Rick's Cabaret International, Inc. To Present At Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. Investor Summit 2007 On September 17th
Hundreds of Institutional Investors to Attend Conference
HOUSTON-(September 5, 2007)
-Rick's Cabaret International,
Inc. [NASDAQ:RICK]
operator of upscale gentlemen's clubs, announced today that its
President and CEO
Eric Langan will present at the
4th annual
Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. Investor Summit
on September 17, 2007 at 3:30 p.m. Hundreds of institutional and
individual investors are expected to attend the event, to be held
at the
Mark Hopkins InterContinental Hotel in San Francisco.
More information about the conference can be found at:
www.merrimanco.com.
About Merriman Curhan Ford & Co.: Merriman
Curhan Ford & Co., a subsidiary of MCF Corporation (AMEX: MEM),
is an investment bank and securities broker-dealer focused on fast-growing
companies and growth-oriented institutional investors. It provides
investment research, brokerage and trading services primarily to
institutions, as well as advisory and investment banking services
to corporate clients. Its mission is to become a leader in the researching,
advising, financing and trading of fast-growing companies. Merriman
Curhan Ford & Co. is registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as a broker-dealer and is a member of the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc. and SIPC.
About
Rick's Cabaret
Rick’s Cabaret International, Inc. (NASDAQ: RICK) operates
upscale adult nightclubs serving primarily businessmen and professionals
that offer live adult entertainment, restaurant and bar operations.
The company owns and operates or licenses adult nightclubs in New
York City, New Orleans, Charlotte, Houston, Minneapolis and other
cities under the names "Rick's Cabaret," "XTC"
and "Club Onyx." No sexual contact is permitted at any
of these locations. Rick's Cabaret also owns the adult Internet
membership Web site, couplestouch.com,
and a network of online adult auction sites under the flagship URL
naughtybids.com. Rick's
Cabaret common stock is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol RICK.
For further information contact [email protected].
Forward-Looking
Statements:
This document contains forward-looking statements that involve a
number of risks and uncertainties that could cause the company's
actual results to differ materially from those indicated in this
document, including: the risks and uncertainties associated
with operating and managing an adult business; the business
climates in New York City and elsewhere; the success or lack thereof
in launching and building the company's businesses in New York City
and elsewhere; the Company's ability to identify and secure suitable
locations for new nightclubs on acceptable terms, open the anticipated
number of new nightclubs on time and within budget; achieve anticipated
rates of same-store sales; hire and train additional nightclub personnel
and integrate new nightclubs into its operations; unexpected increases
in costs of sales or employee, pre-opening or other expenses; the
economic conditions in the new markets into which the Company expands
and possible uncertainties in the customer base in these areas;
fluctuations in quarterly operating results; the impact of any negative
publicity or public attitudes; competitive pressure from other national
and regional nightclub chains; risks and uncertainties related to
the operational and financial results of our Web sites, conditions
relevant to real estate transactions, and numerous other factors
such as laws governing the operation of adult entertainment businesses,
competition and dependence on key personnel. Rick's has no obligation
to update or revise the forward-looking statements to reflect the
occurrence of future events or circumstances. For further information
go to www.ricks.com.