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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended January 29, 2012
- or -
¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                  to                 
Commission File Number: 333-173579
 
LRI Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
Delaware
 
20-5894571
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
   
3011 Armory Drive, Suite 300, Nashville, Tennessee  37204
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
(615) 885-9056
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  x Yes    ¨ No
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). x Yes    ¨ No
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 Large accelerated filer ¨
 
Accelerated filer ¨
 
Non-accelerated filer x
 
Smaller reporting company ¨
   
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    ¨ Yes    x No
 
As of March 12, 2012, the registrant has 1 Common Unit, $0.01 par value, outstanding (which is owned by Roadhouse Parent Inc., the registrant’s direct owner), and is not publicly traded.
 
 


 

 
 

 
 
LRI HOLDINGS, INC.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JANUARY 29, 2012
 
 
           
       
         
         
         
         
         
       
       
       
           
       
       
       
Item 6.    Exhibits        26  
         
 


 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share data)
 
 
January 29, 2012
   
July 31, 2011
 
ASSETS
 
 
(unaudited)
       
Current assets:
 
           
  Cash and cash equivalents
 
  $ 11,860     $ 19,103  
  Receivables
 
    8,994       9,960  
  Inventories
 
    11,756       11,370  
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
    4,535       3,367  
  Income taxes receivable
 
    5,130       3,688  
  Deferred income taxes
 
    2,202       2,207  
     Total current assets
 
    44,477       49,695  
Property and equipment, net
 
    242,877       232,940  
Other assets
 
    19,233       19,492  
Goodwill
 
    332,604       331,788  
Tradename
 
    71,694       71,694  
Other intangible assets, net
 
    22,395       23,215  
     Total assets
 
  $ 733,280     $ 728,824  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
 
               
Current liabilities:
 
               
  Accounts payable
 
  $ 18,364     $ 17,573  
  Intercompany payable
 
    1,287       802  
  Other current liabilities and accrued expenses
 
    54,987       52,315  
     Total current liabilities
 
    74,638       70,690  
Long-term debt
 
    355,000       355,000  
Deferred income taxes
 
    38,178       37,746  
Other long-term obligations
 
    37,613       34,808  
     Total liabilities
 
    505,429       498,244  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)
 
    -       -  
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) earnings
 
    (2,149 )     580  
     Total stockholder’s equity
 
    227,851       230,580  
     Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
 
  $ 733,280     $ 728,824  
 
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
(In thousands)
 
 
Thirteen weeks ended January 29, 2012 (Successor)
   
Thirteen weeks ended January 30, 2011 (Successor)
   
Twenty-six weeks ended January 29, 2012 (Successor)
   
Period from October 4, 2010 to January 30, 2011 (Successor)
   
Period from August 2, 2010 to October 3, 2010 (Predecessor)
 
Revenues:
 
                             
  Net sales
 
  $ 156,876     $ 145,480     $ 300,649     $ 187,306     $ 93,762  
  Franchise fees and royalties
 
    530       516       1,037       670       348  
     Total revenues
 
    157,406       145,996       301,686       187,976       94,110  
Costs and expenses:
 
                                       
  Restaurant operating costs:
 
                                       
     Cost of goods sold
 
    51,446       47,099       99,335       60,888       29,172  
     Labor and other related expenses
 
    45,918       43,203       89,590       55,505       28,578  
     Occupancy costs
 
    12,210       11,013       23,929       13,979       8,046  
     Other restaurant operating expenses
 
    24,118       20,963       47,275       26,988       15,478  
  Depreciation and amortization
 
    5,017       4,419       9,789       5,511       3,112  
  Pre-opening expenses
 
    1,478       1,117       3,068       1,383       783  
  General and administrative
 
    6,206       5,977       12,391       17,986       14,440  
  Impairment and store closing charges
 
    108       -       108       -       -  
     Total costs and expenses
 
    146,501       133,791       285,485       182,240       99,609  
     Operating income (loss)
 
    10,905       12,205       16,201       5,736       (5,499 )
Interest expense, net
 
    10,122       10,330       19,490       13,462       3,147  
Other income, net
 
    -       (15 )     -       (15 )     (182 )
     Income (loss) before income taxes
 
    783       1,890       (3,289 )     (7,711 )     (8,464 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
 
    228       800       (560 )     (2,753 )     (8,240 )
     Net income (loss)
 
    555       1,090       (2,729 )     (4,958 )     (224 )
Undeclared preferred dividend
 
    -       -       -       -       (2,270 )
     Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
 
  $ 555     $ 1,090     $ (2,729 )   $ (4,958 )   $ (2,494 )
 
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(unaudited)

                     
Total
       
         
Additional
   
Retained
   
stockholders’
   
Preferred
 
   
Common
   
paid-in
   
earnings
   
equity
   
Shares
   
Amount
 
(In thousands, except share data)
 
 
Shares
   
Amount
   
capital
   
(deficit)
 
   
(Permanent)
   
(Temporary)
   
(Temporary)
 
                                           
Balances at August 1, 2010 (Predecessor)
 
    992,427     $ 10     $ 12,831     $ 20,772     $ 33,613       64,508     $ 60,170  
  Net loss
 
    -       -       -       (224 )     (224 )     -       -  
Balances at October 3, 2010 (Predecessor)
 
    992,427     $ 10     $ 12,831     $ 20,548     $ 33,389       64,508     $ 60,170  
                                                         
Balances at October 4, 2010 (Date of Transactions)
 
    -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -       -     $ -  
  Capital contribution
 
    1       -       230,000       -       230,000       -       -  
  Net loss
 
    -       -       -       (4,958 )     (4,958 )     -       -  
Balances at January 30, 2011 (Successor)
 
    1     $ -     $ 230,000     $ (4,958 )   $ 225,042       -     $ -  
                                                         
Balances at July 31, 2011 (Successor)
 
    1     $ -     $ 230,000     $ 580     $ 230,580       -     $ -  
  Net loss
 
    -       -       -       (2,729 )     (2,729 )     -       -  
Balances at January 29, 2012 (Successor)
 
    1     $ -     $ 230,000     $ (2,149 )   $ 227,851       -     $ -  
 

 
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
(In thousands)
 
 
Twenty-six weeks ended January 29, 2012 (Successor)
   
Period from October 4, 2010 to January 30, 2011 (Successor)
   
Period from August 2, 2010 to October 3, 2010 (Predecessor)
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
                 
  Net loss
 
  $ (2,729 )   $ (4,958 )   $ (224 )
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in)
  operating activities:
 
                       
    Depreciation and amortization
 
    9,789       5,511       3,112  
    Other amortization
 
    293       1,747       241  
    Unrealized gain on interest rate swap
 
    -       -       (182 )
    Loss on sale/disposal of property and equipment
 
    477       224       203  
    Amortization of deferred gain on sale and leaseback transactions
 
    (6 )     (1 )     (18 )
    Impairment charges for long-lived assets
 
    108       -       -  
    Share-based compensation expense
 
    490       -       -  
    Tax benefit upon cancellation/exercise of Predecessor stock options
 
    -       -       6,431  
    Deferred income taxes
 
    437       -       (10,701 )
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
                       
    Receivables
 
    966       (1,454 )     126  
    Inventories
 
    (386 )     (222 )     (205 )
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
    (1,168 )     4,256       1,668  
    Other non-current assets and intangibles
 
    (1,395 )     (274 )     (179 )
    Accounts payable
 
    795       (199 )     413  
    Intercompany payable
 
    (5 )     -       -  
    Income taxes payable / receivable
 
    (1,442 )     (2,748 )     (3,985 )
    Other current liabilities and accrued expenses
 
    2,672       (7,720 )     4,942  
    Other long-term obligations
 
    2,853       1,794       1,022  
       Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
 
    11,749       (4,044 )     2,664  
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
                       
  Acquisition of LRI Holdings, net of cash acquired
 
    -       (311,633 )     -  
  Purchase of property and equipment
 
    (25,397 )     (12,989 )     (7,036 )
  Proceeds from sale and leaseback transactions, net of expenses
 
    6,405       1,793       1,656  
       Net cash used in investing activities
 
    (18,992 )     (322,829 )     (5,380 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
                       
  Proceeds from issuance of Senior Secured Notes
 
    -       355,000       -  
  Payments for debt issuance costs
 
    -       (18,937 )     -  
  Contribution from parent
 
    -       230,000       -  
  Repayment of Predecessor’s senior secured credit facility
 
    -       (132,825 )     -  
  Repayment of Predecessor’s senior subordinated unsecured mezzanine
  term notes, including prepayment premium
 
    -       (87,576 )     -  
  Payments on revolving credit facility
 
    (18,400 )     -       -  
  Borrowings on revolving credit facility
 
    18,400       -       -  
       Net cash provided by financing activities
 
    -       345,662       -  
       (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
    (7,243 )     18,789       (2,716 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
 
    19,103       -       52,211  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
  $ 11,860     $ 18,789     $ 49,495  
 
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(in thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)
 
1.  
Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
LRI Holdings, Inc. (“LRI Holdings”) and its subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”, “we”, “our” or “us”) are engaged in the operation and development of the Logan’s Roadhouse restaurant chain.  As of January 29, 2012, our restaurants operate in 23 states and are comprised of 215 company-owned restaurants and 26 franchise-owned restaurants.  LRI Holdings operates its business as one operating and one reportable segment.  The Company operates on a 52 or 53-week fiscal year ending on the Sunday nearest to July 31.
 
