Cke Restaurants (CKR) 10-Q 2010 Q2 Quarterly report

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the quarterly period ended August 10, 2009

OR

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the transition period from                    to                    .

Commission file number 1-11313

CKE RESTAURANTS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	33-0602639 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
6307 Carpinteria Avenue, Ste. A, Carpinteria, California (Address of Principal Executive Offices)	93013 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (805) 745-7500

Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if changed since last report.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yesþ Noo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yeso Noo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filero Accelerated filerþ Non-accelerated filero Smaller reporting companyo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yeso Noþ

As of September 10, 2009, 54,582,920 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.

CKE RESTAURANTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX

	Page No.
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited):
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of August 10, 2009 and January 31, 2009		3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009 and August 11, 2008		4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009 and August 11, 2008		5
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements		6
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		15
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		29
Item 4. Controls and Procedures		29
Part II. Other Information
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders		30
Item 6. Exhibits		31
Signatures		32
Exhibit 31.1
Exhibit 31.2
Exhibit 32.1
Exhibit 32.2

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Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

CKE RESTAURANTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF AUGUST 10, 2009 AND JANUARY 31, 2009

(In thousands, except par values)

(Unaudited)

	August 10, 2009			January 31, 2009
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	19,194		$	17,869
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $471 as of August 10, 2009 and $720 as of January 31, 2009		31,567			40,738
Related party trade receivables		5,206			4,923
Inventories, net		22,708			24,215
Prepaid expenses		11,565			13,445
Assets held for sale		512			805
Advertising fund assets, restricted		19,242			16,340
Deferred income tax assets, net		18,000			20,781
Other current assets		2,864			1,843
Total current assets		130,858			140,959
Notes receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $408 as of August 10, 2009 and $529 as of January 31, 2009		1,465			3,259
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $435,205 as of August 10, 2009 and $420,375 as of January 31, 2009		555,398			543,770
Property under capital leases, net of accumulated amortization of $45,296 as of August 10, 2009 and $48,341 as of January 31, 2009		34,198			23,403
Deferred income tax assets, net		51,423			57,832
Goodwill		24,106			23,688
Intangible assets, net		2,422			2,508
Other assets, net		8,832			9,268
Total assets	$	808,702		$	804,687
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of bank indebtedness and other long-term debt	$	2,709		$	4,341
Current portion of capital lease obligations		7,648			6,389
Accounts payable		43,501			60,903
Advertising fund liabilities		19,242			16,340
Other current liabilities		102,400			91,765
Total current liabilities		175,500			179,738
Bank indebtedness and other long-term debt, less current portion		287,107			310,447
Capital lease obligations, less current portion		44,992			36,273
Other long-term liabilities		83,325			83,953
Total liabilities		590,924			610,411
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 5 and 7)
Subsequent events (Notes 8 and 15)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 5,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding		—			—
Series A Junior Participating Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 1,500 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding		—			—
Common stock, $.01 par value; 100,000 shares authorized; 54,583 shares issued and outstanding as of August 10, 2009; 54,653 shares issued and outstanding as of January 31, 2009		546			546
Additional paid-in capital		279,471			276,068
Accumulated deficit		(62,239	)		(82,338	)
Total stockholders’ equity		217,778			194,276
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	808,702		$	804,687

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	Twelve Weeks Ended						Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended
	August 10, 2009			August 11, 2008			August 10, 2009			August 11, 2008
Revenue:
Company-operated restaurants	$	257,794		$	267,075		$	600,958		$	625,313
Franchised and licensed restaurants and other		78,173			85,415			181,813			193,348
Total revenue		335,967			352,490			782,771			818,661
Operating costs and expenses:
Restaurant operating costs:
Food and packaging		73,899			80,355			172,401			185,429
Payroll and other employee benefits		72,387			75,429			169,756			179,112
Occupancy and other		61,750			59,811			140,587			137,846
Total restaurant operating costs		208,036			215,595			482,744			502,387
Franchised and licensed restaurants and other		58,333			65,590			137,826			148,657
Advertising		15,005			15,699			35,772			36,797
General and administrative		30,971			32,370			72,084			76,881
Facility action charges, net		1,454			351			2,502			1,424
Total operating costs and expenses		313,799			329,605			730,928			766,146
Operating income		22,168			22,885			51,843			52,515
Interest expense		(2,060	)		(2,399	)		(8,404	)		(6,967	)
Other income, net		425			529			1,287			1,521
Income before income taxes		20,533			21,015			44,726			47,069
Income tax expense		8,283			8,675			18,081			18,109
Net income	$	12,250		$	12,340		$	26,645		$	28,960
Dividends per common share	$	0.06		$	0.06		$	0.12		$	0.12
Income per common share:
Basic	$	0.22		$	0.24		$	0.49		$	0.55
Diluted	$	0.22		$	0.23		$	0.48		$	0.53
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic		54,584			52,507			54,602			52,467
Diluted		55,007			55,074			55,024			55,038

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended
	August 10, 2009			August 11, 2008
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	26,645		$	28,960
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		37,812			33,306
Amortization of deferred loan fees		563			701
Share-based compensation expense		4,238			6,860
Recovery of losses on accounts and notes receivable		(303	)		(26	)
Loss on sale of property and equipment and capital leases		835			946
Facility action charges, net		2,502			1,424
Deferred income taxes		9,178			9,474
Other non-cash charges		19			19
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables, inventories, prepaid expenses and other current and non-current assets		11,330			5,385
Estimated liability for closed restaurants and estimated liability for self-insurance		(1,373	)		(3,306	)
Accounts payable and other current and long-term liabilities		(4,316	)		(7,014	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		87,130			76,729
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(49,513	)		(48,451	)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		3,401			16,770
Collections of non-trade notes receivable		2,018			2,730
Acquisition of restaurants, net of cash acquired		(485	)		—
Other investing activities		76			47
Net cash used in investing activities		(44,503	)		(28,904	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net change in bank overdraft		(5,170	)		(17,085	)
Borrowings under revolving credit facility		75,000			100,500
Repayments of borrowings under revolving credit facility		(97,000	)		(108,000	)
Repayments of credit facility term loan		(2,962	)		(15,140	)
Repayments of other long-term debt		(11	)		(103	)
Repayments of capital lease obligations		(3,812	)		(3,038	)
Payment of deferred loan fees		—			(399	)
Repurchase of common stock		(1,340	)		(1,621	)
Exercise of stock options		518			1,580
Excess tax benefits from exercise of stock options		29			163
Dividends paid on common stock		(6,554	)		(6,295	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(41,302	)		(49,438	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		1,325			(1,613	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		17,869			19,993
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	19,194		$	18,380

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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CKE RESTAURANTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Note 1 — Basis of Presentation and Description of Business

CKE Restaurants, Inc. (“CKE” or the “Company”), through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, owns, operates, franchises and licenses the Carl’s Jr.^®, Hardee’s^®, Green Burrito^® and Red Burrito^® concepts. References to CKE Restaurants, Inc. throughout these Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are made using the first person notations of “we,” “us” and “our.”

Carl’s Jr. restaurants are primarily located in the Western United States. Hardee’s restaurants are located throughout the Southeastern and Midwestern United States. Green Burrito restaurants are primarily located in dual-branded Carl’s Jr. restaurants. The Red Burrito concept is located in dual-branded Hardee’s restaurants. Generally, our franchisees are domestic and our licensees are international. As of August 10, 2009, our system-wide restaurant portfolio consisted of:

	Carl’s Jr.		Hardee’s		Other		Total
Company-operated		421		478		1		900
Franchised		664		1,231		12		1,907
Licensed		127		206		—		333
Total		1,212		1,915		13		3,140

Our accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of CKE, our wholly-owned subsidiaries, and certain variable interest entities (“VIEs”) for which we are the primary beneficiary and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), the instructions to Form 10-Q, and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. CKE does not have any non-controlling interests in other entities. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009. In our opinion, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and results of operations for this interim period have been included. The results of operations for such interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year or for any future period.

We operate on a retail accounting calendar. Our fiscal year has 13 four-week accounting periods and ends on the last Monday in January. The first quarter of our fiscal year has four periods, or 16 weeks. All other quarters have three periods, or 12 weeks. For clarity of presentation, we generally label all fiscal year ends as if the fiscal year ended January 31.

Variable Interest Entities

We consolidate one national and approximately 80 local co-operative advertising funds (“Hardee’s Funds”) as we have concluded that they are VIEs for which we are the primary beneficiary. We have included $19,242 and $16,340 of advertising fund assets, restricted, and advertising fund liabilities in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of August 10, 2009 and January 31, 2009, respectively. Consolidation of the Hardee’s Funds had no impact on our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Cash Flows. We have no rights to the assets, nor do we have any obligation with respect to the liabilities, of the Hardee’s Funds, and none of our assets serve as collateral for the creditors of these VIEs.

Certain of our franchisees, which combine to operate approximately 5.9% of all our franchised restaurants, are VIEs in which we hold a significant variable interest, but for which we are not the primary beneficiary. As of August 10, 2009, we have exposures of $11,653 related to these VIEs, which relate to the collection of notes receivable and our lease obligations for properties subleased to these entities.

