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Exhibit 99.1
NEWS RELEASE
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R. Jeffrey Williams
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Scott Brittain | |
Chief Financial Officer
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Corporate Communications Inc. | |
OCharleys Inc.
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(615) 254-3376 ext. 308 | |
(615) 782-8982 |
OCHARLEYS INC. REPORTS RESIGNATION OF
OCHARLEYS CONCEPT PRESIDENT
OCHARLEYS CONCEPT PRESIDENT
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 22, 2011 OCharleys Inc. (NASDAQ: CHUX) today announced that Wilson L.
Craft, OCharleys Concept President, has resigned to pursue other opportunities. OCharleys, Inc.
President and CEO David W. Head will serve as interim Concept President while the Company conducts
a nationwide search to fill the position.
For the past two years, Wilson Craft has led our OCharleys concept through an unusually
challenging environment for the casual dining industry, said Head. His diligence and leadership
have been an asset to our organization and have helped OCharleys make tangible strides toward
enhancing the guest experience. We appreciate his contributions to these improvements and wish him
well in his future endeavors.
About OCharleys Inc.
OCharleys Inc., headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, is a multi-concept restaurant company
that operates or franchises a total of 343 restaurants under three brands: OCharleys, Ninety Nine
Restaurant, and Stoney River Legendary Steaks. The OCharleys concept includes 227 restaurants in
18 states in the Southeast and Midwest, including 221 company-owned and operated OCharleys
restaurants, and 6 restaurants operated by franchisees. The menu, with an emphasis on fresh
preparation, features several specialty items, such as hand-cut and aged USDA choice steaks, a
variety of seafood and chicken, freshly baked yeast rolls, fresh salads with special-recipe salad
dressings and signature caramel pie. The Ninety Nine concept includes 106 restaurants throughout
New England and upstate New York. Ninety Nine has earned a strong reputation as a friendly,
comfortable place to gather and enjoy great American food and drink at a terrific price. The menu
features a wide selection of appetizers, salads, sandwiches, burgers, entrees and desserts. The
Stoney River Legendary Steaks concept includes 10 restaurants in six states in the Southeast and
Midwest. This steakhouse concept appeals to both upscale casual-dining and fine-dining guests by
offering high-quality food and attentive customer service typical of high-end steakhouses, but at
more moderate prices.
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