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Exhibit 99.1
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LRI Holdings, Inc., the Parent Company of Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc., Announces Financial Results for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2013

Nashville, Tenn. – December 11, 2012 – LRI Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc., today announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2013 ended October 28, 2012.

   
Thirteen weeks ended
 
(In thousands)
 
October 28, 2012
   
October 30, 2011
 
             
Net sales
  $ 150,258     $ 143,773  
Net loss
    (10,061 )     (3,284 )
Adjusted EBITDA
    12,061       13,297  
 
Selected Highlights for the First Quarter 2013 Compared to the First Quarter 2012:
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Opened five new company-owned Logan’s Roadhouse® restaurants during the first quarter 2013.
§  
Net sales increased 4.5% to $150.3 million from $143.8 million.
§  
Comparable restaurant sales declined 2.3% as an average check increase of 2.4%, was more than offset by a customer traffic decrease of 4.5%.
§  
Net loss of $10.1 million compared to a net loss of $3.3 million.
§  
Adjusted EBITDA decreased 9.3% to $12.1 million from $13.3 million. (*)
 
(*) Please see reconciliation table at the end of this release.
 
Thomas Vogel, President, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc., stated, “Our results in the first quarter of fiscal year 2013 were largely in line with recent periods, as negative comparable store sales de-leveraged our restaurant operating profit and resulted in lower Adjusted EBITDA contribution compared to the prior-year period.  While the economic sensitivities of our guest base are impacting our ability to rebuild traffic, we are making strategic progress to improve the differentiation and effectiveness of our advertising, and we have been successful in increasing our alcohol sales through our bar refresh program.  We are hopeful that over time, these efforts will lead to attracting new guests and encouraging more repeat visits.”
 
Mr. Vogel concluded, “We are executing on our operations and business initiatives and believe that we are employing the appropriate strategies to strengthen the Logan’s Roadhouse brand over the long term.  Our development plans are centered on backfilling existing markets, and we plan to open 13 restaurants this year, which will all be funded through operating cash flows and lease financing.  We are facing our near term challenges head-on and feel confident in our positioning and long term opportunities.”
 
Additional discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations can be found in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended October 28, 2012.  It is available at www.logansroadhouse.com under the investor relations section.
 
Conference Call
 
The Company will host a conference call on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. ET to discuss its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2013.  The conference call will be hosted by Thomas Vogel, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Amy Bertauski, Chief Financial Officer.
 
The domestic dial-in number for the call is 888-708-5699, and the international dial-in number is 913-312-1448.  Please call approximately 10 minutes in advance to ensure that you are connected prior to the presentation.  A telephone replay will be available beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 13, 2012 through 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, December 13, 2013, and may be accessed by using the domestic replay number 877-870-5176 or the international replay number 858-384-5517; the passcode is 6461228.

 
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About Logan’s Roadhouse
 
Logan’s opened its first restaurant in 1991 in Lexington, KY, and has grown as an affordable, full-service restaurant chain to 227 company-owned and 26 franchised Logan's Roadhouse restaurants in 23 states with approximately 15,000 employees.  The Company’s mission is to recreate the traditional American roadhouse by offering consumers value-oriented, high quality, “craveable” meals for lunch and dinner served in the hospitable tradition and distinctive atmosphere reminiscent of an American roadhouse of the 1930’s and 1940’s.  Logan’s menu features specially seasoned aged steaks, fresh ground steak burgers, fresh chicken dishes and salads, fall-off-the-bone ribs, distinctive fresh-baked yeast rolls and bottomless buckets of peanuts.  LRI Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of Logan’s Roadhouse.
 
