Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Investigates Burger King Holdings, Inc. Buyout

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announces that it is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of Burger King Holdings, Inc. (“Burger King” or the “Company”) (NYSE:BKC) concerning possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law related to the Company’s entry into an agreement to be acquired and taken private by 3G Capital in a transaction valued at approximately $4 billion. (http://www.rigrodskylong.com/news/BurgerKingHoldingsInc.-BKC).

Under the proposed agreement, 3G Capital will shortly commence an all-cash tender to acquire to acquire 100 percent of the outstanding common stock of Burger King for $24.00 per Burger King share. In addition, affiliates of TPG Capital LP, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and Bain Capital Investors, which own approximately 31 percent of the Company’s outstanding shares in the aggregate, have entered into agreements pursuant to which they will tender their shares into the offer.

The investigation concerns whether Burger Kings’s board of directors failed to adequately shop the Company and obtain the best price possible for Burger Kings’s shareholders before entering into the agreement with 3G Capital. Moreover, Burger King Chairman and CEO, John Chidsey, will remain through the transition period in his current capacity and subsequently assume a newly created position of Co-Chairman of the Board.

If you own the common stock of Burger King and purchased your shares before September 2, 2010, if you have information or would like to learn more about these claims, or if you wish to discuss these matters or have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact Seth D. Rigrodsky, Esquire or Noah R. Wortman, Case Development Director, of Rigrodsky & Long, P.A., 919 N. Market Street, Suite 980, Wilmington, Delaware, by telephone at (888) 969-4242, or by e-mail to info@rigrodskylong.com.

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A., with offices in Wilmington, Delaware and Garden City, New York, regularly litigates securities class, derivative and direct actions, shareholder rights litigation and corporate governance litigation, including claims for breach of fiduciary duty and proxy violations in the Delaware Court of Chancery and in state and federal courts throughout the United States.

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