SC 13G 1 0001.txt 13G SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ---------------- SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock Par Value $0.001 per Share (Title of Class of Securities) 162809305 (CUSIP Number) Elizabeth Cohernour Strong Capital Management, Inc. 100 Heritage Reserve Menomonee Falls Wisconsin 53051 (414) 359-3400 January 17, 2001 Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: Rule 13d-1(b) X Rule 13d-1(c) Rule 13d-1(d) -------------------------- The information required in 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. 13G CUSIP No. 162809305 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/ 1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entities Only) Richard S. Strong ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP 2 (a) (b) ----------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- SEC USE ONLY 3 ----------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 USA ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ --------- -------------------------------------- Number of SOLE VOTING POWER Shares 5 Beneficially 0 Owned by Each Reporting Person With ------------------------------ --------- ------------------------------------ --------- ------------------------------------ SHARED VOTING POWER 6 892,000 ------------------------------ --------- -------------------------------------- --------- -------------------------------------- SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 0 ------------------------------ --------- -------------------------------------- --------- -------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 8 892,000 ------------------------------ --------- -------------------------------------- ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 892,000 ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10 N/A ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 9.45% ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 12 IN ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- 13G CUSIP No. 162809305 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/ 1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entities Only) Calm Waters Partnership ----------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP 2 (a) (b) ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- SEC USE ONLY 3 ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 Wisconsin ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ --------- -------------------------------------- Number of SOLE VOTING POWER Shares 5 Beneficially 0 Owned by Each Reporting Person With ------------------------------ --------- -------------------------------------- --------- -------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER 6 892,000 ------------------------------ --------- -------------------------------------- --------- ------------------------------------- SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 0 ------------------------------ --------- ------------------------------------- --------- ------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 8 892,000 ------------------------------ --------- -------------------------------------- ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 892,000 ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10 N/A ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------- --------------------------------------------------------------- PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 9.45% ----------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 12 PN ----------- --------------------------------------------------------------- 13G CUSIP No. 162809305 Item 1(a). Name of Issuer Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. Item 1(b). Address of Issuers Principal Executive Offices 14255 49th Street North Building #1 Clearwater, FL 33762 USA Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office Item 2(c). Citizenship Richard S. Strong Chairman of the Board Strong Capital Management, Inc. 100 Heritage Reserve Menomonee Falls Wisconsin 53051 (414) 359-3400 U.S. Citizen Calm Waters Partnership (together with Richard S. Strong, the "Reporting Persons") c/o Richard S. Strong, General Partner 100 Heritage Reserve Menomonee Falls Wisconsin 53051 (414) 359-3400 A Wisconsin general partnership Calm Waters Partnership is a private investment fund owned by Mr. Strong and family members. 13G CUSIP No. 162809305 Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities Common Stock Par Value $0.001 per Share. Item 2(e). CUSIP Number 162809305 Item 3. If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a: N/A If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box: X Item 4. Ownership. (a) Amount beneficially owned: See responses to Item 9 of the cover pages (b) Percent of Class: See responses to Item 11 of the cover pages (c) Number of shares as to which such persons have: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: See responses to Item 6 of the cover pages. (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See responses to Item 8 of the cover pages. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. N/A 13G CUSIP No. 162809305 Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. N/A Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. N/A Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. N/A Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. N/A Item 10. Certifications. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: March 15, 2001 /s/ Richard S. Strong ---------------------- Richard S. Strong Calm Waters Partnership Dated: March 15, 2001 By: /s/ Richard S. Strong ------------------------ Richard S. Strong General Partner Exhibit A JOINT FILING AGREEMENT In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing with all other Reporting Persons (as such term is used in the Schedule 13G referred to below) on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to the Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., and that this Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filing. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement this 15th day of March, 2001. Dated: March 15, 2001 /s/ Richard S. Strong ---------------------- Richard S. Strong Calm Waters Partnership Dated: March 15, 2001 By: /s/ Richard S. Strong ------------------------ Richard S. Strong General Partner