Contact
Investor Relations
InvestorRelations@logansroadhouse.com
(855) 255-2789

 
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LRI HOLDINGS, INC CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
(unaudited)
           
   
Thirteen weeks ended
 
(In thousands)
 
October 28, 2012
   
October 30, 2011
 
Revenues:
           
  Net sales
  $ 150,258     $ 143,773  
  Franchise fees and royalties
    512       507  
     Total revenues
    150,770       144,280  
Costs and expenses:
               
  Restaurant operating costs:
               
     Cost of goods sold
    49,940       47,889  
     Labor and other related expenses
    45,706       43,672  
     Occupancy costs
    12,768       11,719  
     Other restaurant operating expenses
    24,661       23,157  
  Depreciation and amortization
    5,312       4,772  
  Pre-opening expenses
    911       1,590  
  General and administrative
    7,321       6,185  
     Total costs and expenses
    146,619       138,984  
     Operating income
    4,151       5,296  
Interest expense, net
    10,149       9,368  
     Loss before income taxes
    (5,998 )     (4,072 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
    4,063       (788 )
     Net loss
  $ (10,061 )   $ (3,284 )


 
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LRI HOLDINGS, INC. CONDENSDED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
           
             
(In thousands, except share data)
 
October 28, 2012
   
July 29, 2012
 
ASSETS
 
(unaudited)
       
Current assets:
           
  Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 3,628     $ 21,732  
  Receivables
    8,970       8,288  
  Inventories
    12,674       12,349  
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    5,781       4,294  
  Income taxes receivable
    -       3,911  
  Deferred income taxes
    2,046       2,046  
     Total current assets
    33,099       52,620  
Property and equipment, net
    240,144       239,553  
Other assets
    18,102       18,527  
Goodwill
    284,078       284,078  
Tradename
    71,694       71,694  
Other intangible assets, net
    20,834       21,354  
     Total assets
  $ 667,951     $ 687,826  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
  Accounts payable
  $ 19,977     $ 21,193  
  Payable to RHI
    260       50  
  Income taxes payable
    3,838       -  
  Other current liabilities and accrued expenses
    35,818       55,268  
     Total current liabilities
    59,893       76,511  
Long-term debt
    361,000       355,000  
Deferred income taxes
    32,561       32,561  
Other long-term obligations
    40,506       39,702  
     Total liabilities
    493,960       503,774  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 4)
    -       -  
Stockholder’s equity:
               
  Common stock ($0.01 par value; 100 shares authorized; 1 share issued and outstanding)
    -       -  
  Additional paid-in capital
    230,000       230,000  
  Retained deficit
    (56,009 )     (45,948 )
     Total stockholder’s equity
    173,991       184,052  
     Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
  $ 667,951     $ 687,826  


 
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LRI HOLDINGS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
(unaudited)
           
   
Thirteen weeks ended
 
(In thousands)
 
October 28, 2012
   
October 30, 2011
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
  Net loss
  $ (10,061 )   $ (3,284 )
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
  used in operating activities:
               
    Depreciation and amortization
    5,312       4,772  
    Other amortization
    521       (188 )
    Loss on sale/disposal of property and equipment
    139       301  
    Amortization of deferred gain on sale and leaseback transactions
    (9 )     (1 )
    Share-based compensation expense
    218       250  
    Deferred income taxes
    -       988  
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
    Receivables
    (682 )     (921 )
    Inventories
    (325 )     (630 )
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    (1,487 )     (1,240 )
    Other non-current assets and intangibles
    (258 )     (959 )
    Accounts payable
    (1,164 )     792  
    Payable to RHI
    (8 )     (4 )
    Income taxes payable/receivable
    7,749       (1,967 )
    Other current liabilities and accrued expenses
    (19,450 )     (13,147 )
    Other long-term obligations
    1,091       1,089  
       Net cash used in operating activities
    (18,414 )     (14,149 )
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
  Purchase of property and equipment
    (7,551 )     (13,493 )
  Proceeds from sale and leaseback transactions, net of expenses
    1,861       -  
       Net cash used in investing activities
    (5,690 )     (13,493 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
  Borrowings on revolving credit facility
    6,000       12,100  
       Net cash provided by financing activities
    6,000       12,100  
       Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (18,104 )     (15,542 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    21,732       19,103  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 3,628     $ 3,561  


