Gene Lee, President of RARE Hospitality International, Inc.,
Rings The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

Monday, August 21, 2006
at NASDAQ's MarketSite
in New York City.

RARE Hospitality International, Inc.

Gene Lee, President of RARE Hospitality International, Inc. (RARE), presides over the opening bell to celebrate its 25th-business anniversary.

RARE Hospitality International, Inc. currently owns, operates and franchises 319 restaurants, including 260 LongHorn Steakhouse restaurants, 25 Capital Grille restaurants and 32 Bugaboo Creek Steak House restaurants.

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