UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
October 11, 2004
CHECKERS DRIVE-IN RESTAURANTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 0-19649 58-1654960
(State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
Incorporation)
4300 WEST CYPRESS STREET, SUITE 600, TAMPA FLORIDA 33607
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(813) 283-7000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing
is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing
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SECTION 7 REGULATION FD
Item 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On October 11, 2004, the Registrant issued
a news release entitled "Checkers Drive-In
Restaurants, Inc. to Announce 2004 Fiscal
Third Quarter Financial Results", a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
SECTION 9 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Item 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS, (c) EXHIBITS
99.1 Press Release, dated October 11, 2004
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
hereunto duly authorized.
CHECKERS DRIVE-IN RESTAURANTS, INC.
By:_________________________________
Name: Keith E. Sirois
Title: Director, CEO and President
Dated: October 11, 2004
Exhibit 99.1
CHECKERS DRIVE-IN RESTAURANTS, INC.
4300 West Cypress Street, Suite 600,
Tampa, Florida 33607
* (813) 283-7000 * (813) 283-7001
CONTACT: Brad Cohen
ICR, Inc.
(203) 682-8211
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHKR)
today announced that Chief Executive Officer
and President Keith E. Sirois and Chief Financial
Officer S. Patric Plumley will conduct a conference
call on Thursday, October 14, 2004 at 5:00 p.m.
Eastern time to discuss the Company's financial
results for the fiscal third quarter ended September
6, 2004. The company is scheduled to release its
financial results on Thursday, October 14, 2004 at
the market close.
The webcast will be distributed over CCBN's Investor
Distribution Network. Individual investors can listen
to the call at http://www.fulldisclosure.com and
institutional investors can access the call via
CCBN's password-protected event management site at
http://www.streetevents.com.
The discussion can also be listened to live,
toll free by dialing 1-800-374-2431, or for
international callers 1-706-634-8054. It can also
be accessed at http://www.checkers.com . A conference
call replay will be available from 6:00 p.m. Eastern
time on October 14, 2004 until 11:59 p.m. Eastern time
on October 28, 2004 by dialing 1-800-642-1687, or for
international callers 1-706-645-9291.
About Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. franchises and
operates Checkers restaurants and Rally's restaurants.
It is the largest chain of double drive-thru restaurants
in the United States.
Except for historical information, this announcement
contains "forward-looking" and "Safe Harbor" statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended and the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995.