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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 2001<br>
                                               Registration No. 333-________
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>
<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Form&nbsp;S-8</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Under</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</P>
</B><P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;&nbsp;CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN, INC.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)</P></FONT>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>California</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">95-4040623</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(State or other jurisdiction of</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(I.R.S. Employer</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">6053 West Century Boulevard </P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Suite 1100</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Los Angeles, California</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">90045-6430</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Address of Principal Executive
Offices)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Zip Code)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">1998 STOCK-BASED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN </P>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Full title of the plan)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Copy to:</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">FREDERICK R. HIPP</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">ANNA M. GRAVES</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.</FONT></TD>
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<P>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Pillsbury Winthrop LLP</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">6053 West Century Boulevard</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Suite 1100</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2800</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Los Angeles, California 90017</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Los Angeles, California 90045-6430</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(213) 488-7100</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(310) 342-5000</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Name, address and telephone number,</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</P></FONT>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>Title of</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Amount</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed Maximum</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Amount of</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Securities To</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">To Be</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Offering Price</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Maximum Aggregate</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Registration</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Be Registered</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Registered(1)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">per Share(2)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Offering Price(2)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Fee</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P>Common Stock, $0.01 par value</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">1,000,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P>$17.72</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">$17,720,000</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">$4,430</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P>(1)&#9;Calculated pursuant to General Instruction
E to Form S-8.</P>


<P>(2)&#9;Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1), based upon the average of the high and low sales
prices of the Company's Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on
October&nbsp;24, 2001.</P></DIR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">_________________</P>
<P>The registration statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance
with Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933.</P>
<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">INFORMATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E TO
FORM S-8</P>
<U><P ALIGN="CENTER">GENERAL INSTRUCTION E INFORMATION</P>
</B></U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">This registration statement is being filed for the
purpose of increasing the number of securities of the same class as other
securities for which a registration statement of the registrant on Form S-8
relating to the same employee benefit plan is effective.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;The registrant's registration statement on Form S-8 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;2, 2000 (File No.
333-42904) is hereby incorporated by reference.</P>




<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">PART II</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</P>
</B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The following documents filed by the registrant (File No.
000-31149) with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by
reference in this registration statement:</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><LI>The registrant's annual report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 filed March&nbsp;22, 2001;</LI></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><LI>The registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended April&nbsp;1, 2001 filed May&nbsp;14, 2001;</LI></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><LI>The registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended July&nbsp;1, 2001 filed August&nbsp;14, 2001;</LI></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><LI>The description of the registrant's securities contained
in the registrant's registration statement on Form 8-A filed on July&nbsp;25,
2000.</LI></P></OL>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the
registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
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.</P>
<B><P>Item 4. Exhibits.</P></B></FONT>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Exhibit</P>
<U><P>Number</U></FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="RIGHT">5.1</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P>Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP.</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="RIGHT">23.1</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P>Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP, Independent
Auditors.</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="RIGHT">23.2</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P>Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP (included in Exhibit
5.1).</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="RIGHT">24.1</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P>Power of Attorney.</FONT></TD>
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<B><U><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER"></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">SIGNATURES</P>
</B></U></FONT>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">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 Los Angeles, State of California, on October 29,
2001.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P>CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN, INC.</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P>By: <U>          /s/ Frederick R. Hipp &#9;</U></FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Fredrick R. Hipp</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">POWER OF ATTORNEY</P>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person
whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Frederick&nbsp;R. Hipp
and Gregory&nbsp;S. Levin, and each of them his true and lawful attorneys-in-
fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, 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, full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute or
substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">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 dates indicated.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
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<U><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Signature</U></FONT></TD>
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<U><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Title</U></FONT></TD>
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<U><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Date</U></FONT></TD>
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<U><P>&#9;/s/ Frederick R. Hipp&#9;</U></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">President and Chief Executive</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">August 31, 2001</TD>
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<P>&#9;Frederick R. Hipp</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Officer and Director</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
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<P>&#9;/s/ Gregory S. Levin&#9;</U></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Vice President and Chief </P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Financial Officer</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">August 31, 2001</TD>
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<P>&#9;Gregory S. Levin</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">(Principal Financial and<BR>
Accounting Officer)</TD>
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<U><P>&#9;/s/ Larry S. Flax                   &#9;</U></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Co-Chairman of the Board</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">August 31, 2001</TD>
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<P>&#9;Larry S. Flax</TD>
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<U><P>&#9;/s/ Richard L. Rosenfield                   &#9;</U></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Co-Chairman of the Board</TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=20>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">August 31, 2001</TD>
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<P>&#9;Richard L. Rosenfield</TD>
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<U><P>&#9;/s/ Harold O. Rosser&#9;</U></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Director</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">August 31, 2001</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Harold O. Rosser</TD>
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<U><P>&#9;/s/ Bruce C. Bruckmann&#9;</U></TD>
<TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=20>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Director</TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=20>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">August 31, 2001</TD>
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<P>&#9;Bruce C. Bruckmann</TD>
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<U><P>&#9;/s/ Brian P. Friedman&#9;</U></TD>
<TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=20>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Director</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">August 31, 2001</TD>
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<P>&#9;Brian P. Friedman</TD>
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<U><P>&#9;/s/ Charles G. Phillips&#9;</U></TD>
<TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=20>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Director</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">August 31, 2001</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Charles G. Phillips</TD>
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102901 S8 DOC
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 2001
Registration No. 333-________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
California
95-4040623
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
6053 West Century Boulevard
Suite 1100
Los Angeles, California
90045-6430
(Address of Principal Executive
Offices)
(Zip Code)
1998 STOCK-BASED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Copy to:
FREDERICK R. HIPP
President and Chief Executive Officer
ANNA M. GRAVES
California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.
Pillsbury Winthrop LLP
6053 West Century Boulevard
Suite 1100
725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2800
Los Angeles, California 90017
Los Angeles, California 90045-6430
(213) 488-7100
(310) 342-5000
(Name, address and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Amount
Proposed Maximum
Proposed
Amount of
Securities To
To Be
Offering Price
Maximum Aggregate
Registration
Be Registered
Registered(1)
per Share(2)
Offering Price(2)
Fee
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
1,000,000 shares
$17.72
$17,720,000
$4,430
(1)	Calculated pursuant to General Instruction
E to Form S-8.
(2)	Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1), based upon the average of the high and low sales
prices of the Company's Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on
October 24, 2001.
_________________
The registration statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance
with Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933.
INFORMATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E TO
FORM S-8
GENERAL INSTRUCTION E INFORMATION
This registration statement is being filed for the
purpose of increasing the number of securities of the same class as other
securities for which a registration statement of the registrant on Form S-8
relating to the same employee benefit plan is effective.
The registrant's registration statement on Form S-8 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2000 (File No.
333-42904) is hereby incorporated by reference.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the registrant (File No.
000-31149) with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by
reference in this registration statement:
The registrant's annual report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 filed March 22, 2001;
The registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended April 1, 2001 filed May 14, 2001;
The registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended July 1, 2001 filed August 14, 2001;
The description of the registrant's securities contained
in the registrant's registration statement on Form 8-A filed on July 25,
2000.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the
registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
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.
Item 4. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
5.1
Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent
Auditors.
23.2
Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP (included in Exhibit
5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney.
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 Los Angeles, State of California, on October 29,
2001.
CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN, INC.
By:
/s/ Frederick R. Hipp
Fredrick R. Hipp
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person
whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Frederick R. Hipp
and Gregory S. Levin, and each of them his true and lawful attorneys-in-
fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, 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, full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute or
substitutes, may 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 dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Frederick R. Hipp
President and Chief Executive
August 31, 2001
Frederick R. Hipp
Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Gregory S. Levin
Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
August 31, 2001
Gregory S. Levin
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
/s/ Larry S. Flax
Co-Chairman of the Board
August 31, 2001
Larry S. Flax
/s/ Richard L. Rosenfield
Co-Chairman of the Board
August 31, 2001
Richard L. Rosenfield
/s/ Harold O. Rosser
Director
August 31, 2001
Harold O. Rosser
/s/ Bruce C. Bruckmann
Director
August 31, 2001
Bruce C. Bruckmann
/s/ Brian P. Friedman
Director
August 31, 2001
Brian P. Friedman
/s/ Charles G. Phillips
Director
August 31, 2001
Charles G. Phillips