Humpty's Announces Closing of Its "Going Private" Plan of Arrangement Transaction

Humpty's Restaurants International Inc. (TSX VENTURE:HMP) (the "Corporation") is
pleased to announce that on September 30, 2009 it closed the previously
announced going-private transaction, pursuant to a plan of arrangement (the
"Arrangement") under section 193 of the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) (the
"ABCA") involving the Corporation, the shareholders of the Corporation and
823533 Alberta Ltd. (the "Purchaser"). Under terms of the Arrangement, the
Purchaser has acquired 6,974,680 common shares of the Corporation at $0.26 per
share, being all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Corporation
not already owned by the Purchaser or the beneficial shareholders of the
Purchaser.


An annual general and special shareholders meeting was held August 31, 2009
whereby the minority shareholders of the Corporation approved the Arrangement.
The Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta approved the Arrangement by granting a
final court order August 31, 2009. Articles of Arrangement and the final court
order, giving effect to the Arrangement under the ABCA, where filed with the
Alberta Registrar of Corporations on September 30, 2009. A bulletin of the TSX
Venture Exchange announcing the de-listing of the common shares of the
Corporation is anticipated to be issued today with the de-listing of the common
shares to occur October 2, 2009.


"This news release may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements address future events and conditions and therefore, involve inherent
risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those
currently anticipated in such statements. Such information is subject to known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could influence actual
results or events and cause actual results or events to differ materially from
those stated, anticipated or implied in the forward-looking information. Readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information, as no
assurances can be given as to future results, levels of activity or
achievements."


This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
any offer to buy securities of the Corporation in any jurisdiction, including
the United States. The Common Shares have not been and will not be registered
under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities
Act") or any state securities laws and have not been and will not be offered or
sold in the United States or to any U.S. person except in certain transactions
exempt from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws.