McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Landry's, Inc. whereby Landry's MSA Co., Inc., a subsidiary of Landry's, will acquire all of the outstanding shares of McCormick & Schmick's for $8.75 per share in cash, for a total equity value of approximately $131.6 million. Landry's will finance the transaction through a combination of cash and debt, for which it has arranged financing, and expects to close the transaction in late December 2011 or early January 2012.

Under the terms of the agreement, which has been unanimously approved by the McCormick & Schmick's Board of Directors, Landry's will commence a tender offer no later than 10 business days from the date hereof for all outstanding common stock of McCormick & Schmick's for $8.75 in cash. The consideration represents a premium of approximately 29% to McCormick & Schmick's closing stock price on Monday, November 7, 2011, and a premium of approximately 31% to the average 90 day trading price of $6.69.

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