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) October 20, 2004 ------------------ LINENS 'N THINGS, INC. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 1-12381 22-3463939 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 6 Brighton Road, Clifton, New Jersey 07015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (973) 778-1300 ---------------- Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below): |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) SECTION 2 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition Attached and being furnished hereby as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of Linens 'n Things, Inc. (the "Company") dated October 20, 2004, reporting the Company's sales and earnings results for the third quarter of 2004. SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release of Linens 'n Things, Inc., dated October 20, 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. LINENS 'N THINGS, INC. Dated: October 20, 2004 By:/s/ William T. Giles ----------------------------- Name: William T. Giles Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release of Linens 'n Things, Inc., dated October 20, 2004.