Note 2 — Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted and Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 157,Fair Value Measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP and expands disclosures about fair value measurement. Subsequent to the issuance of SFAS 157, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) 157-2. FSP 157-2 delayed the effective date of the application of SFAS 157 to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a nonrecurring basis. We adopted all of the provisions of SFAS 157 as of the beginning of fiscal 2009 with the exception of the application of the statement to non-recurring nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities. As of the beginning of fiscal 2010, we adopted the remaining provision of SFAS 157 and there was no impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 141 (revised 2007),Business Combinations(“SFAS 141R”), which replaces SFAS 141. SFAS 141R establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date. The statement also establishes disclosure requirements which will enable financial statement users to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS 141R is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. We adopted SFAS 141R as of the beginning of fiscal 2010 and there was no material impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS 161,Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, which amends SFAS 133,Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, and expands disclosures to include information about the fair value of derivatives, related credit risks and a company’s strategies and objectives for using derivatives. SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal periods beginning on or after November 15, 2008. We adopted SFAS 161 as of the beginning of fiscal 2010 and have included the required expanded disclosures (see Notes 5 and 6).

In June 2008, the FASB issued FSP Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 03-6-1,Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities. FSP EITF 03-6-1 addresses whether instruments granted in share-based payment transactions may be participating securities prior to vesting and, therefore, need to be included in the earnings allocation in computing basic income per share pursuant to the two-class method described in paragraphs 60 and 61 of SFAS 128,Earnings per Share. FSP EITF 03-6-1 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and interim periods within those years. We adopted FSP EITF 03-6-1 as of the beginning of fiscal 2010 and have presented income per share for the current and prior periods in accordance with FSP EITF 03-6-1 (see Note 12).

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP SFAS 141R-1,Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination that Arise from Contingencies. FSP SFAS 141R-1 amends the guidance in SFAS 141R relating to the initial recognition and measurement, subsequent measurement and accounting, and disclosures of assets and liabilities arising from contingencies in a business combination. FSP SFAS 141R is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. We adopted FSP SFAS 141R as of the beginning of fiscal 2010 and there was no impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. We will apply the requirements of FSP FAS 141R-1 prospectively to any future acquisitions.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP SFAS 107-1 and APB 28-1,Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments. FSP SFAS 107-1 and APB 28-1 amends SFAS 107 and Accounting Principle Board Opinion (“APB”) 28 by requiring disclosures of the fair value of financial instruments included within the scope of SFAS 107 whenever a public company issues summarized financial information for interim reporting periods. FSP SFAS 107-1 and APB 28-1 is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009 under certain circumstances. We adopted FSP SFAS 107-1 and APB 28-1 during the quarter ended August 10, 2009 and have included the required additional disclosures (see Note 6).

In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS 165,Subsequent Events. SFAS 165 establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. SFAS 165 is effective for interim or annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. We adopted SFAS 165 during the quarter ended August 10, 2009 and have included the required additional disclosures (see Note 15).

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS 167,Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R). SFAS 167 changes the approach to determining the primary beneficiary of a VIE and requires companies to more frequently assess whether they must consolidate VIEs. SFAS 167 is effective for annual periods beginning after November 15, 2009, which for us is fiscal 2011. We have not yet evaluated the impact of adopting the requirements of SFAS 167 on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Note 3 — Assets Held For Sale

Surplus restaurant properties and company-operated restaurants that we expect to sell within one year are classified in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as assets held for sale. As of August 10, 2009, total assets held for sale were $512 and were comprised of two surplus properties in our Hardee’s operating segment. As of January 31, 2009, total assets held for sale were $805 and were comprised of four surplus properties in our Hardee’s operating segment.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

Note 4 — Purchase and Sale of Assets

Purchase of Assets

During the twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, we purchased one Carl’s Jr. restaurant from one of our franchisees for $485. As a result of this transaction, we recorded property and equipment of $64 and goodwill of $418 in our Carl’s Jr. segment. We did not purchase any restaurants from franchisees during the twenty-eight weeks ended August 11, 2008.

Related Party Transactions

During the twelve weeks ended August 10, 2009, we sold three company-operated Carl’s Jr. restaurants and related real property with a net book value of $965 to a former executive and new franchisee. In connection with this transaction, we received aggregate consideration of $1,300, including $100 in initial franchise fees, which is included in franchised and licensed restaurants and other revenue, and we recognized a net gain of $233, which is included in facility action charges, net, in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, in our Carl’s Jr. segment. As part of this transaction, the franchisee acquired the real property and/or subleasehold interest in the real property related to the restaurant locations.

During the twelve weeks ended August 11, 2008, we sold three company-operated Carl’s Jr. restaurants and related real property with a net book value of $1,068 to a former executive and new franchisee. In connection with this transaction, we received aggregate consideration of $2,173, including $100 in initial franchise fees, which is included in franchised and licensed restaurants and other revenue, and we recognized a net gain of $983, which is included in facility action charges, net, in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended August 11, 2008, in our Carl’s Jr. segment. As part of this transaction, the franchisee acquired the real property and/or subleasehold interest in the real property related to the restaurant locations.

Hardee’s Refranchising Program

During the twelve weeks ended August 11, 2008, we sold six company-operated Hardee’s restaurants and related real property with a net book value of $1,442 to one franchisee. In connection with this transaction, we received aggregate consideration of $2,762, including $150 in initial franchise fees, which is included in franchised and licensed restaurants and other revenue, and we recognized a net gain of $1,004, which is included in facility action charges, net, in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the twelve weeks ended August 11, 2008, in our Hardee’s segment. During the twenty-eight weeks ended August 11, 2008, we sold 65 company-operated Hardee’s restaurants and related real property with a net book value of $10,122 to three franchisees. In connection with these transactions, we received aggregate consideration of $12,353, including $1,685 in initial franchise fees, which is included in franchised and licensed restaurants and other revenue, and we recognized a net loss of $612, which is included in facility action charges, net, in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the twenty-eight weeks ended August 11, 2008, in our Hardee’s segment. As part of these transactions, the franchisees acquired the real property and/or subleasehold interest in the real property related to the restaurant locations. We completed our refranchising program for our Hardee’s concept during fiscal 2009.

Note 5 — Indebtedness and Interest Expense

As of August 10, 2009, we had borrowings outstanding under the term loan portion of our senior credit facility (“Facility”) of $248,773 and under the revolving portion of our Facility of $40,000. We also had outstanding letters of credit under the revolving portion of our Facility of $35,363, with remaining availability of $124,637 under the revolving portion of our Facility.

As of August 10, 2009, the applicable interest rate on the term loan was the London Inter Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 1.38% per annum. Our outstanding borrowings under the revolving loan portion of our Facility bore interest at rates that were locked in for fixed terms of approximately 30 days, at LIBOR plus 1.50% per annum, at August 10, 2009 and January 31, 2009. As of August 10, 2009 and January 31, 2009, borrowings under the revolving loan bore interest at weighted-average rates of 1.81% and 1.93% per annum, respectively. We also incur fees on outstanding letters of credit under our Facility at a per annum rate equal to 1.50% times the stated amounts.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

The principal amount of the term loan is scheduled to be repaid in the following manner: quarterly installments of $671 through January 1, 2012; three quarterly payments of $63,762, beginning on April 1, 2012; and a final payment of $50,777 due on January 1, 2013. Our Facility also requires additional principal payments on the term loan based on annual excess cash flows, as defined, which are determined at the end of each fiscal year. During the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, we made aggregate principal payments of $671 and $2,962, respectively, on the term loan, which included a payment during the first quarter of fiscal 2010 of $1,616 based on excess cash flows for fiscal 2009, as required by the terms of our Facility. The revolving credit facility matures on March 27, 2012.

We utilize derivative instruments to manage interest rate risk. We have fixed rate swap agreements with various counterparties to effectively fix future interest payments on $200,000 of our term loan debt at 6.12%. These agreements will expire on March 12, 2012. These derivative instruments were not designated as cash flow hedges under the terms of SFAS 133. Accordingly, the change in the fair value of the interest rate swap agreements is recognized as interest expense in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. During the twelve weeks ended August 10, 2009 and August 11, 2008, we recorded reductions in interest expense of $1,079 and $1,894, respectively, under these interest rate swap agreements to adjust their carrying value to fair value. During the twelve weeks ended August 10, 2009 and August 11, 2008, we paid $2,231 and $946, respectively, for net settlements under our interest rate swap agreements. During the twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009 and August 11, 2008, we recorded interest expense of $1,316 and a reduction in interest expense of $4,253, respectively, under these interest rate swap agreements to adjust their carrying value to fair value. During the twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009 and August 11, 2008, we paid $5,063 and $216, respectively, for net settlements under our interest rate swap agreements. As a matter of policy, we do not enter into derivative instruments unless there is an underlying exposure.

The following table identifies our derivative instruments and their location in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:

	August 10, 2009			January 31, 2009
	Balance			Balance
	Sheet	Fair		Sheet	Fair
	Location	Value		Location	Value
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swap agreements	Other current liabilities	$	7,767	Other current liabilities	$	7,234
Interest rate swap agreements	Other long-term liabilities	6,077		Other long-term liabilities	10,356
		$	13,844		$	17,590

Our Facility permits us to make annual capital expenditures in the amount of $85,000, plus 80% of the amount of actual Adjusted EBITDA, as defined in our Facility, in excess of $150,000. In addition, we may reinvest proceeds from the sale of assets and carry forward certain unused capital expenditure amounts to the following year. Our Facility also contains financial performance covenants, which include a maximum leverage ratio, and certain restrictive covenants. Our Facility is collateralized by a lien on all of our personal property assets and liens on certain restaurant properties.

Interest expense consisted of the following:

	Twelve Weeks Ended						Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended
	August 10, 2009			August 11, 2008			August 10, 2009		August 11, 2008
Facility	$	1,230		$	2,668		$	3,013	$	7,352
Interest rate swap agreements		(1,079	)		(1,894	)		1,316		(4,253	)
Capital lease obligations		1,267			1,017			2,788		2,379
Amortization of deferred loan fees		234			261			549		603
2023 Convertible Notes		—			140			—		323
Letter of credit fees and other		408			207			738		563
	$	2,060		$	2,399		$	8,404	$	6,967

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

Note 6 — Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following table presents information on our financial instruments as of:

	August 10, 2009				January 31, 2009
	Carrying		Estimated		Carrying		Estimated
	Value		Fair Value		Value		Fair Value
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	19,194	$	19,194	$	17,869	$	17,869
Notes receivable		3,072		3,192		5,406		5,171
Financial liabilities:
Long-term debt and bank indebtedness, including current portion		289,816		251,715		314,788		269,186

The fair value of cash and cash equivalents approximates its carrying value due to its short maturity. The estimated fair value of notes receivable was determined by discounting future cash flows using current rates at which similar loans might be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings. The estimated fair value of long-term debt was determined by discounting future cash flows using rates currently available to us for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities.

In accordance with SFAS 157, fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. SFAS 157 also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1	—	Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2	—	Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and
Level 3	—	Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

The following table summarizes the financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of August 10, 2009:

			Quoted Prices in
			Active Markets for		Significant Other		Significant
			Identical Assets		Observable Inputs		Unobservable Inputs
	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Interest rate swap agreements	$	13,844	$	—	$	13,844	$	—

The interest rate swap agreements are recorded at fair value based upon valuation models which utilize relevant factors such as the contractual terms of our interest rate swap agreements, credit spreads for the contracting parties and interest rate curves.

Note 7 — Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

Under various past and present refranchising programs, we have sold restaurants to franchisees, some of which were on leased sites. We entered into sublease agreements with these franchisees but remained principally liable for the lease obligations. We account for the sublease payments received as franchising rental income in franchised and licensed restaurants and other revenue, and the payments on the leases as rental expense in franchised and licensed restaurants and other expense, in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. As of August 10, 2009, the present value of the lease obligations under the remaining master leases’ primary terms is $114,882. Franchisees may, from time to time, experience financial hardship and may cease payment on their sublease obligations to us. The present value of the exposure to us from franchisees characterized as under financial hardship is $5,663, of which $1,105 is included in our estimated liability for closed restaurants in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of August 10, 2009.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

Pursuant to our Facility, a letter of credit sub-facility in the amount of $85,000 was established (see Note 5). Several standby letters of credit are outstanding under this sub-facility, which primarily secure our potential workers’ compensation, general and auto liability obligations. We are required to provide letters of credit each year, or set aside a comparable amount of cash or investment securities in a trust account, based on our existing claims experience. As of August 10, 2009, we had outstanding letters of credit of $35,363, expiring at various dates through July 2010.

As of August 10, 2009, we had unconditional purchase obligations in the amount of $61,965, which consist primarily of contracts for goods and services related to restaurant operations and contractual commitments for marketing and sponsorship arrangements.

We have employment agreements with certain key executives (“Agreements”). These Agreements include provisions for lump sum payments to the executives that may be triggered by the termination of employment under certain conditions, as set forth in each Agreement. If such provisions were triggered, each affected executive would receive an amount equal to his base salary for the remainder of his employment term. In addition, depending on the executive that has been terminated, the executive may be entitled to additional cash payments ranging from a pro-rata portion of the current year bonus to, in the case of the Chief Executive Officer, an additional payment equal to his base salary for the remainder of his employment term. Furthermore, all options awarded to the affected executives which have not vested as of the date of termination would vest immediately. For certain of the key executives, all unvested restricted stock awards as of the date of termination would vest immediately and restricted stock awards which have not yet been awarded would be awarded and would vest immediately. If all of these Agreements had been triggered as of August 10, 2009, we would have been required to make cash payments of approximately $14,748.

We are, from time to time, the subject of complaints or litigation from customers alleging illness, injury or other food quality, health or operational concerns. Adverse publicity resulting from such allegations may materially adversely affect us and our restaurants, regardless of whether such allegations are valid or whether we are liable. We are also, at times, the subject of complaints or allegations from current or former employees, franchisees, vendors, landlords and others.

As of August 10, 2009, we had recorded an accrued liability for contingencies related to litigation in the amount of $230, which relates to certain employment, real estate and other business disputes. Certain of the matters for which we maintain an accrued liability for litigation pose risk of loss significantly above the accrued amounts. In addition, as of August 10, 2009, we estimated the contingent liability of those losses related to other litigation claims that, in accordance with SFAS 5,Accounting for Contingencies, are not accrued, but that we believe are reasonably possible to result in an adverse outcome, to be in the range of $870 to $2,905.

Note 8 — Stockholders’ Equity

During the twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, we declared cash dividends of $0.12 per share of common stock, for a total of $6,550. Dividends payable of $3,275 and $3,279 have been included in other current liabilities in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of August 10, 2009 and January 31, 2009, respectively. The dividends declared during the twelve weeks ended August 10, 2009 were subsequently paid on August 31, 2009.

Subsequent to August 10, 2009, we declared cash dividends of $0.06 per share of common stock, payable to the stockholders of record as of November 2, 2009.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

Note 9 — Share-Based Compensation

We have various share-based compensation plans that provide restricted stock awards and stock options for certain employees, non-employee directors and external service providers to acquire shares of our common stock. The total number of shares available under all of our stock incentive plans was 3,554,732 as of August 10, 2009.

Total share-based compensation expense and associated tax benefits recognized were as follows:

	Twelve Weeks Ended				Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended
	August 10, 2009		August 11, 2008		August 10, 2009		August 11, 2008
Share-based compensation expense related to performance-vested restricted stock awards	$	978	$	976	$	978	$	2,278
All other share-based compensation expense		1,412		1,953		3,264		4,588
Total share-based compensation expense	$	2,390	$	2,929	$	4,242	$	6,866
Associated tax benefits	$	843	$	864	$	1,465	$	2,034

Note 10 — Facility Action Charges, Net

The components of facility action charges, net are as follows:

	Twelve Weeks Ended						Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended
	August 10, 2009			August 11, 2008			August 10, 2009			August 11, 2008
Estimated liability for new restaurant closures	$	16		$	579		$	525		$	591
Adjustments to estimated liability for closed restaurants		(494	)		(195	)		(318	)		(297	)
Impairment of assets to be disposed of		—			805			—			1,115
Impairment of assets to be held and used		2,023			780			2,046			780
(Gain) loss on sales of restaurants and surplus properties, net		(186	)		(1,727	)		22			(1,020	)
Amortization of discount related to estimated liability for closed restaurants		95			109			227			255
	$	1,454		$	351		$	2,502		$	1,424

When an analysis of estimated future cash flows associated with a long-lived asset or asset group indicates that our long-lived assets might be impaired, we recognize an impairment loss equal to the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the assets. We typically estimate fair value based on the forecasted cash flows for the long-lived asset or asset group, discounted at a weighted-average cost of capital. This fair value measurement is dependent upon level 3 significant unobservable inputs, as described by SFAS 157 (see Note 6). Impairment charges recognized in facility action charges, net were recorded against the following asset categories:

	Twelve Weeks Ended				Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended
	August 10, 2009		August 11, 2008		August 10, 2009		August 11, 2008
Property and equipment:
Carl’s Jr.	$	1,875	$	116	$	1,879	$	116
Hardee’s		27		1,469		46		1,779
		1,902		1,585		1,925		1,895
Property under capital leases:
Carl’s Jr.		40		—		40		—
Hardee’s		81		—		81		—
		121		—		121		—
Total:
Carl’s Jr.		1,915		116		1,919		116
Hardee’s		108		1,469		127		1,779
	$	2,023	$	1,585	$	2,046	$	1,895

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

Note 11 — Income Taxes

Income tax expense consisted of the following:

	Twelve Weeks Ended						Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended
	August 10, 2009			August 11, 2008			August 10, 2009			August 11, 2008
Federal and state income taxes	$	8,029		$	8,304		$	17,578		$	17,258
Foreign income taxes		254			371			503			851
Income tax expense	$	8,283		$	8,675		$	18,081		$	18,109
Effective income tax rate		40.3	%		41.3	%		40.4	%		38.5	%

Our effective income tax rates for the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009 and August 11, 2008 differ from the federal statutory rate primarily as a result of state income taxes and certain expenses that are nondeductible for income tax purposes. We had $4,027 of tax benefits as of January 31, 2009, that, if recognized, would affect our effective income tax rate. There were no material changes in the unrecognized tax benefits for the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009. We believe that it is reasonably possible that decreases in unrecognized tax benefits of up to $1,818 may be necessary within the fiscal year as a result of statutes closing on such items. In addition, we believe that it is reasonably possible that our unrecognized tax benefits may increase as a result of tax positions that may be taken during fiscal 2010.