On October 4, 2010, LRI Holdings was acquired by certain wholly owned subsidiaries of Roadhouse Holding Inc. (“RHI”), a Delaware corporation owned by affiliates of Kelso & Company, L.P. (the “Kelso Affiliates”) and certain members of management (the “Management Investors”).  After the acquisition transactions (the “Transactions”), the Kelso Affiliates owned 97% and the Management Investors owned 3% of the outstanding capital stock of RHI.  Although LRI Holdings is a wholly owned subsidiary of an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of RHI, RHI is the ultimate parent of LRI Holdings.
 
The Transactions resulted in a change of ownership of substantially all of LRI Holdings’ outstanding common stock and were accounted for in accordance with accounting guidance for business combinations and, accordingly, resulted in the recognition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at fair value as of October 4, 2010.  The purchase price has been “pushed down” to LRI Holdings’ financial statements.  The condensed consolidated financial statements for all periods prior to October 4, 2010 are those of the Company prior to the Transactions (“Predecessor”).  The condensed consolidated financial statements for the periods beginning on or after October 4, 2010 are those of the Company subsequent to the Transactions (“Successor”).  As a result of the Transactions, the financial statements after October 4, 2010 are not comparable to those prior to that date.
 
Basis of presentation
 
The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), and all intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated during consolidation.
 
Interim financial statements
 
We have prepared these condensed consolidated financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally presented in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included and are of a normal recurring nature.  Operating results for the thirteen week quarter and twenty-six weeks ended January 29, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending July 29, 2012.  These statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes to consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011.  The accounting policies used in preparing these condensed consolidated financial statements are the same as those described in our most recent Form 10-K.
 
Recent accounting pronouncements
 
In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued fair value guidance that changed the wording used in the existing guidance to better align GAAP with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).  In addition, this guidance clarifies the FASB’s intent on various aspects of the fair value guidance and requires increased disclosure of quantitative information about unobservable inputs used in a fair value measurement that is categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.  This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 (our fiscal 2012 third quarter) and should be applied prospectively.  The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
 
In June 2011, the FASB issued guidance regarding the presentation of other comprehensive income which requires a reporting entity to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements.  This guidance eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of stockholders’ equity.  The guidance is intended to improve the comparability, consistency and transparency of financial reporting and to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income.  This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011 (our 2013 fiscal year) and should be applied retrospectively.  The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows, though it will change our financial statement presentation.

 
In September 2011, the FASB finalized guidance on testing goodwill for impairment.  The new guidance permits an entity to make a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying value before applying the two-step goodwill impairment model that is currently in place.  If it is determined through the qualitative assessment that a reporting unit’s fair value is more likely than not greater than its carrying value, the remaining impairment steps would be unnecessary.  The qualitative assessment is optional, allowing companies to go directly to the quantitative assessment.  This update is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 (our 2013 fiscal year), with early adoption permitted.  The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
 
2.  
The Transactions
 
The Transactions, described in Note 1, resulted in a change in ownership of substantially all of LRI Holdings’ outstanding common stock and were accounted for in accordance with accounting guidance for business combinations and, accordingly resulted in the recognition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at fair value as of October 4, 2010. The purchase price has been “pushed down” to LRI Holdings’ financial statements.
 
The following table presents the change in goodwill since the date of the Transactions:
 
Goodwill, as of October 4, 2010
 
  $ 334,106  
Tax related adjustments
 
    1,348  
Finalization of valuation studies
 
    (2,850 )
Goodwill, as of January 29, 2012
 
  $ 332,604  
 
Related party disclosures
 
At the time of the Transactions, seller proceeds of $17,800 were deposited into an escrow account to serve as security for and as a sole source of payment of the sellers’ obligations relating to Predecessor periods. Of this amount, $674 was paid to the Company as a result of certain purchase price adjustments and $326 was released to the sellers in the Successor period ended July 31, 2011.  The remaining escrow funds were managed in accordance with the terms of an escrow agreement with final distribution of all remaining escrow amounts paid to the sellers in the second quarter of fiscal year 2012.
 
In accordance with the terms of the Transactions, the sellers are entitled to any actual refunds of income taxes relating to Predecessor periods which will be paid after filing of the Predecessor income tax returns and receipt of those tax refunds by the Company. The deductibility of stock options and transaction costs resulted in an income tax receivable of $5,317 and an offsetting payable to the sellers, included in other current liabilities and accrued expenses, of the same amount at January 29, 2012.
 
3.  
Long-Term Debt
 
Long-term debt obligations at January 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011, consist of the following:
 
   
January 29, 2012
   
July 31, 2011
 
Senior Secured Notes, bearing interest at 10.75%
 
  $ 355,000     $ 355,000  
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility
 
    -       -  
      355,000       355,000  
Less: current maturities
 
    -       -  
Long-term debt, less current maturities
 
  $ 355,000     $ 355,000  
 
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility
 
In connection with the Transactions, the Company terminated the Predecessor’s senior secured credit facility, and Logan’s Roadhouse Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of LRI Holdings, entered into the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility that provides a $30,000 revolving credit facility with a maturity date of October 4, 2015. The Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility includes a $12,000 letter of credit sub-facility and a $5,000 swingline sub-facility. As of January 29, 2012, the Company had no borrowings drawn on the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility and $3,563 of undrawn outstanding letters of credit resulting in available credit of $26,437.

 
The Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility is collateralized on a first-priority basis by a security agreement, which includes the tangible and intangible assets of the borrower and those of LRI Holdings and all of its subsidiaries, and is guaranteed by LRI Holdings and the subsidiaries of Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc.
 
Senior Secured Notes
 
In connection with the Transactions, Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc. issued $355,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers.  In July 2011, the Company completed an exchange offering which allowed the holders of those notes to exchange their notes for notes identical in all material respects except they are registered with the SEC and are not subject to transfer restrictions.  The Senior Secured Notes bear interest at a rate of 10.75% per annum, payable semi−annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15.  The Senior Secured Notes mature on October 15, 2017.
 
The Senior Secured Notes are secured on a second-priority basis by the collateral securing the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility and are guaranteed by LRI Holdings and the subsidiaries of Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc.
 
On or after October 15, 2013, Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc. may redeem all or part of the Senior Secured Notes at redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) ranging from 108.1% to 100.0%, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Prior to October 15, 2013, Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc. may on one or more occasions redeem up to 35% of the original principal amount of the notes using the proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price of 110.8%, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. At any time during the 12-month periods commencing on October 15, in each of 2010, 2011 and 2012, Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc. may redeem up to 10% of the original principal amount at a redemption price equal to 103.0%, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. As of January 29, 2012, no portion of the Senior Secured Notes has been redeemed.
 
As of January 29, 2012, the fair value of the Senior Secured Notes was $335,475.
 
The credit agreement governing the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility (the “Credit Agreement”) and the indenture that governs the Senior Secured Notes (the “Indenture”) contain significant financial and operating covenants.  The financial covenants include a maximum consolidated leverage ratio, a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio and a maximum capital expenditure limit.  The non-financial covenants include prohibitions on the Company and the Company’s guarantor subsidiaries’ ability to incur certain additional indebtedness or to pay dividends.  Additionally, the Company is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), as a non−accelerated filer, even if the Company is not specifically required to comply with such sections of the Exchange Act.  Failure to comply with these covenants constitutes a default and may lead to the acceleration of the principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest on the Senior Secured Notes.  As of January 29, 2012, the Company was in compliance with all material covenants.
 
Debt issuance costs
 
The Company incurred $19,207 of debt issuance costs in connection with obtaining the new financing described above.  These costs were capitalized and will be amortized to interest expense over the lives of the respective debt instruments.
 
4.  
Fair Value Measurements
 
Fair value measurements are made under a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring the fair value:
 
Level 1:  Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;
    Level 2:  Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and
    Level 3:  Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, requiring the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.
 
There were no transfers among levels within the fair value hierarchy during the twenty-six week Successor period ended January 29, 2012, the seventeen week Successor period from October 4, 2010 to January 30, 2011 or the nine week Predecessor period from August 2, 2010 to October 3, 2010.
 
The following table summarizes the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of January 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011:
 
   
Level
   
January 29, 2012
   
July 31, 2011
 
Deferred compensation plan assets(1)
 
    1     $ 1,726     $ 1,574  
 
(1)  
Represents plan assets established under a Rabbi Trust for the Company’s non-qualified savings plan.  The assets of the Rabbi Trust are invested in mutual funds and are reported at fair value based on active market quotes.
 
Certain financial assets and liabilities are recorded at their carrying amounts which approximate fair value, based on their short-term nature or variable interest rate.  These financial assets and liabilities include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable.
 
At January 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011, the Company did not have any significant nonfinancial assets or liabilities that required a fair value measurement on a recurring basis.

 
5.  
Commitments and Contingencies
 
Litigation
 
Based upon information currently available, the Company is not a party to any litigation that management believes could have a material effect on the Company’s business or the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
Guarantees
 
LRI Holdings has fully and unconditionally guaranteed both the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility and the Senior Secured Notes.
 
Indemnifications
 
The Company is party to certain indemnifications to third parties in the ordinary course of business. The probability of incurring an actual liability under such indemnifications is sufficiently remote that no liability has been recorded.
 
6.  
Share-Based Awards and Compensation Plans
 
Successor plan
 
On January 18, 2011, RHI adopted the Roadhouse Holding Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”), pursuant to which options to purchase approximately 13%, or 345,000 shares, of the common stock of RHI on a fully diluted basis are available for grant to our officers and key employees. Approximately 95% of the total option pool was awarded on March 1, 2011 to approximately 44 of our employees, including our named executive officers and one director.  The remaining 5% of the option pool is reserved for future grants.  Options granted under the 2011 Plan expire on the ten-year anniversary of the grant date.
 
A portion of the stock options under the 2011 Plan are subject to time-based vesting and a portion are performance-based. Time-based options granted on March 1, 2011 vest ratably on each of October 4, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Future grants of time-based options will vest ratably on the first four anniversaries of the date of grant.  Compensation expense for these options is recognized over the requisite service period for the award.  Upon a change in control of RHI, all time-based options will fully vest.  Performance-based stock options do not become exercisable unless and until the Kelso Affiliates, in connection with certain change of control transactions (i) receive proceeds equal to or in excess of 1.75 times their initial investment and (ii) achieve an internal rate of return, or IRR, on their initial investment, compounded annually, of at least 10%.  The Company recognizes compensation expense for performance-based stock options when the achievement of the performance goals is deemed to be probable.
 
The following table summarizes stock option activity under the 2011 Plan for the twenty-six week period ended January 29, 2012:
 
   
Time-based options
   
Performance-based options
 
   
Number
   
Weighted average exercise price
   
Number
   
Weighted average exercise price
 
Options outstanding as of July 31, 2011
 
    109,855     $ 100.00       219,735     $ 100.00  
  Granted
 
    -       -       -       -  
  Exercised
 
    -       -       -       -  
  Forfeited
 
    (766 )     100.00       (1,534 )     100.00  
Options outstanding as of January 29, 2012
 
    109,089     $ 100.00       218,201     $ 100.00  
As of January 29, 2012
 
                               
  Options vested
 
    27,273               -          
  Options exercisable
 
    27,273               -          
 
7.  
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
 
The Senior Secured Notes (described in Note 3) were issued by Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc. and guaranteed on a senior basis by its parent company, LRI Holdings, and each of its subsidiaries.  The guarantees are full and unconditional and joint and several.  The Company is providing condensed consolidating financial statements pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X Rule 3-10 “Financial Statements of Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities Registered or Being Registered.”
 
The condensed consolidating financial information of Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc. and the guarantors is presented below:

 
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

January 29, 2012:
 
 
LRI Holdings, Inc.
   
Issuer and subsidiary guarantors
   
Consolidating adjustments
   
Consolidated
 
ASSETS
 
                       
Current assets
 
  $ -     $ 44,477     $ -     $ 44,477  
Property and equipment, net
 
    -       242,877       -       242,877  
Other assets
 
    1,839       135,100       (117,706 )     19,233  
Investment in subsidiary
 
    330,167       -       (330,167 )     -  
Goodwill
 
    -       332,604       -       332,604  
Tradename
 
    -       71,694       -       71,694  
Other intangible assets, net
 
    -       22,395       -       22,395  
Total assets
 
  $ 332,006     $ 849,147     $ (447,873 )   $ 733,280  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
 
                               
Current liabilities
 
  $ -     $ 74,638     $ -     $ 74,638  
Long-term debt
 
    -       355,000       -       355,000  
Deferred income taxes
 
    -       38,178       -       38,178  
Other long-term obligations
 
    117,706       37,613       (117,706 )     37,613  
Stockholder’s equity
 
    214,300       343,718       (330,167 )     227,851  
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
 
  $ 332,006     $ 849,147     $ (447,873 )   $ 733,280  
                                 
July 31, 2011:
 
 
LRI Holdings, Inc.
   
Issuer and subsidiary guarantors
   
Consolidating adjustments
   
Consolidated
 
ASSETS
 
                               
Current assets
 
  $ 5,895     $ 43,800     $ -     $ 49,695  
Property and equipment, net
 
    -       232,940       -       232,940  
Other assets
 
    -       136,179       (116,687 )     19,492  
Investment in subsidiary
 
    379,118       -       (379,118 )     -  
Goodwill
 
    -       331,788       -       331,788  
Tradename
 
    -       71,694       -       71,694  
Other intangible assets, net
 
    -       23,215       -       23,215  
Total assets
 
  $ 385,013     $ 839,616     $ (495,805 )   $ 728,824  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
 
                               
Current liabilities
 
  $ -     $ 70,690     $ -     $ 70,690  
Long-term debt
 
    -       355,000       -       355,000  
Deferred income taxes
 
    37,746       -       -       37,746  
Other long-term obligations
 
    116,687       34,808       (116,687 )     34,808  
Stockholder’s equity
 
    230,580       379,118       (379,118 )     230,580  
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
 
  $ 385,013     $ 839,616     $ (495,805 )   $ 728,824  

 
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
Thirteen weeks ended January 29, 2012
(Successor)
 
 
LRI Holdings, Inc.
   
Issuer and subsidiary guarantors
   
Consolidating adjustments
   
Consolidated
 
     Total revenues
 
  $ -     $ 157,406     $ -     $ 157,406  
     Total costs and expenses
 
    27       146,474       -       146,501  
     Operating (loss) income
 
    (27 )     10,932       -       10,905  
     Interest expense, net and other income, net
 
    511       9,611       -       10,122  
     Loss (income) before income taxes
 
    (538 )     1,321       -       783  
     Income tax expense
 
    132       96       -       228  
     Net (loss) income
 
    (670 )     1,225       -       555  
     Undeclared preferred dividend
 
    -       -       -       -  
     Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders
 
  $ (670 )   $ 1,225     $ -     $ 555  
                                 
Thirteen weeks ended January 30, 2011
(Successor)
 
 
LRI Holdings, Inc.
   
Issuer and subsidiary guarantors
   
Consolidating adjustments
   
Consolidated
 
     Total revenues
 
  $ -     $ 145,996     $ -     $ 145,996  
     Total costs and expenses
 
    526       133,265       -       133,791  
     Operating (loss) income
 
    (526 )     12,731       -       12,205  
     Interest expense, net and other income, net
 
    503       9,812       -       10,315  
     (Loss) income before income taxes
 
    (1,029 )     2,919       -       1,890  
     Income tax (benefit) expense
 
    (232 )     1,032       -       800  
     Net (loss) income
 
    (797 )     1,887       -       1,090  
     Undeclared preferred dividend
 
    -       -       -       -  
     Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders
 
  $ (797 )   $ 1,887     $ -     $ 1,090  
                                 
Twenty-six weeks ended January 29, 2012
(Successor)
 
 
LRI Holdings, Inc.
   
Issuer and subsidiary guarantors
   
Consolidating adjustments
   
Consolidated
 
     Total revenues
 
  $ -     $ 301,686     $ -     $ 301,686  
     Total costs and expenses
 
    51       285,434       -       285,485  
     Operating (loss) income
 
    (51 )     16,252       -       16,201  
     Interest expense, net and other income, net
 
    1,017       18,473       -       19,490  
     Loss before income taxes
 
    (1,068 )     (2,221 )     -       (3,289 )
     Income tax expense (benefit)
 
    29       (589 )     -       (560 )
     Net loss
 
    (1,097 )     (1,632 )     -       (2,729 )
     Undeclared preferred dividend
 
    -       -       -       -  
     Net loss attributable to common stockholders
 
  $ (1,097 )   $ (1,632 )   $ -     $ (2,729 )
                                 
Period from October 4, 2010 to January 30, 2011 (Successor)
 
 
LRI Holdings, Inc.
   
Issuer and subsidiary guarantors
   
Consolidating adjustments
   
Consolidated
 
     Total revenues
 
  $ -     $ 187,976     $ -     $ 187,976  
     Total costs and expenses
 
    10,753       171,487       -       182,240  
     Operating (loss) income
 
    (10,753 )     16,489       -       5,736  
     Interest expense, net and other income, net
 
    652       12,795       -       13,447  
     (Loss) income before income taxes
 
    (11,405 )     3,694       -       (7,711 )
     Income tax (benefit) expense
 
    (4,072 )     1,319       -       (2,753 )
     Net (loss) income
 
    (7,333 )     2,375       -       (4,958 )
     Undeclared preferred dividend
 
    -       -       -       -  
     Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders
 
  $ (7,333 )   $ 2,375     $ -     $ (4,958 )
                                 
Period from August 2, 2010 to October 3, 2010 (Predecessor)
 
 
LRI Holdings, Inc.
   
Issuer and subsidiary guarantors
   
Consolidating adjustments
   
Consolidated
 
 
     Total revenues
 
  $ -     $ 94,110     $ -     $ 94,110  
     Total costs and expenses
 
    10,305       89,304       -       99,609  
     Operating (loss) income
 
    (10,305 )     4,806       -       (5,499 )
     Interest expense, net and other income, net
 
    -       2,965       -       2,965  
     (Loss) income before income taxes
 
    (10,305 )     1,841       -       (8,464 )
     Income tax (benefit) expense
 
    (10,032 )     1,792       -       (8,240 )
     Net (loss) income
 
    (273 )     49       -       (224 )
     Undeclared preferred dividend
 
    (2,270 )     -       -       (2,270 )
     Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders
 
  $ (2,543 )   $ 49     $ -     $ (2,494 )

 
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Twenty-six weeks ended January 29, 2012
(Successor)
 
 
LRI Holdings, Inc.
   
