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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As Filed With the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;4, 2002</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>Form&nbsp;S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>CKE RESTAURANTS, INC.</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</B></FONT>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware<BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>33-0602639<BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</B></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>3916 State Street, Suite&nbsp;300, Santa Barbara, California 93105<BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Santa Barbara Restaurant Group, Inc. 1998 Stock Incentive Plan<BR>
Timber Lodge Steakhouse, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan<BR>
GB Foods Corporation 1991 Incentive Stock Option Plan<BR>
GB Foods Corporation 1990 Incentive Stock Option Plan<BR>
GB Foods Corporation 1989 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan<BR>
Stock Option Grants Outside of a Plan<BR>
(Full titles of the plans)</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Andrew F. Puzder<BR>
CKE Restaurants, Inc.<BR>
3916 State Street, Suite&nbsp;300, Santa Barbara, California 93105<BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)<BR>
(805)&nbsp;898-4200<BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Copies to:<BR>
C. Craig Carlson, Esq.<BR>
Stradling Yocca Carlson &#038; Rauth<BR>
660 Newport Center Drive, Suite&nbsp;1600<BR>
Newport Beach, California 92660<BR>
(949)&nbsp;725-4000</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>

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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>offering price</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>aggregate</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount of</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="1"><B>securities to be registered</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>registered<SUP>(1)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>per
share<SUP>(2)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>offering price</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, $0.01 par value<SUP>(3)</SUP></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,128,481</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">3.4460</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">3,888,745.5260</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">357.7646</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, $0.01 par value<SUP>(4)</SUP></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">54,355</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">8.1264</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">441,710.4720</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">40.6374</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, $0.01 par value<SUP>(5)</SUP></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">6,137</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">12.7302</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">78,125.2374</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">7.1875</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, $0.01 par value<SUP>(6)</SUP></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">49,100</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">4.9654</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">243,801.1400</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">22.4297</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, $0.01 par value<SUP>(7)</SUP></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">392,800</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">7.7088</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">3,028,016.6400</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">278.5775</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, $0.01 par value<SUP>(8)</SUP></FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">49,100</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">14.2566</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">699,999.0600</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">64.3999</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">770.9966</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Represents shares issuable upon the exercise of options previously
granted by Santa Barbara Restaurant Group, Inc. and assumed by the
Registrant in connection with the merger of Santa Barbara Restaurant
Group, Inc. with the Registrant on March&nbsp;1, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">In accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h), the aggregate offering price of shares of
Common Stock registered hereby is estimated, solely for purposes of
calculating the registration fee, on the basis of (a)&nbsp;a weighted per share
exercise price of $3.4460 for options under the 1998 Plan; (b)&nbsp;a weighted
per share exercise price of $8.1264 for options under the 1995 Plan; (c)&nbsp;a
weighted per share exercise price of $12.7302 for options under the 1991
Plan; (d)&nbsp;a weighted per share exercise price of $4.9654 for options under
the 1990 Plan; (e)&nbsp;a weighted per share exercise price of $7.7088 for
options under the 1989 Plan; and (f)&nbsp;a weighted per share exercise price
of $14.2566 for options issued outside of a stock option plan.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Outstanding under the Santa Barbara Restaurant Group, Inc. 1998 Stock
Incentive Plan (the &#147;1998 Plan&#148;).</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2"><SUP>(4)</SUP></FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Outstanding under the Timber Lodge Steakhouse, Inc. 1995 Stock Option
Plan (the &#147;1995 Plan&#148;).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Outstanding under the GB Foods Corporation 1991 Incentive Stock Option
Plan (the &#147;1991 Plan&#148;).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Outstanding under the GB Foods Corporation 1990 Incentive Stock Option
Plan (the &#147;1990 Plan&#148;).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Outstanding under the GB Foods Corporation 1989 Non-Qualified Stock
Option Plan (the &#147;1989 Plan&#148;).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Issued outside of stock option plans at an exercise price of $7.00 per
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#010">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#012">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="a79569orex5-1.htm">EXHIBIT 5.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="a79569orex23-1.htm">EXHIBIT 23.1</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 registers shares of common stock,
par value $0.01 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), of CKE Restaurants, Inc. (&#147;CKE&#148;
or the &#147;Company&#148;), which may be issued in connection with, or in respect of,
options (&#147;SBRG Options&#148;) to purchase shares of common stock, par value $0.08
per share (the &#147;SBRG Shares&#148;), of Santa Barbara Restaurant Group, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (&#147;SBRG&#148;), outstanding pursuant to the Santa Barbara
Restaurant Group, Inc. 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;1998 Plan&#148;), the Timber
Lodge Steakhouse, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan (the &#147;1995 Plan&#148;), the GB Foods
