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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 4 OMB APPROVAL
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[_] Check this box if no longer OMB NUMBER: 3235-0287
subject to Section 16. Form 4 Expires: December 31, 2001
or Form 5 obligations may Estimated average burden
continue. SEE Instruction 1(b). hours per response ...... 0.5
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Carruthers, Julie A.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
6053 West Century Blvd. Suite 1100
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(Street)
Los Angeles, California 90045
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.
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3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
August 2000
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
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X Officer Other
----- (give title below) ------ (Specify below)
Vice President Human Resources and Training
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
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Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table 1 -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Form: of Indirect
Date Code Beneficially Direct Beneficial
(Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned at (D) or Ownership
(Month/ ----------------------------------------- End of Month Indirect (Instr. 4)
Day/ Code V Amount (A) or Price (Instr. 3 (I)
Year) (D) and 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 08/07/00 C 222 A D
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Common Stock 08/07/00 C 175 A D
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Common Stock 08/30/00 X 887 A $15.0000 11,721 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB control number.
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FORM 4 (continued)
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g. puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Conversion 3. Transaction 4. Transaction 5. Number of Derivative 6. Date Exercisable
(Instr. 3) or Exercise Date Code Securities Acquired (A) and Expiration
Price of (Month/Day/ (Instr. 8) or Disposed of (D) Date
Derivative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) (Month/Day/
Security Year)
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Code V (A) (D) Date Expiration
Exer- Date
cisable
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Convertible Preferred A 08/07/00 C 222
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Convertible Preferred B 08/07/00 C 175
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Incentive Stock Option (right $15.0000 08/30/00 X 887 09/01/00 09/01/00
to buy)
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Incentive Stock Option (right $15.0000 09/01/01
to buy)
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Non-Qualified Stock Option $ 2.5000 08/19/08
(right to buy)
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Non-Qualified Stock Option $ 6.5400 02/02/09
(right to buy)
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Non-Qualified Stock Option $8.7000 11/02/09
(right to buy)
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Non-Qualified Stock Option $15.0000 08/02/00 A V 15,000 02/02/00 08/02/10
(right to buy) (1)
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7. Title and Amount of 8. Price of Derivative 9. Number of Derivative 10. Ownership Form 11. Nature of Indirect
Underlying Securities Security (Instr. 5) Securities Beneficially of Derivative Security: Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 3 and 4) Owned at End of Month Direct (D) or (Instr. 4)
Instr. 4) Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
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Title Amount or
Number of
Shares
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 222 0 D
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Common Stock 175 0 D
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Common Stock 887 0 D
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Common Stock 4,611 4,611 D
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Common Stock 18,750 18,750 D
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Common Stock 12,500 12,500 D
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Common Stock 12,500 12,500 D
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Common Stock 15,000 15,000 D
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Julie A. Carruthers 09/08/2000
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If
space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB Number.
(1) This stock option vests in 8 equal semi annual installments beginning on
February 2, 2001.
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Date: 9/7/00 Time:5:40:40 PM SEC 1474 (3-99)
