CKE 4Q Conference Call Online

    Industry News | April 18, 2001
    In conjunction with CKE Restaurants, Inc.'s (NYSE: CKR) Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year End earnings release, the public is invited to listen to the Company's conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Tuesday, April 24, 2001 at 11 a.m. EST with Andrew F. Puzder, president and chief executive officer of CKE Restaurants, Inc.

    What: CKE Restaurants, Inc. Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year End Earnings Release Conference Call

    When: 11:00 a.m. EST April 24, 2001

    Where: http://www.videonewswire.com/CKR/042401/ Please go to Web site at least 15 minutes prior to the broadcast to download and install any necessary software.

    How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the Web address above

    Contact: Investors/Analysts: Loren Pannier, 714.778.7109, lpannier@ckr.com Hardee's: Sharon Hamilton, 252.450.8978, shamilton@ckr.com Carl's Jr.: Narina Singh, 714.774.5796 ext. 1261, nsingh@ckr.com

    CKE Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, franchisees and licensees, operates more than 3,700 quick-service restaurants, including 980 Carl's Jr. restaurants located in 13 Western states and Mexico; 2,657 Hardee's restaurants in 37 states and 11 foreign countries; and 125 Taco Bueno restaurants in Texas and Oklahoma.

    If you are unable to listen to the live Webcast, the call will be archived on the Company's Web site www.ckr.com until May 1, 2001. To access the replay, click on the "CKE Restaurants Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year End Earnings Release Conference Call'' button in the Financial section. (Minimum requirements to listen to broadcast: The RealPlayer 8 Basic software, downloadable free from www.real.com/products/player/index.html, and at least a 14.4kbs connection to the Internet. If you experience problems listening to the broadcast, send an email to webmaster@vdat.com.)

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