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) MARCH 18, 2004 CLARCOR INC. (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) Delaware 1-11024 36-0922490 ---------------------------- ----------- --------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File 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 5. OTHER EVENTS On March 18, 2004, CLARCOR Inc., a Delaware corporation (NYSE: CLC) (the "Company"), issued a press release disclosing the Company's financial results for its first quarter and the three month period which ended on February 28, 2004. Such press release is filed as an exhibit to this current report on Form 8K. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS & EXHIBITS Exhibit 99.1 - Press Release dated March 18, 2004. 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. March 19, 2004 By: /s/ Norman E. Johnson --------------------- Chairman of the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer