================================================================================ 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): May 24, 2005 Dillard's, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware ------------------------------------------------------------ (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 1-6140 71-0388071 ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 1600 Cantrell Road Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (501) 376-5200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. ------------------------ On May 24, 2005, the registrant issued a press release announcing that the board of directors had authorized the Company to repurchase up to $200 million of its Class A Common Stock and announcing the declaration of a cash dividend. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits --------------------------------- 99 Press Release dated May 24, 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. DILLARD'S, INC. DATED: May 24, 2005 By: /s/ James I. Freeman ------------ -------------------- Name: James I. Freeman Title: Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99 Press Release dated May 24, 2005.