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): May 20, 2003

                          JOS. A. BANK CLOTHIERS, INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its character)

         Delaware                                      36-3189198
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  (State of Incorporation)                  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

500 Hanover Pike, Hampstead, MD                            21074
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(Address of principal executive offices)                (zip code)

                                 (410) 239-2700
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




ITEM 9. DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

In accordance with guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission in
Release number 33-8216, the information furnished under this Item 9 ("Regulation
FD Disclosure") is intended to be furnished under Item 12 ("Results of
Operations and Financial Condition"). The information in this Current Report on
Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed to be "filed" for
the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.

On May 20, 2003, Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. issued a press release (the "Press
Release") in which the Company announced, among other things, certain results of
operations for the first quarter ended May 3, 2003. A copy of the Press Release
is attached as Exhibit 99.1.


                                    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.

                                       Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.
                                       (Registrant)

                                       By:   /s/ Robert N. Wildrick
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                                       Robert N. Wildrick
                                       Chief Executive Officer and Director

Dated:  May 20, 2003







EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number            Description
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99.1              JOS. A. BANK CLOTHIERS REPORTS RECORD RESULTS
                  Earnings Rise 20%. Sales Rise 11.6%.
                  Company Re-affirms Fiscal Year 2003 Earnings Guidance