 
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Forward-Looking Statements
 
This press release contains statements about future events and expectations that constitute forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “plan,” “seek,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe” or the negative thereof or similar terminology.  These statements are based on management’s beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future financial and operating performance and growth plans, taking into account the information currently available.  These statements are not statements of historical fact.  Examples of forward-looking statements in this press release include our targets for future new unit growth and the expectation that our new restaurants will be funded through operating cash flows and lease financing.  Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from the expectations of future results we express or imply in any forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on such statements.  Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 29, 2012, and subsequent periodic reports that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, for a discussion of risk factors that may contribute to these differences.  Any forward-looking information presented herein is made only as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or otherwise.
 
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
 
This press release also contains non-GAAP financial measures such as EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDAR.  The Company believes that these measures, together with reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP measure, are helpful to both management and investors in understanding and analyzing financial performance.  However, the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.  These non-GAAP measures have limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP financial measures.
 
To the extent we discuss any non-GAAP financial measures on the earnings call, a reconciliation of each measure to the most directly comparable GAAP measure is available in this press release. In addition, the Current Report on Form 8-K furnished to the SEC concurrent with the issuance of this press release includes a more detailed description of each of these non-GAAP financial measures, together with a discussion of the usefulness and purpose of such measures.
 
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net loss, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR.
 
   
Thirteen weeks ended
 
(In thousands)
 
October 28, 2012
   
October 30, 2011
 
Net loss
  $ (10,061 )   $ (3,284 )
Interest expense, net
    10,149       9,368  
Income tax expense (benefit)
    4,063       (788 )
Depreciation and amortization
    5,312       4,772  
     EBITDA
    9,463       10,068  
Adjustments
               
Sponsor management fees(a)
    250       250  
Non-cash asset write-offs:
               
  Loss on disposal of property and equipment(b)
    138       295  
Restructuring costs(c)
    167       -  
Pre-opening expenses (excluding rent)(d)
    755       1,298  
Losses on sales of property(e)
    1       6  
Non-cash rent adjustment(f)
    965       1,120  
Costs related to the Transactions(g)
    20       (3 )
Non-cash stock-based compensation(h)
    218       250  
Other adjustments(i)
    84       13  
     Adjusted EBITDA
    12,061       13,297  
Cash rent expense(j)
    9,715       8,831  
     Adjusted EBITDAR
  $ 21,776     $ 22,128  
 


 
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(a)  
Sponsor management fees consist of fees paid to certain affiliates of Kelso & Company, L.P. (the “Kelso Affiliates”) under an advisory agreement.
(b)  
Loss on disposal of property and equipment consists of the loss on disposal or retirement of assets that are not fully depreciated.
(c)  
Restructuring costs include severance and other related charges.
(d)  
Pre-opening expenses (excluding rent) include expenses directly associated with the opening of a new restaurant.
(e)  
We recognize losses in connection with the sale and leaseback of restaurants when the fair value of the property being sold is less than the undepreciated cost of the property.
(f)  
Non-cash rent adjustments represent the non-cash rent expense calculated as the difference between GAAP rent expense and amounts payable in cash under the leases during such time period. In measuring our operational performance, we focus on our cash rent payments.
(g)  
Costs related to the Transactions include legal, professional, and other fees incurred in connection with our acquisition by the Kelso Affiliates (the “Transactions”).
(h)  
Non-cash stock-based compensation represents compensation expense recognized for time-based stock options issued by RHI.
(i)  
Other adjustments include ongoing expenses of closed restaurants, as well as non-recurring professional fees, inventory write-offs, employee termination buyouts and incidental charges related to restaurant closings.
(j)  
Cash rent expense represents actual cash payments required under our leases.

 
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