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) SEPTEMBER 17, 2003 CLARCOR INC. (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) Delaware 1-11024 36-0922490 ------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File (IRS Employer incorporation) Number) Identification Number) 2323 Sixth Street, P.O. Box 7007, Rockford, Illinois, 61125 ------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) 815-962-8867 ------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report). ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS & EXHIBITS Exhibit 99.1 - Press Release dated September 17, 2003. ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION On September 17, 2003, CLARCOR Inc., a Delaware corporation (NYSE: CLC) (the "Company"), issued a press release disclosing the Company's financial results for its third quarter and the nine month period which ended on August 30, 2003. Such press release is filed as an exhibit to this current report on Form 8K. 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 thereunto duly authorized. CLARCOR INC. September 18, 2003 By:/s/ Norman E. Johnson Chairman of the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer