SC 13D/A 1 v043841_sc13da.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------- SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 4)* CKE Restaurants, Inc. --------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share --------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 12561E105 --------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Thomas R. Hudson Jr. Pirate Capital LLC 200 Connecticut Avenue, 4th Floor Norwalk, CT 06854 (203) 854-1100 --------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) May 17, 2006 --------------------------------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of This Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box [ ]. NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. (Continued on following pages) -------------------------- * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). ------------------------ --------------------- CUSIP NO. 12561E105 SCHEDULE 13D PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES ------------------------ --------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY). PIRATE CAPITAL LLC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) |_| (b) |X| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) AF -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 7,018,034 (includes 1,000 shares underlying options) OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON -0- WITH ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 7,018,034 (includes 1,000 shares underlying options) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 7,018,034 (includes 1,000 shares underlying options) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |_| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 11.7% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! ------------------------- --------------------- CUSIP NO. 12561E105 SCHEDULE 13D PAGE 3 OF 5 PAGES ------------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY). THOMAS R. HUDSON JR. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) |_| (b) |X| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) AF -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States of America -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 7,018,034 (includes 1,000 shares underlying options) OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON -0- WITH ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 7,018,034 (includes 1,000 shares underlying options) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 7,018,034 (includes 1,000 shares underlying options) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |_| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 11.7% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! ------------------------ --------------------- CUSIP NO. 12561E105 SCHEDULE 13D PAGE 4 OF 5 PAGES ------------------------ --------------------- The Schedule 13D filed on February 6, 2006 by Pirate Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Pirate Capital"), and Thomas R. Hudson Jr. (together, the "Reporting Persons"), relating to the shares of common stock, $0.01 par value ("Shares"), of CKE Restaurants, Inc. (the "Issuer"), as previously amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D filed on March 6, 2006, Amendment No.2 to the Schedule 13D filed on March 30, 2006 and Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D filed on April 18, 2006, is hereby amended by this Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule 13D. The principal executive office of the Issuer is located at 6307 Carpinteria Avenue, Ste. A, Carpinteria, California 93013. ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION. Item 3 is hereby amended and restated as follows: Funds for the purchase of the Shares reported herein were derived from available capital of the Holders. A total of approximately $104,464,725 was paid to acquire such Shares. ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY. Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of Item 5 of the Schedule 13D are hereby amended and restated as follows: (a) The Reporting Persons beneficially own 7,018,034 Shares (includes 1,000 shares underlying options), constituting approximately 11.7% of the Shares outstanding. The aggregate percentage of Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons is based upon 59,821,070 Shares outstanding as of March 24, 2006 as reported in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2006. (b) By virtue of its position as general partner of Jolly Roger Fund LP, Pirate Capital has the power to vote or direct the voting, and to dispose or direct the disposition, of all of the 1,712,300 Shares (includes 1,000 shares underlying options) held by Jolly Roger Fund LP. By virtue of agreements with Jolly Roger Offshore Fund LTD and Jolly Roger Activist Portfolio Company LTD, Pirate Capital has the power to vote or direct the voting, and to dispose or direct the disposition, of all of the 5,305,734 Shares held by Jolly Roger Offshore Fund LTD and Jolly Roger Activist Portfolio Company LTD. By virtue of his position as sole Managing Member of Pirate Capital, Thomas R. Hudson Jr. is deemed to have shared voting power and shared dispositive power with respect to all Shares as to which Pirate Capital has voting power or dispositive power. Accordingly, Pirate Capital and Thomas R. Hudson Jr. are deemed to have shared voting power and shared dispositive power with respect to an aggregate of 7,018,034 Shares (includes 1,000 shares underlying options). Matt Goldfarb, a Director and Senior Investment Analyst at Pirate Capital, beneficially owns 4,500 Shares. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership over such Shares. (c) The following transactions in the Shares were effected by the Reporting Persons since the most recent filing on Schedule 13D. All of the Shares were purchased in open market transactions. Jolly Roger Fund LP Trade Date Shares Purchased (Sold) Price per Share ($) ---------- ----------------------- ------------------- 4/21/2006 101,900 17.50 4/27/2006 100,000 15.70 5/10/2006 25,000 16.18 5/10/2006 50,000 16.24 5/11/2006 75,000 15.95 5/12/2006 10,000 15.71 5/17/2006 401,800 16.23 5/18/2006 100,000 16.36 Jolly Roger Offshore LTD Trade Date Shares Purchased (Sold) Price per Share ($) ---------- ----------------------- ------------------- 4/25/2006 11,300 15.83 Jolly Roger Activist Portfolio Company LTD Trade Date Shares Purchased (Sold) Price per Share ($) ---------- ----------------------- ------------------- 5/01/2006 87,892 15.80 5/02/2006 16,482 15.92 Item 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY. Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by the addition of the following: As set forth below, Jolly Roger Fund LP sold the following put option on the open market: Date of Sale Shares Exercise Price Expiration Date Purchase Price Underlying per Share ($) per Option ($) Options -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5/12/2006 100,000 15.00 9/16/06 .70 ------------------------ ------------------- CUSIP NO. 12561E105 SCHEDULE 13D PAGE 5 OF 5 PAGES ------------------------ ------------------- SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: May 19, 2006 PIRATE CAPITAL LLC By: /s/ Thomas R. Hudson Jr. --------------------------- Name: Thomas R. Hudson Jr. Title: Managing Manager /s/ Thomas R. Hudson Jr. --------------------------- Thomas R. Hudson Jr.