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Other General Expenses (Income) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 29, 2020
Other General Expenses (Income) |
Other General Expenses (Income) | 10. Other General Expenses (Income) ​ Other general expenses (income) are included within General and administrative expenses and primarily consist of the following (in thousands): ​
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​ | Three Months Ended
​ | ​ | March 29, | ​ | ​ | March 31,
​ | ​ | 2020 | ​ | ​ | 2019
Other general expenses (income) (a) | $ | 4,674 | ​ | $ | (100)
Special charges (b) | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | 10,619
Administrative expenses (c) | ​ | 42,977 | ​ | ​ | 40,616
General and administrative expenses | $ | 47,651 | ​ | $ | 51,135
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(a) | Other general expenses (income) increased $4.8 million for the first quarter ended March 29, 2020 compared to the prior comparable period primarily due to a $5.0 million discretionary marketing fund investment made as part of our previously announced temporary financial support package to our franchisees.
(b) | The Special charges for the three months ended March 31, 2019 include the following:
| ● | $5.0 million of advisory and legal costs primarily associated with the review of a wide range of strategic opportunities that culminated in a strategic investment in the Company by affiliates of Starboard as well as certain litigation costs associated with legal proceedings initiated by our founder; and
| ● | $5.6 million one-time mark-to-market adjustment related to the increase in the fair value of the Starboard option to purchase Series B Preferred Stock that culminated in the purchase of additional preferred stock in late March 2019.
(c) | The increase in administrative expenses of $2.4 million for the first quarter ended March 29, 2020, compared to the prior year comparable period was primarily due to higher management incentive costs and legal fees.

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