Exhibit 12

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: NE Restaurant Company, Inc.
         Contact:  Paul Hoagland,
         Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
         Phone:  (508) 870-9200
         Fax:  (508) 870-9201

    Westborough,  MA,  June 16, 1998 -- NE  Restaurant  Company,  Inc.  ("NERC")
announced today that it has extended the expiration date of the tender offer for
all  outstanding  shares of Common Stock of  Bertucci's,  Inc.  (NASD:  BERT) at
$10.50 per share commenced on May 20, 1998 through its wholly-owned  subsidiary,
NERC Acquisition Corp.

    As extended,  the offer and withdrawal  rights will now expire at 5:30 P.M.,
New York City  time,  on  Friday,  July 10,  1998,  unless  the offer is further
extended.  As of the close of business  on June 15,  1998,  3,849,575  shares of
Bertucci's Common Stock  (constituting  approximately  41.6% of the Common Stock
outstanding on a fully diluted basis) had been tendered pursuant to the offer.

    As stated in the Offer to Purchase,  NERC and NERC Acquisition  Corp. expect
to obtain $90 million of the approximately  $128.8 million of required financing
for the offer and related  transactions through the private placement under Rule
144A of $90 million  principal amount of Senior Notes through Chase  Securities,
Inc. and  BancBoston  Securities  Inc. NERC said that the extension of the offer
was  required  in order to  provide  additional  time in which to  complete  the
documentation and marketing of such Senior Notes.

    As  previously  announced,  the tender  offer is being made  pursuant to the
terms of a Merger Agreement among NERC, NERC  Acquisition  Corp. and Bertucci's.
In the merger to occur following consummation of the tender offer, each share of
Bertucci's  common stock which is outstanding and not purchased  pursuant to the
tender offer will be converted into the right to receive $10.50 in cash.

    NERC,  headquartered  in Westborough,  Massachusetts,  operates two distinct
restaurant concepts: Chili's Grill and Bar ("Chili's") and On The Border ("OTB")
restaurants. NERC operates 33 restaurants, including 31 Chili's and two OTB's in
five New England  states.  NERC  develops  and operates  its  restaurants  under
franchise agreements with Brinker International, Inc.