UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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): April 19, 2005(April 14, 2005) Friedman's Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 0-22356 58-20583 State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.) 171 Crossroads Parkway Savannah, Georgia 31422 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (912) 233-9333 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) 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: [ ] 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)) Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. On April 14, 2005, Friedman's Inc. (the "Company"), and certain of its subsidiaries, filed Schedules of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Financial Affairs (the "Schedules and Statements"), as required by the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. ss.ss. 101-1330, with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Georgia, located in Savannah. The Schedules and Statements may be accessed free of charge via the internet at the website of the Company's noticing agent, Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC (http://www.kccllc.net/friedmans). The text of the Form of Global Notes and Statements of Limitations, Methodology, and Disclaimer Regarding Debtors' Schedules and Statements is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. Exhibit Number Description ------ ----------- Exhibit 99.1 Form of Global Notes and Statements of Limitations, Methodology, and Disclaimer Regarding Debtors' Schedules and Statements 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 hereunto duly authorized. FRIEDMAN'S INC. Date: April 19, 2005 By: /s/ Ken Maher ---------------------------- Ken Maher Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description ------ ----------- Exhibit 99.1 Form of Global Notes and Statements of Limitations, Methodology, and Disclaimer Regarding Debtors' Schedules and Statements