8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 21, 2004

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission file number 0-19649

Delaware	58-1654960
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer identification no.)
4300 West Cypress Street Suite 600 Tampa, FL	33607
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

(813) 283-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On December 21, 2004 the Registrant issued a news release entitled “Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. Reports Settlement of Mittman Claims”, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K:

(c) Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated December 21, 2004.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.
	(Registrant)
Date: December 21, 2004	By:	/s/ Keith Sirois
		Chief Executive Officer and President

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

CHECKERS DRIVE-IN RESTAURANTS, INC.

4300 West Cypress Street, Suite 600 * Tampa, FL 33607 * (813) 283-7000 * (813) 283-7001

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.

Reports Settlement of Mittman Claims

TAMPA, FL – December 21, 2004 – Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHKR), the nation’s largest double drive-thru chain, today announced it has settled claims in Jonathan Mittman, et al. v. Rally’s Hamburgers, Inc., et al. (CA# 3:94CV-39-S) and plaintiff’s appeal of the summary judgment (in the Company’s favor) has been dismissed.

Keith Sirois, President and C.E.O. of Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. commented: “We are very pleased that this matter is finally behind us. In concluding this matter now, the Company was not required to pay any money, and in fact will now recoup this year approximately $2 million in legal fees expended over the past decade.”

About Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.

Checkers is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. For more information about the Company, please visit the Company’s website at www.checkers.com.

Except for historical information, this announcement contains “forward-looking” and “Safe Harbor” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking and Safe Harbor statements reflect management’s expectations based upon currently available information and data; however, actual results are subject to future events, and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to materially differ from those projected in these statements. Further information regarding factors that could affect the company’s financial and other results is included in the company’s Forms 10Q and 10K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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