Chanticleer Holdings Reports 2014 Second Quarter Earnings

22.9% Restaurant Revenue Increase and 32.9% Increase in Restaurant EBITDA Quarter-Over-Quarter

CHARLOTTE, NC -- (Marketwired) -- 08/14/14 -- Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTR) ("Chanticleer," or the "Company"), owner and operator of multiple restaurant brands internationally and domestically, announces its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014 ("Q2").

Restaurant revenue for Q2 2014 increased to $6.82 million, compared to $1.64 million in the comparable period in 2013, and increased 22.9% quarter-over-quarter from $5.55 million in the previous quarter ended March 31, 2014 ("Q1"). Restaurant revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2014 increased to $12.37 million, compared to $3.28 million in the comparable period in 2013, an increase of 276.6%.The sequential increase from Q1 2014 as well as the year-to-date increases are attributable mostly to our acquisitions of the Hooters restaurants in the Pacific Northwest on January 31, 2014 and the increase in our ownership in our Hooters restaurant in Campbelltown, Australia on April 1, 2014 (collectively, the "2014 Acquisitions").

Restaurant cost of sales for Q2 2014 were 36.0% compared to 38.7% in the comparable period in 2013 and 35.8% in Q1 2014. Restaurant cost of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2014 were 35.9% compared to 38.5% in the comparable period in 2013. The Company anticipates continuing quarter-over-quarter gross profit margin decreases across its restaurant territories and brands throughout the remainder of 2014.

Restaurant operating expenses for Q2 2014 were $4.01 million, or 58.8% of restaurant revenue, compared to $932,250, or 56.8% of restaurant revenue, in the comparable period in 2013 and 59.2% in Q1 2014. Restaurant operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2014 were $7.29 million, or 59.0% of restaurant revenue, compared to $1.91 million, or 58.2% of restaurant revenue, in the comparable period in 2013. The increases in restaurant operating expenses in 2014 are attributable largely to the 2014 Acquisitions. General and administrative expenses ("G&A") for Q2 2014 were $1.25 million, or 18.0% of total revenue, compared to $645,648, or 38.8% of total revenue, in the comparable period in 2013. G&A for the six months ended June 30, 2014 were $2.86 million, or 22.8% of total revenue, compared to $1.37 million, or 41.0% of total revenue, in the comparable period in 2013. The dollar increase in G&A was primarily due to increased payroll, professional and consulting fees related to our growth both for the Company and its subsidiaries.

Restaurant EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure,^* for Q2 2014 increased to $451,776, compared to $74,707 in the comparable period in 2013, and increased 32.9% sequentially from $339,926 in Q1 2014. Restaurant EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2014 increased to $791,702, compared to $111,349 in the comparable period in 2013.

The Company had an increase in quarter-over-quarter net loss to $1.54 million in Q2 from a net loss of $1.45 million in Q1. The Company had a decrease in net loss per share sequentially, to a net loss of $0.22 per share in Q2 from a net loss of $0.24 per share in Q1. The Company had a net loss of $2.99 million (net loss of $0.47 per share) and a net loss of $1.50 million (net loss of $0.39 per share) for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The Company incurred approximately $261,000 of pre-opening expenses in Q2 2014, primarily attributable to two of our restaurant sites in Australia. One of the Australia locations has since opened in Surfers Paradise and the other location in Townsville is expected to open in late September 2014. Management is hopeful that the Company will have positive adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure,^* in the fourth quarter of 2014, although there is no assurance this will occur.

To date, Chanticleer has twenty-five restaurants worldwide, including its most recent opening of a Hooters restaurant in Surfers Paradise, Australia and the acquisition of 60% ownership interest of Australia Hooters franchisee, TMIX Management Australia Pty, Ltd, which includes Hooters restaurants in Parramatta and Penrith, both suburbs of Sydney. The Company continues to build its portfolio of brands/concepts, expecting four additional restaurants by 2014 year end, through organic growth or acquisitions.

Mike Pruitt, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are pleased with our current growth rate, already exceeding full year 2013 restaurant revenue in just the first six months of 2014. Our brands continue to improve quarter-over-quarter led by our Hooters South Africa market, Hooters Nottingham and Just Fresh. We are excited to see the growth in our Company with our current restaurant portfolio averaging $700,000 in net sales per week for the last several weeks, highlighted by our Surfers Paradise location which has been top three international Hooters location each of the first four weeks of being open. With our top-line growth and continued operating improvements, we are closer to our goal of being adjusted EBITDA positive by year-end."

For full disclosure relating to our second quarter financial information, please refer to Chanticleer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2014, available online at www.sec.gov.

^*Adjusted EBITDA and restaurant EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures - see "Use of Non-GAAP Measures" below and see the reconciliation of GAAP to adjusted EBITDA and restaurant EBITDA in the table accompanying this release.

Use of Non-GAAP Measures
Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. prepares its condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). In addition to disclosing financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, the Company discloses information regarding adjusted EBITDA and restaurant EBITDA, which differ from the term EBITDA as it is commonly used. In addition to adjusting net income (loss) from continuing operations to exclude taxes, interest, and depreciation and amortization, adjusted EBITDA and restaurant EBITDA also exclude pre-opening costs for our restaurants, non-cash expenses for services, change in fair value of derivative liability and gain on extinguishment of debt. Adjusted EBITDA and restaurant EBITDA are not measures of performance defined in accordance with GAAP. However, adjusted EBITDA and restaurant EBITDA are used internally in planning and evaluating the company's operating performance. Accordingly, management believes that disclosure of these metrics offers investors, bankers and other stakeholders an additional view of the company's operations that, when coupled with the GAAP results, provides a more complete understanding of the Company's financial results.

Adjusted EBITDA and restaurant EBITDA should not be considered as alternatives to net loss or to net cash used in operating activities as a measure of operating results or of liquidity. It may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies, and it excludes financial information that some may consider important in evaluating the company's performance. A reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) to adjusted EBITDA and restaurant EBITDA is included in the accompanying financial schedules.

About Chanticleer Holdings, Inc.
Headquartered in a Charlotte, NC, Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. (HOTR), together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates restaurant brands in the United States and internationally. The Company is a franchisee owner of Hooters® restaurants in international markets including Australia, England, South Africa, Hungary, and Brazil, and recently acquired two Hooters restaurants in the United States. The Company also owns and operates American Roadside Burgers, Spoon Bar & Kitchen and owns a majority interest in Just Fresh restaurants in the U.S.

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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by the words "anticipate," "estimate," "plan," "project," "continuing," "ongoing," "target," "aim," "expect," "believe," "intend," "may," "will," "should," "could," or the negative of these words and other comparable words. Forward-looking statements are based on expectations, forecasts, and assumptions by our management and involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated, including, without limitation:

Operating losses continuing for the foreseeable future; we may never be profitable;
Inherent risks in expansion of operations, including our ability to acquire additional territories, generate profits from new restaurants, find suitable sites and develop and construct locations in a timely and cost-effective way;
General risk factors affecting the restaurant industry, including current economic climate, costs of labor and food prices;
Intensive competition in our industry and competition with national, regional chains and independent restaurant operators;
Our rights to operate and franchise Hooters-branded restaurants are dependent on the Hooters' franchise agreements;
Our business depends on our relationship with Hooters;
We do not have full operational control over the businesses of our franchise partners;
Failure by Hooters to protect its intellectual property rights, including its brand image;
Our business has been adversely affected by declines in discretionary spending and may be affected by changes in consumer preferences;
Increases in costs, including food, labor and energy prices;
Our business and the growth of our Company is dependent on the skills and expertise of management and key personnel;
Constraints could effect our ability to maintain competitive cost structure, including, but not limited to labor constraints;
Work stoppages at our restaurants or supplier facilities or other interruptions of production;
Our food service business and the restaurant industry are subject to extensive government regulation;
We may be subject to significant foreign currency exchange controls in certain countries in which we operate;
Inherent risk in foreign operation;
We may not attain our target development goals and aggressive development could cannibalize existing sales;
Current conditions in the global financial markets and the distressed economy;
A decline in market share or failure to achieve growth;
Unusual or significant litigation, governmental investigations or adverse publicity, or otherwise;
Adverse effects on our operations resulting from the current class action litigation in which the Company is one of several defendants;
Adverse effects on our results from a decrease in or cessation or clawback of government incentives related to investments; and
Adverse effects on our operations resulting from certain geo-political or other events.

