UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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)
November 12, 2004
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CONN'S, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
000-50421 06-1672840
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification
No.)
3295 College Street
Beaumont, Texas 77701
(Address of Principal Executive
Offices and zip code)
(409) 832-1696
(Registrant's telephone
number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities Act (17 CFR 240.13e-2(c))
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 12, 2004, the Company issued a press release clarifying the EPS
guidance included in its November 11, 2004 press release announcing its record
sales for the quarter and nine months ended October 31, 2004.
The Company today clarified its earlier press release to reflect that the
Company's updated EPS guidance for earnings per diluted share for the quarter
ended October 31, 2004 is modified from the August 30, 2004 announced range of
$0.25 to $0.27 to a range of $0.26 to $0.27 per share. The Company's guidance
for the year ended January 31, 2005 remains at the August 30, 2004 announced
range of $1.24 to $1.26 per share.
A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release, dated November 12, 2004
All of the information contained in Item 2.02 and Item 9.01(c) in this Form
8-K and the accompanying exhibit shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
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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.
CONN'S, INC.
Date: November 12, 2004 By: /s/ C. William Frank
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C. William Frank
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release, dated November 12, 2004
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