CKE Restaurants, Inc. to Present at the J.P. Morgan Gaming, Lodging, Restaurant & Leisure Management Access Forum

Carpinteria, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR) will be participating in the J.P. Morgan Gaming, Lodging, Restaurant & Leisure Management Access Forum on Mar. 17, 2009. Details about the conference and when CKE Restaurants will present are as follows:

J.P. Morgan Gaming, Lodging, Restaurant & Leisure Management Access Forum

When: March 17-18, 2009

Where: Encore at the Wynn Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

CKE Participation: Tuesday, Mar. 17 at 3:45 pm. PDT. Ted Abajian, EVP & CFO and John Beisler, VP of Investor Relations, will be in attendance.

Webcast: There will be no audio broadcast of the Company's session. A copy of the company's most recent presentation is 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.

###