Issuer and subsidiary guarantors
   
Consolidating adjustments
   
Consolidated
 
       Net cash provided by operating activities
 
  $ (80 )   $ 11,829     $ -     $ 11,749  
       Net cash used in investing activities
 
    80       (19,072 )     -       (18,992 )
       Net cash provided by financing activities
 
    -       -       -       -  
       Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
 
    -       (7,243 )     -       (7,243 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
 
    -       19,103       -       19,103  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
  $ -     $ 11,860     $ -     $ 11,860  
                                 
Period from October 4, 2010 to January 30, 2011 (Successor)
 
 
LRI Holdings, Inc.
   
Issuer and subsidiary guarantors
   
Consolidating adjustments
   
Consolidated
 
       Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
 
  $ 107,525     $ (111,569 )   $ -     $ (4,044 )
       Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
 
    (337,525 )     14,696       -       (322,829 )
       Net cash provided by financing activities
 
    230,000       115,662       -       345,662  
       Increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
    -       18,789       -       18,789  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
 
    -       -       -       -  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
  $ -     $ 18,789     $ -     $ 18,789  
                                 
Period from August 2, 2010 to October 3, 2010 (Predecessor)
 
 
LRI Holdings, Inc.
   
Issuer and subsidiary guarantors
   
Consolidating adjustments
   
Consolidated
 
       Net cash provided by operating activities
 
  $ -     $ 2,664     $ -     $ 2,664  
       Net cash used in investing activities
 
    -       (5,380 )     -       (5,380 )
       Net cash provided by financing activities
 
    -       -       -       -  
       Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
 
    -       (2,716 )     -       (2,716 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
 
    -       52,211       -       52,211  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
  $ -     $ 49,495     $ -     $ 49,495  
 
 
8.  
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
 
The following table presents supplemental cash flow information:

   
Twenty-six weeks ended January 29, 2012 (Successor)
   
Period from October 4, 2010 to January 30, 2011 (Successor)
   
Period from August 2, 2010 to October 3, 2010 (Predecessor)
 
Cash paid for:
 
                 
  Interest, excluding amounts capitalized
 
  $ 18,930     $ -     $ 3,493  
  Income taxes
 
    467       48       22  

 
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Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (“MD&A”) is intended to provide a reader of our financial statements with a narrative from the perspective of our management on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and certain other factors that may affect our future results.  Our MD&A is presented in the following sections:
 
·  
General
·  
Overview
·  
Key Measurements
·  
Matters Affecting Comparability
·  
Presentation of Results
·  
Results of Operations
·  
Other Non-GAAP Financial Measures
·  
Liquidity and Capital Resources
·  
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
·  
Seasonality
·  
Segment Reporting
·  
Impact of Inflation
·  
Critical Accounting Policies
·  
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
·  
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
 
This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.  The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs.  Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements.  See “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” below for factors that could cause or contribute to these differences.  The inclusion of supplementary analytical and related information herein may require us to make estimates and assumptions in connection with our analysis of trends and expectations with respect to our results of operations and financial position taken as whole.
 
General
 
Logan’s Roadhouse is a family-friendly, casual dining restaurant chain that revisits the classic roadhouse from days past and brings it to life in a modern way through our craveable food, abundance and affordability, welcoming hospitality and upbeat atmosphere.  Our restaurants have a relaxed, come-as-you-are environment where we encourage our customers to enjoy “bottomless buckets” of roasted in-shell peanuts and to toss the shells on the floor.  Our entrée portions are generous and generally include a choice of two side items, all at affordable prices.  We are committed to serving a variety of fresh food from specially seasoned aged steaks to farm-fresh salads to our made-from-scratch yeast rolls.  We believe the freshness and distinctive flavor profiles of our signature dishes, coupled with the variety of our menu, differentiates us from our competitors.  Our restaurants, which are open for lunch and dinner seven days a week, serve a broad and diverse customer base.   We opened our first restaurant in Lexington, Kentucky in 1991, and we have grown to a total of 215 company-owned restaurants and 26 franchised restaurants located across 23 states as of January 29, 2012.
 
Overview
 
We are branded as the Real American Roadhouse making us a welcoming destination for a wide range of customers.  Our strategy is to grow long-term sales and profits by delivering a unique customer experience that is so great and so affordable that customers will eat out with us more often.  We execute this vision by providing high quality meals and service in a relaxed, upbeat atmosphere.  Our key strategies, initiatives and insight into our outlook are summarized below.
 
Growing our restaurant base.  We believe differentiated, moderately priced roadhouse concepts have broad customer appeal and remain underpenetrated relative to the bar and grill and steakhouse segments.  We intend to focus on disciplined growth of our brand by strategically opening additional company-owned restaurants in existing and adjacent states.  We have improved our new restaurant unit economics by reducing our new unit investment costs while generally protecting unit capacity and profitability.  We currently plan to open 19 restaurants in fiscal year 2012, of which 14 have been opened as of January 29, 2012.
 
Growing sales in existing restaurants.  We began to see a decline in average unit volumes beginning in fiscal year 2008 primarily due to the general softening of the overall macroeconomic environment.  In recent years, consumer traffic to casual dining restaurants has been negatively impacted by increasing unemployment rates and a decrease in consumer discretionary income and consumer confidence.  The current restaurant environment is highly competitive with increased advertising, discounting and promotional activity.  In order to address the challenging economic environment and drive traffic into our restaurants, we have increased our advertising efforts and continue to offer and promote value options that we believe are important to our customers in the current economic environment.  We believe that many of our customers remain impacted by high levels of unemployment and lower discretionary income, and as the economy continues to improve, we believe we are well-positioned to capitalize on improving consumer sentiment.

 
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In order to continue to grow our average check, we will continue to keep our menu fresh by introducing new menu and beverage offerings while promoting our premium steak cuts, seafood offerings, and combination meals.  We will continue to introduce flavorful new menu items that enhance the variety of our menu.  We will also continue to look for selective pricing opportunities as our average check remains below many of our steakhouse competitors.
 
Growing margins.  Our restaurant operating margins have increased in each annual period since 2008 due to a number of cost savings initiatives that have improved the efficiency of our restaurant operations.  We are facing commodity pressures in fiscal year 2012 and remain focused on disciplined cost management opportunities to save costs in areas that are not directly adding value to the customer dining experience.
 
Throughout fiscal year 2012, we expect our customers will continue to be impacted by high unemployment levels and other general economic challenges, which will limit their discretionary income.  As a result, we anticipate that the landscape will remain competitive as restaurant operators compete for market share in a challenging environment.  We also expect cost pressures primarily in the form of commodity inflation.  We believe that if we continue to focus on protecting restaurant margins while executing our core strategies of disciplined restaurant growth and consistently delivering a great value and unique dining experience to our customers, we will be well-positioned as economic conditions improve.  Our ability to open new restaurants with strong unit level returns along with revenue and margin growth in existing restaurants will be key drivers to improved operational and financial results.
 
Key Measurements
 
The key measures we use to evaluate our performance include:
 
Average unit volume.  Average unit volume represents the average sales for company-owned restaurants over a specified period of time. It is typically measured on a 52-week basis but may also be applied to a shorter period.  Average unit volume reflects total company restaurant sales divided by total operating weeks, which is the aggregate number of weeks that company-owned restaurants are in operation over a specified period of time.
 
Change in comparable restaurant sales.  Comparable restaurants for a reporting period include company-owned restaurants that have been open for six or more full quarters at the beginning of the later of the two reporting periods being compared.  Change in comparable restaurant sales reflects changes in sales over the prior year for a comparable group of restaurants over a specified period of time.
 
Average check.  Average check includes net sales for company-owned restaurants over a specified period of time divided by the total number of customers served during the period. Management uses this indicator to analyze the dollars spent in our restaurants per customer. This measure aids management in identifying trends in customer preferences, as well as the effectiveness of menu price increases and other menu changes.  Unless otherwise noted we report this metric for comparable restaurants.
 
Customer traffic.  Customer traffic is the total number of customers served over a specified period of time.  Unless otherwise noted, we report this metric for comparable restaurants.
 
Adjusted EBITDA.  We also evaluate our performance by using non-GAAP financial measures utilized by us and others in the restaurant industry.  In particular, we regularly review our Adjusted EBITDA, which is described in more detail in the Other Non-GAAP Financial Measures section below.
 
Matters Affecting Comparability
 
On October 4, 2010, LRI Holdings was acquired by certain wholly owned subsidiaries of RHI, a newly formed Delaware corporation owned by the Kelso Affiliates and the Management Investors.  The Transactions were funded by an equity investment and the issuance of the Senior Secured Notes and included retirement of all then existing debt.
 
The Transactions resulted in a change in ownership of substantially all of LRI Holdings’ outstanding common stock and were accounted for in accordance with accounting guidance for business combinations and, accordingly, resulted in the recognition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at fair value as of October 4, 2010.  The purchase price has been “pushed down” to LRI Holdings’ financial statements.
 
Allocation of purchase price.  The allocation of purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair values resulted in changes in the values of tangible and intangible assets.  The adjustment of property and equipment basis and remaining useful lives affects comparability of depreciation expense between Predecessor and Successor periods.  Allocation of purchase price to intangible assets affects the comparability of cost of goods sold, rent expense and amortization expense between Predecessor and Successor periods.
 
New debt structure.  In connection with the Transactions, Predecessor debt instruments were retired and replaced with new financing.  This increase in long-term debt and related debt issuance costs affects the comparability of interest expense and cash flows between the Predecessor and Successor periods.
 
