8-K 1 a4458629.txt BON TON STORES 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): August 21, 2003 --------------- THE BON-TON STORES, INC. ------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter) Pennsylvania 0-19517 23-2835229 ---------------------- -------------------- ------------- (State or Other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer Jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.) Incorporation) 2801 E. Market Street York, Pennsylvania 17402 ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrants telephone number, including area code: (717) 757-7660 --------------- Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release issued August 21, 2003 regarding financial results for the quarter ended August 2, 2003. Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On August 21, 2003, The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. issued a press release announcing its results of operations and financial condition for the fiscal quarter ended August 2, 2003. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Report, including the exhibit attached hereto, is furnished solely pursuant to Item 12 of this Form 8-K. Consequently, it is not deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. It may only be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933 if such subsequent filing specifically references this Form 8-K. SIGNATURE 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. The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. By: /s/ Keith E. Plowman -------------------------------- Keith E. Plowman Senior Vice President, Finance Dated: August 21, 2003