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) April 10, 2003
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LINENS 'N THINGS, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-12381 22-3463939
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
6 Brighton Road, Clifton, New Jersey 07015
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (973) 778-1300
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release of Linens 'n Things, Inc.,
dated April 10, 2003.
Items 9 and 12.
Attached and incorporated herein by reference and being furnished hereby as
Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of Linens 'n Things, Inc. (the
"Company") dated April 10, 2003, reporting certain information regarding the
Company's sales and earnings outlook for the first quarter of 2003.
The foregoing discussion of our results and our current outlook of expected
results includes and, where so indicated, excludes, the impact of a one-time
charge. In discussing our historical and expected results, the Company believes
it is useful, for investors and management, to understand the impact on
operating results (including on a comparative basis) of items which the Company
believes are not normally part of its operations or are otherwise unusual events
for the Company's ongoing operations. It supplements, and is not intended to
represent, GAAP presentation.
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.
LINENS 'N THINGS, INC.
Dated: April 10, 2003 By: /s/ William T. Giles
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Name: William T. Giles
Title: Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release of Linens 'n Things, Inc., dated April 10, 2003.