8-K

UNITED STATES

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): June 14, 2007

Hot Topic, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California	0-28784	77-0198182
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

18305 E. San Jose Avenue, City of Industry, California	91748
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (626) 839-4681

Not Applicable.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On June 14, 2007, Evelyn D’An was appointed as member of our Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors. In connection with her appointment, Ms. D’An received a stock option to purchase 11,196 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $11.21 (the closing sales price of our common stock on June 14, 2007) and a stock grant of 2,230 shares of our common stock. We announced Ms. D’An’s appointment in the press release dated June 18, 2007 attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Hot Topic, Inc. Press Release dated June 18, 2007.

SIGNATURE

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.

HOT TOPIC, INC.
By:	/s/ James McGinty
	James McGinty Chief Financial Officer

Date: June 18, 2007

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Hot Topic, Inc. Press Release dated June 18, 2007.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

** NEWS RELEASE **

HOT TOPIC, INC. ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF

EVELYN D’AN TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CITY of INDUSTRY, CA, June 18, 2007 — Hot Topic, Inc. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: HOTT) announced today that Evelyn D’An has joined its board of directors. The company now has seven directors on its board.

Ms. D’An brings extensive financial and operational leadership experience to the Hot Topic board. Currently she is President and Founder of D’An Financial Services (DFS), a consulting firm that provides the expertise and insight of accounting, finance, information technology and strategic tax professionals to clients. Prior to establishing DFS, Evelyn D’An, a certified public accountant, was a Partner at Ernst & Young.

Ms. D’An currently serves on the Board of Directors of Alico, Inc., a NASDAQ registered public company, based in Florida.

Hot Topic, Inc. is a national mall-based specialty retailer. Hot Topic offers apparel, accessories and gifts to young men and women principally between the ages of 12 and 22. Torrid, the company’s second concept, provides plus-size fashion-forward apparel and accessories that target young women principally between the ages of 15 and 29. As of June 2, 2007 the company operated 694 Hot Topic stores in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, 130 Torrid stores, and Internet stores www.hottopic.com and www.torrid.com.

In addition to historical information, this news release contains forward-looking statements, which may include statements relating to financial results, guidance, store operations, projections and other financial performance and managing growth. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, including risks and uncertainties associated with meeting expected financial results, management of growth, relationships with mall developers and operators, the risk that available cash or mall space will not be adequate for planned expansion, fluctuations in sales and comparable store sales results, risks and uncertainties with respect to new store openings including risks associated with the company’s new store concepts and Internet stores, music and fashion trends, competition from other retailers, uncertainties generally associated with specialty retailing, the effect of economic conditions, the effect of severe weather or natural disasters, political and/or social changes or events that could negatively impact

shopping patterns and/or mall traffic, litigation proceedings and contingent liabilities, as well as other risks detailed in the company’s SEC reports including its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 3, 2007. Historical results achieved are not necessarily indicative of the future prospects of the company, and actual results or circumstances could differ materially from the forward-looking statements.

Contact:

Hot Topic, Inc., City of Industry, CA

Mr. Jim McGinty, CFO 626-839-4681 x2675

Ms. Megan Hall, Manager of I.R. 626-839-4681 x2173