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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Act of 1934
Date of Report: October 31, 1994
CKE RESTAURANTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chart)
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California 1-13192 33-0602639
(State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction File Nunber) Identification No.)
of incorporation)
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1200 North Harbor Boulevard
Anaheim, California 92801
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (714) 774-5796
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. 0THER EVENTS
Effective October 31, 1994, Donald E. Doyle resigned as president,
chief executive officer and director of CKE Restaurants, Inc. The attached
press release is incorporated herein by this reference.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed in its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CKE RESTAURANTS, INC.
November 1, 1994 By: /s/ RICHARD C. CELIO
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Vice President and
General Counsel
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FOR: CKE Restaurants, Inc.
CONTACT: Shirley Bracken
CKE Restaurants, Inc.
(714) 520-4450
Roger Pondel/Stephanie Burchfield
Pondel Parsons & Wilkinson
(310) 207-9300
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CKE RESTAURANTS, INC. CEO RESIGNS
Anaheim, California - October 18, 1994 - CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR)
today announced that Donald E. Doyle, president and chief executive officer,
has resigned to accept the position of chief operating officer at Hardee's Food
Systems, Inc., based in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Chairman William P. Foley II will assume the responsibility of chief
executive officer until a successor is named.
"Don Doyle stepped into CKE at a pivotal time in its development and made
significant contributions. We wish him well in his future endeavors," said
Foley.
CKE Restaurants, Inc. is the parent company of Carl Karcher Enterprises,
Inc., which operates approximately 650 Carl's Jr., quick service restaurants,
primarily located in California, Nevada, Oregon, Arizona and Mexico; and Boston
Pacific, Inc., which under an area development agreement, plans to own and
operate up to 300 Boston Chicken stores in California over the next five years.
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