General and administrative expense.  Transaction costs expensed in the Predecessor and Successor periods have a significant impact on results and comparability between periods.
 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes.  Non-deductibility of certain costs incurred in connection with the Transactions impacted the income tax rates in both the Predecessor and Successor periods.

 
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Presentation of Results
 
Our fiscal year ends on the Sunday closest to July 31.  All references to “Q2 2012”and “YTD 2012” relate to the thirteen week quarter ended and twenty-six week period ended January 29, 2012, respectively.  All references to “Q2 2011” relate to the thirteen week quarter ended January 30, 2011 and all references to the “Combined twenty-six weeks ended January 30, 2011” or the “Combined YTD 2011” relate to the combined seventeen week period ended January 30, 2011 of the Successor and the nine week period ended October 3, 2010 of the Predecessor.
 
For purposes of this discussion and analysis, we combined the results of operations of the Predecessor for the nine week period from August 2, 2010 to October 3, 2010 with those of the Successor for the seventeen week period from October 4, 2010 to January 30, 2011.  Although the combined presentation does not comply with GAAP, we believe that it provides management and investors with a more meaningful perspective on our financial and operational performance than if we did not combine the results of the Predecessor and Successor in this manner.  The combined results have not been prepared on a pro forma basis and should not be used as a substitute for Predecessor and Successor financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.
 
Results of Operations
 
Thirteen weeks ended January 29, 2012 (Q2 2012)
 
·  
We opened seven new restaurants (four ground leases and three ground and building leases) with a capital investment of $13.1 million and pre-opening costs (excluding rent) of $1.3 million.  Proceeds of $3.3 million from the sale and leaseback of two of these leased buildings had not been received as of January 29, 2012 and thus are not shown as a reduction of the capital investment for these new restaurants.
·  
Comparable restaurant sales for Q2 2012 decreased 0.6%, our average check increased by 4.3% and customer traffic decreased by 4.7% for company-owned restaurants.
·  
Net income decreased $0.5 million to $0.6 million from Q2 2011.
·  
Adjusted EBITDA decreased 5.0%, or $1.0 million, to $19.3 million from Q2 2011.
·  
Cash and cash equivalents declined by $7.2 million from July 31, 2011.  Major drivers of the change in cash flow include interest payments of $18.9 million and net capital expenditures of $19.0 million, which were funded by cash on hand and cash flows from operations.  As of January 29, 2012, we had spent $7.4 million in capital expenditures that will be reimbursed upon completion of planned sale and leaseback transactions.
 
The following tables and discussion summarize key components of our operating results expressed as a dollar amount and as a percentage of total revenues or net sales.

   
Successor
   
Successor
   
Successor
   
Predecessor
   
Combined
 
                     
Period from
   
Period from
       
   
Thirteen weeks ended
   
Thirteen weeks ended
   
Twenty-six weeks ended
 
   
October 4, 2010
   
August 2, 2010
   
Twenty-six weeks ended
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
January 29, 2012
   
January 30, 2011
   
January 29, 2012
   
to January 30, 2011
   
to October 3, 2010
 
   
January 30, 2011
 
Statement of operations data:
 
                                                                       
Revenues:
 
                                                                       
  Net sales
 
  $ 156,876       99.7 %   $ 145,480       99.6 %   $ 300,649       99.7 %   $ 187,306       99.6 %   $ 93,762       99.6 %   $ 281,068       99.6 %
  Franchise fees and royalties
 
    530       0.3       516       0.4       1,037       0.3       670       0.4       348       0.4       1,018       0.4  
     Total revenues
 
    157,406       100.0       145,996       100.0       301,686       100.0       187,976       100.0       94,110       100.0       282,086       100.0  
Costs and expenses:
 
                                                                                               
(As a percentage of net sales)
 
                                                                                               
  Restaurant operating costs:
 
                                                                                               
     Cost of goods sold
 
    51,446       32.8       47,099       32.4       99,335       33.0       60,888       32.5       29,172       31.1       90,060       32.0  
     Labor and other related expenses
 
    45,918       29.3       43,203       29.7       89,590       29.8       55,505       29.6       28,578       30.5       84,083       29.9  
     Occupancy costs
 
    12,210       7.8       11,013       7.6       23,929       8.0       13,979       7.5       8,046       8.6       22,025       7.8  
     Other restaurant operating expenses
 
    24,118       15.4       20,963       14.4       47,275       15.7       26,988       14.4       15,478       16.5       42,466       15.1  
(As a percentage of total revenues)
 
                                                                                               
  Depreciation and amortization
 
    5,017       3.2       4,419       3.0       9,789       3.2       5,511       2.9       3,112       3.3       8,623       3.1  
  Pre-opening expenses
 
    1,478       0.9       1,117       0.8       3,068       1.0       1,383       0.7       783       0.8       2,166       0.8  
  General and administrative
 
    6,206       3.9       5,977       4.1       12,391       4.1       17,986       9.6       14,440       15.3       32,426       11.5  
  Impairment and store closing charges
 
    108       0.1       -       -       108       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
     Total costs and expenses
 
    146,501       93.1       133,791       91.6       285,485       94.6       182,240       96.9       99,609       105.8       281,849       99.9  
     Operating income (loss)
 
    10,905       6.9       12,205       8.4       16,201       5.4       5,736       3.1       (5,499 )     (5.8 )     237       0.1  
Interest expense, net
 
    10,122       6.4       10,330       7.1       19,490       6.5       13,462       7.2       3,147       3.3       16,609       5.9  
Other income, net
 
    -       -       (15 )     -       -       -       (15 )     -       (182 )     (0.2 )     (197 )     (0.1 )
     Income (loss) before income taxes
 
    783       0.5       1,890       1.3       (3,289 )     (1.1 )     (7,711 )     (4.1 )     (8,464 )     (9.0 )     (16,175 )     (5.7 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
 
    228       0.1       800       0.5       (560 )     (0.2 )     (2,753 )     (1.5 )     (8,240 )     (8.8 )     (10,993 )     (3.9 )
     Net income (loss)
 
  $ 555       0.4     $ 1,090       0.7     $ (2,729 )     (0.9 )   $ (4,958 )     (2.6 )   $ (224 )     (0.2 )   $ (5,182 )     (1.8 )

 
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Restaurant Unit Activity
   
Company-owned
   
Franchised
   
Total
 
Restaurants at July 31, 2011
 
    201       26       227  
  Openings
 
    14       -       14  
  Closures
 
    -       -       -  
Restaurants at January 29, 2012
 
    215       26       241  
 
Q2 2012 (13 weeks) Compared to Q2 2011 (13 weeks) and YTD 2012 (26 weeks) Compared to the Combined YTD 2011 (26 weeks)
 
TOTAL REVENUES
 
Net sales consist of food and beverage sales of company-owned restaurants and other miscellaneous income.  Net sales increased by $11.4 million or 7.8% in Q2 2012 compared to Q2 2011.  This increase is primarily attributable to the opening of seven new restaurants and was partially offset by a decline in comparable restaurant sales of 0.6%.  Net sales increased by $19.6 million or 7.0% in YTD 2012 compared to the Combined YTD 2011.  This increase is primarily due to the opening of 14 new restaurants and was partially offset by a decline in comparable restaurant sales of 1.1%.
 
The following table summarizes the period over period changes and key net sales drivers at company-owned restaurants for the periods presented:

   
Successor
   
Successor
   
Combined - Successor/Predecessor
 
   
Thirteen week period ended
   
Twenty-six week period ended
 
   
January 29, 2012
   
January 30, 2011
 
   
January 29, 2012
   
January 30, 2011
 
Company-owned restaurants:
 
                       
Increase in restaurant operating weeks
 
    9.8 %           9.3 %      
Decrease in average unit volume
 
    -2.0 %           -2.3 %      
  Total increase in restaurant sales
 
    7.8 %           7.0 %      
                             
Change in comparable restaurant sales
 
    -0.6 %     0.1 %     -1.1 %     1.3 %
Restaurant operating weeks
 
    2,754       2,508       5,422       4,962  
 
The increase in restaurant operating weeks for the periods presented above was due to the opening of new restaurants.  The decreases in average unit volume were primarily driven by customer traffic declines.  For our comparable restaurants, the decrease in customer traffic was 4.7% and 5.0% which was offset by a 4.3% and 4.1% increase in average check for Q2 2012 and YTD 2012, respectively.  The increase in average check was driven by menu pricing increases of 2.7% and 2.4%, respectively, along with favorable menu mix shifts and higher liquor, beer and wine sales per guest.  Franchise fees and royalties, for our two franchisees that operate 26 restaurants, remained relatively consistent for the periods presented.

 
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TOTAL COSTS AND EXPENSES
 
Total costs and expenses were $146.5 million in Q2 2012 versus $133.8 million in Q2 2011 and $285.5 million in YTD 2012 versus $281.8 million in the Combined YTD 2011.  As a percent of total revenues, total costs and expenses in Q2 2012 were 93.1%, which increased from 91.6% in Q2 2011 and 94.6% in YTD 2012, which decreased from 99.9% in the Combined YTD 2011.  The primary drivers of the fluctuations in total costs and expenses are as follows:
 
Cost of goods sold
 
Cost of goods sold consists of food and beverage costs, along with related purchasing and distribution costs.  Costs of goods sold, as a percentage of net sales, increased to 32.8% in Q2 2012 from 32.4% in Q2 2011 and increased to 33.0% in YTD 2012 from 32.0% in the Combined YTD 2011.  The increases were primarily due to inflation across most commodities along with promotional offers that had an adverse impact on cost of goods sold, partially offset by menu pricing and the amortization of a favorable beef contract in the prior year period.
 
