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): July 28, 2005



Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Commission file number 0-19649


Delaware

 

58-1654960

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
identification no.)

 

 

 

4300 West Cypress Street

 

 

Suite 600

 

 

Tampa, FL

 

33607

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

 

 

(813) 283-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


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:

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

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Item 2.01.  Financial Information

Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

          On July 28, 2005, Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. issued a press release, discussing second quarter 2005 financial results, entitled “Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2005 Earnings”, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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 July 28, 2005.




SIGNATURE

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: July 28, 2005

By:

/s/ KEITH SIROIS

 

 


 

 

Chief Executive Officer and President