CKE Restaurants, Inc. to Present at the Bank of America and Merrill Lynch Consumer Conference

Carpinteria, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:CKR) will be participating in the Bank of America and Merrill Lynch Consumer Conference on Mar. 12, 2009. Details about the conference and when CKE Restaurants will present are as follows:

Bank of America and Merrill Lynch Consumer Conference

When:

  March 11-12, 2009



Where:

  The Palace Hotel, New York, NY



CKE Presentation:

  Thursday, Mar. 12 at 2:30 p.m. EDT. E. Michael Murphy, President and Chief Legal Officer, will present. John Beisler, VP of Investor Relations, will be in attendance.





Webcast:

  A copy of Mr. Murphy's presentation and a live audio broadcast will be made available at www.ckr.com under Investors/Presentations.

As of the end of its fiscal 2009 third quarter ended Nov. 3, 2008, CKE Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,110 franchised, licensed or company-operated restaurants in 42 states and in 14 countries, including 1,185 Carl's Jr.® restaurants and 1,912 Hardee's® restaurants.

Source: CKE Restaurants, Inc.

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