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        <issuerName>LANDRYS RESTAURANTS INC</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerCity>FRANKFURT AM MAIN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>I8</rptOwnerState>
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            <rptOwnerStateDescription>GERMANY (WEST)</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">(1)	On December 5, 2006, the reporting person entered into a security-based swap agreement under which the reporting person (a) will receive periodic payments representing the market performance of a hypothetical position of 207,300 shares of Landry's common stock and (b) will make periodic LIBOR-based cash payments based on the notional amount of the swap agreement.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">(2)	On March 21, 2007, the reporting person entered into a security-based swap agreement under which the reporting person (a) will receive periodic payments representing the market performance of a hypothetical position of 97,800 shares of Landry's common stock and (b) will make periodic LIBOR-based cash payments based on the notional amount of the swap agreement.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">(3)	On April 5, 2007, the reporting person entered into a security-based swap agreement under which the reporting person (a) will receive periodic payments representing the market performance of a hypothetical position of 26,100 shares of Landry's common stock and (b) will make periodic LIBOR-based cash payments based on the notional amount of the swap agreement.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">(4)	On April 23, 2007, the reporting person entered into a security-based swap agreement under which the reporting person (a) will receive periodic payments representing the market performance of a hypothetical position of 4,900 shares of Landry's common stock and (b) will make periodic LIBOR-based cash payments based on the notional amount of the swap agreement.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">(5)	On May 4, 2007, the reporting person entered into a security-based swap agreement under which the reporting person (a) will receive periodic payments representing the market performance of a hypothetical position of 165,500 shares of Landry's common stock and (b) will make periodic LIBOR-based cash payments based on the notional amount of the swap agreement.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">(6)	On June 1, 2007, the reporting person entered into a security-based swap agreement under which the reporting person (a) will receive periodic payments representing the market performance of a hypothetical position of 92,000 shares of Landry's common stock and (b) will make periodic LIBOR-based cash payments based on the notional amount of the swap agreement.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">(7)	On June 15, 2007, the reporting person entered into a security-based swap agreement under which the reporting person (a) will receive periodic payments representing the market performance of a hypothetical position of 37,500 shares of Landry's common stock and (b) will make periodic LIBOR-based cash payments based on the notional amount of the swap agreement.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">(8)	On July 7, 2007, the reporting person entered into a security-based swap agreement under which the reporting person (a) will receive periodic payments representing the market performance of a hypothetical position of 148,800 shares of Landry's common stock and (b) will make periodic LIBOR-based cash payments based on the notional amount of the swap agreement.</footnote>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Jeffrey A. Ruiz</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-21</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
