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CKE RESTAURANTS, INC.
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	be Held on June 25, 2009.
		Meeting Information
	CKE RESTAURANTS, INC.	Meeting Type:		Annual
		For holders as of:		04/30/09
		Date: 06/25/09		Time: 10:00 A.M., Central Time
		Location:	The Ritz-Carlton 100 Carondelet Plaza St. Louis, MO 63105
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Voting Items

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the nominees listed in proposal 1 and FOR Proposals 2 and 3.

1.	Election of three directors
	Nominees:

1a.	Carl L. Karcher	2.	Approval of amendments to our 2005 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.
1b.	Jerold H. Rubinstein	3.	Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 25, 2010.
1c.	Daniel E. Ponder, Jr.	4.	In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any and all postponements or adjournments thereof.