KIRKLAND'S, INC.
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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 29, 2003

KIRKLAND’S, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
         
TENNESSEE   000-49885   62-1287151
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation or   file   Identification
Organization)   number)   Number)

805 NORTH PARKWAY
JACKSON, TENNESSEE 38305

(Address of principal executive offices)

(731) 668-2444
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


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Exhibit Index
EX-99.1 PRESS RELEASE


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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

     
Exhibit Number   Description
 
99.1   Press Release dated May 29, 2003 reporting financial results for the 13-week period ended May 3, 2003.

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

     This Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished pursuant to Item 12. See “Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition” below, the contents of which are incorporated by reference into this Item 9.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On May 29, 2003, Kirkland’s, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting financial results for the 13-week period ended May 3, 2003 (the “Press Release”). A copy of the Press Release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

     The Press Release included one or more “non-GAAP financial measures” within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation G. The non-GAAP financial measures in the Press Release have been presented to exclude certain effects of the Company’s July 10, 2002 initial public offering. Management uses this information in monitoring and evaluating the Company’s on-going financial results and trends and believes that as a result, this information will be useful to investors. The disclosure in this Form 8-K of any financial information shall not constitute an admission that such information is material.

 


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Signatures

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    Kirkland’s, Inc.
 
         
 
Date: June 3, 2003   By:   /s/ Robert E. Alderson

Robert E. Alderson
President and Chief Executive Officer

 


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Exhibit Index

     
Exhibit Number   Description
 
99.1   Press Release dated May 29, 2003 reporting financial results for the 13-week period ended May 3, 2003