-----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, OoZzZegRmvCm7zuLhQQXZGoE+hM1Ogmcam40UX9qLvrzsmavc38twx+mDqL3O08G MoNINK/bnhJ5eRJ98wUGDw== /in/edgar/work/0000909518-00-000760/0000909518-00-000760.txt : 20001122 0000909518-00-000760.hdr.sgml : 20001122 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000909518-00-000760 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20001117 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20001121 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SAMUELS JEWELERS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000790360 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [5944 ] IRS NUMBER: 953746316 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0529 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-15017 FILM NUMBER: 774494 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2914 MONTOPOLIS STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78741 BUSINESS PHONE: 512-369-1400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2914 MONTOPOLIS DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78741 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BARRYS JEWELERS INC /CA/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 0001.txt 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: November 21, 2000 ------------------------------------------------------ Date of earliest event reported: November 17, 2000 ------------------------------------- SAMUELS JEWELERS, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) DELAWARE 0-15017 95-3746316 (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) incorporation or organization)
2914 MONTOPOLIS DRIVE, SUITE 200 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78741 (Address of principal executive offices and zip code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (512) 369-1400 NOT APPLICABLE (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 21901.0001 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT Item 5. Other Events. The Company issued a press release on November 17, 2000 regarding its October sales results. This press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. The Company also issued a press release on November 17, 2000 regarding its commencement of a search for a new chief financial officer. This press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (a) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release, dated November 17, 2000, announcing October sales results. 99.2 Press Release, dated November 17, 2000, announcing the commencement of a search for a new chief financial officer. 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. SAMUELS JEWELERS, INC. By: /s/ Randy N. McCullough -------------------------------------- Randy N. McCullough President and Chief Executive Officer Date: November 21, 2000 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release, dated November 17, 2000, announcing October sales results. 99.2 Press Release, dated November 17, 2000, announcing the commencement of a search for a new chief financial officer. 4 EX-99 2 0002.txt 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 SAMUELS A Diamond Tradition Since 1891 2914 Montopolis Drive, Suite 200 Austin, Texas 78741 Main (512) 369-1400, Fax (512) 369-1500 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTACT: Randy N. McCullough President & CEO Phone: 512-369-1445 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - --------------------- SAMUELS JEWELERS ANNOUNCES OCTOBER SALES RESULTS Austin, Texas - November 17, 2000 -- Samuels Jewelers, Inc., (Nasdaq OTC Bulletin Board SMJW), one of America's largest specialty retailers of fine jewelry, today announced sales results for its fiscal month October, which represents the four-week period ending November 4, 2000. Total sales for the four-week fiscal month ending November 4, 2000, were $9.5 million, representing a 43.1 % increase over the $6.6 million for the fiscal month ending October 30, 1999. Samuels had 200 stores at November 4, 2000, compared with 136 stores at the end of the comparable period last year. Comparable store sales, defined as those stores open in both the current and prior year periods, increased 6.9% for fiscal October compared to the previous year. "We are extremely pleased to see our comp store sales momentum picking up as we head into the upcoming selling season," stated Randy McCullough, Samuels' President and Chief Executive Officer. "This increase in comp store sales is in large part a result of increased inventory and stocking levels of our top-selling merchandise," continued McCullough. Samuels Jewelers, Inc. currently operates 200 stores in 26 states throughout the country under the trade names Samuels Jewelers, Samuels Diamonds, Schubach Jewelers and C & H Rauch Jewelers, and online at www.Samuels.cc, www.SamuelsJewelers.com and www.JewelryLine.com. Forward-looking statements in this press release and all other statements that are not historical fact are subject to risks and uncertainties, which may cause the company's performance to vary. Specific risks include, but are not limited to, industry competition factors and other risks identified in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ----------------------- ### EX-99 3 0003.txt 99.2 Exhibit 99.2 SAMUELS A Diamond Tradition Since 1891 2914 Montopolis Drive, Suite 200 Austin, Texas 78741 Main (512) 369-1400, Fax (512) 369-1500 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTACT: Randy N. McCullough President & CEO Phone: 512-369-1445 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - --------------------- SAMUELS JEWELERS ANNOUNCES SEARCH FOR NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Austin, Texas - November 17, 2000 -- Samuels Jewelers, Inc., (Nasdaq OTC Bulletin Board SMJW), one of America's largest specialty retailers of fine jewelry, announced today that it has started a search for a chief financial officer. In connection with the announcement, Samuels noted that the employment of its former chief financial officer, E. Peter Healey, has recently ended. Randy N. McCullough, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "As we begin our search for a chief financial officer, we remain intensely focused on making the upcoming selling season a great success, while continuing our goal of improving financial results." Samuels also announced that, as a result of the stockholders' election of its board of directors at its annual meeting, held November 6, 2000, David B. Barr has been named Chairman of the Board, and that the Board has been reduced in size from seven to six members, as Mr. Healey is no longer a director of the Company. David H. Eisenberg, the former chairman, will remain as a Board member. While the search for a chief financial officer is continuing, the duties of the chief financial officer will be partially fulfilled by the Company's new chairman, David B. Barr. Samuels Jewelers, Inc. currently operates 200 stores in 26 states throughout the country under the trade names Samuels Jewelers, Samuels Diamonds, Schubach Jewelers and C & H Rauch Jewelers, and online at www.Samuels.cc, www.SamuelsJewelers.com and www.JewelryLine.com. Forward-looking statements in this press release and all other statements that are not historical fact are subject to risks and uncertainties, which may cause the company's performance to vary. Specific risks include, but are not limited to, industry competition factors and other risks identified in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ----------------------- ### -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----