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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): February 5, 2004

MICHAELS STORES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
         
Delaware   001-09338   75-1943604
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)   File Number)   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


 


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Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
SIGNATURE
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Press Release


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Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     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 February 5, 2004, Michaels Stores, Inc. issued a press release announcing, among other things, its sales results for the quarter ended January 31, 2004. 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: February 5, 2004

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

     
Exhibit    
Number
  Description
99.1
  Press release issued by Michaels Stores, Inc., dated February 5, 2004.