CMPP Champs Entertainment (MM)

Champps Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMPP) announced today that management plans to host a conference call to review results of its fiscal 2006 second quarter on Thursday, February 2, 2006, at 10:00 AM EST. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Michael P. O'Donnell, Chief Financial Officer David D. Womack, and Chief Operating Officer Rich Scanlan will host the conference call. To hear the call in a listen-only mode, participants must dial 1-800-947-6545 (USA) or 1-706-634-1745 (International) at least ten minutes prior to the start of the call and refer to conference identification number 2081893. 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 2081893. If unable to participate at the time of the call, the archived web cast can be accessed until March 2, 2006, by visiting www.champps.com, clicking on the Investor Relations icon and referring to conference identification number 2081893. About Champps Entertainment, Inc. Champps Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates 53 and franchises/licenses 13 Champps restaurants in 23 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. Safe Harbor Statement Certain statements made in this press release are forward-looking statements based on management's current experience and expectations. These forward-looking statements are 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. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding our stock repurchase program, lease renegotiations and possible closing of restaurants and related write-down of assets, among others. Among the factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those provided in this press release are: the ability of the Company to operate restaurants profitably, the ability to make and fund share repurchases, the ability to successfully close or renegotiate lease terms for restaurants, the ability of the Company to successfully implement our strategic initiatives to improve revenues and profitability, the ability of the Company's management team to implement strategic initiatives successfully; the impact of intense competition in the casual dining restaurant industry, the Company's ability to control restaurant operating costs, which are impacted by commodity prices, minimum wage and other employment laws, fuel and energy costs, consumer perceptions of food safety, changes in consumer tastes and trends, and general business and economic conditions. Information on significant potential risks and uncertainties that may also cause such differences include, but are not limited to, those mentioned by the Company from time to time in its filings with the SEC. The words "may," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "plan," "intend," "project," "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.