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 8, 2003

 

 

MICHAELS STORES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-09338

 

75-1943604

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

8000 Bent Branch Drive

Irving, Texas  75063

P.O. Box 619566

DFW, Texas  75261-9566

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 409-1300

 

 

 

 

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

 

(c)           Exhibits:

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release issued by Michaels Stores, Inc., dated May 8, 2003

 

 

Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

The information contained in this Item 9 is being furnished pursuant to “Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition” of Form 8-K in accordance with SEC Release Nos. 33-8216 and 34-47583.

The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.  Furthermore, the information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

On May 8, 2003, Michaels Stores, Inc. issued a press release announcing, among other things, its sales results for the quarter ended May 3, 2003.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

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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.

 

 

                                                                                                MICHAELS STORES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey N. Boyer

 

 

 

 

Jeffrey N. Boyer

 

 

 

 

Executive Vice President —
    Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date:  May 8, 2003

 

 

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release issued by Michaels Stores, Inc., dated May 8, 2003