Labor and other related expenses
 
Labor and other related expenses consists of all restaurant management and hourly labor costs, including salaries, wages, benefits, bonuses and other indirect labor costs.  Labor and other related expenses, as a percentage of net sales, decreased to 29.3% in Q2 2012 from 29.7% in Q2 2011 and decreased to 29.8% in YTD 2012 from 29.9% in the Combined YTD 2011.  These decreases resulted from improved labor staffing and wage rate efficiency and a reduction in workers compensation reserves, partially offset by the non-recurring payroll tax credits realized in the prior year period.
 
Occupancy costs
 
Occupancy costs include rent, common area maintenance, property taxes, licenses and other related fees.  Occupancy costs, as a percentage of net sales, increased to 7.8% in Q2 2012 from 7.6% in Q2 2011 and increased to 8.0% in YTD 2012 from 7.8% in the Combined YTD 2011.  Occupancy costs fluctuate based upon the timing and number of new restaurant openings and our mix of owned sites, land leases and land and building leases.
 
Other restaurant operating expenses
 
Other restaurant operating expenses include all restaurant-level operating costs, the major components of which are operating supplies, utilities, repairs and maintenance, advertising, general liability and credit card fees.  Other restaurant operating expenses, as a percentage of net sales, increased to 15.4% in Q2 2012 from 14.4% in Q2 2011 and increased to 15.7% in YTD 2012 from 15.1% in the Combined YTD 2011.  The increases were primarily due to increased advertising costs and general insurance reserves, partially offset by reduced debit card fees resulting from regulation reducing the debit card fees charged to retailers.
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
Depreciation and amortization includes the depreciation of fixed assets and capitalized leasehold improvements and the amortization of intangible assets.  Depreciation and amortization, as a percentage of total revenues increased to 3.2% in Q2 2012 from 3.0% in Q2 2011 and increased to 3.2% in YTD 2012 from 3.1% in the Combined YTD 2011.  The increases were primarily due to the additional depreciation from new restaurant openings and lost leverage from declining same store sales.  In addition, the YTD increase was also impacted by the revaluation of the depreciable basis of property and equipment as a result of the Transactions.
 
Pre-opening expenses
 
Pre-opening expenses consist of costs related to a new restaurant opening and primarily include manager salaries, employee payroll, travel, non-cash rent expense and other costs related to training and preparing new restaurants for opening.  Pre-opening costs will fluctuate from period to period based on the number and timing of restaurant openings.  Our pre-opening costs (excluding rent) per opening have remained constant at approximately $0.2 million per opening.
 
General and administrative
 
General and administrative expenses are comprised of expenses associated with corporate and administrative functions that support restaurant operations and development.  General and administrative expenses, as a percentage of total revenues, decreased to 3.9% in Q2 2012 from 4.1% in Q2 2011.  Included in Q2 2011 was $0.5 million of transaction related costs.  Excluding the impact of these costs, general and administrative expenses were 3.7% of total revenues in Q2 2011.  The increase in general and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues, excluding transaction related costs, was due to stock option expense recognized in Q2 2012.
 
General and administrative expenses, as a percentage of total revenues, decreased to 4.1% in YTD 2012 from 11.5% in the Combined YTD 2011.  Included in the Combined YTD 2011 was $21.0 million of transaction related costs.  Excluding the impact of these costs, general and administrative expenses were 4.0% of total revenues in the Combined YTD 2011.  The increase in general and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues, excluding transaction related costs, was due to stock option expense recognized in the current year period offset by a reduction in bonus accruals.
 
Impairment and store closing charges
 
Impairment and store closing charges include long-lived and indefinite-lived asset impairment charges and store closing charges.  In Q2 2012, we recorded $0.1 million of impairment charges for asset additions to restaurants that had been fully impaired in prior years.

 
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INTEREST EXPENSE, NET AND OTHER INCOME, NET
 
Interest expense, net consists primarily of interest expense related to our debt, net of interest income, see the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section for further detail.  Other income, net consists primarily of gains and losses associated with interest rate swaps.  Interest expense, net decreased to $10.1 million in Q2 2012 compared to $10.3 million in Q2 2011.  Interest expense, net increased to $19.5 million in YTD 2012 from $16.6 million in the Combined YTD 2011 as a result of the debt incurred in connection with the Transactions.  In connection with the Transactions, we terminated our interest rate swap agreement related to outstanding borrowings under the prior credit facilities.
 
INCOME TAX EXPENSE
 
Our effective tax rate (“ETR”) was 17.0% in YTD 2012, 35.7% in the Successor period from October 4, 2010 to January 30, 2011 and 97.4% in the Predecessor period from August 2, 2010 to October 3, 2010.  A combined presentation is not meaningful as we file a separate tax return for each of the short periods in fiscal year 2011.  The ETR for YTD 2012 was impacted favorably by federal income tax credits related to the retention component of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act and the impact of our rollout of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program.  The ETRs for the Successor period ended January 30, 2011 and Predecessor period ended October 3, 2010 were impacted by differing GAAP and tax treatment for costs incurred as a result of the Transactions, offset by wage credits.
 
Other Non-GAAP Financial Measures
 
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
 
EBITDA represents net income (loss) before interest expense, net, income tax (benefit) expense and depreciation and amortization.  Adjusted EBITDA is further adjusted to reflect the additions and eliminations described in the table below. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are supplemental measures of operating performance that do not represent and should not be considered as alternatives to net income or cash flow from operations as determined under GAAP, and our calculations thereof may not be comparable to those reported by other companies. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of the limitations are:
 
·  
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for, capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
·  
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
·  
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our indebtedness;
·  
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect our tax expense or the cash requirements to pay our taxes;
·  
although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements; and
·  
other companies in the restaurant industry may calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.
 
Because of these limitations, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA only supplementally. We further believe that our presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures provides information that is useful to analysts and investors because it is an important indicator of the strength of our operations and the performance of our core business.
 
As noted in the table below, Adjusted EBITDA excludes pre-opening expenses (excluding rent), sponsor management fees, hedging gain and losses on disposal of property and equipment and property sales, share-based compensation, and non-cash rent, among other items. It is reasonable to expect that these items will occur in future periods. However, we believe these adjustments are appropriate partly because the amounts recognized can vary significantly from period to period and complicate comparisons of our internal operating results and operating results of other restaurant companies over time. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA includes adjustments for other items that we do not expect to regularly record, including transaction costs and expenses recorded pursuant to accounting for business combinations. Each of the normal recurring adjustments and other adjustments described in this paragraph and in the reconciliation table below help to provide management with a measure of our core operating performance over time by removing items that are not related to day-to-day restaurant level operations.
 
Management uses Adjusted EBITDA:
 
·  
as a measure of operating performance to assist us in comparing the operating performance of our restaurants on a consistent basis because it removes the impact of items not directly resulting from our core operations;
·  
for planning purposes, including the preparation of our internal annual operating budgets and financial projections;
·  
to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of our operational strategies; and
·  
to calculate incentive compensation payments for our employees, including assessing performance under our annual incentive compensation plan.
 
Adjusted EBITDAR further excludes cash rent expense from Adjusted EBITDA. Cash rent expense represents actual cash payments required under our leases.

 
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In addition, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITAR are used by investors as supplemental measures to evaluate the overall operating performance of companies in the restaurant industry. Management believes that investors’ understanding of our performance is enhanced by including these non-GAAP financial measures as reasonable bases for comparing our ongoing results of operations. Many investors are interested in understanding the performance of our business by comparing our results from ongoing operations from one period to the next and would ordinarily add back items that are not part of normal day-to-day operations of our business. By providing these non-GAAP financial measures, together with reconciliations, we believe we are enhancing investors’ understanding of our business and our results of operations, as well as assisting investors in evaluating how well we are executing strategic initiatives.
 
We also present Adjusted EBITDA because it is based on “Consolidated EBITDA,” a measure which is used in calculating financial ratios in material debt covenants in the Indenture and the Credit Agreement. We believe that presenting Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors about how the covenants in the agreements governing our debt facilities operate. The Credit Agreement and the Indenture may permit us to exclude other non-cash charges and specified non-recurring expenses in calculating Consolidated EBITDA in future periods, which are not reflected in the Adjusted EBITDA data presented in this Report.
 
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR.
 
