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      <font style="font-size: 12pt"><b>UNITED STATES</b></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>SECURITIES
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      8-K</b></font><br><br><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>CURRENT
      REPORT</b></font><br><br><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Pursuant
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            Date of report (date of earliest event reported):
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            <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>November
            24, 2009</b></font>
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            <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>BENIHANA
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            <b>Delaware</b>
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            <b>0-26396</b>
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            <b>65-0538630</b>
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            (Commission
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            <b>8685 Northwest 53rd Terrace, Miami, Florida</b>
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            <b>(305) 593-0770</b>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Item
      2.02&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</b></font>
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      On November 24, 2009, the Registrant issued a press release announcing
      its earnings for the fiscal second quarter 2010 ended October 11, 2009.
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      A copy of the press release is included with this Report as Exhibit 99.1.
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Item
      9.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b></font>
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      (c) Exhibit 99.1. Press Release of Benihana Inc. dated November 24, 2009.
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>SIGNATURES</b></font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Pursuant to
      the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
      registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
      undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</font>
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            <b>BENIHANA INC.</b>
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            Dated:
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          November 24, 2009
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            By: /s/ Jose I. Ortega
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            Jose I. Ortega
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            Vice President of Finance and<br>Chief Financial Officer
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Benihana
      Inc. Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2010 Results</b></font>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>-Conference
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      MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 24, 2009--Benihana Inc. (NASDAQ: BNHNA;
      BNHN), operator of the nation&#8217;s largest chain of Japanese theme and
      sushi restaurants, today reported results for its 12-week fiscal second
      quarter ended October 11, 2009.
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    <p>
      Richard C. Stockinger, Chief Executive Officer, said, &quot;In the fiscal
      second quarter, we experienced a lower than expected comparable sales
      trend which pressured our operating margins. Additionally, we launched
      our Benihana Teppanyaki Renewal Program, which is focused on improving
      guest perceptions as they relate to image, quality, consistency, and
      lack-of-Japan. The decline in sales, its impact on operating margins,
      and incremental cost increases associated with the Renewal Program
      negatively impacted our results, and we failed to meet the leverage
      ratio required under our credit agreement with Wachovia. That agreement
      has now been amended.&#8221;
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      Mr. Stockinger continued, &#8220;Despite the difficult challenges posed by the
      sluggish national economy, we believe that the substantial investments
      we have made&#8212;both through the extensive physical renovations we have
      completed to date and the ongoing Renewal Program&#8212;are necessary to
      ensure and enhance the long-term success of the Benihana Teppanyaki
      brand. While there can be no assurance that the Renewal Program will
      ultimately prove successful, we do believe that we are acting in the
      best long-term interest of the business, and are confident that these
      efforts will create significant value for our shareholders over time. At
      the same time, we are sensitive to the need to conserve cash and
      increase operating efficiencies, and toward that end, have hired a new
      Chief Operating Officer (Chris Ames) who has been charged with
      identifying opportunities to more effectively manage costs from
      restaurant operations, further developing and strengthening the
      restaurant operations management teams, and improving overall operating
      procedures.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Fiscal Second Quarter 2010 Results</b>
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    <p>
      For the fiscal second quarter of 2010, total revenues decreased 0.9% to
      $69.3 million, compared to $70.0 million in fiscal second quarter 2009.
      Total restaurant sales decreased 0.8% to $69.0 million in the second
      fiscal quarter 2010 from $69.6 million in the second fiscal quarter 2009.
    </p>
    <p>
      Company-wide comparable restaurant sales for the fiscal second quarter
      2010 were (9.9%), including (12.2%) at Benihana teppanyaki, 0.2% at RA
      Sushi, and (14.3%) at Haru. During the period, Benihana teppanyaki
      represented approximately 64.4% of consolidated restaurant sales, while
      RA Sushi and Haru accounted for 24.7% and 10.9% of consolidated
      restaurant sales, respectively. There were a total of 1,179
      store-operating weeks in the second fiscal quarter 2010 compared to
      1,055 store-operating weeks in the second fiscal quarter 2009.
    </p>
    <p>
      Restaurant operating profit for the fiscal second quarter of 2010 was
      $4.7 million, or 6.8% of restaurant sales, compared to $9.0 million, or
      12.9% of restaurant sales a year-ago.
    </p>
    <p>
      Marketing, general and administrative expenses for the fiscal second
      quarter of 2010 totaled $6.8 million, or 9.9% of restaurant sales,
      compared to $5.7 million, or 8.3% of restaurant sales in the same period
      last year.
    </p>
    <p>
      Loss from operations was $1.9 million for the fiscal second quarter of
      2010, compared to income from operations of $3.4 million in the prior
      year quarter.