As of August 10, 2009, we maintained a valuation allowance of $27,128 for state capital loss carryforwards, certain state net operating loss and income tax credit carryforwards and other temporary differences related to various states in which one or more of our entities file separate income tax returns. Realization of the tax benefit of such deferred income tax assets may remain uncertain for the foreseeable future, even though we expect to generate taxable income, since they are subject to various limitations and may only be used to offset income of certain entities or of a certain character.

Note 12 — Income Per Share

The table below presents the computation of basic and diluted income per share:

	Twelve Weeks Ended				Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended
	August 10, 2009		August 11, 2008		August 10, 2009		August 11, 2008
	(In thousands except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Distributed net income for computation of basic and diluted distributed income per share	$	3,273	$	3,152	$	6,546	$	6,295
Undistributed net income for computation of basic undistributed income per share	$	8,977	$	9,188	$	20,099	$	22,665
Adjustment for interest and amortization costs for 2023 Convertible Notes, net of related tax effect		—		102		—		236
Undistributed net income for computation of diluted undistributed income per share	$	8,977	$	9,290	$	20,099	$	22,901
Net income for computation of basic income per share	$	12,250	$	12,340	$	26,645	$	28,960
Net income for computation of diluted income per share	$	12,250	$	12,442	$	26,645	$	29,196
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares for computation of basic income per share		54,584		52,507		54,602		52,467
Dilutive effect of stock options		423		780		422		794
Dilutive effect of 2023 Convertible Notes		—		1,787		—		1,777
Weighted-average shares for computation of diluted income per share		55,007		55,074		55,024		55,038
Basic income per share:
Distributed income per share	$	0.06	$	0.06	$	0.12	$	0.12
Undistributed income per share		0.16		0.18		0.37		0.43
Net income per share	$	0.22	$	0.24	$	0.49	$	0.55
Diluted income per share:
Distributed income per share	$	0.06	$	0.06	$	0.12	$	0.11
Undistributed income per share		0.16		0.17		0.36		0.42
Net income per share	$	0.22	$	0.23	$	0.48	$	0.53

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

Note 13 — Segment Information

We are principally engaged in developing, operating, franchising and licensing our Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s quick-service restaurant concepts, each of which is considered an operating segment that is managed and evaluated separately. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in our summary of significant accounting policies (see Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009).

Twelve Weeks Ended August 10, 2009	Carl’s Jr.		Hardee’s		Other			Total
Revenue	$	201,146	$	134,631	$	190		$	335,967
Operating income		13,510		8,598		60			22,168
Income (loss) before income taxes		13,052		7,611		(130	)		20,533

Twelve Weeks Ended August 11, 2008	Carl’s Jr.		Hardee’s		Other			Total
Revenue	$	211,188	$	141,106	$	196		$	352,490
Operating income		16,672		6,125		88			22,885
Income (loss) before income taxes		16,397		5,059		(441	)		21,015

Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended August 10, 2009	Carl’s Jr.		Hardee’s		Other			Total
Revenue	$	469,034	$	313,241	$	496		$	782,771
Operating income		34,007		17,601		235			51,843
Income (loss) before income taxes		33,259		15,653		(4,186	)		44,726

Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended August 11, 2008	Carl’s Jr.		Hardee’s		Other			Total
Revenue	$	487,066	$	331,129	$	466		$	818,661
Operating income		40,723		11,593		199			52,515
Income (loss) before income taxes		40,143		8,919		(1,993	)		47,069

Note 14 — Supplemental Cash Flow Information

	Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended
	August 10, 2009		August 11, 2008
Cash paid for:
Interest, net of amounts capitalized	$	11,283	$	10,252
Income taxes, net of refunds received		2,006		1,406
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Dividends declared, not paid		3,275		3,155
Capital lease obligations incurred to acquire assets		14,267		—
Accrued property and equipment purchases at quarter-end		4,756		8,014

Note 15 — Subsequent Events

In accordance with SFAS 165, we have evaluated any events or transactions occurring after August 10, 2009, the balance sheet date, through September 16, 2009, the date that our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements were issued, and noted that there have been no such events or transactions which would impact our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, other than as disclosed in
Note 8.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Introduction and Safe Harbor Disclosure

CKE Restaurants, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to herein as the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is comprised of the operations of Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s, Green Burrito (which is primarily operated as a dual-branded concept with Carl’s Jr. quick-service restaurants) and Red Burrito (which is operated as a dual-branded concept with Hardee’s quick-service restaurants). The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained herein, and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009.

Matters discussed in this Form 10-Q contain forward-looking statements relating to future plans and developments, financial goals and operating performance and are based on our current beliefs and assumptions. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that are often difficult to predict and are beyond our control. Factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those described include, but are not limited to, our ability to compete with other restaurants, supermarkets and convenience stores; changes in economic conditions which may affect our business and stock price; the effect of restrictive covenants in our credit facility on our business; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; our franchisees’ willingness to participate in our strategy; the operational and financial success of our franchisees; changes in consumer preferences and perceptions; changes in the price or availability of commodities; changes in our suppliers’ ability to provide quality products to us in a timely manner; the effect of the media’s reports regarding food-borne illnesses and other health-related issues on our reputation and our ability to obtain products; the seasonality of our operations; increased insurance and/or self-insurance costs; our ability to select appropriate restaurant locations, construct new restaurants, complete remodels of existing restaurants and renew leases with favorable terms; our ability to comply with existing and future health, employment, environmental and other government regulations; and other factors as discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law or the rules of the New York Stock Exchange.

New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted and Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of the new accounting pronouncements that we have and have not yet adopted.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our reported results are impacted by the application of certain accounting policies that require us to make subjective or complex judgments. These judgments involve making estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and may significantly impact our consolidated financial position and results of operations. See our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2009 for a description of our critical accounting policies. Specific risks associated with these critical accounting policies are described in the following paragraphs.

Impairment of Property and Equipment and Other Amortizable Long-Lived Assets Held and Used, Held for Sale or To Be Disposed of Other Than By Sale

In connection with analyzing long-lived assets to determine if they have been impaired, we estimate future cash flows for each of our restaurants based upon experience gained, current intentions about refranchising restaurants and closures, expected sales trends, internal plans and other relevant information. These estimates utilize key assumptions, such as same-store sales and the rates at which restaurant operating costs will increase in the future. If our same-store sales do not perform at or above our forecasted level, or if restaurant operating cost increases exceed our forecast and we are unable to recover such costs through price increases, the carrying value of certain of our restaurants may prove to be unrecoverable and we may incur additional impairment charges in the future.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Impairment of Goodwill

During the first quarter of fiscal 2010, we evaluated our goodwill at the Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s brands. As a result of our annual impairment test, we concluded that the fair value of the Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s reporting units exceeded the carrying value, and thus no impairment charge was required. As of August 10, 2009 and January 31, 2009, we had $24,106 and $23,688, respectively, of goodwill recorded in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Estimated Liability for Closed Restaurants

In determining the amount of the estimated liability for closed restaurants, we estimate the cost to maintain leased vacant properties until the lease can be abated. If the costs to maintain properties increase, or it takes longer than anticipated to sublease or terminate leases, we may need to record additional estimated liabilities. If the leases on the vacant restaurants are not terminated or subleased on the terms that we used to estimate the liabilities, we may be required to record losses in future periods. Conversely, if the leases on the vacant restaurants are terminated or subleased on more favorable terms than we used to estimate the liabilities, we reverse previously established estimated liabilities, resulting in an increase in operating income.

Estimated Liability for Self-Insurance

If we experience a higher than expected number of claims or the costs of claims rise more than the estimates used by management, developed with the assistance of our actuary, our reserves would require adjustment and we would be required to adjust the expected losses upward and increase our future self-insurance expense.

Our actuary provides us with estimated unpaid losses for each loss category, upon which our analysis is based. As of August 10, 2009 and January 31, 2009, our estimated liability for self-insured workers’ compensation, general and auto liability losses was $37,781 and $36,972, respectively.

Franchised and Licensed Operations

We have sublease agreements with some of our franchisees on properties for which we remain principally liable for the lease obligations. If sales trends or economic conditions worsen for our franchisees, their financial health may worsen, our collection rates may decline and we may be required to assume the responsibility for additional lease payments on franchised restaurants. The likelihood of needing to increase the estimated liability for future lease obligations is primarily related to the success of our Hardee’s concept, although we can provide no assurance that our Carl’s Jr. franchisees will not experience a similar level of financial difficulties as our Hardee’s franchisees.

Income Taxes

When necessary, we record a valuation allowance to reduce our net deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. In considering the need for a valuation allowance against some portion or all of our deferred tax assets, we must make certain estimates and assumptions regarding future taxable income, the feasibility of tax planning strategies and other factors. Changes in facts and circumstances or in the estimates and assumptions that are involved in establishing and maintaining a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets could result in adjustments to the valuation allowance in future quarterly or annual periods.

