G&A expenses were $50.2 million in Q3 of 2025, up from $45.4 million in the same period of last year, primarily due to compensation-related expenses and an increase in travel and conference expenses.

Nov 5, 2025 / receipt, needs a key / Vance Chang, CFO | earnings call 2025-11-05 | transcript a85b0908-24f7-4fb2-afaf-985ff5d40ba4 | chars 14244-14443 | segment 14

These higher costs also were related to our return to normalized operations to support franchisees, including higher occupancy costs and travel, conference expenses, and software maintenance costs.

Mar 1, 2023 / receipt, needs a key / Vance Chang, CFO | earnings call 2023-03-01 | transcript 2d8b5762-6539-4fd8-8f88-c00287b71965 | chars 9527-9724 | segment 9

Higher G&A reflects our strategic growth investments as well as higher personnel-related costs and travel related to supporting franchisees as we return to normal operations.

Aug 9, 2022 / receipt, needs a key / Vance Chang, CFO | earnings call 2022-08-09 | transcript c9a000eb-7cf5-4e25-a620-3a75f8a6de30 | chars 9915-10089 | segment 9

We're spending more in traveling.

Aug 9, 2022 / receipt, needs a key / John P., other | earnings call 2022-08-09 | transcript c9a000eb-7cf5-4e25-a620-3a75f8a6de30 | chars 47833-47866 | segment 49

The variance was primarily due to increases in travel expenses, personnel-related costs, and professional services as we return to normal franchisee-supporting activities.

May 4, 2022 / receipt, needs a key / Vance Chang, CFO | earnings call 2022-05-04 | transcript c35bbafa-5cfd-4447-af61-a70d1741fb3a | chars 9278-9449 | segment 9

Our entire leadership team will be in New York next week. We'll have members of our board there. We'll have some leaders from our franchisee community. I look forward to spending time with you telling you our story about the future at our investor conference in New York City and also sharing with you some of the best of IHOP and Applebee's cuisine.

Mar 2, 2022 / receipt, needs a key / John Payton, CEO | earnings call 2022-03-02 | transcript e72b09c8-e8ff-46f8-8c3a-0e0341cea9d0 | chars 58414-58764 | segment 60

And number two, plans of deferment of expenses for professional services and travel until the second half of 2021.

Mar 2, 2022 / receipt, needs a key / Vance Chang, CFO | earnings call 2022-03-02 | transcript e72b09c8-e8ff-46f8-8c3a-0e0341cea9d0 | chars 11046-11160 | segment 11

We expect G&A to be near the high end of the range, with Q4 being the quarter reflecting previously discussed deferred G&A costs, including professional services and travel expenses, and continuing incentive compensation accruals based on company performance.

Nov 4, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Vance Chang, CFO | earnings call 2021-11-04 | transcript 8e5ce510-a7a0-4744-8b3e-7734eb25673e | chars 15033-15292 | segment 15

Yeah, it's John P. I'll give you a good example that we're happy to have, which is our Applebee's annual conference is back on in November. We'll have 350 people who are really excited to come together and celebrate the brand. They haven't gotten together in almost two years. And, you know, Nick, in my mind, that's an expense worth having in the fourth quarter to bring the team back together and all of our franchisees after a two-year absence.

Nov 4, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / John P., other | earnings call 2021-11-04 | transcript 8e5ce510-a7a0-4744-8b3e-7734eb25673e | chars 56188-56635 | segment 57

First, we push professional services and travel expenses to the second half of the year given the uncertainties that we face during the first half of the year.

Aug 5, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Vance Chang, CFO | earnings call 2021-08-05 | transcript f6d0b846-00cf-464f-b2d5-cbee7483722f | chars 12901-13060 | segment 13

The increase was primarily due to higher personnel costs associated with equity-based and other incentive compensation, partially offset by lower travel costs.

May 5, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Allison, CFO | earnings call 2021-05-05 | transcript d0d24b4f-51af-44b6-9db0-7cf1048df39c | chars 13344-13503 | segment 13

The decline was primarily due to lower travel and compensation costs.

Mar 2, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Allison Hall, CFO | earnings call 2021-03-02 | transcript 1e71e06a-7ef9-4085-86d8-6effac505702 | chars 11761-11830 | segment 12

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