NEWS BULLETIN
RE: [LOGO OF WORLDWIDE RESTAURANT CONCEPTS]
15301 Ventura Blvd., Bldg B, Suite 300
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
(818) 662-9800
NYSE: SZ
FROM: [LOGO OF FRB - WEBER SHANDWICK FINANCIAL COMMUNICATIONS]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
AT THE COMPANY: | | | | AT FRB ¦ WEBER SHANDWICK: |
| Keith Wall | | Kim Forster | | James Hoyne | | Tricia Ross |
| Vice President and CFO | | Vice President, Planning | | General Information | | Investor/Analyst Contact |
| (818) 662-9800 | | (818) 662-9800 | | (310) 407-6546 | | (310) 407-6540 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 13, 2002
WORLDWIDE RESTAURANT CONCEPTS, INC. ANNOUNCES
UPCOMING FIRST QUARTER CONFERENCE CALL
SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.—August 13, 2002—Worldwide Restaurant Concepts, Inc. (NYSE: SZ) today announced that members of the public are invited to listen to the Company’s live quarterly call on the Internet, on Thursday, August 22, 2002 at 8:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM ET. The conference call will feature Charles Boppell, President and CEO of Worldwide Restaurant Concepts, in a discussion of first quarter financial results and operating developments.
Financial results will be released over the news wires before the market opens on Thursday, August 22, 2002. The public will have the opportunity to listen to the live conference call over the Internet through CCBN at www.companyboardroom.com. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call.
About Worldwide Restaurant Concepts
Worldwide Restaurant Concepts, Inc., formerly known as Sizzler International, Inc., operates, franchises or joint ventures 337 Sizzler® restaurants worldwide, 107 KFC® restaurants primarily located in Queensland, Australia, and 15 Pat & Oscar’sSM restaurants.
To the extent that certain statements contained in this document may be deemed under federal securities laws to be forward-looking statements, Worldwide Restaurant Concepts intends that they be subject to the safe-harbor applicable to forward-looking statements under such laws.
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