We use an estimate of our annual income tax rate to recognize a provision for income taxes in financial statements for interim periods. However, changes in facts and circumstances could result in adjustments to our effective tax rate in future quarterly or annual periods.

Significant Known Events, Trends, or Uncertainties Expected to Impact Fiscal 2010 Comparisons with Fiscal 2009

The factors discussed below impact comparability of operating performance for the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009 and August 11, 2008, or could impact comparisons for the remainder of fiscal 2010.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Fiscal Year and Seasonality

We operate on a retail accounting calendar. Our fiscal year has 13 four-week accounting periods and ends the last Monday in January. The first quarter of our fiscal year has four periods, or 16 weeks. All other quarters have three periods, or 12 weeks.

Our restaurant sales, and therefore our profitability, are subject to seasonal fluctuations and are traditionally higher during the spring and summer months because of factors such as increased travel upon school vacations and improved weather conditions, which affect the public’s dining habits.

Operating Review

The following table sets forth the percentage relationship to total revenue, unless otherwise indicated, of certain items included in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income:

	Twelve Weeks Ended						Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended
	August 10, 2009			August 11, 2008			August 10, 2009			August 11, 2008
Revenue:
Company-operated restaurants		76.7	%		75.8	%		76.8	%		76.4	%
Franchised and licensed restaurants and other		23.3			24.2			23.2			23.6
Total revenue		100.0			100.0			100.0			100.0
Operating costs and expenses:
Restaurant operating costs (1):
Food and packaging		28.7			30.1			28.7			29.7
Payroll and other employee benefits		28.1			28.2			28.2			28.6
Occupancy and other		24.0			22.4			23.4			22.0
Total restaurant operating costs		80.7			80.7			80.3			80.3
Franchised and licensed restaurants and other (2)		74.6			76.8			75.8			76.9
Advertising (1)		5.8			5.9			6.0			5.9
General and administrative		9.2			9.2			9.2			9.4
Facility action charges, net		0.4			0.1			0.3			0.2
Operating income		6.6			6.5			6.6			6.4
Interest expense		(0.6	)		(0.7	)		(1.1	)		(0.9	)
Other income, net		0.1			0.2			0.2			0.2
Income before income taxes		6.1			6.0			5.7			5.7
Income tax expense		2.5			2.5			2.3			2.2
Net income		3.6	%		3.5	%		3.4	%		3.5	%

(1)	As a percent of company-operated restaurants revenue.
(2)	As a percent of franchised and licensed restaurants and other revenue.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

The following table is presented to facilitate Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

	Twelve Weeks Ended				Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended
	August 10, 2009		August 11, 2008		August 10, 2009		August 11, 2008
Company-operated restaurants revenue	$	257,794	$	267,075	$	600,958	$	625,313
Restaurant operating costs:
Food and packaging		73,899		80,355		172,401		185,429
Payroll and other employee benefits		72,387		75,429		169,756		179,112
Occupancy and other		61,750		59,811		140,587		137,846
Total restaurant operating costs		208,036		215,595		482,744		502,387
Franchised and licensed restaurants and other revenue:
Royalties		20,288		20,161		45,967		45,165
Distribution centers		49,409		56,146		116,566		126,835
Rent		7,852		8,228		17,946		17,848
Franchise fees		624		880		1,334		3,500
Total franchised and licensed restaurants and other revenue		78,173		85,415		181,813		193,348
Franchised and licensed restaurants and other expenses:
Administrative expense (including provision for bad debts)		3,208		3,328		7,846		7,909
Distribution centers		48,645		56,017		114,865		126,563
Rent and other occupancy		6,480		6,245		15,115		14,185
Total franchised and licensed restaurants and other expenses		58,333		65,590		137,826		148,657
Advertising		15,005		15,699		35,772		36,797
General and administrative		30,971		32,370		72,084		76,881
Facility action charges, net		1,454		351		2,502		1,424
Operating income	$	22,168	$	22,885	$	51,843	$	52,515

The following table shows the change in our restaurant portfolio for the trailing-13 periods ended August 10, 2009:

				Franchised
	Company-			and
	operated			licensed			Total
Open at August 11, 2008		928			2,172			3,100
New		25			74			99
Closed		(19	)		(40	)		(59	)
Divested		(40	)		(6	)		(46	)
Acquired		6			40			46
Open at August 10, 2009		900			2,240			3,140

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(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Carl’s Jr.

	Twelve Weeks Ended						Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended
	August 10, 2009			August 11, 2008			August 10, 2009			August 11, 2008
Company-operated restaurants revenue	$	143,551		$	147,134		$	335,619		$	342,362
Restaurant operating costs:
Food and packaging		40,636			43,929			94,772			100,434
Payroll and other employee benefits		38,593			39,582			90,323			91,501
Occupancy and other		34,654			33,239			78,858			76,106
Total restaurant operating costs		113,883			116,750			263,953			268,041
Franchised and licensed restaurants and other revenue:
Royalties		7,529			8,054			17,287			18,380
Distribution centers		44,620			50,603			103,956			113,892
Rent		5,090			5,003			11,469			11,358
Franchise fees		356			394			703			1,074
Total franchised and licensed restaurants and other revenue		57,595			64,054			133,415			144,704
Franchised and licensed restaurants and other expenses:
Administrative expense (including provision for bad debts)		1,575			1,716			3,927			3,876
Distribution centers		43,982			50,434			102,412			113,331
Rent and other occupancy		4,323			4,268			10,214			9,865
Total franchised and licensed restaurants and other expenses		49,880			56,418			116,553			127,072
Advertising		8,690			8,687			20,319			20,121
General and administrative		13,845			13,461			32,453			32,278
Facility action charges, net		1,338			(800	)		1,749			(1,169	)
Operating income	$	13,510		$	16,672		$	34,007		$	40,723
Company-operated average unit volume (trailing-13 periods)	$	1,486		$	1,527
Franchise-operated average unit volume (trailing-13 periods)	$	1,145		$	1,197
Company-operated same-store sales (decrease) increase		(6.1	)%		3.8	%		(5.6	)%		3.9	%
Franchise-operated same-store sales decrease		(6.6	)%		(0.3	)%		(6.1	)%		(0.5	)%
Company-operated same-store transaction (decrease) increase		(4.9	)%		(0.3	)%		(4.7	)%		0.9	%
Average check (actual $)	$	7.04		$	7.10		$	6.98		$	7.00
Restaurant operating costs as a % of company-operated restaurants revenue:
Food and packaging		28.3	%		29.9	%		28.2	%		29.3	%
Payroll and other employee benefits		26.9	%		26.9	%		26.9	%		26.7	%
Occupancy and other		24.1	%		22.6	%		23.5	%		22.2	%
Total restaurant operating costs		79.3	%		79.3	%		78.6	%		78.3	%
Advertising as a percentage of company-operated restaurants revenue		6.1	%		5.9	%		6.1	%		5.9	%

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

The following table shows the change in our restaurant portfolio for the trailing-13 periods ended August 10, 2009:

				Franchised
	Company-			and
	operated			licensed			Total
Open at August 11, 2008		408			762			1,170
New		20			41			61
Closed		(5	)		(14	)		(19	)
Divested		(3	)		(1	)		(4	)
Acquired		1			3			4
Open at August 10, 2009		421			791			1,212

Company-Operated Restaurants

Revenue from company-operated Carl’s Jr. restaurants decreased $3,583, or 2.4%, to $143,551 during the twelve weeks ended August 10, 2009, as compared to the twelve weeks ended August 11, 2008. This decrease was primarily due to the 6.1% decrease in same-store sales for the quarter. This decrease was partially offset by a net increase of 13 company-operated restaurants since the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2009.

Revenue from company-operated Carl’s Jr. restaurants decreased $6,743, or 2.0%, to $335,619 during the twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, as compared to the prior year period. This decrease was primarily due to the 5.6% decrease in same-store sales from the comparable prior year period. This decrease was partially offset by a net increase of 13 company-operated restaurants since the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2009.

The changes in the restaurant operating costs as a percentage of company-operated restaurants revenue are explained as follows:

				Twenty-
	Twelve			Eight
	Weeks			Weeks
Restaurant operating costs as a percentage of company-operated restaurants revenue for the period ended August 11, 2008		79.3	%		78.3	%
Decrease in food and packaging costs		(1.6	)		(1.1	)
Increase in depreciation and amortization expense		0.8			0.7
Decrease in utilities expense		(0.6	)		(0.3	)
Increase in labor costs, excluding workers’ compensation		0.5			0.2
Decrease in workers’ compensation expense		(0.5	)		—
Increase in rent expense		0.4			0.4
Increase in general liability insurance expense		0.2			0.1
Increase in property tax expense		0.2			0.1
Increase in banking costs		0.2			0.2
Other, net		0.4			—
Restaurant operating costs as a percentage of company-operated restaurants revenue for the period ended August 10, 2009		79.3	%		78.6	%

Food and packaging costs decreased as a percent of company-operated restaurants revenue during the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, as compared to the prior year periods, due primarily to decreased commodity costs for beef, cheese, oil and produce products, and reduced distribution costs related to lower fuel and administrative costs.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased as a percent of company-operated restaurants revenue during the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, from the comparable prior year periods, mainly due to asset additions related to remodels, new store openings and equipment upgrades, as well as the deleveraging impact of the decrease in same-store sales and the relatively fixed nature of depreciation and amortization expense.