Corporation 1991 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the &#147;1991 Plan&#148;), the GB Foods
Corporation 1990 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the &#147;1990 Plan&#148;), and the GB
Foods Corporation 1989 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the &#147;1989 Plan&#148; and,
together with the 1998 Plan, the 1995 Plan, the 1991 Plan and the 1990 Plan,
the &#147;SBRG Plans&#148;) and SBRG Options which have been granted outside of a SBRG
Plan. The shares of Common Stock registered in respect of SBRG Options under
each SBRG Plan are as follows: the 1998 Plan &#151; 1,128,481 shares; the 1995 Plan
&#151; 54,355 shares; the 1991 Plan &#151; 6,137 shares; the 1990 Plan &#151; 49,100 shares;
and the 1989 Plan &#151; 392,800 shares. In addition, 49,100 shares of Common Stock
are registered pursuant to this Registration Statement in respect of SBRG
Options issued outside of a SBRG Plan.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December&nbsp;20, 2001 and
amended as of January&nbsp;24, 2002, between the Company and SBRG (the &#147;Merger
Agreement&#148;) provides that each SBRG Option shall be converted at the effective
time of the merger of SBRG with the Company into an option or right to acquire,
on the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such SBRG Option
(except that the converted option shall be vested and immediately exercisable)
that number of shares of Common Stock determined by multiplying the number of
SBRG Shares subject to such SBRG Option by the Exchange Ratio (as such term is
defined in and determined in accordance with the Merger Agreement), with any
fractional shares of Common Stock resulting from such calculation being rounded
down to the nearest whole share, at a price per share (rounded up to the
nearest whole cent) equal to (x)&nbsp;the aggregate exercise price for SBRG Shares
covered by such SBRG Option divided by (y)&nbsp;the number of full shares of Common
Stock covered by such SBRG Option in accordance with the foregoing.
</FONT>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All information required by Part I to be contained in the prospectus is
omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).
</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents have been filed by CKE with the Commission (File
No.&nbsp;1-11313) and are incorporated herein by reference:
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   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" align="right" nowrap><FONT size="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K, as amended, for the year ended January&nbsp;29,
2001;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" align="right" nowrap><FONT size="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-4 filed on
December&nbsp;21, 2002, amended on January&nbsp;29, 2002 and declared
effective on January&nbsp;29, 2002;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" align="right" nowrap><FONT size="2">(c)</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q, as amended, for
the quarters ended May&nbsp;21, 2001, August&nbsp;13, 2001 and November
5, 2001;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" align="right" nowrap><FONT size="2">(d)</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on March&nbsp;20,
2001; and</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" align="right" nowrap><FONT size="2">(e)</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">The description of Common Stock contained in
CKE&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A12B filed on April&nbsp;8,
1994, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose
of updating such description.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by CKE pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
of such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date
of filing of such documents.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The contents of CKE&#146;s Registration Statements on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration
Nos. 333-76884, 333-41266, 333-83601, 33-653089-01, 33-31190-01, 2-86142-01,
333-12401, 333-12399, 33-56313, and 33-55337) are incorporated herein by
reference.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement in a document incorporated by reference shall be deemed to
be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained in this
Registration Statement modifies or supersedes a statement in such document.
Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation limits, to the maximum extent
permitted by Delaware law, the personal liability of directors for monetary
damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as a director. The Company&#146;s
Bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify its officers and directors and
may indemnify its employees and other agents to the fullest extent permitted by
Delaware Law.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL provides that a corporation may indemnify any
person made a party to an action (other than an action by or in the right of
the corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she was a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation or was serving at the request of the
corporation against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines, and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in
connection with such action if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he
or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of
the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action (other than an action
by or in the right of the corporation), has no reasonable cause to believe his
or her conduct was unlawful.
</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
</FONT>
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        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Number</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Description</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Stradling Yocca Carlson &#038; Rauth.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of KPMG LLP.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Stradling Yocca Carlson &#038; Rauth (included in
Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp; The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>
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        <TD width="1%" nowrap>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="99%"></TD>
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        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR>
        <TD width="1%" nowrap>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="99%"></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act of 1933;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information
set forth in the registration statement;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this
section do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by these paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section
13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
</FONT>
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<TR>
        <TD width="1%" nowrap>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="99%"></TD>
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        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp; The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp; Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Santa Barbara, State of California, on the
28th day
of February, 2002.
