Habit Restaurants

The Habit Restaurants, Inc. engages in the operation of casual dining place. It specializes in made-to-order char-grilled burgers and sandwiches featuring tri-tip steak, grilled chicken, and sushi-grade tuna. The firm also offers fresh made-to-order salads and selection of sides, shakes, and malts. The company was founded by Brent Reichard and Bruce Reichard in 1969 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

IRVINE, Calif., March  18, 2020  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Habit Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ: HABT) (“The Habit Burger Grill”) announced today that its stockholders voted to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 5, 2020 (the “Merger Agreement”), among Yum! Brands, Inc. (“Yum”) and YEB Newco Inc., Yum’s wholly-owned subsidiary, at a special meeting of The Habit Burger Grill’s stockholders held earlier today.  The Habit Burger Grill’s stockholders also approved the proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, specified compensation that may be paid or become payable to The Habit Burger Grill’s named executive officers that is based on or otherwise related to the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

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Yum Brands, the parent company of Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut, announced Monday that it is buying the operator of The Habit Burger Grill for $375 million.

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Shares of the burger flipper popped on news that it was being acquired by Yum! Brands.

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