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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): April 15, 2004 Commission Registrant, State of Incorporation I.R.S. Employer File Number Address and Telephone Number 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 333-42423 J. CREW OPERATING CORP. 22-3540930 - --------- ---------- (Incorporated in Delaware) 770 Broadway New York, New York 10003 Telephone: (212) 209-2500 333-107211 J. CREW INTERMEDIATE LLC N/A - ---------- (Formed in Delaware) 770 Broadway New York, New York 10003 Telephone: (212) 209-2500 Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure. On April 15, 2004, J.Crew Group, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the appointment of Amanda Bokman as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective on May 10. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. 99.1 Press Release issued by J.Crew Group, Inc. on April 15, 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 P. Lamberti --------------------------- Name: Nicholas P. Lamberti Title: Vice-President and Corporate Controller Date: April 15, 2004 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press release issued by J.Crew Group, Inc. on April 15, 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 AMANDA J. BOKMAN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER NEW YORK, NY (April 15, 2004) - J.Crew Group, Inc. today announced that Amanda J. Bokman has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective May 10. She will report to Millard Drexler, Chairman and CEO. Ms. Bokman, 40, brings extensive financial management experience to her new position. Prior to joining J.Crew, Ms. Bokman was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of one of the four major segments of Jones Apparel Group, Inc. Ms. Bokman began her career in the apparel industry in 1992 where she spent nine years as CFO of McNaughton Apparel Group, Inc. Among her responsibilities, Ms. Bokman led the financial aspects of McNaughton's Initial Public Offering in 1994. She joined Jones Apparel Group when Jones acquired McNaughton in 2001. Earlier, she held positions at Arthur Anderson & Co. and real estate developer Tishman Speyer Properties. "We're pleased to have Amanda join the leadership team that we have been building over the past year," said Drexler. "Her financial experience will be invaluable as our company continues its turnaround." J.Crew Group, Inc. is a leading retailer of men's and women's apparel, shoes and accessories. The Company operates 155 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. ###