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): February 3, 2004

THE TIMBERLAND COMPANY

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

DELAWARE		1-9548		02-0312554
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

200 Domain Drive, Stratham, NH		03885
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(603) 772-9500
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

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

The Timberland Company (the “Company”) hereby furnishes as Exhibit 99 to this report its press release dated February 3, 2004 setting forth the Company’s fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2003 results.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 3, 2004, the Company issued a press release setting forth the Company’s fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2003 results. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated by reference herein.

The attached press release includes a discussion of constant dollar revenue growth, a non-GAAP measure, and a reconciliation to a GAAP measure. Management provides constant dollar revenue growth for total Company and international results because many investors find it useful to understand revenue growth excluding any impact from foreign exchange rate changes.

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number		Description

99		Press Release of The Timberland Company dated February 3, 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.

	THE TIMBERLAND COMPANY


Date: February 3, 2004	By:	/s/ John Crimmins
	Name:		John Crimmins
	Title:		Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer