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): December 1, 2004

Regis Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota	011230	41-0749934
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
7201 Metro Boulevard, Minneapolis, Minnesota		55439
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 952-947-7777

Not Applicable
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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:

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 2, 2004, Regis Corporation issued a news release announcing the closing of its acquisition of Hair Club for Men and Women. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number

99 Regis Corporation news release dated December 2, 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 hereunto duly authorized.

	Regis Corporation
December 2, 2004	By:	Eric Bakken
		Name: Eric Bakken
		Title: Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99	Regis Corporation news release dated December 2, 2004.

EX-99

Exhibit 99

For Immediate Release

CONTACTS:
Investors:
REGIS CORPORATION:
Paul D. Finkelstein – Chairman, CEO
Randy L. Pearce – Executive Vice President, CFO
Kyle P. Didier – Vice President, Finance
(952) 947-7000

Media:
BERNS COMMUNICATIONS GROUP:
Melissa Jaffin/Michael McMullan
(212) 994-4660

REGIS COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF HAIR CLUB® FOR MEN AND WOMEN

MINNEAPOLIS, December 2, 2004 — Regis Corporation (NYSE:RGS), the global leader in the $150 billion hair care industry, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Hair Club for Men and Women for $210 million in cash. The transaction closed December 1, 2004. Previously, on November 15, 2004, the Company announced the signing of a definitive purchase agreement for Hair Club for Men and Women.

Regis Corporation (RGS) is the industry leader in three distinct, but related, hair service businesses; beauty salons, hair loss centers and beauty schools. As of December 1, 2004, the Company owned or franchised over 10,300 hair salons, 89 hair loss centers and 11 beauty schools operating under concepts such as Supercuts, Jean Louis David, Vidal Sassoon, Regis Salons, MasterCuts, Trade Secret, SmartStyle, Cost Cutters and Hair Club for Men and Women. These concepts are located in the US and in ten other countries throughout North America and Europe. For additional information about the Company, including managements’ current financial outlook and a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial information, please visit the Investor Information section of the corporate website at www.regiscorp.com.