, the remaining assets and restaurant operations of Star, which primarily included the Del Frisco’s and Sullivan’s 
restaurants as well as LS Finance, LLC which was previously a wholly owned subsidiary of Star that provided all of the cash 
management and treasury support to all of Star’s restaurants, were contributed to the Company. 

On July 26, 2012, the Company priced a $75,400 IPO of 5.8 million shares of common stock at $13.00 per share. On July 27, 2012, 

the Company’s common stock began trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “DFRG.” Upon the 
August 1, 2012 closing of the IPO, the Company received net proceeds of $70,122, reflecting $5,278 of underwriting discounts and 
commissions. Additionally, the Company incurred $3,666 in offering costs that reduced the net proceeds available to additional paid in 
capital. At the completion of the IPO, Wagon owned approximately 18.0 million shares of common stock, or approximately 75.6% of 
the Company’s outstanding shares. 

Prior to the IPO closing, the Company converted from a limited liability company to a corporation and in connection therewith, the 
Company’s then-outstanding membership interests were converted into approximately 18.0 million shares of Company common stock 
(the “Conversion”). As part of the IPO, the Company established its authorized shares at 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 
par value per share, and 190,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share. At August 1, 2012, the closing date of the IPO, 
the Company had a total of approximately 23.8 million common shares issued and outstanding. 

The Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the IPO to repay $61,000 of amounts outstanding under its credit facility on 

August 1, 2012. In addition, the Company used $3,000 of the net proceeds to make a one-time payment to an affiliate of the Fund in 
consideration for the termination of an asset advisory agreement upon consummation of the IPO, which is reflected as an operating 
expense in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. The remainder of the net proceeds were used for working 
capital and other general corporate purposes. In conjunction with the repayment of amounts outstanding under the credit facility, the 
Company wrote-off $1,649 in unamortized debt issuance costs in the third quarter of fiscal 2012. 

On March 7, 2013, a secondary public offering of the Company’s common stock was completed by the Fund. The selling 
shareholder sold 4,750,000 previously outstanding shares. In addition, on April 10, 2013, the shareholder sold an additional 150,000 
shares of common stock to cover over-allotments related to the March 7, 2013 offering. The Company did not receive any proceeds from 
the offering. The selling shareholder paid all of the underwriting discounts and commissions associated with the sale of the shares; 
however, the Company incurred $412 in costs and registration expenses related to this offering. 

On July 25, 2013, a secondary public offering of the Company’s common stock was completed by the Fund. The selling 
shareholder sold 6,000,000 previously outstanding shares. In addition, on August 6, 2013, the shareholder sold an additional 900,000 
shares of common stock to cover over-allotments related to the July 25, 2013 offering. The Company did not receive any proceeds from 
the offering. The selling shareholder paid all of the underwriting discounts and commissions associated with the sale of the shares; 
however, the Company incurred $381 in costs and registration expenses related to this offering.   

On December 4, 2013, a secondary public offering of the Company’s common stock was completed by the Fund. The selling 
shareholder sold 5,386,667 previously outstanding shares. In addition, on December 6, 2013, the shareholder sold an additional 808,000 
shares of common stock to cover over-allotments related to the December 4, 2013 offering. The Company did not receive any proceeds 
from the offering. The selling shareholder paid all of the underwriting discounts and commissions associated with the sale of the shares; 
however, the Company incurred $231 in costs and registration expenses related to this offering. At the completion of this offering and 

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the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, Lone Star Fund did not own any shares of the Company’s outstanding common 
stock. 

Description of Business 

The Company owns and operates restaurants under the brand names of Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House (Del Frisco’s), 

Sullivan’s Steakhouse (Sullivan’s), and Del Frisco’s Grille (Grille). As of December 30, 2014 the Company owned and operated 11 Del 
Frisco’s, 19 Sullivan’s and 16 Grille restaurants. During fiscal 2014, the Company opened one Del Frisco’s in Washington DC and five 
Grilles in Burlington, Massachusetts, Irvine, California, N. Bethesda, Maryland, Tampa, Florida, and Pasadena, California. 

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 

Principles of Consolidation 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant 

intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. 

Fiscal Year 

The Company operates on a 52- or 53-week fiscal year ending the last Tuesday in December. Fiscal 2012 and 2014 included 52 

weeks of operations, while fiscal 2013 included 53 weeks of operations. 

Concentrations 

The Company has certain financial instruments exposed to a concentration of credit risk, which consist primarily of cash and cash 

equivalents. The Company places cash with high-credit-quality financial institutions, and, at times, such cash may be in excess of the 
federal depository insurance limit.   

Additionally, the Company purchased a significant amount of total beef purchases from one supplier during fiscal 2012, 2013, and 

2014, respectively. Due to the nature of the beef purchases, there are alternative sources of supply available; however, a change in 
suppliers could potentially cause increased costs. 

Use of Estimates 

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United 
States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements 
and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 

Cash and Cash Equivalents 

Cash and cash equivalents include currency on hand, demand deposits with banks or other financial institutions, credit card 
receivables, and short-term investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased. Cash and cash equivalents are carried at 
cost, which approximates fair value. 

Financial Instruments 

The Company considers the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, receivables and accounts 

payable to approximate fair value based on the short-term nature of these items. Borrowings available under the credit facility at 
December 30, 2014 have variable interest rates that reflect currently available terms and conditions for similar debt. 

Inventories 

Inventories, which primarily consist of food and beverages, are valued at the lower of cost, using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) 

method, or market. 

Property and Equipment 

Property and equipment are stated at cost. Maintenance, repairs, and renewals that do not enhance the value of or increase the lives 
of the assets are expensed as incurred. Buildings are depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives of 20 to 
25 years. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the lesser of the estimated useful lives of the assets 
of 20 years or the expected term of the lease, including cancelable optional renewal periods when failure to exercise such renewal 
options would result in an economic penalty to the Company. Furniture, fixtures, and equipment are depreciated using the straight-line 
method over three to seven years, which are the estimated useful lives of the assets. 

Interest is capitalized in connection with the construction of restaurant facilities. The capitalized interest is recorded as part of the 

asset to which it relates and is amortized over the asset’s estimated useful life. Capitalized interest was $104, $0 and $0 for the years 
ended December 25, 2012, December 31, 2013 and December 30, 2014, respectively. 

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Operating Leases 

The Company leases restaurants under operating leases. The majority of the Company’s leases provide for rent escalation clauses, 

contingent rental expense, and/or tenant improvement allowances. 

Rent expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the expected term of the lease, which includes cancelable optional renewal 

periods that are reasonably assured to be exercised and where failure to exercise such renewal options would result in an economic 
penalty to the Company. 

Certain of the Company’s operating leases contain clauses that provide additional contingent rent based on a percentage of sales 
greater than certain specified target amounts. The Company recognizes contingent rent expense prior to the achievement of the specified 
target that triggers the contingent rent, provided achievement of that target is considered probable. 

The Company records tenant improvement allowances and other landlord incentives as a component of deferred rent which is 

amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected term of the lease. 

Preopening Costs 

Preopening costs, including rent, labor costs, costs of hiring and training personnel, and certain other costs related to opening new 

restaurants, are expensed when the costs are incurred. 

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets 

The Company’s intangible assets primarily include goodwill, trade names, and licensing agreements, arising from the Acquisition. 

The Company’s trade names include “Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House” and “Sullivan’s Steakhouse,” both of which have 
indefinite lives and, accordingly, are not subject to amortization. The trade names are used in the advertising and marketing of the 
restaurants and are widely recognized and accepted by consumers in their respective markets for providing its customers an enjoyable 
fine-dining experience. Goodwill represents the excess of costs over the fair value of the net assets acquired. 

Goodwill and intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives are not amortized. However, both goodwill and trade names are 

subject to annual impairment testing. The Company amortizes its finite-lived intangible assets on a straight-line basis over the estimated 
period of benefit, generally seven to 17 years. See Note 3 for additional information. 

The impairment evaluation for goodwill is conducted annually using a two-step process. In the first step, the fair value of each 

reporting unit is compared to the carrying amount of the reporting unit, including goodwill. The estimated fair value of the reporting unit 
is determined using discounted cash flows and a market-based approach. If the estimated fair value of the reporting unit is less than the 
carrying amount of the reporting unit, then a second step must be completed in order to determine the amount of the goodwill impairment 
that should be recorded. In the second step, the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill is determined by allocating the 
reporting unit’s fair value to all of its assets and liabilities, other than goodwill, in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation. If the 
resulting implied fair value of the goodwill that results from the application of this second step is less than the carrying amount of the 
goodwill, an impairment charge is recorded for the difference. Currently, the Company defines the reporting units for assessing goodwill 
impairment to be Del Frisco’s and Sullivan’s concepts. The Company performs its annual impairment test as of its year-end. 

The evaluation of the carrying amount of other intangible assets with indefinite lives is made annually by comparing the carrying 

amount of these assets to their estimated fair value. The estimated fair value is determined on the basis of existing market-based 
conditions as well as discounted future cash flow or the royalty-relief method for trade names. If the estimated fair value is less than the 
carrying amount, an impairment charge is recorded to reduce the asset to its estimated fair value. 

The valuation approaches used to determine fair value of each reporting unit and other intangible assets are subject to key 
judgments and assumptions about revenue growth rates, operating margins, weighted average cost of capital and comparable company 
and acquisition market multiples. When developing these key judgments and assumptions, which are sensitive to change, management 
considers economic, operational and market conditions that could impact the fair value. The judgments and assumptions used are 
consistent with what management believes hypothetical market participants would use. However, estimates are inherently uncertain and 
represent only reasonable expectations regarding future developments. 

Loan Costs 

Loan costs are stated at cost and amortized using the effective interest method over the life of the related loan. 

Deferred Compensation Plan 

In connection with the Company’s deferred-compensation plan, the Company has created a grantor trust to which it contributes 

amounts equal to employee participants’ qualified deferrals and the Company’s matching portion. The plan is informally funded using 
life insurance policies and mutual funds held by the grantor trust. All assets held by the grantor trust remain the property of the 
Company; however, the Company does not currently intend to use such assets for any purpose other than to fund payments to the 
participants pursuant to the terms of the deferred-compensation plan. The assets of the plan consist principally of cash surrender values 

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of the life insurance policies. Because the investment assets of the deferred-compensation plan are assets of the Company and would be 
subject to general claims by creditors in the event of the Company’s insolvency, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets reflect 
such investments as assets, with a liability for deferred compensation reflected in long-term liabilities for amounts owed to employees. 
During fiscal 2013, the mutual fund investments were sold and the proceeds were used to purchase additional life insurance policies. 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets 

Property and equipment and finite-life intangibles are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances 
indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The Company reviews applicable finite-lived intangible assets and 
long-lived assets related to each restaurant on a periodic basis. The Company’s assessment of recoverability of property and equipment 
and finite-lived intangible assets is performed at the component level, which is generally an individual restaurant. When events or 
changes in circumstances indicate an asset may not be recoverable, the Company estimates the future cash flows expected to result from 
the use of the asset. If the sum of the expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying value of the asset, an impairment 
loss is recognized. The impairment loss is recognized by measuring the difference between the carrying value of the assets and the 
estimated fair value of the assets. The Company’s estimates of fair values are based on the best information available and require the use 
of estimates, judgments, and projections. The actual results may vary significantly from the estimates. 

During fiscal 2013, the Company determined that the carrying amount of one of its Sullivan’s restaurants was most likely not 

recoverable. Therefore, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $2,360, which represents the difference between the 
carrying value of the restaurant assets and their estimated fair value, which was based on an estimated sales price. This amount is 
included in non-cash impairment charges in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. 

During fiscal 2014, the Company determined that the carrying amount of one of its Grille restaurants was most likely not 
recoverable. Therefore, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $3,536, which represents the difference between the 
carrying value of the restaurant assets and the estimated value of furniture and restaurant equipment that may be transferred to future 
Grille locations. This amount is included in non-cash impairment charges in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive 
income. 

Self-Insurance Reserves 

The Company maintains self-insurance programs for its workers’ compensation and general liability insurance programs. In order 
to minimize the exposure under the self-insurance programs, the Company has purchased stop-loss coverage both on a per-occurrence 
and on an aggregate basis. The self-insured losses under the programs are accrued based on the Company’s estimate of the ultimate 
expected liability for both claims incurred and on an incurred but not reported basis. The establishment of such accruals for 
self-insurance involves certain management judgments and assumptions regarding the frequency or severity of claims, the historical 
patterns of claim development, and the Company’s experience with claim-reserve management and settlement practices. To the extent 
actual results differ from the assumptions used to develop the accruals, such unanticipated changes may produce significantly different 
amounts of expense than those estimated under the self-insurance programs. 

Income Taxes 

The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and 
liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities and are measured using 
the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The Company regularly evaluates the 
likelihood of realization of tax benefits derived from positions it has taken in various federal and state filings after consideration of all 
relevant facts, circumstances, and available information. For those tax benefits deemed more likely than not that will be sustained, the 
Company recognizes the benefit it believes is cumulatively greater than 50% likely to be realized. To the extent the Company were to 
prevail in matters for which accruals have been established or be required to pay amounts in excess of recorded reserves, the effective tax 
rate in a given financial statement period could be materially impacted. 

Advertising Costs 

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense for the fiscal years ended December 25, 2012, December 31, 

2013 and December 30, 2014 was $4,682, $5,663 and $6,169, respectively. 

Revenue Recognition 

Revenue from restaurant sales is recognized when food and beverage products are sold. Proceeds from the sale of gift cards are 

recorded as deferred revenue at the time of sale and recognized as revenue when the gift card is redeemed by the holder or the likelihood 
of redemption becomes remote (gift card breakage) and the Company determines there is no legal obligation to remit the value of the 
unredeemed gift cards to governmental agencies. The Company determines the gift card breakage rate based upon historical redemption 
patterns. Certain of the Company’s gift cards are sold on a discount and the net value (face value to be redeemed less the proceeds 
received) is deferred until redeemed or breakage is deemed appropriate. The Company has deemed gift card breakage income immaterial 
for fiscal years 2012, 2013 and 2014, and it is included in revenues in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. 
The Company excludes from revenue any taxes assessed by governmental agencies that are directly imposed on revenue-producing 
transactions between the Company and a customer. 

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Stock-Based Compensation 

In connection with the IPO, the Company adopted the Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc. 2012 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan 

(the “2012 Plan”), which allows the Company’s Board of Directors to grant stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, 
deferred stock units and other equity-based awards to directors, officers, key employees and other key individuals performing services 
for the Company. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation in accordance with “Compensation—Stock Compensation,” the 
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 718 (Topic 718). Stock-based 
compensation cost includes compensation cost for all share-based payments granted based on the grant date fair value estimated in 
accordance with the provisions of Topic 718. Compensation cost is recognized on a straight-line basis, net of estimated forfeitures, over 
the requisite service period of each award. 

Reclassifications 

Certain amounts from the prior years have been reclassified to conform with the fiscal 2014 presentation. 

Recently Issued Accounting Standards 

In July 2012, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2012-02, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350), 

Testing Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment. This ASU simplifies the guidance for impairment testing of indefinite-lived 
intangible assets other than goodwill and gives companies the option to assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to 
perform a quantitative impairment test. Companies electing to perform a qualitative assessment are no longer required to calculate the 
fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset unless the company determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is “more likely 
than not” that the asset is impaired. This update is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed in fiscal years beginning 
after September 15, 2012. All provisions of the update were effective for the Company in fiscal 2013. The Company does not believe the 
new guidance had a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements. 

In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU, 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components 

of an Entity.   This ASU raises the threshold for a disposal to qualify as a discontinued operation and requires new disclosures of both 
discontinued operations and certain other disposals that do not meet the definition of a discontinued operation.   This update is effective 
in fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2014.   The adoption of this new guidance is not expected to have a significant impact on 
our consolidated financial statements.   

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.   This 
ASU is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model, which requires a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods 
or services to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The 
ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. This update is effective in fiscal 
periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is not permitted. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or 
cumulative effect transition method. We are evaluating the effect that ASU 2014-09 will have on our consolidated financial statements 
and related disclosures. We have not yet selected a transition method nor have we determined the effect of the standard on our ongoing 
financial reporting. 

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(3) Intangible Assets and Goodwill 

Amortized intangible assets: 
Gross carrying amount: 

Favorable leasehold interests 
Licensing and development rights 
Other 

Accumulated amortization: 

Favorable leasehold interests 
Licensing and development rights 
Other 

Net amortized intangible assets 
Unamortized intangible assets: 

Goodwill 
Trade names 
Liquor license permits 

December 31, 

December 30, 

2013 

2014 

(In Thousands) 

$

$

  848  
  1,077  
  391  
  2,316  

  (724)  
  (465)  
  (57)  
  (1,246)  
  1,070  

  75,365  
  34,893  
  385  
  110,643  

$

$

  848
  1,077
  453
  2,378

  (795)
  (531)
  (80)
  (1,406)
  972

  75,365
  34,893
  710
  110,968

Licensing contract rights and favorable lease rights are being amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated lives of 
the related contracts and agreements, which are seven to nine years for favorable leasehold interest and 17 years for licensing contract 
rights. Liquor licenses that are transferable are carried at cost. Such licenses are reviewed for impairment on an annual basis. 

Goodwill is allocated to the Del Frisco’s and Sullivan’s reporting units, respectively, as follows: $43,928 and $31,437 at December 
31, 2013 and December 30, 2014. A portion of the goodwill allocated to the Sullivan’s location that was sold in fiscal 2012 was written 
off in fiscal 2012. See Note 16 for further discussion of discontinued operations. 

The Company has estimated that annual amortization expense will amount to approximately $142 for 2015, $106 for 2016, $97 for 

2017, $97 for 2018, and $97 for 2019. 

Amortization expense was $169, $169 and $160 for the years ended December 25, 2012, December 31, 2013, and December 30, 

2014, respectively. 

The Company performed the annual test for impairment of goodwill and intangible assets and concluded that no impairment 

existed as of December 25, 2012, December 31, 2013 or December 30, 2014 accordingly, no impairment losses were recorded. 

On February 1, 2012, the Company entered into an agreement to terminate a license agreement with the licensee operating a Del 
Frisco’s in Orlando, Florida effective June 1, 2013. The original licensing agreement has been amortized over the expected term of the 
agreement, and has a remaining book value of $546 as of December 30, 2014. Under the agreement, in exchange for the Company 
surrendering its right to receive licensing fees from January 1, 2012 through June 1, 2013 and making a one-time $25 payment to the 
licensee, the Company will have the rights to open and operate any of its restaurants in the three counties that make up the Orlando 
metropolitan area no earlier than January 1, 2015. The Company accounted for this as an exchange of non-monetary assets, for which the 
Company has concluded that the fair value of the asset surrendered approximates its book value and therefore no gain or loss has been 
recorded on the exchange. To determine the fair value of the asset surrendered, the Company utilized a discounted cash flow method that 
applied a discount rate of 11.5%, the Company’s weighted-average cost of capital, to the future estimated cash flows to be received over 
the remaining term, including expected renewal, of the license agreement. 

(4) Related Party Transactions 

Management and Accounting Fees Paid to Related Party 

At the date of Acquisition, the Company entered into an agreement with Hudson Advisors, L.L.C. (Hudson), an affiliate of certain 
entities that held an indirect investment interest in the Company. Pursuant to the agreement, Hudson provided certain asset management 
and advisory services to the Company. During the year ended December 25, 2012, the Company incurred charges for such services of 
$1,252. This agreement was terminated upon consummation of the IPO, as discussed in Note 1. 

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Transaction Bonuses 

In connection with the IPO, certain executives of the Company earned transaction bonuses of $1,462. These bonuses were earned 

under a letter agreement, as amended, with Wagon, in which certain executives of the Company are eligible to receive a transaction 
bonus upon the occurrence of an eligible transaction. Wagon is responsible to fund the transaction bonus. As this bonus is contingent 
upon employment with the Company, the Company is required to record the expense of these bonuses and recognize the funding by 
Wagon as additional paid in capital. $1,462 was recorded as an expense to the Company and $1,440 was recorded as a capital 
contribution by Wagon in fiscal 2012, which was used by the Company to pay these bonuses. Associated with the completion of the 
secondary public offerings in the first, third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2013, similar to the 2012 treatment, the Company recorded 
$8,355 in transaction bonuses expense and $8,234 in additional paid in capital as a capital contribution by Wagon. 

General and Administrative Expenses 

Upon completion of the IPO, the Company entered into a Transition Services Agreement with an affiliate of the Fund to provide 
certain limited support services, including legal and risk management, until the Company could complete transition of these functions to 
internal or third-party resources. General and administrative expenses include charges of approximately $73 and $30 for these services 
in fiscal 2012 and 2013, respectively. This agreement was terminated in the third quarter of 2013. 

(5) Leases 

The Company leases certain facilities under noncancelable operating leases with terms expiring between 2015 and 2035. The 

leases have renewal options ranging from five to 20 years, which are exercisable at the Company’s option. In addition, certain leases 
contain escalation clauses based on a fixed percentage increase and provisions for contingent rentals based on a percentage of gross 
revenues, as defined. Total rental expense amounted to $13,065,(cid:3)$15,875 and $18,728 including contingent rentals of approximately 
$3,240, $3,490 and $3,918 for the years ended December 25, 2012, December 31, 2013, and December 30, 2014, respectively. 

Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases include renewal option periods for certain leases when such 
option periods are included for purposes of calculating straight-line rents. At December 30, 2014, future minimum rentals for each of the 
next five years and in total are as follows: 

2015 
2016 
2017 
2018 
2019 
Thereafter 
Total minimum lease payments 

(6) Income Taxes 

$ 

$ 

  17,316
  18,708
  18,621
  18,750
  18,972
  222,727
  315,094

Total income tax expense for fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014 was allocated as follows (in thousands): 

Income tax expense from continuing operations 
Income tax benefit from discontinued operations 
Total income tax expense 

December 25, 
2012 

$

$

  5,592   $
  (2) 
  5,590   $

Year Ended 
December 31, 
2013 

December 30, 
2014 

  5,556   $
  —  
  5,556   $

  7,723
  —
  7,723

The components of income tax expense from continuing operations consist of the following (in thousands): 

Current tax expense (benefit): 

Federal 
State 

Total current tax expense 
Deferred tax expense (benefit): 

Federal 
State 

Total deferred tax expense (benefit) 
Total income tax expense from continuing operations 

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December 25, 
2012 

Year Ended 
December 31, 
2013 

December 30, 
2014 

$

$

  5,406   $
  2,220  
  7,626  

  (1,098) 
  (936) 
  (2,034) 
  5,592   $

  (39)   $

  1,919  
  1,880  

  2,859  
  817  
  3,676  
  5,556   $

  3,689
  3,381
  7,070

  932
  (279)
  653
  7,723

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The difference between the reported income tax expense from continuing operations and taxes determined by applying the 
applicable U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to income before taxes from continuing operations is reconciled as follows (dollars 
in thousands): 

December 25, 
2012 

Year Ended 
December 31, 
2013 

December 30, 
2014 

Income tax expense at federal statutory rate 
State tax expense, net 
FICA tip and work opportunity credits 
Nondeductible (nontaxable) insurance 
Other items, net 
Total income tax expense from continuing operations 

$

$

  7,058
  443
  (2,200)
  (160)
  451
  5,592

35%   $
2%  
-10%  
-1%  
2%  
28%   $

  6,220 
  2,163 
  (2,620) 
  (486) 
  279 
  5,556 

35% 
12% 
-15%   
-3%   
2% 
31% 

  $

  $

  8,486
  1,872
  (3,007)

35%
8%
-12%
  — 0%
1%
32%

  372
  7,723

In the second quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company determined that a deferred tax asset of $535 recorded in the fourth quarter of 

fiscal 2012 relating to local income tax net operating loss carryforwards was not realizable, as the related net operating losses originated 
in years for which the carryforward period had expired.   The Company corrected the deferred tax asset account resulting in a non-cash 
$535 cumulative adjustment to record additional income tax expense in the second quarter of fiscal 2013. The adjustment did not impact 
historical cash flows and will not impact the timing of future income tax payments. Prior years’ financial statements were not restated as 
the impact of these issues was immaterial to previously reported results for any individual prior year and fiscal 2012. 

Deferred income taxes reflect the net effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for 

financial reporting purposes and amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are 
presented below (in thousands): 

Deferred tax assets: 
          Equity-based compensation 
          Accrued liabilities 
          Deferred compensation 
          Deferred rent liabilities 
          Other 
Total deferred tax assets 
Deferred tax liabilities: 
          Property and equipment 
          Intangible assets 
          Other 
Total deferred tax liabilities 
Net deferred tax liabilities 

December 31, 

2013 

December 30, 

2014 

(In Thousands) 

$

$

  355  
  3,259  
  4,400  
  8,282  
  2,470  
  18,766  

  19,517  
  11,430  
  221  
  31,168  
  (12,402)  

$ 

$ 

  829
  3,627
  5,192
  11,172
  2,882
  23,702

  24,685
  11,846
  226
  36,757
  (13,055)

The Company accounts for unrecognized tax benefits in accordance with the provisions of FASB guidance which, among other 
directives, requires uncertain tax positions to be recognized only if they are more likely than not to be upheld based on their technical 
merits. The measurement of the uncertain tax position is based on the largest benefit amount that is more likely than not (determined on 
a cumulative probability basis) to be realized upon settlement. 

The Company may, from time to time, be assessed interest or penalties by major tax jurisdictions, although any such assessments 
historically have been minimal and immaterial to the Company’s financial results. In the event the Company receives an assessment for 
interest and penalties, it has been classified in the consolidated financial statements as income tax expense. Generally, the Company’s 
federal, state, and local tax returns for years subsequent to 2010 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which 
the Company is subject. 

At December 25, 2012, the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits totaled approximately $1,631, related primarily to acquisitions 
and state tax issues. At December 31, 2013, the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits totaled approximately $1,386, related primarily to 
state tax issues. At December 30, 2014, the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits totaled approximately $1,386. The Company does not 

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believe its uncertain tax positions will change materially during the next 12 months. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending 
amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands): 

Balance at beginning of year 
Additions resulting from current year positions 
Additions for positions taken in prior years 
Expiration of statute of limitations 
Balance at end of year 

December 25, 
2012 

Year Ended 
December 31, 
2013 

December 30, 
2014 

  $

  $

  1,631   $
  —  
  —  
  —  
  1,631   $

  1,631   $
  —  
  —  
  (245)  
  1,386   $

  1,386
  —
  —
  —
  1,386

The Company accrues interest and penalties in its tax provision. As of December 31, 2013 and December 30, 2014, accrued 

interest and penalties included in the consolidated balance sheets totaled $2,362 and $2,520, respectively. The change in interest and 
penalties associated with the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits is included as a component of the Other, net line of the effective tax 
rate reconciliation. 

(7) Long-Term Debt 

On October 15, 2012, the Company entered into a new credit facility that provides for a three-year unsecured revolving credit 
facility of up to $25,000. Borrowings under the new credit facility bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 1.50%. The Company is required 
to pay a commitment fee equal to 0.25% per annum on the available but unused revolving loan facility. The credit facility is guaranteed 
by certain subsidiaries of the Company. The new credit facility contains various financial covenants, including a maximum ratio of total 
indebtedness to EBITDA, as defined in the credit agreement, and minimum fixed charge coverage, as defined in the credit agreement. 
The new credit facility also contains covenants restricting certain corporate actions, including asset dispositions, acquisitions, the 
payment of dividends, changes of control, the incurrence of indebtedness and providing financing or other transactions with 
affiliates. The Company was in compliance with all of the debt covenants as of December 30, 2014. As of December 30, 2014, the 
outstanding balance on the Company’s revolving credit facility was $0. Under the revolving loan commitment, the Company had 
approximately $25,000 of borrowings available under its revolving credit facility, less $861 in letter of credit commitments. 

(8) Retirement Plans 

The Company provides two retirement benefit plans to participants. The salary-reduction plans are provided through a qualified 

401(k) plan and a nonqualified deferred compensation plan (the Plans). Under the Plans, employees who meet minimum service 
requirements and elect to participate may make contributions of up to 15% of their annual salaries under the 401(k) plan and up to 80% 
under the deferred-compensation plan. The Company may make additional contributions at the discretion of the Board of Directors. 
Expenses related to the Plans for the years ended December 25, 2012, December 31, 2013 and December 30, 2014 totaled $1,256, 
$1,724 and $1,736, respectively. 

(9) Litigation 

The Company is involved, from time to time, in litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes the 

outcome of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position or results of operations. 

(10) Stockholders’ Equity 

On October 9, 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a common stock repurchase program. Under this program, the 

Company could from time to time purchase up to $10,000 of its outstanding common stock in the open market at management’s 
discretion, subject to share price, market conditions and other factors. As of September 9, 2014, the Company had fully exhausted this 
authority with 465,496 of our common shares repurchased over the life of the program at a cost of $10,000.   

On October 14, 2014 the Company’s Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to 

repurchase up to $25,000 of its common stock over the next three years. Under this program, the Company could from time to time 
purchase outstanding common stock in the open market at management’s discretion, subject to share price, market conditions and other 
factors. The common stock repurchase program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any dollar amount or number of shares. As 
of December 30, 2014, the Company had not repurchased any shares of common stock under this program. 

(11) Commitments and Contingencies 

Prior to the Acquisition, the Company guaranteed certain lease payments of Star’s subsidiaries in connection with the leasing of 

real estate for restaurant locations. As of December 30, 2014, the Company was responsible as guarantor for five of the leases of its 
former affiliates. The leases expire at various times through 2016. These guarantees will require payment by the Company only in an 
event of default by the former affiliate where it is unable to make the required lease payments. Management believes that any future 
payments required under these guarantees will not be significant. At December 30, 2014 the maximum potential amount of future 
payments the Company could be required to make as a result of the guarantees was $893. 

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At December 30, 2014, the Company had outstanding letters of credit of $1,076, of which $215 were collateralized by restricted 
cash and $861 were outstanding on the Company’s revolving credit facility. The letters of credit typically act as guarantee of payment to 
certain third parties in accordance with specified terms and conditions. 

(12) Fair Value Measurement 

Under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, the Company is required to measure certain assets and 

liabilities at fair value, or to disclose the fair value of certain assets and liabilities recorded at cost. Pursuant to these fair value 
measurement and disclosure requirements, fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid upon 
transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and in the principal or most 
advantageous market for that asset or liability. The fair value is calculated based on assumptions that market participants would use in 
pricing the asset or liability, not on assumptions specific to the entity. In addition, the fair value of liabilities includes consideration of 
non-performance risk, including the Company’s own credit risk. Each fair value measurement is reported in one of the following three 
levels: 

• 

• 

• 

Level 1—valuation inputs are based upon unadjusted quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active 
markets. 

Level 2—valuation inputs are based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for 
identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all 
significant assumptions are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for 
substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. 

Level 3—valuation inputs are unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimates of assumptions that 
market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The fair values are therefore determined using 
model-based techniques that include option pricing models, discounted cash flow models, and similar techniques. 

The following tables present our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2013 

and December 30, 2014 (in thousands): 

Fair Value Measurements 

Deferred compensation plan investments (life insurance policies) 
Deferred compensation plan liabilities 

Level 
2 
2 

  December 31, 2013 
$
$

  10,754   $
  (11,022)   $

  December 30, 2014 
  12,760
  (12,979)

There were no transfers among levels within the fair value hierarchy during the years ended December 31, 2013 or December 30, 
2014. The carrying value of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash approximate fair value because of their short 
term nature, and are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The carrying value of the Company’s accounts payable 
approximate fair value because of their short term nature, and are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. 

The Company has no derivative instruments at December 31, 2013 or December 30, 2014. 

(13) Segment Reporting 

The Company operates the Del Frisco’s, Sullivan’s, and Del Frisco’s Grille brands as operating segments. The concepts operate 

solely in the U.S. within the full-service dining industry, providing similar products to similar customers. Sales to external customers are 
derived principally from food and beverage sales, and the Company does not rely on any major customers as a source of sales. The 
concepts also possess similar economic characteristics, resulting in similar long-term expected financial performance characteristics. 
However, as Del Frisco’s restaurants typically have higher revenues, driven by their larger physical presence and higher check average, 
the Del Frisco’s, Sullivan’s, and Del Frisco’s Grille operating segments have varying operating income and restaurant-level EBITDA 
margins due to the leveraging of higher revenues on certain fixed operating costs such as management labor, rent, utilities, and building 
maintenance. 

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The following table presents information about reportable segments for fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014 (in thousands): 

Revenues 
Restaurant-level EBITDA 
Capital expenditures 
Property and equipment 

Revenues 
Restaurant-level EBITDA 
Capital expenditures 
Property and equipment 

Revenues 
Restaurant-level EBITDA 
Capital expenditures 
Property and equipment 

$ 

$ 

$ 

Del Frisco's 

  151,142   $
  42,946  
  19,839  
  93,267  

Del Frisco's 

  144,634   $
  41,451  
  3,234  
  73,518  

Del Frisco's 

  124,692   $
  35,993  
  13,922  
  70,342  

Fiscal Year Ended December 30, 2014 
Grille 

Sullivan's 

Corporate 

  80,911   $
  13,449  
  3,452  
  45,848  

  69,752   $ 
  10,556  
  24,219  
  72,066  

  —   $
  —  
  492  
  2,261  

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2013 
Grille 

Sullivan's 

Corporate 

  83,039   $
  12,881  
  2,847  
  42,658  

  44,133   $ 
  7,777  
  25,580  
  51,402  

  —   $
  —  
  412  
  1,809  

Fiscal Year Ended December 25, 2012 
Grille 

Sullivan's 

Corporate 

  83,767   $
  15,721  
  3,521  
  42,217  

  23,976   $ 
  4,803  
  15,857  
  25,828  

  —   $
  —  
  335  
  1,417  

Consolidated 

  301,805
  66,951
  48,002
  213,442

Consolidated 

  271,806
  62,109
  32,073
  169,387

Consolidated 

  232,435
  56,517
  33,635
  139,804

In addition to using consolidated results in evaluating the Company’s performance and allocating its resources, the Company’s 

chief operating decision maker uses restaurant-level EBITDA, which is not a measure defined by generally accepted accounting 
principles. Restaurant-level EBITDA is defined as operating income before pre-opening costs, general and administrative expenses, 
management and accounting fees paid to related party, asset advisory agreement termination fees, non-cash impairment charges, public 
offering transaction bonuses, secondary public offering costs and depreciation and amortization. Pre-opening costs are excluded because 
they vary in timing and magnitude and are not related to the health of ongoing operations. General and administrative expenses and 
management and accounting fees paid to related party are only included in the Company’s consolidated financial results as they are 
generally not specifically identifiable to individual operating segments as these costs relate to supporting all of the restaurant operations 
of the Company and the extension of the Company’s concepts into new markets. Depreciation and amortization is excluded because it is 
not an ongoing controllable cash expense and it is not related to the health of ongoing operations. Property and equipment is the only 
balance sheet measure used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker in allocating resources. See table below for a 
reconciliation of restaurant-level EBITDA to operating income. 

December 25, 2012 

December 31, 2013 

December 30, 2014 

$ 

  56,517   $ 

  62,109   $ 

  66,951

Fiscal Year Ended 

  4,058  
  13,449  

  1,252  
  3,000  
  —  
  1,462  
  —  
  8,675  
  24,621   $ 

  3,758  
  17,421  

  —  
  —  
  1,024  
  8,355  
  2,360  
  11,300  
  17,891   $ 

  4,735
  20,537

  —
  —
  5
  —
  3,536
  13,598
  24,540

Restaurant-level EBITDA 

Less: 

Pre-opening costs 
General and administrative 
Management and accounting fees   

paid to related party 

Asset advisory agreement termination fee 
Public offering costs 
Public offering transaction bonuses 
Non-cash impairment charges 
Depreciation and amortization 

Operating income 

$ 

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(14) Earnings Per Share 

Basic earnings per share (EPS) data is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding 

during the period. Diluted EPS data is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, 
including all potentially issuable shares of common stock. Diluted earnings per share for fiscal 2012, 2013 and 2014 exclude stock 
options of 825,000, 423,579 and 716,335, respectively, which were outstanding during the period, but were anti-dilutive. 
(dollars in thousands, except per share data) 

Income from continuing operations 
Discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit 
Net income 
Shares: 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 
Dilutive shares 

Total Diluted Shares 
Basic income (loss) per common share: 

Continuing operations 
Discontinued operations 
Basic income per share 

Diluted income (loss) per common share: 

Continuing operations 
Discontinued operations 
Diluted income per share 

(15) Stock-Based Employee Compensation 

2012 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan 

December 25, 

2012 

Year Ended 

December 31, 

2013 

December 30, 

2014 

  14,573   $
  (819) 
  13,754   $

  12,212   $
  —  
  12,212   $

  16,597
  —
  16,597

  20,432,579  
  —  
  20,432,579  

  23,779,782  
  72,418  
  23,852,200  

  23,517,883
  222,435
  23,740,318

  0.71   $
  (0.04) 
  0.67   $

  0.71   $
  (0.04) 
  0.67   $

  0.51   $
  —  
  0.51   $

  0.51   $
  —  
  0.51   $

  0.71
  —
  0.71

  0.70
  —
  0.70

$

$

$

$

$

$

In connection with the IPO, the Company adopted the Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc. 2012 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan 

(the “2012 Plan”), which allows the Company’s Board of Directors to grant stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, 
deferred stock units and other equity-based awards to directors, officers, key employees and other key individuals performing services 
for the Company. The 2012 Plan provides for granting of options to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price not less than 
the fair value of the stock on the date of grant. Options are exercisable at various periods ranging from one to four years from date of 
grant. The 2012 Plan has 2,232,800 shares authorized for issuance under the plan. There are 1,429,000 shares of common stock issuable 
upon exercise of currently outstanding options at December 30, 2014, and 689,925 shares available for future grants. 

The following table details the Company’s total stock option compensation costs during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 

December 30, 2014 as well as where the costs were expensed (in thousands): 

Restaurant operating expenses 
General and administrative costs 
Total stock compensation cost 

Fiscal Year Ended 

December 25, 

December 31, 

December 30, 

2012 

2013 

2014 

$ 

$ 

  74   $ 

  304  
  378   $ 

  332   $ 

  1,357  
  1,689   $ 

  442
  2,125
  2,567

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The following table summarizes stock option activity during 2014: 

December 30, 2014 

Shares 

Weighted average 
exercise price 

Weighted average 
Remaining 
Contractual Term 

Aggregate Intrinsic 
Value ($000's) 

Outstanding at beginning of year 
Granted 
Exercised 
Forfeited 
Outstanding at end of period 
Options exercisable at end of period 

  1,492,775   $
  82,375  
  (85,400) 
  (60,750) 
  1,429,000   $
$
454,750

  17.01  
  22.65  
  13.93  
  18.76  
  17.45  
16.12

8.17 years 
7.97 years 

$
$

  8,640
3,335

The intrinsic value of options exercised during fiscal 2014 was $759. A summary of the status of non-vested shares as of 

December 30, 2014 and changes during fiscal 2014 is presented below: 

Non-vested shares at beginning of year 
Granted 
Vested 
Forfeited 
Non-vested shares at end of period 

December 30, 2014 

Shares 
  1,326,375  
  82,375  
  (375,000)  
  (59,500)  
  974,250  

$ 

$ 

Weighted average Grant-Date 
Fair Value 

  6.84
  8.85
  6.61
  7.41
  7.08

As of December 30, 2014, there was $5,603 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options. This cost 

is expected to be recognized over a period of approximately 2.2 years. The total fair value of shares vested during fiscal 2014 was 
$2,477. 

The following table details the values from and assumptions for the Black-Scholes option pricing model for stock options issued 

during the fiscal years ended December 25, 2012, December 31, 2013 and December 30, 2014. 

Weighted average grant date fair value 
Weighted average risk-free interest rate 
Weighted average expected life 
Weighted average volatility 
Expected dividend 

2012 
$4.82 
0.58% 
5.40 years 
40.21% 
  — 

2013 
$8.30 
1.44% 
5.49 years 
41.65% 
  — 

2014 
$8.85 
1.91% 
5.91 years 
38.00% 
  — 

The Black-Scholes option valuation model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected life of the 
stock-based award. The assumptions above represent management’s best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties 
and the application of management’s judgment. The expected term of options granted is based on a representative peer group with 
similar employee groups and expected behavior. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the 
U.S. Treasury constant maturities rate in effect at the time of grant. The Company utilized a weighted rate for expected volatility based 
on a representative peer group with a similar expected term of options granted. Outstanding options granted under the Company’s 2012 
Equity Incentive Plan are subject to a four year vesting period and have a ten year maximum contractual term. 

In addition, the Company is required to estimate the expected forfeiture rate and only recognizes expense for those shares expected 
to vest. If the actual forfeiture rate is materially different from the Company’s estimate, the share-based compensation expense could be 
materially different. 

(16) Discontinued Operations 

On June 30, 2012, the Company closed its Dallas Sullivan’s location and on July 2, 2012, the Company completed the sale of the 
real property to a third party. The real property sold for $1,682, net of selling related expenses, which approximated its carrying value. In 
connection with the closure and sale of this restaurant, the Company allocated $739 in goodwill from the Sullivan’s reporting unit to this 
restaurant to determine the loss on the disposition. After this allocation, the total loss on the sale of this property was $465, net of tax. The 
Company previously recognized a non-cash asset impairment charge of $1,400 associated with this restaurant during fiscal 2011. 

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The Company determined that this closure met the criteria for classification as discontinued operations. As a result, all historical 
operating results of this property are reflected within discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income 
(loss) for all periods presented. Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax is comprised of the following: 

Revenues 
Loss before income tax 
Income tax benefit 
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax   

(17) Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) 

Fiscal Year Ended 
December 25, 2012 

  1,505
  (821)
  2
  (819)

$ 

$ 

The following tables set forth certain unaudited consolidated financial information for each of the four quarters in fiscal 2014 and 

fiscal 2013 (in thousands, except per share data). 

Fiscal Year Ended December 30, 2014 

First 

Second 

Third 

Fourth 

Revenues 
Operating income 
Income from continuing operations 
Net income 
Basic income per common share: 

Continuing operations 
Discontinued operations 
Basic income per share 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding 

Diluted income per common share: 

Continuing operations 
Discontinued operations 

Diluted income per share 

Quarter 

Quarter 

Total Year 
Quarter 
$   66,622   $   67,386   $   61,949   $   105,848   $   301,805
  24,540
  16,597
  16,597

  6,749  
  4,522  
  4,522  

  6,920  
  4,769  
  4,769  

  8,419  
  5,521  
  5,521  

  2,452  
  1,785  
  1,785  

Quarter 

$

$

$

$

  0.19   $
  —  
  0.19   $

  0.20   $
  —  
  0.20   $

  0.08   $ 
  —  
  0.08   $ 

  0.24   $
  —  
  0.24   $

23,627

23,579

23,464  

  23,430

  0.19   $
  —  
  0.19   $

  0.20   $
  —  
  0.20   $

  0.08   $ 
  —  
  0.08   $ 

  0.23   $
  —  
  0.23   $

  0.71
  —
  0.71
23,518

  0.70
  —
  0.70
23,740

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 

23,856

23,847

23,683  

  23,611

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2013 

Revenues 
Operating income 
Income from continuing operations 
Net income 
Basic income (loss) per common share: 

Continuing operations 
Discontinued operations 

Basic income (loss) per share 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding 

Diluted income (loss) per common share: 

Continuing operations 
Discontinued operations 

Diluted income (loss) per share 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 

First 

Quarter 

Second 

Quarter 

Third 

Quarter 

$   59,802   $   60,359   $   54,183   $ 
  6,935  
  4,431  
  4,431  

  4,904  
  3,569  
  3,569  

  (759)  
  (380)  
  (380)  

Fourth 

Quarter 
Total Year 
  97,462   $   271,806
  17,891
  12,212
  12,212

  6,811  
  4,592  
  4,592  

$

$

$

$

  0.15   $
  —  
  0.15   $

  0.19   $
  —  
  0.19   $

23,795

23,795

  (0.02)   $ 
  —  
  (0.02)   $ 
23,801  

  0.19   $
  —  
  0.19   $

  23,744

  0.51
  —
  0.51
23,780

  0.15   $
  —  
  0.15   $

  0.19   $
  —  
  0.19   $

23,795

23,827

  (0.02)   $ 
  —  
  (0.02)   $ 
23,937  

  0.19   $
  —  
  0.19   $

  23,859

  0.51
  —
  0.51
23,852

During the fourth fiscal quarter of 2014, the Company incurred a $3,536 non-cash impairment charge related to the Phoenix Grille 

location.   

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During the first fiscal quarter of 2013, the Company incurred $412 in secondary public offering costs and a $1,805 public offering 

transaction bonus expense associated with the March secondary public offering. During the third fiscal quarter of 2013, the Company 
incurred $381 in secondary public offering costs and a $3,705 public offering transaction bonus expense associated with the July 
secondary public offering. During the fourth fiscal quarter of 2013, the Company incurred a $2,360 non-cash impairment charge related 
to the Seattle Sullivan’s location, $231 in secondary public offering costs and a $2,845 public offering transaction bonus expense 
associated with the December secondary public offering. 

In management’s opinion, the unaudited quarterly information shown above has been prepared on the same basis as the audited 

consolidated financial statements and includes all necessary adjustments that management considers necessary for a fair presentation of 
the unaudited quarterly results when read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. The 
Company believes that quarter-to-quarter comparisons of its financial results are not necessarily indicative of future performance. 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

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STOCK LISTING
Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group’s common 
stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select 
Market under the symbol “DFRG.”

TRANSFER AGENT
American Stock Transfer & Trust  
Company, LLC, Operations Center
6201 15th Avenue 
Brooklyn, NY  11219 
(800) 937-5449

INVESTOR RELATIONS
Integrated Corporate Relations
761 Main Avenue
Norwalk, CT  06851
(203) 682-8200

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
KPMG LLP
717 N. Harwood St., Suite 3100
Dallas, TX 75201

COUNSEL
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
2100 McKinney Avenue
Dallas, TX 75201

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