Table of Contents

---

---

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): May 13, 2003

CLAIRE’S STORES, INC.

Florida
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-08899
(Commission File Number)

59-0940416
(IRS Employer Identification Number)

3 S.W. 129th Avenue, Pembroke Pines, Florida 33027
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 433-3900

Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

---

---

 

---

SIGNATURES
Index to Exhibits
UPDATED FINANCIAL SECTION

---

Table of Contents

Item 7.    Financial Statements Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(a)

Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

Not applicable

(b)

Pro Forma Financial Information.

Not applicable

(c)

Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1—Updated Financial Section of Claire’s Stores, Inc. – May 13, 2003

Item 9.    Regulation FD Disclosure Regulation FD Disclosure

     Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of an updated financial section (the “Financial Section”) to be presented by Claire’s Stores, Inc. (the “Registrant”) at an investor presentation at noon on May 13, 2003, which will replace the existing Financial Section to the presentation (the “Presentation”) that the Registrant has used and intends to use from time to time in presentations to investors or others, that was originally attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on September 13, 2002. The information contained in the Presentation is not “filed” pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act and is not incorporated by reference into any of the Registrant’s Securities Act registration statements. Additionally, the submission of this Form 8-K is not an admission as to the materiality of any information in this report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.

     Please note that the Presentation contains “forward-looking statements” which represent the Registrant’s expectations or beliefs with respect to future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Those factors include, without limitation, changes in consumer preferences and consumer spending for pre-teen and teen apparel and accessories, competition, general economic conditions and uncertainties generally associated with the specialty retailing business. These and other applicable risks, cautionary statements and factors that could cause actual results to differ from the Registrant’s forward-looking statements are included in the Registrant’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically as described in the Registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2003. The Registrant undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. The historical results contained in the Presentation are not necessarily indicative of the future performance of the Registrant.

 

---

Table of Contents

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.

 

---

Table of Contents

Index to Exhibits