-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, FavXe3LiruK34vOzkuEeOiuMf4HzHl8Qr2vGw0oOO0PSwydhPg9vJcc+UAjM01ao bXOuJMFCwjTReu5I8IeD/Q== 0000950135-03-005753.txt : 20031120 0000950135-03-005753.hdr.sgml : 20031120 20031120100405 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950135-03-005753 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20031119 ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20031120 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIRST YEARS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000055698 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS PLASTIC PRODUCTS [3080] IRS NUMBER: 042149581 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-07024 FILM NUMBER: 031014361 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE KIDDIE DR CITY: AVON STATE: MA ZIP: 02322-1171 BUSINESS PHONE: 5085881220 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE KIDDIE DR CITY: AVON STATE: MA ZIP: 02322-1171 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: KIDDIE PRODUCTS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 b48548fye8vk.htm THE FIRST YEARS, INC. The First Years, 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): November 19, 2003

The First Years Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Massachusetts   0-7024   04-2149581

 
 
(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

One Kiddie Drive
Avon, Massachusetts 02322-1171


(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 588-1220

 


Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
SIGNATURES
EX-99.1 Press Release dated November 19, 2003


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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) The following exhibits are furnished with this report:

     
Exhibit Number   Description

 
99.1   Press Release dated November 19, 2003.

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 19, 2003, the Registrant issued a press release to announce its quarterly dividend. A copy of the press release is attached to this current report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

 


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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 hereunto duly authorized.

         
    The First Years Inc.
(Registrant)
 
Date: November 19, 2003   By   /s/ John R. Beals
       
        John R. Beals,
Treasurer and Senior Vice-President-
Finance (Chief Financial Officer
and Chief Accounting Officer)

  EX-99.1 3 b48548fyexv99w1.htm EX-99.1 PRESS RELEASE DATED NOVEMBER 19, 2003 EX-99.1 Press Release dated November 19, 2003

 

Exhibit 99.1

         
    (FIRST YEARS LOGO)   The First Years Inc.
Corporate Headquarters
One Kiddie Drive
Avon, MA 02322-1711
Tel: 508-588-1220
Fax: 508-580-6849
www.thefirstyears.com

Contact: John Beals
Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer
(508) 588-1220

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THE FIRST YEARS INC. ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF 6 CENTS

AVON, Massachusetts, November 19, 2003 – The First Years Inc. (Nasdaq:KIDD), a leading marketer of products for infants and toddlers, today announced its quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share on the common stock of the Company.

The dividend is payable Monday, December 15, 2003 to shareholders of record as of November 28, 2003.

The First Years Inc. is a leading international marketer of feeding, soothing, play and care products for infants and toddlers. The Company’s distinctive brands include: “The First Years®,” licenses from The Walt Disney Company and “Sesame Street®,” licensed from the Sesame Workshop.

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