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CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.

** IMPORTANT NOTICE **

Regarding the Availability of Proxy Material for the Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.’s 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 9, 2008

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above company, and the material you should review before you cast your vote is now available.

This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy material that is available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy material before voting.

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CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.

968 JAMES STREET

SYRACUSE, NY

13203

 

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Notice of 2008 Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement

   

2007 Annual Report

 

 

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Meeting Information

       

How To Vote

 

Meeting Type:       Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Meeting Date:        June 9, 2008

Meeting Time:       1:00 P.M. EDT

For holders as of:  April 14, 2008

 

Meeting Location:

New York Marriott East Side

525 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

 

Meeting Directions

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212-755-4000

       

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Voting items

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Monday, June 9, 2008 at 1:00 P.M. EDT at the New York Marriott East Side, 525 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017 for the following purposes:  

1.      To elect as Class II Directors of Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc., the nominees below:

 

         Nominees:

 

01)   Joel M. Handel

 

02)   Clayton E. Wilhite

 

 

2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. for the 2008 fiscal year.

 

3. In their discretion, upon such other matters that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof.

These items of business are more fully described in the Proxy Statement. Only Stockholders of record on April 14, 2008 may vote at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.