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<br />RESERVATION OF RIGHTS
<br />The Debtors reserve the right to (a) dispute, or to assert offsets or defenses against, any filed
<br />Claim or any Claim listed or reflected in the Schedules as to nature, amount, liability, classification or otherwise;
<br />and (b) subsequently designate any Claim as disputed, contingent or unliquidated. Nothing contained in this Notice
<br />shall preclude the Debtors from objecting to any Claim, whether scheduled or filed, on any grounds.
<br />PROCEDURE FOR FILING PROOFS OF CLAIM
<br />Original Proofs of Claim must be sent by mail, overnight courier or hand delivery to Buffets
<br />Restaurants Holdings, Inc., et al., Claims Processing Center so as to be received no later than 4:00 p.m. (Prevailing
<br />Eastern Time) on the applicable Bar Date. If a Proof of Claim is sent by first class mail, the mailing address is:
<br />Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc., et al., Claims Processing Center, c/o Epiq Bankruptcy Solutions, LLC, FDR
<br />Station, P.O. Box 5286, New York, NY 10150-5286. If a Proof of Claim is sent by overnight mail, overnight
<br />courier or hand delivery, the address is: Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc., et al., Claims Processing Center, c/o
<br />Epiq Bankruptcy Solutions, LLC, 757 Third Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10017. Any Proofof Claim
<br />submitted by facsimile or e-mail will not be accepted and will not be deemed filed until the Proof of Claim is
<br />submitted by one of the methods described in the foregoing sentence. Proofs of Claim will be deemed filed only
<br />when actually received by Epiq. If you wish to receive acknowledgement of Epiq's receipt of your Proof of Claim,
<br />you must also submit by the applicable Bar Date and concurrently with submitting your original Proof of Claim, (a)
<br />a copy of your original Proof of Claim and (b) a self-addressed, stamped return envelope.
<br />Proofs of Claim must include all documentation required by Bankruptcy Rules 3001(c) and
<br />3001(d), including an original or a copy of any written document that forms the basis of the Claim or, for secured
<br />Claims, evidence that the alleged security interest has been perfected. However, upon the advance express written
<br />consent of the Debtors, a claimant's Proof of Claim may be filed without the documents required by Bankruptcy
<br />Rules 3001(c) and 3001(d);yrovided, however that any claimant that receives such a written consent will be
<br />required to transmit these documents in support of its Claim to Epiq, the Debtors or other parties in interest within
<br />ten (10) days after the date of a written request for such documents.
<br />ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
<br />You may be listed as the holder of a claim against the Debtors in the Schedules. If you hold or
<br />assert a claim that is not listed in the Schedules or if you disagree with the amount or priority of your claim as listed
<br />in the Schedules, or your claim is listed in the Schedules as contingent, unliquidated, or disputed, you must file a
<br />Proof of Claim. Copies of the Schedules and the Bar Date Order are available for inspection during regular business
<br />hours at the office of the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
<br />Delaware, 3`s Floor, 824 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801. In addition, copies of the Debtors' Schedules
<br />and Bar Date Order may be obtained for a charge through Delaware Document Retrieval, 2 East 7h Street, 2°d Floor,
<br />Wilmington, Delaware 19801, or viewed on the Internet at the Bankruptcy Court's website
<br />(http://www.deb.uscourts.gov/) by following the directions for accessing the ECF system on such website or on
<br />Epiq'swebsite(http://dm.epiqlI.com/Buffets).
<br />Questions concerning the contents of this Notice and requests for Proofs of Claim should be
<br />directed to Epiq at (877)-866-5966 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (Prevailing Eastern Time), Monday
<br />through Friday. Please note that Epiq's staff is not permitted to give legal advice. You should consult your
<br />own attorney for assistance regarding any other inquiries, such as questions concerning the completion or
<br />filing of a Proof of Claim.
<br />PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP YOUNG CONAWAY STARGATT & TAYLOR, LLP
<br />Jeffrey D. Saferstein
<br />Pauline K. Morgan (No. 3650)
<br />Philip A. Weintraub
<br />Sean T. Greecher (No. 4484)
<br />Evan R. Zisholtz
<br />Ryan M. Bartley (No. 4985)
<br />1285 Avenue of the Americas
<br />Rodney Square
<br />New York, New York 10019-6064 1000 North King Street
<br />Telephone: (212) 373-3000
<br />Wilmington, Delaware 19801
<br />Facsimile: (212) 757-3990
<br />Telephone: (302) 571-6600
<br />Facsimile: (302) 571-1253
<br />Counsel for the Debtors and Debtors -in -Possession
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