Edgar Filing: MEXICAN RESTAURANTS INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Porry Loic M

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MEXICAN RESTAURANTS INC [CASA]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Chief Operating Officer

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1135 EDGEBROOK

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/28/2008

(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77034

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
12/15/2006

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Performance Unit Award

⁽¹⁾

05/28/2008⁽¹⁾

15,000

⁽¹⁾

05/28/2013⁽¹⁾

Common Stock

15,000

⁽¹⁾

15,000

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Porry Loic M 1135 EDGEBROOK HOUSTON, TX 77034			Chief Operating Officer

Signatures

/s/ Loic M. Porry		10/14/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	At a meeting of the Company's board of directors held on May 28, 2008, the board determined that it would amend Mr. Porry's long-term incentive performance unit award granted in December 2006 to change the expiration date of the award from December 15, 2011 to May 28, 2013. Because the value of the long-term incentive performance units is not based solely on the value of the underlying security, they may not be a derivative security. However, in the interst of full disclosure, Mr. Porry has included the units on his Section 16 reports. The units will be earned if the Company's common stock trades at or above $20.00 per share and the Company has a change of control at that price or higher prior to the expiration date, and result in a cash payment to the reporting person of an amount equal to the product of the vested units and the price of the Company's common stock on the last business day preceding the change of control transaction.

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