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) October 7, 2004
A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Pennsylvania
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-23157 22-3527763
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
130 A.C. Moore Drive, Berlin, NJ 08009
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(856) 228-6700
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On October 7, 2004, the Registrant issued a press release. A copy of
the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The press release includes projected earnings per share which excludes
the impact of the Company's change in accounting for cooperative advertising,
which is a non-GAAP financial measure. For purposes of SEC Regulation G, a
non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a registrant's historical
or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes
amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding amounts,
that are included in the most directly comparable financial measure calculated
and presented in accordance with GAAP in the statement of operations, balance
sheet or statement of cash flows (or equivalent statements) of the registrant;
or includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of
including amounts, that are excluded from the most directly comparable financial
measure so calculated and presented. In this regard, GAAP refers to generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
Management uses projected earnings per share without the accounting
change as a financial measure to assess the performance of the Company's
business. Management also believes that providing this information to investors
assists investors in analyzing and benchmarking the performance and value of the
Company's business.
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.
A.C. MOORE ARTS & CRAFTS, INC.
Date: October 7, 2004 By: /s/ Leslie H. Gordon
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Name: Leslie H. Gordon
Title: Chief Financial Officer
and Executive Vice President
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release dated October 7, 2004.
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