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): January 27, 2004
| Commission File Number |
Registrant, State of Incorporation Address and Telephone Number |
I.R.S. Employer Identification No. | ||
| 333-42427 |
J. CREW GROUP, INC. | 22-2894486 | ||
| (Incorporated in New York) 770 Broadway New York, New York 10003 Telephone: (212) 209-2500 |
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| 333-42423 |
J. CREW OPERATING CORP. | 22-3540930 | ||
| (Incorporated in Delaware) 770 Broadway New York, New York 10003 Telephone: (212) 209-2500 |
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| 333-107211 |
J. CREW INTERMEDIATE LLC | N/A | ||
| (Formed in Delaware) 770 Broadway New York, New York 10003 Telephone: (212) 209-2500 |
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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press release issued by J.Crew Group, Inc. (the “Company”) on January 27, 2004 announcing that Tracy Gardner has been appointed as Executive Vice-President of Merchandising, Planning and Production of the Company effective in early March and that Scott Gilbertson has resigned from his position as Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective January 31, 2004. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
J. CREW GROUP, INC.
J. CREW OPERATING CORP.
J. CREW INTERMEDIATE LLC
By /s/ Nicholas Lamberti
Name: Nicholas Lamberti
Title: Vice-President and
Corporate Controller
Date: January 27, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press release issued by J.Crew Group, Inc. on January 27, 2004. |
Exhibit 99.1
| For: | J.Crew Group, Inc. | |||
| Media Contact: | Owen Blicksilver Public Relations | |||
| Owen Blicksilver (516) 742-5950 | ||||
For Immediate Release
J.CREW NAMES TRACY GARDNER EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
OF MERCHANDISING, PLANNING & PRODUCTION
NEW YORK (January 27, 2004)—J.Crew Group, Inc. today announced that Tracy Gardner has been appointed Executive Vice President of Merchandising, Planning & Production, effective in early March. She will report to Millard Drexler, Chairman and CEO.
Ms. Gardner (39) joins J.Crew with extensive leadership experience in merchandising. Prior to joining J.Crew, Ms. Gardner was Senior Vice President of Men’s and Women’s Merchandising for GAP brand.
Ms. Gardner began her career in fashion merchandising at Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. She later served for four years at Lands’ End, first as a Divisional Merchandise Manager and ultimately as General Merchandise Manager of Adult Apparel. Ms. Gardner subsequently served as Vice President of both Men’s and Women’s Merchandising at Banana Republic.
J.Crew President Jeff Pfeifle stated, “We welcome Tracy to our leadership team and look forward to working with her in what promises to be an exciting period at J.Crew.”
Separately, the company has announced that Scott Gilbertson has resigned as Chief Operating Officer, effective January 31st. He is expected to return to Texas Pacific Group, J.Crew’s majority shareholder.
J.Crew Group, Inc. is a leading retailer of men’s and women’s apparel, shoes and accessories. The Company operates 154 retail stores, the J. Crew catalog business, jcrew.com, and 42 factory outlet stores.
Certain statements herein are “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current expectations or beliefs concerning future events and actual results of operations may differ materially from historical results or current expectations. Any such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including the strength of the economy, changes in the overall level of consumer spending or preferences in apparel, the performance of the Company’s products within the prevailing retail environment, trade restrictions, political or financial instability in countries where the Company’s goods are manufactured, postal rate increases, paper and printing costs, availability of suitable store locations at appropriate terms and other factors which are set forth in the Company’s Form 10-K and in all filings with the SEC made by the Company subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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