</FONT>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="2"><FONT size="2"><B>CKE RESTAURANTS, INC</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">By:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Andrew F. Puzder</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD colspan="2"><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">
Andrew F. Puzder<br>
<I>President, Chief Executive Officer<br>
and Director</I></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We, the undersigned directors and officers of CKE Restaurants, Inc., do
hereby make, constitute and appoint Andrew F. Puzder and Dennis J. Lacey, and
each of them acting individually, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with power to act without any other and with full power of
substitution, to do any and all acts and things in our name and behalf in our
capacities as directors and officers, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the
same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
</FONT>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Signature</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Title</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Date</FONT></TD>
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<TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Andrew F. Puzder<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Andrew F. Puzder</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
President, Chief Executive Officer<BR>
and Director<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">February 28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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<TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dennis J. Lacey<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Dennis J. Lacey</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Executive Vice President<BR>
and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial and<BR>
Accounting Officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">February&nbsp;28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;William P. Foley, II<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
William P. Foley, II</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">February&nbsp;28, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Signature</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Title</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Date</FONT></TD>
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<TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Byron Allumbaugh<BR>
        <HR size="1" noshade>
Byron Allumbaugh</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">February&nbsp;24, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
<TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Peter Churm<BR>
        <HR size="1" noshade>
Peter Churm</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">February&nbsp;23, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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Carl L. Karcher</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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Carl N. Karcher</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
Daniel D. Lane</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Vice Chairman of the Board
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Daniel E. Ponder, Jr.<BR>
        <HR size="1" noshade>
Daniel E. Ponder, Jr.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">February&nbsp;28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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Frank P. Willey</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">February&nbsp;28, 2002</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Stradling Yocca Carlson &#038; Rauth.</FONT></TD>
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s-8
Table of Contents
As Filed With the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 4, 2002
Registration No. 333-_______
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CKE RESTAURANTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
33-0602639
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
3916 State Street, Suite 300, Santa Barbara, California 93105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Santa Barbara Restaurant Group, Inc. 1998 Stock Incentive Plan
Timber Lodge Steakhouse, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan
GB Foods Corporation 1991 Incentive Stock Option Plan
GB Foods Corporation 1990 Incentive Stock Option Plan
GB Foods Corporation 1989 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan
Stock Option Grants Outside of a Plan
(Full titles of the plans)
Andrew F. Puzder
CKE Restaurants, Inc.
3916 State Street, Suite 300, Santa Barbara, California 93105
(Name and address of agent for service)
(805) 898-4200
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
C. Craig Carlson, Esq.
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
660 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1600
Newport Beach, California 92660
(949) 725-4000
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Title of each class of
Amount to be
offering price
aggregate
Amount of
securities to be registered
registered
(1)
per
share
(2)
offering price
registration fee
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
(3)
1,128,481
$
3.4460
$
3,888,745.5260
$
357.7646
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
(4)
54,355
$
8.1264
$
441,710.4720
$
40.6374
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
(5)
6,137
$
12.7302
$
78,125.2374
$
7.1875
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
(6)
49,100
$
4.9654
$
243,801.1400
$
22.4297
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
(7)
392,800
$
7.7088
$
3,028,016.6400
$
278.5775
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
(8)
49,100
$
14.2566
$
699,999.0600
$
64.3999
Total
$
770.9966
(1)
Represents shares issuable upon the exercise of options previously
granted by Santa Barbara Restaurant Group, Inc. and assumed by the
Registrant in connection with the merger of Santa Barbara Restaurant
Group, Inc. with the Registrant on March 1, 2002.
(2)
In accordance with Rule 457(h), the aggregate offering price of shares of
Common Stock registered hereby is estimated, solely for purposes of
calculating the registration fee, on the basis of (a) a weighted per share
exercise price of $3.4460 for options under the 1998 Plan; (b) a weighted
per share exercise price of $8.1264 for options under the 1995 Plan; (c) a
weighted per share exercise price of $12.7302 for options under the 1991
Plan; (d) a weighted per share exercise price of $4.9654 for options under
the 1990 Plan; (e) a weighted per share exercise price of $7.7088 for
options under the 1989 Plan; and (f) a weighted per share exercise price
of $14.2566 for options issued outside of a stock option plan.
(3)
Outstanding under the Santa Barbara Restaurant Group, Inc. 1998 Stock
Incentive Plan (the "1998 Plan").
(4)
Outstanding under the Timber Lodge Steakhouse, Inc. 1995 Stock Option
Plan (the "1995 Plan").
(5)
Outstanding under the GB Foods Corporation 1991 Incentive Stock Option
Plan (the "1991 Plan").
(6)
Outstanding under the GB Foods Corporation 1990 Incentive Stock Option
Plan (the "1990 Plan").
(7)
Outstanding under the GB Foods Corporation 1989 Non-Qualified Stock
Option Plan (the "1989 Plan").
