8-K 1 d99755be8vk.txt FORM 8-K ================================================================================ 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 12, 2002 HASTINGS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) TEXAS 000-24381 75-1386375 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS Employer Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 3601 PLAINS BOULEVARD, SUITE 1, AMARILLO, TEXAS 79102 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (806) 351-2300 ================================================================================ ITEM 5. OTHER ITEM In a press release dated September 12, 2002, Hastings Entertainment, Inc. (the "Company") announced that an agreement in principle has been reached with respect to the shareholder class action lawsuits filed against the Company in fiscal 2000. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by this reference. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits. 99 Press release dated September 12, 2002. 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. HASTINGS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. By: /s/ Dan Crow -------------------------------------------- Dan Crow Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Date: September 12, 2002 INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- 99 Press release dated September 12, 2002.