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): December 15, 2003
CANDIE'S, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 001-10593 11-2481903
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
215 West 40th Street, New York, NY 10018
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 730-0030
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Conndition.
On December 15, 2003 Candie's, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
announcing its results of operations for the fiscal quarter and nine months
ended October 31, 2003. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures for the
periods presented with respect to "operating loss (income) before special
charges" and "comparable licensing income" and a qualitative reconciliation of
the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial
measures. Management of the Company has chosen to provide the non-GAAP
information in the press release because it believes that it provides a
meaningful comparison of the Company's operating performance and licensing
income for the periods presented. The non-GAAP financial measures should not be
considered in isolation or as a substitution for measures of financial
performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
CANDIE'S, INC.
(Registrant)
By:/s/Richard Danderline
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Richard Danderline
Executive Vice President,
- Finance and Operations
Date: December 19, 2003