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      Net loss for the fiscal second quarter of 2010 was $0.8 million, or
      $0.07 in diluted loss per share, compared to net income of $2.0 million,
      or $0.11 in diluted earnings per share in the same quarter last year.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Financing</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      As of the end of the fiscal second quarter 2010, the Company was not in
      compliance with the required leverage ratio under the terms of the line
      of credit with Wachovia, N.A. On November 23, 2009, Wachovia waived such
      noncompliance and the terms of the credit line were amended, as further
      discussed in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q, which is being filed
      concurrently. Under the amended terms, the amount available to borrow
      has been reduced to $40.5 million with further reductions over the
      remaining term. Additionally, the required financial covenants have been
      amended to provide additional operating flexibility. Consequently, the
      applicable margins charged on the borrowings will substantially increase.
    </p>
    <p>
      In anticipation of the scheduled maturity of the line of credit and in
      response to scheduled reductions in the amounts to be made available to
      the Company under the facility, the Board of Directors has appointed a
      special committee of independent directors to explore supplemental and
      alternative sources of financing that may be available to the Company.
      As a result, the special committee has authorized the filing of a
      Registration Statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933
      covering the sale of an indeterminate amount of the Company&#8217;s Class A
      Common Stock, Common Stock, preferred stock, debt securities, and
      subscription rights for an aggregate initial offering price totaling
      approximately $30,000,000. The Company also has under consideration the
      call of a special meeting of shareholders to consider and act upon an
      amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation increasing its authorized
      capital stock, which may be necessary in order to complete such a
      financing.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Development</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      The Company completed its Company-owned development plans for fiscal
      year 2010 with the opening of a RA Sushi restaurant in Leawood, Kansas
      during the fiscal second quarter. In addition, during the fiscal third
      quarter 2010, a new franchise partner is scheduled to open the first
      Benihana teppanyaki restaurant in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Withdrawal of Previous Fiscal Year 2010 Guidance</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      The continuing uncertainty in the current economic environment, as well
      as the impact on operations stemming from the implementation of the
      Benihana Teppanyaki Renewal Program, has obscured the Company&#8217;s ability
      to forecast results for the remainder of the fiscal year with sufficient
      confidence. The Company is therefore withdrawing the guidance previously
      provided for fiscal year 2010.
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      <b>FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</b>
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    <p>
      This current report contain various &#8220;forward-looking statements&#8221; within
      the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
      and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that
      involve substantial risks and uncertainties. When used in this current
      report and in any documents incorporated by reference herein, the words
      &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;expect&#8221; and
      similar expressions identify certain of such forward-looking statements.
      These forward-looking statements represent our expectations or beliefs
      concerning future events. Actual results, performance, or achievements
      could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed, or implied
      by the forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of a
      number of factors, either individually or in combination, including
      changes in consumer dining preferences, the reaction of our customers
      and employees to the Benihana Teppanyaki Renewal Program, fluctuations
      in commodity prices, availability of qualified employees, changes in the
      general economy and the availability and cost of credit, industry
      cyclicality, and in consumer disposable income, competition within the
      restaurant industry, availability of suitable restaurant locations,
      harsh weather conditions in areas in which we and our franchisees
      operate restaurants or plan to build new restaurants, acceptance of our
      concepts in new locations, changes in governmental laws and regulations
      affecting labor rates, employee benefits, and franchising, ability to
      complete restaurant construction and renovation programs and obtain
      governmental permits on a reasonably timely basis, an adverse outcome in
      the dispute between us and the former minority stockholders of Haru
      Holding Corp. and other factors that we cannot presently foresee.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Conference Call Today</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing
      888-715-1393, or for international callers, 913-312-1520. A replay will
      be available one hour after the call through December 1, 2009 and can be
      accessed by dialing 888-203-1112, or for international callers,
      719-457-0820; the conference ID is 7459864. The call will also be
      webcast live from the investor relations portion of the Company's
      website at <u>www.benihana.com</u>.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>About Benihana</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      Benihana Inc. (Nasdaq: BNHN and BNHNA) is the nation's leading operator
      of Japanese theme and sushi restaurants, with 64 Benihana, 25 RA Sushi
      and nine Haru restaurants. Famous for its entertaining chefs who present
      and prepare delicious Teppanyaki entrees at hibachi tables, as well as
      sushi and other Japanese favorites, Benihana introduced Japanese food to
      America in 1964. RA Sushi offers a subtly sexy and energetic experience
      with a hip ambience, and Haru is an urban, upscale sushi concept. In
      addition, twenty-two franchised Benihana restaurants operate in the
      U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean.
    </p>
    <p>
      To learn more about the Company and its three Japanese theme and sushi
      restaurant concepts, please view the corporate video at <u>www.benihana.com/about/video</u>.