Utilities expense decreased as a percent of company-operated restaurants revenue during the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, from the comparable prior year periods, mainly due to natural gas and electricity rate decreases.

Labor costs, excluding workers’ compensation, increased as a percent of company-operated restaurants revenue during the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, from the comparable prior year periods, primarily due to the deleveraging impact of the decrease in same-store sales and the relatively fixed cost of restaurant management.

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(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Workers’ compensation expense decreased as a percent of company-operated restaurants revenue during the twelve weeks ended August 10, 2009, from the comparable prior year period, due primarily to favorable claims reserves adjustments in the current quarter and unfavorable claims reserves adjustments in the prior year quarter.

Rent expense increased as a percent of company-operated restaurants revenue during the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, from the comparable prior year periods. This increase is due primarily to an increase in rent expense for CPI adjustments, as well as the deleveraging impact of the decrease in same-store sales and the relatively fixed nature of rent expense.

Franchised and Licensed Restaurants

Total franchised and licensed restaurants revenue decreased $6,459, or 10.1%, to $57,595 during the twelve weeks ended August 10, 2009, as compared to the twelve weeks ended August 11, 2008. Distribution center sales of food, paper and supplies to franchisees decreased by $5,983, or 11.8%, primarily due to the 6.6% decline in franchisee same-store sales and a decrease in the cost of food upon which the sales price of those items is based. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in the number of franchised restaurants. Royalty revenues decreased by $525, or 6.5%, due to lower international royalties primarily resulting from declines in foreign currency exchange rates and lower domestic royalties related to a drop in same-store sales, partially offset by an increase in the franchise store base over the comparable prior year period.

Total franchised and licensed restaurants revenue decreased $11,289, or 7.8%, to $133,415 during the twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, as compared to the twenty-eight weeks ended August 11, 2008. Distribution center sales of food, paper and supplies to franchisees decreased by $9,936 or 8.7%, primarily due to the 6.1% decline in franchisee same-store sales and a decrease in the cost of food upon which the sales price of those items is based. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in the number of franchised restaurants. Royalty revenues decreased by $1,093, or 5.9%, due to lower international royalties primarily resulting from declines in foreign currency exchange rates and lower domestic royalties related to the decline in same-store sales. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in the franchise store base over the comparable prior year period. Additionally, franchise fee revenues decreased by $371, or 34.5%, due to a reduction in new store franchise fees and development fees.

Franchised and licensed operating and other expenses decreased $6,538, or 11.6%, to $49,880 during the twelve weeks ended August 10, 2009, as compared to the prior year period. This decrease is mainly due to a decrease in distribution center sales to franchisees and the relatively proportional decrease in the cost of food, paper and supplies sold.

Franchised and licensed operating and other expenses decreased $10,519, or 8.3%, to $116,553 during the twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, as compared to the prior year period. This decrease is mainly due to a decrease in distribution center sales to franchisees and the relatively proportional decrease in the cost of food, paper and supplies sold, partially offset by an increase in rent and other occupancy costs. This increase in rent and other occupancy costs is due primarily to increases in rent for CPI adjustments and additional leases.

As of August 10, 2009, approximately 84.3% of Carl’s Jr. franchised and licensed restaurants purchase food, paper and other supplies from us. Our food distribution agreement with Carl’s Jr. franchisees expires in March 2010, and we are in negotiations to extend the agreement. However, there can be no assurance that the agreement will be extended or, if extended, that the terms of the extension will be consistent with our existing agreement.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Hardee’s

	Twelve Weeks Ended						Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended
	August 10, 2009			August 11, 2008			August 10, 2009			August 11, 2008
Company-operated restaurants revenue	$	114,188		$	119,873		$	265,203		$	282,796
Restaurant operating costs:
Food and packaging		33,237			36,415			77,583			84,945
Payroll and other employee benefits		33,764			35,815			79,364			87,539
Occupancy and other		27,059			26,551			61,671			61,690
Total restaurant operating costs		94,060			98,781			218,618			234,174
Franchised and licensed restaurants and other revenue:
Royalties		12,623			11,989			28,389			26,484
Distribution centers		4,789			5,543			12,610			12,943
Rent		2,764			3,225			6,408			6,490
Franchise fees		267			476			631			2,416
Total franchised and licensed restaurants and other revenue		20,443			21,233			48,038			48,333
Franchised and licensed restaurants and other expenses:
Administrative expense (including provision for bad debts)		1,633			1,611			3,919			4,032
Distribution centers		4,663			5,583			12,452			13,232
Rent and other occupancy		2,157			1,977			4,902			4,320
Total franchised and licensed restaurants and other expenses		8,453			9,171			21,273			21,584
Advertising		6,315			7,011			15,453			16,675
General and administrative		17,089			18,867			39,543			44,510
Facility action charges, net		116			1,151			753			2,593
Operating income	$	8,598		$	6,125		$	17,601		$	11,593
Company-operated average unit volume (trailing-13 periods)	$	1,006		$	973
Franchise-operated average unit volume (trailing-13 periods)	$	981		$	961
Company-operated same-store sales (decrease) increase		(2.7	)%		3.3	%		0.2	%		1.0	%
Franchise-operated same-store sales (decrease) increase		(0.2	)%		2.0	%		1.6	%		0.1	%
Company-operated same-store transaction (decrease) increase		(0.2	)%		(2.6	)%		1.1	%		(3.1	)%
Average check (actual $)	$	5.14		$	5.30		$	5.08		$	5.16
Restaurant operating costs as a % of company-operated restaurants revenue:
Food and packaging		29.1	%		30.4	%		29.3	%		30.0	%
Payroll and other employee benefits		29.6	%		29.9	%		29.9	%		31.0	%
Occupancy and other		23.7	%		22.1	%		23.3	%		21.8	%
Total restaurant operating costs		82.4	%		82.4	%		82.4	%		82.8	%
Advertising as a percentage of company-operated restaurants revenue		5.5	%		5.8	%		5.8	%		5.9	%

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

The following table shows the change in our restaurant portfolio for the trailing-13 periods ended August 10, 2009:

				Franchised
	Company-			and
	operated			licensed			Total
Open at August 11, 2008		519			1,398			1,917
New		5			33			38
Closed		(14	)		(26	)		(40	)
Divested		(37	)		(5	)		(42	)
Acquired		5			37			42
Open at August 10, 2009		478			1,437			1,915

Company-Operated Restaurants

Revenue from company-operated Hardee’s restaurants decreased $5,685, or 4.7%, to $114,188 during the twelve weeks ended August 10, 2009, as compared to the comparable prior year period. The decrease is mostly due to the combined impact of the divestiture of 37 company-operated restaurants to franchisees since the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2009 and a 2.7% decrease in same-store sales. In addition, since the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2009, we acquired five restaurants from a franchisee and opened five and closed 14 company-operated restaurants.

During the twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, revenue from company-operated restaurants decreased $17,593, or 6.2%, to $265,203 as compared to the twenty-eight weeks ended August 11, 2008. This decrease is primarily due to the net impact of the changes in our restaurant portfolio discussed above, partially offset by a same-store sales increase of 0.2%.

The changes in the restaurant operating costs as a percentage of company-operated restaurants revenue are explained as follows:

				Twenty-
	Twelve			Eight
	Weeks			Weeks
Restaurant operating costs as a percentage of company-operated restaurants revenue for the period ended August 11, 2008		82.4	%		82.8	%
Decrease in food and packaging costs		(1.3	)		(0.7	)
Increase in depreciation and amortization expense		1.2			1.2
Decrease in labor costs, excluding workers’ compensation		(0.4	)		(1.1	)
Increase in sales and use tax expense		0.2			0.2
Other, net		0.3			—
Restaurant operating costs as a percentage of company-operated restaurants revenue for the period ended August 10, 2009		82.4	%		82.4	%

Food and packaging costs decreased as a percent of company-operated restaurants revenue during the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, as compared to the prior year periods, primarily due to lower commodity costs for beef, cheese, flour and oil products. Additionally, one of our restaurants has a gas station, and its fuel sales, which have a higher associated cost of sales than our food products, were down significantly from the prior year periods due to lower gas prices.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased as a percent of company-operated restaurants revenue during the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, over the comparable prior year periods, mainly due to asset additions from remodels and equipment upgrades.

Labor costs, excluding workers’ compensation expense, decreased as a percent of company-operated restaurants revenue during the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, as compared to the prior year periods, due primarily to the more efficient use of labor, using actions initiated in the second quarter of fiscal 2009, partially offset by the impact of minimum wage rate increases.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Franchised and Licensed Restaurants

Total franchised and licensed restaurants revenue decreased $790, or 3.7%, to $20,443 during the twelve weeks ended August 10, 2009, as compared to the prior year period. This decrease is mainly due to a decrease in distribution center revenues of $754, or 13.6%, caused by a decrease in equipment sales as a result of reduced remodel activity by our franchisees in the current year quarter, as well as a decrease in rent revenues of $461, or 14.3%, due primarily to a $468 decrease in collection of previously unrecognized rent from financially troubled franchisees as compared to the prior year quarter. These decreases were offset by an increase in royalty revenues of $634, or 5.3% over the period year quarter, which is mainly due to an increase in the number of domestic franchised restaurants, resulting from our refranchising program and a net increase of 17 international restaurants.

