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) March 22, 2005

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

0-19649

 

58-1654960


 


 


(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

4300 West Cypress Street Suite 600, Tampa, FL

 

33607


 


(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code     (813) 283-7000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(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 obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01          Regulation FD Disclosure

On March 22, 2005 the Registrant issued a news release entitled “Checkers®/Rally’s® Adds Franchisee Award to its Growing List of Wins - Double Drive-Thru Chain’s Franchisee Named NRN’s Franchisee Entrepreneur of the Year”, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01          Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following exhibit(s) are filed with this Form 8-K:

(c) Exhibit No.

 

Description


 


99.1

 

Press Release, dated March 22, 2005.




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.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

Date March 22, 2005

 

 

 

By:

/s/ KEITH E. SIROIS

 

 


 

 

Keith E. Sirois

 

 

Chief Executive Officer and President