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
Murphy, Rory J
401 W. Carl Karcher Way
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)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
April 30, 1999
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Exec Vice President
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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Common Stock |4/19/9|J(1)|V|65 |A |26.437 | | | |
|9 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |4/20/9|J(1)|V|91 |A |19.109 |5,279 |D | |
|9 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |3/31/9|J(2)|V|40 |A |(2) |1,901 |I |by 401K Plan Tr |
|9 | | | | | | | | |
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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 | | | | | | | | | | | |650,778 |D | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Purchased pursuant to the CKE Restaurants, Inc. 1994 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan.
(2) These securities are acquired and disposed of on a periodic basis pursuant
to the CKE Restaurants, Inc. Profit
Sharing and Savings Investment Plan, amended and restated on December 31, 1994
(the "Plan"). The information
reported herein is taken from a statement by the Plan trustee as at March 31,
1999. The price paid per share was
the market price on the date of
purchase.
