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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 16, 2003

 
COLE NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

         
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  1-12814
(Commission
File Number)
  34-1453189
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
1925 ENTERPRISE PARKWAY
TWINSBURG, OHIO
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  44087
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (330) 486-3100

 

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 


 

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

     (c)  Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished with this Form 8-K:

  99.1   Press release of Cole National Corporation, dated December 16, 2003.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On December 16, 2003, Cole National Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release, announcing financial results for the third fiscal quarter of 2003. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such exhibit and the information set forth therein and herein shall be deemed “furnished” and not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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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.

             
        Cole National Corporation    
 
        By:   /s/ Ann M. Holt

Name:   Ann M. Holt
Title:     Sr. Vice President and Corporate Controller
 
Date:   December 16, 2003        

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

     
Exhibit
Number   Description
 
99.1   Press release of Cole National Corporation, dated December 16, 2003.

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