Michael Maples, Former Microsoft Executive, Joins Sonic's Board

Michael Maples, Former Microsoft Executive, Joins Sonic's Board



OKLAHOMA CITY, June 15  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Corp. (NASDAQ:SONC),
the nation's largest chain of drive-in restaurants, today announced that
Michael J. Maples has been named to its Board of Directors.

After spending 23 years with IBM in marketing, product development and software
strategies, Maples joined Microsoft in 1988, where he retired in 1995 as
executive vice president of the Worldwide Products Group and member of the
Office of the President. He currently serves as a consultant and advisor for
Microsoft and is a member of the board of directors of Lexmark Corp., Motive
Software and Multimedia Games, Inc.

"The technology, product development and marketing knowledge Mike brings will
greatly benefit Sonic and help us continue our forward momentum," said Clifford
Hudson, Sonic's Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President. "My fellow
board members and I look forward to his participation as a director and to his
counsel about the future direction of our company as we continue to build the
Sonic brand."

Sonic, America's Drive-In, originally started as a hamburger and root beer
stand in 1953 in Shawnee, Okla., called Top Hat Drive-In, and then changed its
name to Sonic in 1959. The first drive-in to adopt the Sonic name is still
serving customers in Stillwater, Okla. Sonic has approximately 3,000 drive-ins
coast to coast and in Mexico. More than a million customers eat at Sonic every
day. For more information about Sonic Corp. and its subsidiaries, visit Sonic
at http://www.sonicdrivein.com/. 

DATASOURCE: Sonic Corp.



CONTACT:  Nancy L. Robertson, Senior Vice President of People &

Communications of Sonic Corp., [phone]



Web site:  http://www.sonicdrivein.com/ 

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