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FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(b)(3)
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 4 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-51103
(To Prospectus Dated June 15, 1998)
CKE RESTAURANTS, INC.
$197,225,000 PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
4 1/4% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2004
(INTEREST PAYABLE ON MARCH 15 AND SEPTEMBER 15)
4,091,465 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
This Prospectus Supplement supplements information contained in that
certain Prospectus dated June 15, 1998 (as amended or supplemented, the
"Prospectus") of CKE Restaurants, Inc. relating to the potential sale from time
to time of up to $197,225,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes and the Shares
of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof by the Selling Securityholders.
This Prospectus Supplement is not complete without, and may not be delivered or
utilized except in connection with, the Prospectus, including any amendments or
supplements thereto. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined have the
meanings assigned to such terms in the Prospectus.
The following table supplements the information set forth in the
Prospectus under the caption "Selling Securityholders" with respect to the
Selling Securityholders named below and the respective principal amounts of
Notes and Shares beneficially owned by such Selling Securityholders that may be
offered pursuant to the Prospectus:
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<CAPTION>
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NUMBER OF
OF NOTES SHARES OF NOTES SHARES
NAME OF BENEFICIALLY BENEFICIALLY TO BE TO BE
SELLING STOCKHOLDER OWNED OWNED(1) SOLD(2) SOLD(2)
------------------- ---------------- ------------ ---------------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Argent Offshore Fund L.P. $5,000,000 103,725 $5,000,000 --
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The lines "Argent Convertible Arbitrage Fund, Ltd.... $250,000, 5,186,
$250,000, --", "AAM/Zazove International Income Fund, L.P.... $3,000,000,
62,235, $3,000,000, --", "AAM/Zazove International Income Fund, L.P....
$900,000, 18,670, $900,000, --", "BancAmerica Robertson Stephens... $2,000,000,
41,490, $2,000,000, --", "McMahan Securities Company, L.P.... $730,000, 15,143,
$730,000, --", "McMahan Securities Company, L.P.... $1,600,000, 33,192,
$1,600,000, --" [(other than the footnotes thereto which remain unchanged)]
contained in the table set forth in the Prospectus as supplemented to date under
the caption "Selling Securityholders" shall be deleted in their entirety and
replaced with the following:
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<CAPTION>
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NUMBER OF
OF NOTES SHARES OF NOTES SHARES
NAME OF BENEFICIALLY BENEFICIALLY TO BE TO BE
SELLING STOCKHOLDER OWNED OWNED(1) SOLD(2) SOLD(2)
------------------- ---------------- ------------ ---------------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Argent Convertible Arbitrage Fund Ltd. $2,000,000 41,490 $2,000,000 --
AAM/Zazove International Income Fund, L.P. $3,900,000 80,906 $3,900,000 --
BancAmerica Robertson Stephens $5,000,000 103,725 $5,000,000 --
McMahan Securities Company, L.P. $1,130,000 23,442 $1,130,000 --
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All information in this Prospectus Supplement is as of July 8, 1998.
The date of this Prospectus Supplement is July 13, 1998.
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