Total franchised and licensed restaurants revenue decreased $295, or 0.6%, to $48,038 during the twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, as compared to the prior year period. Franchise fee revenue decreased by $1,785, or 73.9%. In the comparable prior year period, franchise fee revenues were significantly higher due to the refranchising of 65 company-operated restaurants to franchisees. We completed our Hardee’s refranchising program during fiscal 2009. Distribution center revenues decreased by $333, or 2.6%, primarily as a result of a decrease in equipment sales related to reduced remodel activity by our franchisees as compared to the prior year period. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in royalty revenues of $1,905, or 7.2%, over the comparable prior year period due to an increase in the number of domestic franchised restaurants, resulting from our refranchising program, a net increase of 17 international restaurants, and increased collections of $252 of previously unrecognized royalties from financially troubled franchisees, as compared with the prior year period. Rent revenue decreased slightly due to a $756 decrease in collection of previously unrecognized rent from financially troubled franchisees, partially offset by an increase in rent revenues due to an increase in the number of domestic franchised restaurants, resulting from our refranchising program.

Franchised and licensed operating and other expenses decreased $718, or 7.8%, to $8,453, during the twelve weeks ended August 10, 2009, as compared to the prior year period. This decrease is mainly due to a decrease of $920, or 16.5%, in distribution center costs related to the decrease in remodel equipment sales.

Franchised and licensed operating and other expenses decreased $311, or 1.4%, to $21,273, during the twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, as compared to the prior year period. This decrease in costs is mainly due to a decrease of $780, or 5.9%, in distribution center costs related to the decrease in remodel equipment sales. This decrease was partially offset by a $582, or 13.5% increase in rent expense related to an increase in the number of franchised restaurants that sublease property from us as a result of our refranchising program.

Consolidated Expenses

General and Administrative Expense

General and administrative expenses decreased $1,399, or 4.3%, to $30,971, and remained a consistent 9.2% of total revenue, for the twelve weeks ended August 10, 2009, as compared to the twelve weeks ended August 11, 2008. This decrease was mainly due to the implementation of various cost-reduction initiatives, resulting in a reduction of general corporate expenses of $2,029. Additionally, there was a $510 decrease in share-based compensation expense which is attributable to several factors, including our performance against specified goals for fiscal 2010 and the decline in our stock price. Finally, we had a $1,086 increase in bonus expense, which is based on our performance relative to executive management and operations bonus criteria.

General and administrative expenses decreased $4,797, or 6.2%, to $72,084, and decreased 0.2% to 9.2% of total revenue, for the twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, as compared to the twenty-eight weeks ended August 11, 2008. This decrease was mainly due to the implementation of various cost-reduction initiatives, resulting in a reduction of general corporate expenses of $4,496. Additionally, there was a $2,598 decrease in share-based compensation expense which is attributable to several factors, including our performance against specified goals for fiscal 2010 and the decline in our stock price. Finally, we had a $1,951 increase in bonus expense, which is based on our performance relative to executive management and operations bonus criteria.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Interest Expense

During the twelve weeks ended August 10, 2009, interest expense decreased $339, or 14.1%, to $2,060, as compared to the twelve weeks ended August 11, 2008. There was a decrease of $1,438 in the interest expense on our Facility due to decreased average outstanding borrowings and lower interest rates. This decrease was partially offset by the comparative impact of adjustments to record the change in the fair value of our interest rate swap agreements. During the current year quarter, we recorded a $1,079 reduction of interest expense to adjust the carrying value of the interest rate swap agreements to fair value. Comparatively, in the prior year quarter, we recorded a $1,894 reduction of interest expense to adjust the carrying value of the interest rate swap agreements to fair value.

During the twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, interest expense increased $1,437, or 20.6%, to $8,404, as compared to the twenty-eight weeks ended August 11, 2008. This increase is primarily the result of the comparative impact of adjustments to record the change in the fair value of our interest rate swap agreements. During the current year period, we recorded a $1,316 charge to interest expense to adjust the carrying value of the interest rate swap agreements to fair value. Comparatively, in the prior year period, we recorded a $4,253 reduction of interest expense to adjust the carrying value of the interest rate swap agreements to fair value. This increase was partially offset by a $4,339 decrease in interest expense on our Facility due to decreased average outstanding borrowings and lower interest rates. See Note 5 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional detail of the components of interest expense.

Income Tax Expense

Our effective income tax rate for the twelve weeks ended August 10, 2009 and August 11, 2008 was 40.3% and 41.3%, respectively. Our effective income tax rate for the twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009 and August 11, 2008 was 40.4% and 38.5%, respectively. The effective rate for the twenty-eight weeks ended August 11, 2008 was reduced due to the impact of favorable tax regulations that were recognized during the first quarter of fiscal 2009. See Note 11 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional detail of the components of income tax expense.

Presentation of Non-GAAP Measurements

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized term under GAAP and does not purport to be an alternative to income from operations, an indicator of cash flow from operations or a measure of liquidity. As shown in the table below and defined in our Facility, Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as earnings before cumulative effect of accounting changes, interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, facility action charges, share-based compensation expense, impairment of goodwill and impairment of assets held for sale. Because not all companies calculate Adjusted EBITDA identically, this presentation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow for management’s discretionary use, as it does not consider certain cash requirements such as interest expense, income taxes, debt service payments and cash costs arising from facility actions. Our maximum annual capital expenditures are limited by our Facility, based on a sliding scale driven by our Adjusted EBITDA.

									Trailing-13
	Twelve Weeks Ended				Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended				Periods Ended
	August 10, 2009		August 11, 2008		August 10, 2009		August 11, 2008		August 10, 2009
Net income	$	12,250	$	12,340	$	26,645	$	28,960	$	34,641
Interest expense		2,060		2,399		8,404		6,967		30,046
Income tax expense		8,283		8,675		18,081		18,109		21,505
Depreciation and amortization		16,514		14,324		37,812		33,306		68,003
Facility action charges, net		1,454		351		2,502		1,424		5,217
Share-based compensation expense		2,390		2,929		4,242		6,866		9,910
Adjusted EBITDA	$	42,951	$	41,018	$	97,686	$	95,632	$	169,322

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Over the past several quarters, worldwide capital and credit markets have seen unprecedented volatility. We are closely monitoring the potential impact of these market conditions on our liquidity. To date, these market conditions have not had any material adverse impact on our liquidity or the availability of committed funds under our Facility. Based on information available to us, all of the financial institutions syndicated under our Facility are able to fulfill their commitments as of September 16, 2009. However, there can be no assurance that one or more of them may not be able to fulfill their future funding obligations.

Notwithstanding the above, we expect that our cash on hand, coupled with future cash flows from operations and borrowings under our Facility will provide sufficient liquidity to allow us to service existing debt and to meet our operating and capital requirements for at least the next 12 months. We believe our most significant cash use during the next 12 months will be for capital expenditures. Based on our current capital spending projections, we expect capital expenditures to be between $100,000 and $110,000 for fiscal 2010. Under the terms of our Facility, we may be required to make an annual principal prepayment, based on excess cash flows (as defined in our Facility). Other than these prepayments, we have no significant debt maturities coming due until March 27, 2012. See Note 5 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on our existing debt.

Our Facility provides for a $470,000 senior secured credit facility consisting of a $200,000 revolving credit facility and a $270,000 term loan. The revolving credit facility matures on March 27, 2012, and includes an $85,000 letter of credit sub-facility. During the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, we made aggregate principal payments of $671 and $2,962, respectively, on the term loan including a payment during the first quarter of fiscal 2010 of $1,616 based on excess cash flows for fiscal 2009, as required by the terms of our Facility. As of August 10, 2009, we had (i) borrowings outstanding under the term loan portion of our Facility of $248,773, (ii) borrowings outstanding under the revolving portion of our Facility of $40,000, (iii) outstanding letters of credit under the revolving portion of our Facility of $35,363, and (iv) availability under the revolving portion of our Facility of $124,637.

The terms of our Facility include financial performance covenants, which include a maximum leverage ratio, and certain restrictive covenants. The maximum leverage covenant requires us to maintain a leverage ratio not to exceed 2.75, 2.50 and 2.25 in fiscal 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively. As of August 10, 2009, our leverage ratio was 2.14. Our most significant restrictive covenants limit our ability to incur debt, incur liens on our assets, make any significant change in our corporate structure or the nature of our business, prepay certain debt, engage in a change of control transaction without the member banks’ consents and make investments or acquisitions.

