================================================================================ 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): November 18, 2004 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 (Zip Code) Executive Offices) (501) 376-5200 ----------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) ----------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ================================================================================ Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. ---------------------------------------------- On November 18, 2004, the registrant issued a press release announcing its financial results for the 13 and 39 weeks ending October 30, 2004. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. ---------------------------------- (c) Exhibits. The following document is furnished as an Exhibit. Exhibit No. Exhibit 99.1 Press Release, dated November 18, 2004. 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: November 18, 2004 By: /s/ James I. Freeman -------------------- Name: James I. Freeman Title: Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated November 18, 2004.