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                         MORTON'S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
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      From: KEKST AND COMPANY       June 18, 2002
            Lissa Perlman
            David Lilly
            437 Madison Avenue
            New York, NY  10022-7001
            (212) 521-4800

      For:  MORTON'S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
            3333 New Hyde Park Road
            New Hyde Park, NY  11042
            (516) 627-1515
            www.mortons.com

      Contact:    THOMAS J. BALDWIN, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF
                  FINANCIAL OFFICER, MORTON'S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.


      MORTON'S RESTAURANT GROUP COMMENTS ON ICAHN LETTER.

      New Hyde Park, NY.... Morton's Restaurant Group, Inc. (NYSE:MRG) today
      announced that it has received a merger agreement signed by High
      River Limited Partnership, an affiliate of Carl Icahn, increasing its
      offer price for Morton's to $15.00 per share and removing the closing
      condition that would have otherwise required Morton's to achieve a minimum
      level of earnings. Morton's stated that the merger agreement has been
      referred to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors and its
      advisors for evaluation.


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