text: Karl S. Okamoto Joins Cosi, Inc. Board of Directors
  DEERFIELD, IL--(Marketwire - December 17, 2007) - Cosi, Inc. (NASDAQ: COSI), the premium convenience restaurant company, today announced the appointment of Karl S. Okamoto to the company's Board of Directors effective December 12, 2007.
  "We are very excited to have Karl join us," said William D. Forrest, chairman of the board of Cosi, Inc. "His extensive experience, both in investments and in the legal field, as well as his broad knowledge of growth organizations combined with his experience as a board member of a national multi-unit restaurant concept will be very valuable as we execute our growth strategy to become a leading national brand."
  Professor Okamoto, 45, is currently the Director of the Program in Business & Entrepreneurship Law and Associate Professor of Law at the Drexel University College of Law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and serves on the Advisory Board of the Center for Corporate Governance at the Drexel University LeBow College of Business. From March 2005 until its sale in October 2007, he served on the Board of Directors and as Chair of the Compensation Committee of Champps Entertainment Inc., a national restaurant chain. Prior to joining the Drexel faculty, Okamoto served as a Senior Managing Director of Atticus Capital LP from February 2004 to August 2006. From October 2001 to late 2003, he served as an independent consultant to Soros Fund Management and from September 1999 to September 2001 as a senior executive and board member at Harvest Book Company. For more than 10 years, Okamoto was a practicing attorney, including as a partner, at the international law firms of Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Dechert LP. Professor Okamoto received his BA in 1982 and JD in 1985 from Columbia University and has published widely in the area of corporate and securities law.
  Cosi (http://www.getcosi.com) is a national premium convenience restaurant chain that has developed featured foods built around a secret, generations-old recipe for crackly crust flatbread. This artisan bread is freshly baked in front of customers throughout the day in open flame stone-hearth ovens prominently located in each of the restaurants. Cosi's warm and urbane atmosphere is geared towards its sophisticated, upscale, urban and suburban guests. There are currently 107 company-owned and 33 franchise restaurants in nineteen states, the District of Columbia and United Arab Emirates. The Cosi vision is to become America's favorite premium convenience restaurant by providing customers authentic, innovative, savory food while remaining an affordable luxury.
  The Cosi menu features Cosi sandwiches, freshly tossed salads, melts, soups, Cosi bagels, flatbread pizzas, S'mores, snacks and other desserts, and a wide range of coffee and coffee based drinks and other specialty beverages. Cosi restaurants are designed to be welcoming and comfortable with an eclectic environment. Cosi's sights, sounds, and spaces create a tasteful, relaxed ambience that provides a fresh and new dining experience.
  "Cosi," "Cosi w/hearth design," "Simply Good Tastes" and related marks are registered trademarks of Cosi, Inc. Copyright 2007 Cosi, Inc. All rights reserved.