Chanticleer cannot be certain that any expectation, forecast, or assumption made in preparing any forward-looking statements will prove accurate, or that any projection will be realized. It is to be expected that there will be differences between projected and actual results. The statements in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, even if subsequently made available by the Company on its web site or otherwise. We undertake no obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which they were made. Further information on our business, including important factors which could affect actual results are discussed in the Company's filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."


Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

			June 30,			December 31,
			2014			2013
ASSETS			(Unaudited)
Current assets:
	Cash		$	273,378		$	442,694
	Accounts receivable			118,354			227,181
	Other receivable			45,210			50,380
	Inventories			475,459			381,408
	Due from related parties			113,481			116,305
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets			552,490			495,165
		TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS		1,578,372			1,713,133
Property and equipment, net				12,697,117			5,620,189
Goodwill				9,182,241			6,496,756
Intangible assets, net				3,608,516			3,424,632
Investments at fair value				35,362			55,112
Other investments				1,550,000			2,491,963
Deposits and other assets				517,526			285,821
		TOTAL ASSETS	$	29,169,134		$	20,087,606

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
	Current maturities of long-term debt and notes payable		$	1,959,579		$	835,454
	Current maturities of convertible note payable, net of discount of $210,083			289,917			-
	Derivative liability			1,734,500			2,146,000
	Accounts payable and accrued expenses			3,572,145			2,425,873
	Current maturities of capital leases payable			58,630			59,162
	Deferred rent			111,722			53,303
	Loan payable			1,571,646			-
	Due to related parties			12,191			12,191
		TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES		9,310,330			5,531,983
Convertible notes payable, net of discount of $ 2,083,333 and $2,583,333, respectively				916,667			416,667
Capital leases payable, less current maturities				73,033			105,918
Deferred rent				1,852,611			1,055,138
Deferred tax liabilities				1,275,317			1,340,000
Long-term debt, less current maturities				180,874			398,906
		TOTAL LIABILITIES		13,608,832			8,848,612
Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' equity:
	Common stock: $0.0001 par value; authorized 45,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 6,499,433 and 5,387,897 shares at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively			652			541
	Additional paid in capital			31,159,996			25,404,994
	Other comprehensive loss			(30,339	)		(88,370	)
	Accumulated deficit			(17,334,191	)		(14,472,816	)
	Non-controlling interest			1,764,184			394,645
		TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY		15,560,302			11,238,994
		TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	29,169,134		$	20,087,606


Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
			For the Three Months Ended
			June 30,
			2014			2013
Revenue:
	Restaurant sales, net		$	6,818,932		$	1,641,043
	Gaming sales, net			75,724			-
	Management fee income - non-affiliates			25,151			25,000
		Total revenue		6,919,807			1,666,043
Expenses:
	Restaurant cost of sales			2,454,626			635,348
	Restaurant operating expenses			4,012,399			932,250
	Restaurant pre-opening expenses			260,981			10,201
	General and administrative expenses			1,245,660			645,648
	Depreciation and amortization			412,487			129,876
		Total expenses		8,386,153			2,353,323
Loss from operations				(1,466,346	)		(687,280	)
Other income (expense)
	Equity in losses of investments			-			(18,806	)
	Realized gains			4,127			-
	Miscellaneous income			4,552			1,263
	Change in fair value of derivative liabilities			272,100			-
	Interest expense			(350,760	)		(18,443	)
		Total other expense		(69,981	)		(35,986	)
Loss from operations before income taxes				(1,536,327	)		(723,266	)
	Expense for income taxes			1,379			12,106
Net loss				(1,537,706	)		(735,372	)
	Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest			126,642			28,428
Net loss attributable to Chanticleer Holdings, Inc.			$	(1,411,064	)	$	(706,944	)

Other comprehensive income (loss):
	Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities (none applies to non-controlling interest)
			$	(3,809	)	$	(13,202	)
	Foreign translation income			15,419			41,400
		Other comprehensive loss	$	(1,399,454	)	$	(678,746	)

Net loss attributable to Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. per common share, basic and diluted:			$	(0.22	)	$	(0.19	)
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted				6,329,406			3,701,928


Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
			For the Six Months Ended
			June 30,
			2014			2013
Revenue:
	Restaurant sales, net		$	12,365,870		$	3,283,165
	Gaming income, net			131,235			-
	Management fee income - non-affiliates			50,151			50,000
		Total revenue		12,547,256			3,333,165
Expenses:
	Restaurant cost of sales			4,437,907			1,263,236
	Restaurant operating expenses			7,294,226			1,912,405
	Restaurant pre-opening expenses			260,981			10,201
	General and administrative expenses			2,860,453			1,365,848
	Depreciation and amortization			777,375			244,100
		Total expenses		15,630,942			4,795,790
Loss from operations				(3,083,686	)		(1,462,625	)
Other income (expense)
	Equity in losses of investments			(40,694	)		(33,053	)
	Gain on extinguishment of debt			-			70,900
	Miscellaneous income			7,838			3,825
	Realized gains			101,472			-
	Change in fair value of derivative liabilities			704,200			-
	Interest expense			(687,541	)		(55,386	)
		Total other income (expense)		85,275			(13,714	)
Loss from operations before income taxes				(2,998,411	)		(1,476,339	)
		(Provision) expense for income taxes		(7,509	)		21,197
Consolidated net loss				(2,990,902	)		(1,497,536	)
		Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		129,528			52,759
Net loss attributable to Chanticleer Holdings, Inc.			$	(2,861,374	)	$	(1,444,777	)

Other comprehensive loss (income):
		Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities (none applies to non-controlling interest)
			$	(15,527	)	$	(36,966	)
		Foreign translation income (loss)		51,165			54,916
Other comprehensive loss			$	(2,825,736	)	$	(1,426,827	)

Net loss per attributable to Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. per common share, basic and diluted:			$	(0.47	)	$	(0.39	)
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted				6,152,931			3,700,420

Reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA
Unaudited
Three months ended June 30, 2014:		Restaurants only
		South Africa			Hungary			ARB			Nottingham		Australia			JF			Hoot Pac NW			Spoon			Management			Totals
GAAP net income (loss)		$	(108,124	)	$	(34,621	)	$	(392,808	)	$	54,830	$	(280,568	)	$	7,549		$	(49,308		$	(68,800	)	$	(665,856	)	$	(1,537,706	)
G&A to management			177,548			27,212			125,102			70,516		28,295			92,362			72,012			6,000			(599,047	)		-
GAAP net income (loss)			69,424			(7,409	)		(267,706	)		125,346		(252,273	)		99,911			22,704			(62,800	)		(1,264,903	)	$	(1,537,706	)
	Interest expense (income)		12,795			-			477			32		-			4			-			-			337,452			350,760
	Change in fair value of derivative liablility		-			-			-			-		-			-			-			-			(272,100	)		(272,100	)
	Non-cash expenses related to services		-			-			-			-		-			-			-			-			124,275			124,275
	Pre-opening expenses		12,515			-			-			-		247,918			548			-			-			-			260,981
	Depreciation and amortization		92,609			25,697			132,936			3,000		21,960			47,660			56,501			30,415			1,709			412,487
	Income taxes		22,238			-			-			17,274		-			-			-			-			(38,133	)		1,379
Adjusted EBITDA		$	209,581		$	18,288		$	(134,293	)	$	145,652	$	17,605		$	148,123		$	79,205		$	(32,385	)	$	(1,111,700	)	$	(659,924	)
	Total Restaurants EBITDA																					$	451,776
	Change in EBITDA from Q1 - total restaurants																					$	111,850

	Change in EBITDA from Q1 - restaurants	$	103,572		$	19,661		$	4,709		$	23,290	$	17,605		$	(13,586	)	$	(17,152	)	$	(26,249	)	$	166,574		$	278,424

Three months ended June 30, 2013:

		South Africa			Hungary																				Management			Totals
GAAP net income (loss)		$	(122,536	)	$	(76,728	)																		$	(536,108	)	$	(735,372	)
G&A to management			71,119			39,985																				(111,104	)		-
GAAP net income (loss)			(51,417	)		(36,743	)																			(647,212			(735,372	)
	Interest expense		11,769			-																				6,673			18,442
	Pre-opening costs		10,201			-																				-			10,201
	Depreciation and amortization		97,081			31,710																				1,085			129,876
	Income taxes		12,106			-																				-			12,106
Adjusted EBITDA		$	79,740		$	(5,033	)																		$	(639,454	)	$	(564,747	)
	Total Restaurants EBITDA																					$	74,707


Six months ended June 30, 2014:	Restaurants only
	South Africa				Hungary		ARB			Nottingham		Australia			JF		Hoot Pac NW			Spoon			Management			Totals
GAAP net loss	$	(198,902	)	$	(112,366	)	$	(809,636	)	$	105,015	$	(280,568	)	$	56,960	$	(38,057	)	$	(101,213	)	$	(1,612,135	)	$	(2,990,902	)
G&A to management		257,573			79,888			271,529			123,839		28,295			159,105		119,952			12,000			(1,052,181	)		-
GAAP net loss		58,671			(32,478	)		(538,107	)		228,854		(252,273	)		216,065		81,895			(89,213	)		(2,661,430	)	$	(2,988,016	)
Interest expense (income)		25,273			-			903			-		-			-		-			-			661,414			687,590
Change in fair value of derivative liablility		-			-			-			-		-			-		-			-			(704,200	)		(704,200	)
Non-cash expenses related to services		-			-			-			-		-			-		-			-			375,507			375,507
Pre-opening expenses		12,515			-			-			-		237,918			548		-			-			-			250,981
Depreciation and amortization		195,117			49,393			263,909			6,000		21,960			93,219		93,667			50,692			3,418			777,375
Income taxes		24,014			-			-			33,160		-			-		-			-			(64,683	)		(7,509	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	315,590		$	16,915		$	(273,295	)	$	268,014	$	7,605		$	309,832	$	175,562		$	(38,521	)	$	(2,389,974	)	$	(1,608,272	)
Total Restaurants EBITDA	$	-		$	-		$	-		$	-				$	-	$	-		$	781,702		$	-

Six months ended June 30, 2013:		Restaurants only
		South Africa			Hungary																			Management			Totals
Net loss from continuing operations	$	(194,026	)	$	(155,031	)																	$	(1,148,479	)	$	(1,497,536	)
G&A to management segment		157,347			79,246																			(236,593	)		-
GAAP net loss		(36,679	)		(75,785	)																		(1,385,072	)		(1,497,536	)
Interest expense		22,490			-																			32,896			55,386
Pre-opening expenses		10,201			-																			-			10,201
Gain on debt extinguishment		(70,900	)																								(70,900	)
Depreciation and amortization		184,953			55,872																			3,275			244,100
Income taxes		21,197			-																			-			21,197
Adjusted EBITDA	$	131,262		$	(19,913	)																	$	(1,348,901	)	$	(1,237,552	)
Total Restaurants EBITDA																				$	111,349

Contact:
Chanticleer Holdings, Inc.
Mike Pruitt
Chairman/CEO
Phone: 704.366.5122 x 1
mp@chanticleerholdings.com

Eric Lederer
CFO
Phone: 704.366.5736
elederer@chanticleerholdings.com

Press Information:
Chanticleer Holdings, Inc.
Investor Relations
Phone: 704.366.5122
ir@chanticleerholdings.com

Source: Chanticleer Holdings, Inc.

Released August 14, 2014

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