CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP TO PURCHASE 64 BURGER KING RESTAURANTS

SPRINGFIELD, ILL., TERRE HAUTE AND EVANSVILLE, IND. — Carrols Restaurant Group Inc. has signed definitive agreements to purchase 64 Burger King restaurants from certain subsidiaries of Heartland Food LLC for approximately $18 million excluding inventory. The restaurants include 11 restaurants in Springfield, Ill., 15 restaurants in Terre Haute, Ind., seven restaurants in Evansville, Ind., 27 restaurants in Nashville, Tenn. and four restaurants in other markets. The transaction is subject to certain closing conditions. In conjunction with the transaction, Burger King Corp. has also agreed to make a cash payment to Heartland at closing based on Carrols’ commitment to remodel 46 of the restaurants. Closing is expected to occur in late September or early October.