UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Foley II, William P
1200 N. Harbor Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92801
Orange
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CKE Restaurants, Inc.
CKR
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
33-0602639
4. Statement for Month/Year
December 31, 1998
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
CEO, Chairman of the Board
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock |12/07/|J (1|V|231 |A |24.94 | | | |
|98 |) | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/23/|J(1)|V|269 |A |21.41 | | | |
|98 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/24/|J(1)|V|300 |A |28.88 |10,931 |D-ESPP| |
|98 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/31/|S | |274,900 |D |29.4375 |545,150 |I |by FNF (2) |
|98 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |435,188 |I |by Folco Dev |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |3,636,461 |I |by Cannae L/P |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Stock Options | | | | | | | | | | | |992,875 |D | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Purchased pursuant to the CKE Restaurants, Inc. 1994 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan ("ESPP").
(2) Fidelity National Financial, a Delaware corporation ("FNF"). Reporting
Person is Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer of FNF. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of
these securities, and this report shall
not be deemed an admission of beneficial interest in such securities for
purposes of Section 16 or for any other
purpose.
