NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Morton's Restaurant Group, Inc., which owns and operates the Morton's steakhouse restaurants, today announced the election of Robert A. Goldschmidt to the board of directors of its parent company and his appointment as chairman of the audit committee.

"Bob Goldschmidt's diverse financial and management experience makes him a valuable and welcome addition to our board and to our audit committee," said Thomas J. Baldwin, chairman and chief executive of Morton's Restaurant Group.

Goldschmidt previously served as the chief financial officer for the Archdiocese of New York from November 1994 to February 2002. His responsibilities included financial oversight and revitalizing financial planning and controls for all of the archdiocese's parishes, schools, hospitals, nursing homes and the numerous other agencies of Catholic Charities.

Goldschmidt is a certified public accountant and a professional engineer. He is currently retired and, from time to time, serves as an independent consultant. He resides in Scarborough, New York.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Except for the historical information contained in this news release, the matters addressed are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risks of the restaurant industry, including a highly competitive industry with many well-established competitors with greater financial and other resources than the Company, the impact of changes in consumer tastes, local, regional and national economic and market conditions, restaurant profitability levels, expansion plans, demographic trends, traffic patterns, employee availability, benefits and cost increases, product safety and availability, government regulation, the Company's ability to maintain adequate financing facilities and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may vary. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

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