Our Facility permits us to spend an aggregate of $361,115 to repurchase our common stock and/or pay cash dividends, of which $56,276 remains for additional common stock repurchases and/or cash dividend payments, as August 10, 2009. The aggregate amount allowed for common stock repurchases and/or cash dividend payments is increased each year by a portion of excess cash flows (as defined in our Facility). In addition to being limited by our Facility, our ability to repurchase common stock is limited by our Board of Directors’ authorization and the amount of cumulative repurchases of our common stock that we have already made thereunder. As of August 10, 2009, pursuant to these limitations, we are permitted to make additional repurchases of our common stock up to $37,259.

Our Facility permits us to make annual capital expenditures in the amount of $85,000, plus 80% of the amount of actual Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in our Facility) in excess of $150,000. In addition, we may reinvest proceeds from the sale of assets and carry forward certain unused capital expenditure amounts to the following year. As of August 10, 2009, we expect to be permitted to make total capital expenditures of $147,099 in fiscal 2010.

Our Facility is collateralized by a lien on all of our personal property assets and liens on certain restaurant properties. We were in compliance with the covenants and all other requirements of our Facility as of August 10, 2009.

We have fixed rate swap agreements with various counterparties to effectively fix future interest payments on $200,000 of our term loan debt at 6.12%. These agreements will expire on March 12, 2012. These derivative instruments were not designated as cash flow hedges under the terms of SFAS 133. Accordingly, the change in the fair value of the interest rate swap agreements is recognized in interest expense in our Consolidated Statements of Income. During the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, we paid $2,231 and $5,063, respectively, for net settlements under our fixed rate swap agreements. As a matter of policy, we do not enter into derivative instruments unless there is an underlying exposure. These interest rate swap agreements are highly sensitive to interest rate fluctuations which could result in significant variability in their future value.

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CKE RESTAURANTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

The terms of our Facility are not impacted by any changes in our credit rating. We believe the key Company-specific factors affecting our ability to maintain our existing debt financing relationships and to access such capital in the future are our present and expected levels of profitability, cash flows from operations, capital expenditures, asset collateral bases and the level of our Adjusted EBITDA relative to our debt obligations. In addition, as noted above, our existing debt agreements include significant restrictions on future financings including, among others, limits on the amount of indebtedness we may incur or which may be secured by any of our assets.

During the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, we declared cash dividends of $0.06 and $0.12 per share of common stock, for a total of $3,275 and $6,550, respectively. Dividends payable of $3,275 and $3,279 have been included in other current liabilities in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of August 10, 2009 and January 31, 2009, respectively. The dividends declared during the twelve weeks ended August 10, 2009 were subsequently paid on August 31, 2009.

During the twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, cash provided by operating activities was $87,130, an increase of $10,401, or 13.6%, from the prior year comparable period. This increase is primarily attributable to positive changes in operating assets and liabilities, including accounts receivable, accounts payable and other liability accounts. Working capital account balances can vary significantly from quarter to quarter, depending upon the timing of large customer receipts and payments to vendors, but they are not anticipated to be a significant source or use of cash over the long term. Additionally, this increase is due to increases in depreciation and amortization of $4,506 and net facility action charges of $1,078. These increases were partially offset by decreases in net income of $2,315 and share-based compensation expense of $2,622.

Cash used in investing activities during the twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009 totaled $44,503, which principally consisted of purchases of property and equipment, partially offset by proceeds from the sale of property and equipment, and collections on non-trade notes receivable.

Capital expenditures were as follows:

	Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended
	August 10, 2009		August 11, 2008
Non-discretionary:
Remodels:
Carl’s Jr.	$	3,219	$	6,126
Hardee’s		12,954		8,935
Capital Maintenance:
Carl’s Jr.		8,207		5,679
Hardee’s		8,426		7,342
Corporate/other		1,438		3,139
Total non-discretionary		34,244		31,221
Discretionary:
New restaurants/rebuilds:
Carl’s Jr.		6,754		7,265
Hardee’s		1,257		3,701
Dual-branding:
Carl’s Jr.		461		393
Hardee’s		90		1,565
Real estate/franchise acquisitions		2,744		3,813
Corporate/other		4,027		493
Total discretionary		15,333		17,230
Total	$	49,577	$	48,451

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CKE RESTAURANTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Capital expenditures for the twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009, increased $1,126, or 2.3%, from the comparable prior year period mainly due to a $3,612 increase in capital maintenance activity, a $1,833 increase in corporate and other asset additions and a $1,112 increase in restaurant remodel activity, which was partially offset by a $2,955 decrease in new restaurant and rebuild construction and a $1,407 decrease in dual-branding activity.

Cash used in financing activities during the twenty-eight weeks ended August 10, 2009 was $41,302, which principally consisted of net repayments of $22,000 under the revolving portion of our Facility, payments of $2,962 under the term loan portion of our Facility, a decrease in cash overdraft of $5,170, dividends paid of $6,554, repayments of $3,812 of capital lease obligations and $1,340 of common stock repurchases.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

(Dollars in thousands)

Interest Rate Risk

Our principal exposure to financial market risks relates to the impact that interest rate changes could have on our Facility. Our Facility, which is comprised of a revolving credit facility and a term loan, bears interest at an annual rate equal to the prime rate or LIBOR plus an applicable margin. As of August 10, 2009, we had $288,773 of borrowings and $35,363 of letters of credit outstanding under our Facility. We have entered into interest rate swap agreements with a combined notional amount of $200,000. These agreements will expire on March 12, 2012. The effect of the agreements is to limit the interest rate exposure on a portion of our term loan debt under our Facility to a fixed rate of 6.12%. The agreements were not designated as cash flow hedges under the terms of SFAS 133. Accordingly, the change in the fair value of the interest rate swap agreements is recognized in interest expense in our Consolidated Statements of Income. These interest rate swap agreements are highly sensitive to interest rate fluctuations which could result in significant variability in their future fair value.

A hypothetical increase of 100 basis points in short-term interest rates would result in a reduction in our annual pre-tax earnings of $888. The estimated reduction is based upon the outstanding balance of the borrowings under our Facility that are not covered by our interest rate swaps and the weighted-average interest rate for the fiscal year and assumes no change in the volume, index or composition of debt as in effect on August 10, 2009.

In the normal course of business, we are exposed to foreign currency risk as substantially all of our licensees transact business in currencies other than our consolidated reporting currency, the U.S. dollar. As a result, we are exposed to changes in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the following currencies: Bahraini Dinar, Egyptian Pound, Jordan Dinar, Kuwait Dinar, Lebanese Pound, Malaysian Ringgit, Mexican Peso, Oman Rial, Pakistani Rupee, Qatar Riyal, Russian Ruble, Saudi Arabian Riyal, Singapore Dollar and United Arab Emirates Dirham.

Commodity Price Risk

We purchase certain products which are affected by commodity prices and are, therefore, subject to price volatility caused by weather, market conditions and other factors which are not considered predictable or within our control. Although many of the products purchased are subject to changes in commodity prices, certain purchasing contracts or pricing arrangements contain risk management techniques designed to minimize price volatility. The purchasing contracts and pricing arrangements we use may result in unconditional purchase obligations, which are not reflected in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Typically, we use these types of purchasing techniques to control costs as an alternative to directly managing financial instruments to hedge commodity prices. In many cases, we believe we will be able to address material commodity cost increases by adjusting our menu pricing or changing our product delivery strategy. However, increases in commodity prices, without adjustments to our menu prices, could increase restaurant operating costs as a percent of company-operated restaurants revenue for our restaurant concepts.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any system of controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, as ours are designed to do, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

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In connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as of August 10, 2009, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended August 10, 2009, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Part II. Other Information

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

We held our Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 25, 2009. The matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders were as follows:

(a) The election of three members of our Board of Directors for terms expiring in 2012. All of the nominees were recommended and nominated for election or re-election, as the case may be, by our Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and approved by our Board of Directors. The Board of Directors’ nominees for directors were elected by the following vote:

Nominee	For		Against		Abstentions
Carl L. Karcher		32,433,794		16,526,825		29,352
Jerold H. Rubinstein		32,812,625		16,107,894		69,452
Daniel E. Ponder, Jr.		34,527,855		14,393,070		69,046

Incumbent directors whose terms expire in subsequent years are: Byron Allumbaugh, Peter Churm, Matthew Goldfarb, Janet E. Kerr, Daniel D. (Ron) Lane, Andrew F. Puzder and Frank P. Willey.

(b) The approval of amendments to our 2005 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (“2005 Plan”), to (i) increase the total number of shares reserved for issuance from 5,500,000 to 6,175,000 shares, (ii) increase the maximum number of shares which may be issued as incentive stock options from 5,500,000 to 6,175,000 shares, and (iii) increase the maximum number of shares which may be issued as awards of restricted stock, stock units and stock awards, in the aggregate, from 2,550,000 to 3,450,000 shares. The amendments to the 2005 Plan were approved by the following vote:

For	Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
37,984,046		3,660,180		88,940		7,256,805

(c) Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2010. The Company’s selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2010 was ratified by the following vote:

For	Against		Abstentions
47,178,868		1,764,455		46,648

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
	31.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
	31.2	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
	32.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b)/15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
	32.2	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b)/15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	CKE RESTAURANTS, INC.
Date: September 16, 2009	/s/ Reese Stewart
	Reese Stewart
	Senior Vice President Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description
	31.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
	31.2	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
	32.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b)/15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
	32.2	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b)/15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.