Champps Entertainment, Inc. to Host Fiscal 2003 Second-Quarter Results Conference Call.

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LITTLETON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2003

Champps Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMPP) announced today that management plans to host a conference call to review results of its fiscal 2003 second quarter ended December 29, 2002, on Wednesday, January 22, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. EST.

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer William H. Baumhauer and Chief Financial Officer Frederick J. Dreibholz will host the conference call. To hear the call in a listen-only mode, participants must dial 888/747-3510 at least ten minutes prior to the start of the call and refer to Conference Identification Number 6380650. To hear a live web simulcast of the call, visit the company's web site at www.champps.com, click on the Investor Relations icon and refer to Conference Identification Number 6380650.

If unable to participate at the time of the call, the archived web cast can be accessed by visiting www.champps.com, clicking on the Investor Relations icon and referring to Conference Identification Number 6380650.

Littleton, Colo.-based Champps Entertainment, Inc. currently owns and operates 38 and franchises 12 Champps restaurants in 18 states. Champps, which competes in the upscale casual dining segment, offers an extensive menu consisting of freshly prepared food, coupled with exceptional service. Champps creates an exciting environment through the use of videos, music, sports, and promotions.

Statements made in this press release include forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Information on significant potential risks and uncertainties that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, those mentioned by the Company from time to time in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The words "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "should," and similar expressions and variations thereof identify certain of such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates on which they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and, therefore, readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.