(8)
Issued outside of stock option plans at an exercise price of $7.00 per
share.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers shares of common stock,
par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of CKE Restaurants, Inc. ("CKE"
or the "Company"), which may be issued in connection with, or in respect of,
options ("SBRG Options") to purchase shares of common stock, par value $0.08
per share (the "SBRG Shares"), of Santa Barbara Restaurant Group, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("SBRG"), outstanding pursuant to the Santa Barbara
Restaurant Group, Inc. 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (the "1998 Plan"), the Timber
Lodge Steakhouse, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan (the "1995 Plan"), the GB Foods
Corporation 1991 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the "1991 Plan"), the GB Foods
Corporation 1990 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the "1990 Plan"), and the GB
Foods Corporation 1989 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the "1989 Plan" and,
together with the 1998 Plan, the 1995 Plan, the 1991 Plan and the 1990 Plan,
the "SBRG Plans") and SBRG Options which have been granted outside of a SBRG
Plan. The shares of Common Stock registered in respect of SBRG Options under
each SBRG Plan are as follows: the 1998 Plan — 1,128,481 shares; the 1995 Plan
— 54,355 shares; the 1991 Plan — 6,137 shares; the 1990 Plan — 49,100 shares;
and the 1989 Plan — 392,800 shares. In addition, 49,100 shares of Common Stock
are registered pursuant to this Registration Statement in respect of SBRG
Options issued outside of a SBRG Plan.
The Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 20, 2001 and
amended as of January 24, 2002, between the Company and SBRG (the "Merger
Agreement") provides that each SBRG Option shall be converted at the effective
time of the merger of SBRG with the Company into an option or right to acquire,
on the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such SBRG Option
(except that the converted option shall be vested and immediately exercisable)
that number of shares of Common Stock determined by multiplying the number of
SBRG Shares subject to such SBRG Option by the Exchange Ratio (as such term is
defined in and determined in accordance with the Merger Agreement), with any
fractional shares of Common Stock resulting from such calculation being rounded
down to the nearest whole share, at a price per share (rounded up to the
nearest whole cent) equal to (x) the aggregate exercise price for SBRG Shares
covered by such SBRG Option divided by (y) the number of full shares of Common
Stock covered by such SBRG Option in accordance with the foregoing.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
All information required by Part I to be contained in the prospectus is
omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents have been filed by CKE with the Commission (File
No. 1-11313) and are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended January 29,
2001;
(b)
Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on
December 21, 2002, amended on January 29, 2002 and declared
effective on January 29, 2002;
(c)
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as amended, for
the quarters ended May 21, 2001, August 13, 2001 and November
5, 2001;
(d)
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 20,
2001; and
(e)
The description of Common Stock contained in
CKE's Registration Statement on Form 8-A12B filed on April 8,
1994, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose
of updating such description.
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All documents subsequently filed by CKE pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
of such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date
of filing of such documents.
The contents of CKE's Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration
Nos. 333-76884, 333-41266, 333-83601, 33-653089-01, 33-31190-01, 2-86142-01,
333-12401, 333-12399, 33-56313, and 33-55337) are incorporated herein by
reference.
Any statement in a document incorporated by reference shall be deemed to
be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained in this
Registration Statement modifies or supersedes a statement in such document.
Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company's Certificate of Incorporation limits, to the maximum extent
permitted by Delaware law, the personal liability of directors for monetary
damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as a director. The Company's
Bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify its officers and directors and
may indemnify its employees and other agents to the fullest extent permitted by
Delaware Law.
Section 145 of the DGCL provides that a corporation may indemnify any
person made a party to an action (other than an action by or in the right of
the corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she was a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation or was serving at the request of the
corporation against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in
connection with such action if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he
or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of
the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action (other than an action
by or in the right of the corporation), has no reasonable cause to believe his
or her conduct was unlawful.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2
Consent of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (included in
Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
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Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information
set forth in the registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement.
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this
section do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by these paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section
13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(b)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Santa Barbara, State of California, on the
28th day
of February, 2002.
CKE RESTAURANTS, INC
By:
/s/  Andrew F. Puzder
Andrew F. Puzder
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned directors and officers of CKE Restaurants, Inc., do
hereby make, constitute and appoint Andrew F. Puzder and Dennis J. Lacey, and
each of them acting individually, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with power to act without any other and with full power of
substitution, to do any and all acts and things in our name and behalf in our
capacities as directors and officers, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the
same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/   Andrew F. Puzder
Andrew F. Puzder
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
February 28, 2002
/s/   Dennis J. Lacey
Dennis J. Lacey
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
February 28, 2002
/s/   William P. Foley, II
William P. Foley, II
Chairman of the Board
February 28, 2002
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/   Byron Allumbaugh
Byron Allumbaugh
Director
February 24, 2002
/s/   Peter Churm
Peter Churm
Director
February 23, 2002
Carl L. Karcher
Director
, 2002
Carl N. Karcher
Director
, 2002
Daniel D. Lane
Vice Chairman of the Board
, 2002
/s/   Daniel E. Ponder, Jr.
Daniel E. Ponder, Jr.
Director
February 28, 2002
/s/   Frank P. Willey
Frank P. Willey
Director
February 28, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Sequential
Number
Description
Page Number
5.1
Opinion of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2
Consent of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (included
in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).