   
Successor
   
Successor
   
Successor
   
Predecessor
   
Combined
 
                     
Period from
   
Period from
       
   
Thirteen weeks
   
Thirteen weeks
   
Twenty-six
weeks
   
October 4,
2010
   
August 2,
2010
   
Twenty-six
weeks
 
   
ended
   
ended
   
ended
   
to
   
to
   
ended
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
January 29, 2012
   
January 30, 2011
   
January 29, 2012
   
January 30, 2011
   
October 3, 2010
   
January 30, 2011
 
Net income (loss)
 
  $ 555     $ 1,090     $ (2,729 )   $ (4,958 )   $ (224 )   $ (5,182 )
Interest expense, net
 
    10,122       10,330       19,490       13,462       3,147       16,609  
Income tax expense (benefit)
 
    228       800       (560 )     (2,753 )     (8,240 )     (10,993 )
Depreciation and amortization
 
    5,017       4,419       9,789       5,511       3,112       8,623  
      EBITDA
 
    15,922       16,639       25,990       11,262       (2,205 )     9,057  
Adjustments
 
                                               
Sponsor management fees(a)
 
    250       255       500       347       205       552  
Non-cash asset write-offs:
 
                                               
  Restaurant impairment(b)
 
    108       -       108       -       -       -  
  Loss on disposal of property and equipment(c)
 
    174       132       469       203       164       367  
Pre-opening expenses (excluding rent)(d)
 
    1,266       919       2,564       1,130       598       1,728  
Hedging gain (e)
 
    -       -       -       -       (182 )     (182 )
Losses on sales of property(f)
 
    2       21       8       21       39       60  
Non-cash rent adjustment(g)
 
    1,315       1,095       2,435       2,404       (334 )     2,070  
Costs related to the Transactions(h)
 
    46       1,289       43       11,784       10,272       22,056  
Non-cash stock-based compensation(i)
 
    240       -       490       -       -       -  
Other adjustments(j)
 
    7       1       20       2       10       12  
     Adjusted EBITDA
 
    19,330       20,351       32,627       27,153       8,567       35,720  
Cash rent expense(k)
 
    9,109       8,402       17,940       9,593       7,128       16,721  
     Adjusted EBITDAR
 
  $ 28,439     $ 28,753     $ 50,567     $ 36,746     $ 15,695     $ 52,441  
 
(a)  
Prior to the completion of the Transactions, sponsor management fees consisted of fees paid to our Predecessor owners under a management and consulting services agreement, which was terminated in connection with the completion of the Transactions. Following the completion of the Transactions, sponsor management fees consist of fees paid to the Kelso Affiliates under an advisory agreement.
(b)  
Restaurant impairment charges were recorded in connection with the determination that the carrying value of certain of our restaurants exceeded their estimated fair value.
(c)  
Loss on disposal of property and equipment consists of the loss on disposal or retirement of assets that are not fully depreciated.
(d)  
Pre-opening expenses (excluding rent) include expenses directly associated with the opening of a new restaurant.

 
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(e)  
Hedging gain relates to fair market value changes of an interest rate swap. The interest rate swap was terminated in connection with the Transactions.
(f)  
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.
(g)  
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.
(h)  
Costs related to the Transactions include: expenses related to business combination accounting recognized in connection with the Transactions, a one-time fee of $7.0 million paid to the Kelso Affiliates and legal, professional, and other fees incurred as a result of the Transactions.
(i)  
Non-cash stock-based compensation represents compensation expense recognized for time-based stock options issued by RHI.
(j)  
Other adjustments include ongoing expenses of closed restaurants, as well as inventory write-offs, employee termination buyouts and incidental charges related to restaurant closings.
(k)  
Cash rent expense represents actual cash payments required under our leases.
 
For Q2 2012 our Adjusted EBITDA was $19.3 million, a decrease of 5.0%, compared to the Adjusted EBITDA of $20.4 million in Q2 2011.  For YTD 2012 our Adjusted EBITDA was $32.6 million, a decrease of 8.7%, compared to the Adjusted EBITDA of $35.7 million in the Combined YTD 2011.  The decreases in Adjusted EBITDA were primarily driven by a decline in comparable restaurant sales and commodity inflation partially offset by contributions from our new restaurant openings.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Summary
 
Our primary requirement for liquidity and capital is new restaurant development and debt service requirements.  Historically, our primary sources of liquidity and capital resources have been net cash provided from operating activities and operating lease financing.  Based on our current restaurant development plans, we anticipate that our cash position, our expected cash flows from operations and availability under the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility will be sufficient to finance our planned capital expenditures, operating activities and debt service requirements. However, our ability to fund future operating expenses and capital expenditures and our ability to make scheduled payments of interest on, to pay principal of or to refinance our indebtedness and to satisfy any other of our present or future debt obligations will depend on our future operating performance which will be affected by general economic, financial and other factors beyond our control.  As of January 29, 2012, we had $11.9 million in cash and cash equivalents and $26.4 million in available credit under our Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility.  We expect the annual cash flow from operations to cover capital expenditures and debt service requirements in fiscal year 2012.
 
Consistent with many other restaurant and retail chain store operations, we utilize operating lease arrangements and sale and leaseback arrangements and believe that these financing methods provide a useful source of capital in a financially efficient manner.
 
Post-Transactions Liquidity
 
The total sources used to fund the Transactions of $628.6 million included $230.0 million of new capital contribution indirectly from the Kelso Affiliates and the Management Investors; $355.0 million from the proceeds of the Senior Secured Notes; and $43.6 million of cash from our balance sheet. The funds were used to repay existing indebtedness of $224.4 million; pay sellers’ expenses of $28.5 million; pay buyer’s expenses (primarily debt issuance costs) of $20.0 million; with the remainder payable to our Predecessor stockholders and option holders as consideration for their equity interests.
 
As part of the Transactions, we entered into the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, which provides for up to $30.0 million of borrowings. The Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility is available to fund working capital and for general corporate purposes. As of January 29, 2012, we had no outstanding borrowings drawn on the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility and $3.6 million of outstanding letters of credit resulting in available credit of $26.4 million.
 
The Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility and the Indenture that governs the Senior Secured Notes contain financial and operating covenants.  The financial covenants include a maximum consolidated leverage ratio calculated as total debt outstanding divided by Adjusted EBITDA; a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio calculated as Adjusted EBITDAR divided by the sum of interest expense and cash rent; and a maximum capital expenditure limit.  The non-financial covenants include prohibitions on our ability to incur certain additional indebtedness or to pay dividends.  Additionally, we are subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as a non-accelerated filer, even if we are not specifically required to comply with such sections otherwise.  Failure to comply with these covenants constitutes a default and may lead to the acceleration of the principal amount and accrued and unpaid interest on the Senior Secured Notes.  As of January 29, 2012, we were in compliance with all material covenants and expect to remain in compliance throughout fiscal year 2012.

 
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    Cash Flows
 
The following table summarizes our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for each of the twenty-six week periods presented:
 
   
Successor
   
Combined - Successor/Predecessor
 
   
Twenty-six week period ended
 
(In thousands)
 
 
January 29, 2012
   
January 30, 2011
 
Total cash (used in) provided by:
 
           
  Operating activities
 
  $ 11,749     $ (1,380 )
  Investing activities
 
    (18,992 )     (328,209 )
  Financing activities
 
    -       345,662  
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
  $ (7,243 )   $ 16,073  
 
Operating activities
 
Cash provided by operating activities in YTD 2012 was generated by cash flows from operations and partially offset by $18.9 million of cash paid for interest.  Cash used in operating activities in the Combined YTD 2011 was impacted by the increased net loss resulting from costs incurred as a result of the Transactions.
 
We had negative working capital, excluding cash and cash equivalents, of $42.0 million and $40.1 million on January 29, 2012 and July 31, 2011, respectively.  Like many other restaurant companies, we are able, and expect to operate with negative working capital.  Restaurant operations do not require significant inventories and substantially all sales are for cash or paid by third-party credit cards.
 
Investing activities
 
Cash used in investing activities primarily represents capital expenditures for new restaurant growth as well as $311.6 million of costs in the Combined YTD 2011 to acquire LRI Holdings, as part of the Transactions.  Excluding these transaction costs, capital expenditures increased in YTD 2012 by $5.4 million due to a greater number of planned new restaurant openings, timing of new restaurants under construction and the mix of owned versus leased properties.  During YTD 2012 and the Combined YTD 2011 expenditures were offset by sale and leaseback transactions of $6.4 million and $3.5 million, respectively.
 
Financing activities
 
Draws on the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility of $18.4 million were fully repaid in the YTD 2012 period.  Cash provided by financing activities in the Combined YTD 2011 included debt issuance and equity contributions required to fund the Transactions, offset by the repayment of prior credit facilities and new debt issuance costs.
 
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
Other than operating leases, we do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
 
Seasonality
 
Our business is subject to minor seasonal fluctuations.  Historically, sales are typically lowest in the fall.  Holidays, severe weather and similar conditions may impact sales volumes seasonally in some operating regions.  Because of these factors, results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be achieved for the full fiscal year.
 
Segment Reporting
 
We aggregate our operations into a single reportable segment within the restaurant industry, providing similar products to similar customers, exclusively in the United States. Our restaurants also possess similar pricing structures, resulting in similar long-term expected financial performance characteristics. Accordingly, no further segment reporting beyond the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements is presented.

 
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Impact of Inflation
 
Our operating margins depend on, among other things, our ability to anticipate and react to changes in the costs of key operating resources, including food and other raw materials, labor, energy and other supplies and services. Substantial increases in costs and expenses could impact our operating results to the extent that such increases cannot be passed along to our restaurant customers. While we have taken steps to qualify multiple suppliers and enter into fixed price agreements for many of the commodities used in our restaurant operations, there can be no assurance that future supplies and costs for such commodities will not fluctuate due to weather and other market conditions outside of our control. Certain of our commodities are not contracted and remain subject to fluctuating market prices.  Consequently, these commodities can be subject to unforeseen supply and cost fluctuations.
 
Our staff members are subject to various minimum wage requirements.  There have been and may be additional minimum wage increases in excess of federal minimum wage implemented in various jurisdictions in which we operate or seek to operate.  Minimum wage increases may have a material adverse effect on our labor costs. Certain operating costs, such as taxes, insurance and other outside services continue to increase and may also be subject to other cost and supply fluctuations outside of our control.  While we have been able to partially offset inflation and other changes in the costs of key operating resources by gradually increasing prices for our menu items, coupled with more efficient purchasing practices, productivity improvements and greater economies of scale, there can be no assurance that we will be able to continue to do so in the future.  From time to time, competitive conditions could limit our menu pricing ability.  In addition, macroeconomic conditions could make additional menu price increases imprudent.  There can be no assurance that all future cost increases can be offset by increased menu prices or that increased menu prices will be fully absorbed by our restaurant customers without any resulting changes in their visit frequencies or purchasing patterns.  There can be no assurance that we will be able to generate increases in comparable restaurant sales in amounts sufficient to offset inflationary or other cost pressures.
 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
We prepare our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP.  The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make assumptions and estimates about future events, and apply judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and the related disclosures.  We base our assumptions, estimates and judgments on historical experience, current trends, and other factors that management believes to be relevant at the time our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared.  However, because future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results could differ from our assumptions and estimates, and such differences could be material.  Our critical accounting policies have not changed materially from those previously reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
Information regarding new accounting pronouncements is included within Note 1 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Part 1, Item 1 of this report.
 
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
 
This report contains forward−looking statements based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, management’s beliefs, and certain assumptions made by us. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “may,” “will” and variations of these words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward−looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward−looking statements. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, our actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward−looking statements as a result of various factors. The section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10−K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011, filed with the SEC, discusses some of the important risk factors that may affect our business, results of operations, or financial condition.  These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:
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our ability to successfully execute our strategy and open new restaurants that are profitable;
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macroeconomic conditions;
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our ability to compete with many other restaurants;
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potential negative publicity regarding food safety and health concerns;
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health concerns arising from the outbreak of viruses or food-borne illness;
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the effects of seasonality and weather conditions on sales;
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changes in food and supply costs;
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our reliance on certain vendors, suppliers and distributors;
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impairment charges on certain long-lived or intangible assets;
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our ability to attract and retain qualified executive officers and employees while also controlling labor costs;
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our ability to adapt to escalating labor costs;
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our ability to maintain insurance that provides adequate levels of coverage against claims;
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legal complaints or litigation;
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our ability to obtain and maintain required licenses and permits or to comply with alcoholic beverage or food control regulations;
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the reliability of our information systems;

 
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costs resulting from breaches of security of confidential information;
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our ability to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights;
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our franchisees’ actions;
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the cost of compliance with federal, state and local laws;
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any potential strategic transactions;
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our ability to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting and the resources and management oversight required to comply with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002;
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our substantial indebtedness; and
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our ability to incur additional debt.
 
We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward−looking statements for any reason. The information contained in this Form 10−Q is not a complete description of our business or the risks associated with our business. We urge you to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report and in our other reports filed with the SEC that discuss our business in greater detail and advise interested parties of certain risks, uncertainties and other factors that may affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
 
 
In addition to the risks inherent in our operations, we are exposed to certain market risks, including adverse changes in commodity prices and interest rates.
 
Commodity price risk
 
Many of the ingredients used in the products sold in our restaurants are commodities subject to price volatility caused by limited supply, weather, production problems, delivery difficulties, economic factors, and other conditions which are outside our control and may be unpredictable.  In order to minimize risk, we employ various purchasing and pricing techniques including negotiating fixed price contracts with vendors, generally over one year periods, and securing supply contracts with vendors that remain subject to fluctuating market prices.  We do not currently utilize financial instruments to hedge commodity prices, but we will continue to evaluate their effectiveness.
 
Four food categories (beef, produce, seafood and chicken) account for the largest share of our cost of goods sold (at 31.9%, 9.8%, 9.6% and 7.4%, respectively, in the twenty-six week period ended January 29, 2012).  Other categories affected by commodity price fluctuations, such as pork, cheese and dairy, may each account for 4-6%, individually, of our purchases. 
 
We recognize that commodity pricing may be extremely volatile and can change unpredictably and over short periods.  Changes in commodity prices would generally affect us and our competitors similarly, depending upon the terms and duration of supply contracts.  In many cases, or over the longer term, we believe we will be able to pass through some or all of the increased commodity costs by adjusting menu pricing.  However, competitive circumstances or judgments about consumer acceptance of price increases, may limit price flexibility and, in those circumstances, increases in commodity prices may have an adverse affect on restaurant operating margins. 
 
We are subject to additional risk due to our reliance on single suppliers for many of our commodity purchases, including beef.  However, our menu items are based on generally available products, and if any existing suppliers fail, or are unable, to deliver in quantities we require, we believe that there are sufficient alternative suppliers in the marketplace so that our sources of supply can be replaced as necessary.  Although we believe the supply could be replaced by alternative suppliers, we may encounter temporary supply shortages or incur higher supply costs which could have an adverse affect on our results of operations.
 
Interest rate risk
 
We are subject to interest rate risk in connection with borrowings under the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, which bears interest at variable rates.  As of January 29, 2012, we had no outstanding borrowings on our Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility.  There is no interest rate risk associated with our Senior Secured Notes, as the interest rate is fixed at 10.75% per annum.
 
 
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
The Company, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of January 29, 2012.
 
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 
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Information regarding legal proceedings is included within Note 5 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included within Part I, Item 1 of this report.
 
 
There have been no material changes in the risk factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011.

 
 
    Item 5.02 - Departure of Officer
On March 7, 2012, in connection with the reorganization of our marketing group, Stephen R. Anderson, our Senior Vice President of Marketing, Food & Beverage, left the Company, and we have begun a search for a new head of Marketing. We expect to enter into a severance agreement with Mr. Anderson and intend to file a Form 8-K outlining the terms of that agreement.
 
In addition, on March 7, 2012, Paul S. Pendleton, a Senior Vice President of Operations, left the Company in connection with the reorganization of our operations group. As part of the reorganization of our operations group, James B. Kuehnhold has been promoted to head of operations.  Prior to this promotion, Mr. Kuehnhold was a Senior Vice President of Operations and was responsible for all aspects of day-to-day operations for 100 company-owned restaurants. Prior to joining Logan's Roadhouse, Mr. Kuehnhold was with Romano's Macaroni Grill as a Regional Manager.  In addition, Mr. Kuehnhold was with Olive Garden for five years where he served as a Regional Manager.  He also worked with Chevy's/Rio Bravo for five years as a Director of Operations, overseeing both concepts.  Mr. Kuehnhold has been with the Logan's organization since July 2011 and has over 30 years experience in the restaurant industry.
 
 
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Exhibit
Number
 
 
Description                                                                                          
3.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of LRI Holdings, Inc.*
3.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws of LRI Holdings, Inc.*
4.1
Credit Agreement, dated as of October 4, 2010, among LRI Holdings, Inc. and Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc., as Borrower, the Several Lenders from Time to Time Parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Credit Suisse AG, as Co-Documentation Agents, Credit Suisse AG, as Syndication Agent, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, together with the Joinder to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 4, 2010, made by LRI Holdings, Inc. and Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc. for the benefit of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement.*
4.2
 
First Lien Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of October 4, 2010, made by LRI Holdings, Inc. and Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc. and the Guarantors Identified Therein, in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, together with the Assumption Agreement to the First lien Guarantee and the Collateral Agreement, dated October 4, 2010, made by LRI Holdings, Inc., Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc., Logan’s Roadhouse of Texas, Inc. and Logan’s Roadhouse of Kansas, Inc. in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement.*
4.3
 
Security Agreement, dated as of October 4, 2010, made by LRI Holdings, Inc. and Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc., in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent, together with the Joinder Agreement to Security Agreement dated as of October 4, 2010 made by LRI Holdings, Inc., Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc., Logan’s Roadhouse of Texas, Inc., Logan’s Roadhouse of Kansas, Inc., in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent under the Security Agreement.*
4.4
 
Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of October 4, 2010, among JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent, Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc., and each of the other Loan Parties party thereto, together with the Joinder to Intercreditor Agreement dated as of October 4, 2010 by LRI Holdings, Inc., Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc., Logan’s Roadhouse of Texas, Inc., Logan’s Roadhouse of Kansas, Inc., in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.*
4.5
 
Indenture, dated as of October 4, 2010, among Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc., LRI Holdings, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent, relating to the 10.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2017, together with the Supplemental Indenture for Merger entered into as of October 4, 2010 by and among Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc., LRI Holdings, Inc., Logan’s Roadhouse of Texas, Inc., Logan’s Roadhouse of Kansas, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent under the Indenture.*
4.6
Form of 10.75% Senior Secured Note due 2017 (included in Exhibit 4.5 hereto).*
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101
 
The following unaudited financial statements from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 29, 2012, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholder’s Equity, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.**
 
* Filed previously by the Company as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-173579) filed on April 18, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.
** Furnished electronically herewith.
 
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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.
 
 Date:    March 12, 2012
 
LRI Holdings, Inc.
     
     
   
By:
/s/ Amy L. Bertauski
     
Amy L. Bertauski
     
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
     
(Duly Authorized Officer)
 Date:    March 12, 2012
   
     
   
By:
/s/  Nicole A. Williams
     
Nicole A. Williams
     
Vice President - Controller
     
(Principal Accounting Officer)
 

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