8-K 1 gc4179.txt FORM 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 November 16, 2005 ------------------------------------------------ Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION -------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 000-21250 942615258 ---------------------------- ----------- ------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File No.) Identification No.) 500 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (415) 278-7000 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) 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: [ ] Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ================================================================================ ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. On November 16, 2005, The Gymboree Corporation issued an earnings release announcing its financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended October 29, 2005. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The press release should be read in conjunction with the note regarding forward-looking statements, which is included in the text of the press release. The information furnished in this current report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (d) EXHIBITS. Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Earnings release of The Gymboree Corporation issued November 16, 2005. 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 GYMBOREE CORPORATION Dated: November 16, 2005 By: /s/ BLAIR W. LAMBERT ---------------------------- Name: Blair W. Lambert Title: Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Earnings release of The Gymboree Corporation issued November 16, 2005.