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            3401 West End Avenue, Suite 260, P.O. Box 24300, Nashville,
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      <b>Introduction and Background</b>
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      On July 30, 2012, J.&#160;Alexander&#8217;s Corporation, a Tennessee corporation (&#8220;<u>J.&#160;Alexander&#8217;s</u>&#8221;
      or the &#8220;<u>Company</u>&#8221;), entered into an Amended and Restated
      Agreement and Plan of Merger (the &#8220;<u>Merger Agreement</u>&#8221;), by
      and among J.&#160;Alexander&#8217;s, Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a Delaware<b>
      </b>corporation (&#8220;<u>Fidelity</u>&#8221; or &#8220;<u>Parent</u>&#8221;),
      New Athena Merger Sub, Inc., a Tennessee corporation and an indirect,
      wholly owned subsidiary of Fidelity (&#8220;<u>Merger Sub</u>&#8221;),
      American Blue Ribbon Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an
      indirect, majority-owned subsidiary of Parent (&#8220;<u>ABRH</u>&#8221;),
      Athena Merger Sub, Inc., a Tennessee corporation and a direct, wholly
      owned subsidiary of ABRH, and Fidelity Newport Holdings, LLC, a Delaware
      limited liability company and an indirect, majority-owned restaurant
      operating subsidiary of Fidelity. On September 5, 2012, J.&#160;Alexander&#8217;s,
      Fidelity and Merger Sub entered into a First Amendment to the Merger
      Agreement (the &#8220;<u>First Amendment</u>&#8221;). Pursuant to the Merger
      Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, upon the terms and subject
      to the conditions thereof, Merger Sub commenced a tender offer (the &#8220;<u>Offer</u>&#8221;)
      to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock, $0.05 par
      value per share, of the Company (the &#8220;<u>Shares</u>&#8221;) at a
      purchase price of $14.50 per share, net to the seller thereof in cash
      (the &#8220;<u>Offer Price</u>&#8221;), without interest and subject to any
      required withholding of taxes.
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      On September 20, 2012, Parent announced the expiration of the Offer,
      which expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 19, 2012.
      Merger Sub purchased a total of 4,451,627 Shares pursuant to the Offer
      (excluding 321,133 Shares subject to guarantees of delivery), which
      constituted approximately 73.75% of the then issued and outstanding
      Shares.
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      On September 20, 2012, Fidelity and the Company also announced that
      Merger Sub was commencing a subsequent offering period to acquire the
      remaining untendered Shares. The subsequent offering period expired at
      5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Wednesday, September 26, 2012.
      Pursuant to the subsequent offering period, Merger Sub acquired a total
      of 6,703,418 Shares (including 1,374,503 Shares purchased from the
      Company by Fidelity by exercise of the Top-Up Option (as described in
      Item 3.02 below) and subsequently transferred to Purchaser), which
      constitutes approximately 90.5% of the issued and outstanding Shares.
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      <b>Item 3.02 &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.</b>
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      Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company granted Fidelity an
      irrevocable option (the &#8220;<u>Top-Up Option</u>&#8221;) to purchase from
      the Company, at a price per share equal to the Offer Price paid in the
      Offer, up to that number of newly issued shares of J. Alexander&#8217;s common
      stock (the &#8220;<u>Top-Up Option Shares</u>&#8221;) that, when added to the
      number of Shares owned by Fidelity (or any of its subsidiaries) at the
      time of the exercise of the Top-Up Option, would constitute one share
      more than 90% of the shares of J. Alexander&#8217;s common stock then
      outstanding on a fully-diluted basis (as defined in the Merger
      Agreement) (the &#8220;<u>Short-Form Threshold</u>&#8221;).
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      On September 26, 2012, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement,
      Fidelity exercised the Top-Up Option and purchased directly from the
      Company 1,374,503 Top-Up Option Shares at a price per Share equal to the
      Offer Price. Fidelity remitted the purchase price for the Top-Up Option
      Shares to the Company in the form of cash equal to $68,725.15 plus a
      non-negotiable, non-transferrable promissory note issued by Fidelity in
      the aggregate principal amount of $19,861,568.35, bearing simple
      interest at a per annum rate of 1.5%, with principal and interest due
      one year after issuance, pre-payable in whole or in part without premium
      or penalty. Immediately following the issuance of the Top-Up Option
      Shares to Fidelity, Fidelity caused the Top-Up Option Shares to be
      transferred to Merger Sub.
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      The Top-Up Option Shares were issued without registration under the
      Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;<u>Securities Act</u>&#8221;),
      in reliance upon an exemption from registration pursuant to Section
      4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, as a transaction by an issuer not
      involving a public offering.
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      The Top-Up Option Shares, when combined with the number of Shares owned
      by Merger Sub immediately prior to the exercise of the Top-Up Option,
      represent a number in excess of the Short-Form Threshold. The attainment
      of the Short-Form Threshold by Fidelity and Merger Sub will permit the
      completion of a &#8220;short-form&#8221; merger under applicable Tennessee law,
      without a vote of any shareholder of the Company. After a one-month
      waiting period required under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act
      (the &#8220;<u>TBCA</u>&#8221;), Merger Sub intends to merge with and into the
      Company in accordance with the &#8220;short-form&#8221; merger and other applicable
      provisions of the TBCA. Following the merger, the Company will become an
      indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Fidelity. As a result of the
      merger, any Shares not tendered will be cancelled and will be converted
      into the right to receive the same $14.50 in cash per Share, without
      interest and less any applicable withholding taxes, that was paid in the
      Offer.
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      <b>Item 5.02 &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
      of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements
      of Certain Officers.</b>
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      On September 27, 2012, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement,
      the number of directors comprising the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors (the
      &#8220;<u>Board</u>&#8221;) was increased to eight persons, and Hazem Ouf was
      appointed to the Board. Information concerning Mr. Ouf was previously
      disclosed in Amendment No. 3 to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule
      TO filed by Fidelity, Merger Sub and Fidelity National Special
      Opportunities, Inc. on September 17, 2012.
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      As of the date of this Current Report, the Mr. Ouf is not expected to be
      named to any committee of the Board. The Company is not aware of any
      relationships or transactions in which Mr. Ouf has or will have an
      interest, or was or is a party, requiring disclosure under Item 404(a)
      of Regulation S-K. Mr. Ouf has waived all cash and equity compensation
      to which he is entitled in connection with his service on the Board.
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      <u><b>Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements</b></u>
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    <p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 30.0px">
      The Company cautions that certain information contained in this
      communication, particularly information regarding the consummation of
      the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, is
      forward-looking information that involves risks, uncertainties and other
      factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
      expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
      statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as &#8220;may,&#8221;
      &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;project,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221;
      &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;target,&#8221; &#8220;forecast,&#8221; and other words and terms of similar
      meaning. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
      materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking
      statements include, among other things: the effects of disruptions from
      the transaction; the risk of shareholder litigation in connection with
      the transaction and any related significant costs of defense,
      indemnification and liability; and the possibility that various closing
      conditions for the transaction may not be satisfied or waived. There can
      be no assurance that the proposed transactions will in fact be
      consummated.
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    <p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 30.0px">
      Additional information about these and other material factors or
      assumptions underlying such forward looking statements are set forth in
      the reports that the Company files from time to time with the SEC,
      including those items listed under the &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; heading in Item
      1.A of the Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
      January 1, 2012, as well as the solicitation/recommendation statement on
      Schedule 14D-9 filed by the Company, as amended. These forward-looking
      statements reflect the Company&#8217;s expectations as of the date of this
      Form 8-K. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update these
      forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information
      becomes available or other events occur in the future, except as may be
      required by law.
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>SIGNATURE</b></font>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to
      the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
      has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
      undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.</font><br><br>
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          September 27, 2012
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