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MORTON'S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
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From: KEKST AND COMPANY June 18, 2002
Lissa Perlman
David Lilly
437 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022-7001
(212) 521-4800
For: MORTON'S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
3333 New Hyde Park Road
New Hyde Park, NY 11042
(516) 627-1515
www.mortons.com
Contact: THOMAS J. BALDWIN, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER, MORTON'S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
MORTON'S RESTAURANT GROUP COMMENTS ON ICAHN LETTER.
New Hyde Park, NY.... Morton's Restaurant Group, Inc. (NYSE:MRG) today
announced that it has received a merger agreement signed by High
River Limited Partnership, an affiliate of Carl Icahn, increasing its
offer price for Morton's to $15.00 per share and removing the closing
condition that would have otherwise required Morton's to achieve a minimum
level of earnings. Morton's stated that the merger agreement has been
referred to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors and its
advisors for evaluation.
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