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) September 3, 2004

CKE Restaurants, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-11313	33-0602639
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

6307 Carpinteria Avenue, Suite A, Carpinteria, CA	93013
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (805) 745-7500

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Section 7 – Regulation FD
	Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
	Section 8 – Other Events
	Item 8.01. Other Events
	Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
	Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT 99.1

Section 7 – Regulation FD

    Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

The press release announcing the transaction discussed under Item 8.01 below is furnished as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information included in Exhibit 99.1 shall be deemed to be “furnished” in accordance with SEC release numbers 33-8216 and 34-47583.

Section 8 – Other Events

    Item 8.01. Other Events

On September 3, 2004, Santa Barbara Restaurant Group, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant, sold its 100 percent equity interest in Timber Lodge Steakhouse, Inc., to T-Lodge Acquisition Corp., a privately held corporation whose owners include certain former Registrant employees who previously managed Timber Lodge. The Registrant received aggregate purchase price of approximately $8.8 million in connection with the sale.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

    Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following exhibit is included herewith:

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release, dated September 7, 2004, issued by CKE Restaurants, Inc.

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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.

Date: September 9, 2004	CKE RESTAURANTS, INC.
	/s/ Theodore Abajian
	Theodore Abajian
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release, dated September 7, 2004, issued by CKE Restaurants, Inc.

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Press Release Source: CKE Restaurants, Inc.

CKE Restaurants, Inc. Announces Sale of Timber Lodge Steakhouse, Inc.
Tuesday, September 7, 2004, 2:53 pm ET

CARPINTERIA, Calif., Sept. 7 — CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR — News), announced today the sale of Timber Lodge Steakhouse, Inc. in a buyout led by certain members of the Timber Lodge management team. According to the terms of the transaction, Santa Barbara Restaurant Group, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CKE, has sold its 100 percent equity interest in Timber Lodge for approximately $8.8 million, which includes approximately $7.0 million in cash and approximately $1.8 million in secured notes. The buyer is T-Lodge Acquisition Corp., a privately-held corporation whose owners include certain members of the management team of Timber Lodge and other investors. The transaction closed on September 3, 2004.

CKE Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, has a total of 3,222 franchised or company-owned restaurants in 44 states and in 14 countries, including 1,016 Carl’s Jr.® restaurants, 2,081 Hardee’s® restaurants and 106 La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill® restaurants.

SAFE HARBOR DISCLOSURE

Matters discussed in this news release contain forward-looking statements relating to future plans and developments, financial goals and operating performance that are based on management’s current beliefs and assumptions. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause the Company’s results to differ materially from those described include, but are not limited to, whether or not restaurants will be closed and the number of restaurant closures, consumers’ concerns or adverse publicity regarding the Company’s products, effectiveness of operating and product initiatives and advertising and promotional efforts (particularly at the Hardee’s brand), changes in economic conditions or prevailing interest rates, changes in the price or availability of commodities, availability and cost of energy, workers’ compensation, employee health insurance costs and general liability premiums and claims experience, changes in the Company’s suppliers’ abilities to provide quality and timely products to the Company, delays in opening new restaurants or completing remodels, severe weather conditions, the operational and financial success of the Company’s franchisees, franchisees’ willingness to participate in our strategy, availability of financing for the Company and its franchisees, unfavorable outcomes on litigation, changes in accounting policies and practices, new legislation or government regulation (including environmental laws), the availability of suitable locations and terms for the sites designed for development, and other factors as discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law or the rules of the New York Stock Exchange.