    </p>
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      <tr>
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      <tr>
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          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
        </td>
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        <td colspan="16" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
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          &#160;
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        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>12-Oct-08</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Revenues</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          68,989
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          69,575
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (586
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -0.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Franchise fees and royalties
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          359
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          405
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (46
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          -11.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total revenues
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          69,348
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          69,980
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (632
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          -0.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Costs and Expenses</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Cost of food and beverage sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          16,646
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          16,899
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (253
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -1.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          47,661
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          43,720
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3,941
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          9.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant opening costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          160
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          248
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (88
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -35.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Marketing, general and administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          6,814
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          5,747
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          1,067
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          18.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          71,281
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          66,614
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          4,667
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          7.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (Loss) income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (1,933
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3,366
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (5,299
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -157.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Interest expense, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (407
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (334
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (73
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          21.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          %
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
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      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (Loss) income before income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (2,340
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3,032
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (5,372
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -177.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Income tax (benefit) provision
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (1,501
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          1,061
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (2,562
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          -241.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Net (loss) income</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (839
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,971
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (2,810
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -142.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Less: accretion of issuance costs and preferred stock dividends
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          250
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          251
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (1
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          -0.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          (1,089
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          1,720
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          (2,809
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          -163.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>(Loss) Earnings Per Share</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Basic (loss) earnings per common share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          (0.07
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          0.11
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          (0.18
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          -163.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Diluted (loss) earnings per common share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          (0.07
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          0.11
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          (0.18
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          -163.6
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
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      <tr>
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Basic
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          15,399
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          15,290
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          109
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          0.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          15,399
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          15,306
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          93
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          0.6
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="16">
          &#160;
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>(in thousands except per share data)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="7" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>Seven Periods Ended</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>11-Oct-09</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>12-Oct-08</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>$ Change</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>% Change</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Revenues</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          164,454
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          163,500
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          954
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Franchise fees and royalties
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          866
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          940
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (74
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          -7.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total revenues
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          165,320
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          164,440
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          880
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          0.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Costs and Expenses</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Cost of food and beverage sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          39,004
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          39,499
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (495
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -1.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          108,571
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          102,640
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          5,931
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          5.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant opening costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,063
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          983
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          80
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          8.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Marketing, general and administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          16,635
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          14,523
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2,112
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          14.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          165,273
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          157,645
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          7,628
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          4.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          47
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          6,795
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (6,748
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -99.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Interest expense, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (804
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (390
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (414
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          106.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
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      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (Loss) income before income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (757
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          6,405
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (7,162
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -111.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Income tax (benefit) provision
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (1,010
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2,242
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (3,252
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          -145.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Net income</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          253
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          4,163
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (3,910
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -93.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Less: accretion of issuance costs and preferred stock dividends
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          583
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          585
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          -0.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          (330
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          3,578
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          (3,908
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          -109.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>(Loss) Earnings Per Share</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Basic (loss) earnings per common share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          (0.02
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          0.23
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          (0.25
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          -108.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Diluted (loss) earnings per common share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          (0.02
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          0.23
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          (0.25
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          -108.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Weighted Average Shares Outstanding</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Basic
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          15,374
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          15,284
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          90
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          0.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          15,374
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          15,342
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          32
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          0.2
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="16">
          &#160;
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="14">
          &#160;
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          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
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        <td colspan="14" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Sales by Concept
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="14" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (Unaudited)
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="14">
          &#160;
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          <b>(in thousands)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
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        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
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        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          <b>12-Oct-08</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>$ Change</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>% Change</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Total restaurant sales by concept:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Benihana
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          44,429
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          46,413
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (1,984
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -4.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px">
          RA Sushi
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          17,071
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          14,420
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2,651
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          18.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Haru
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          7,489
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          8,742
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (1,253
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          -14.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          68,989
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          69,575
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          (586
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          -0.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Comparable restaurant sales by concept:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Benihana
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          40,599
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          46,248
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (5,649
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -12.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px">
          RA Sushi
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          14,453
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          14,420
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          33
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Haru
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          7,489
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          8,742
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (1,253
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          -14.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total comparable restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          62,541
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          69,410
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          (6,869
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          -9.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="14" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="14" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Sales by Concept
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="14" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>(in thousands)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="5" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>Seven Periods Ended</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>11-Oct-09</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>12-Oct-08</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>$ Change</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>% Change</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Total restaurant sales by concept:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Benihana
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          107,653
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          110,646
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (2,993
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -2.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px">
          RA Sushi
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          39,178
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          32,223
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          6,955
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          21.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Haru
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          17,623
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          20,631
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (3,008
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          -14.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          164,454
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          163,500
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          954
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          0.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Comparable restaurant sales by concept:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Benihana
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          96,518
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          110,565
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (14,047
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -12.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px">
          RA Sushi
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          32,884
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          32,223
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          661
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Haru
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          17,623
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          20,631
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (3,008
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          -14.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total comparable restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          147,025
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          163,419
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          (16,394
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          -10.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="14">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
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      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
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    </div>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px; width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="14">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="14" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="14" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant Operating Profit
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="14" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="14">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="14" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>(in thousands)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="5" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>Three Periods Ended</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>11-Oct-09</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>12-Oct-08</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>$ Change</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>% Change</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          68,989
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          69,575
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (586
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -0.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant operating expenses:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Cost of food and beverage sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          16,646
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          16,899
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (253
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -1.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Labor and related costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          25,458
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          24,039
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,419
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          5.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant supplies
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,924
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,684
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          240
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          14.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Credit card discounts
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,341
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,343
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -0.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Utilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2,444
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2,472
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (28
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -1.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Occupancy costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          4,840
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          4,412
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          428
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          9.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Depreciation and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          4,452
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          4,020
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          432
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          10.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          7,202
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          5,750
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          1,452
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          25.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          64,307
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          60,619
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          3,688
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          6.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant operating profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          4,682
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          8,956
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          (4,274
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          -47.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="14">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="14">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="14">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant Operating Profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>(in thousands)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="12">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="5" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>Seven Periods Ended</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>11-Oct-09</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>12-Oct-08</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>$ Change</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>% Change</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          164,454
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          163,500
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          954
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant operating expenses:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Cost of food and beverage sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          39,004
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          39,499
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (495
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -1.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Labor and related costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          58,774
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          57,645
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,129
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant supplies
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          4,436
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3,979
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          457
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          11.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Credit card discounts
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3,154
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3,138
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          16
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Utilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          5,217
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          5,199
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          18
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Occupancy costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          11,308
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          10,223
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,085
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          10.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Depreciation and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          10,115
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          9,601
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          514
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          5.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          15,567
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          12,855
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2,712
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          21.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          147,575
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          142,139
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          5,436
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          3.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant operating profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          16,879
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          21,361
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          (4,482
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          -21.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="14">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="5">
          &#160;
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="5" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="5" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant Operating Margins
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="5" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="5">
          &#160;
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      <tr>
        <td>

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        <td>
          &#160;
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        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>Three Periods Ended</b>
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>11-Oct-09</b>
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>12-Oct-08</b>
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      <tr>
        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td>
          &#160;
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        <td>

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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          100.00%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          100.00%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant operating expenses:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Cost of food and beverage sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          24.13%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          24.29%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Labor and related costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          36.90%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          34.55%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant supplies
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2.79%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2.42%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Credit card discounts
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1.94%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1.93%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Utilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3.54%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3.55%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Occupancy costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          7.02%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          6.34%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Depreciation and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          6.45%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          5.78%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          10.44%
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          8.26%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          93.21%
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          87.13%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
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      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant operating profit margin
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          6.79%
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          12.87%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant Operating Margins
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>Seven Periods Ended</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>11-Oct-09</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>12-Oct-08</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          100.00%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          100.00%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant operating expenses:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Cost of food and beverage sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          23.72%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          24.16%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Labor and related costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          35.74%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          35.26%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant supplies
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2.70%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2.43%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Credit card discounts
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1.92%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1.92%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Utilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3.17%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3.18%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Occupancy costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          6.88%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          6.25%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Depreciation and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          6.15%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          5.87%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          9.47%
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          7.86%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          89.74%
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          86.94%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Restaurant operating profit margin
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          10.26%
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          13.06%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="5">
          &#160;
        </td>
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        <div style="text-align: center">
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        </div>
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="7">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="7" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="7" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Balance Sheet Data
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="7" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="7">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="7" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>(in thousands)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>11-Oct-09</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>29-Mar-09</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Assets</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,736
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3,891
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          16,617
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          13,621
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          18,353
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          17,512
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Property and equipment, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          201,458
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          203,299
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Goodwill
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          18,020
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          18,020
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          18,410
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          18,296
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          256,241
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          257,127
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Liabilities and Stockholders&#8217; Equity</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          40,022
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          36,566
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          40,022
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          36,566
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Long-term debt&#8212;bank
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          28,142
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          33,351
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          15,360
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          15,237
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          83,524
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          85,154
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Convertible preferred stock
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          19,583
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          19,536
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total stockholders&#8217; equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          153,134
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          152,437
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          256,241
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          257,127
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
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    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>ICR<br>Raphael Gross or Tom Ryan, 203-682-8200
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