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): December 6, 2004
TARRANT APPAREL GROUP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
CALIFORNIA 0-26006 95-4181026
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
3151 EAST WASHINGTON BOULEVARD
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90023
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(323) 780-8250
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF
DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
On December 6, 2004, the Board of Directors of Tarrant Apparel Group
(the "Registrant') appointed Simon Mani to fill the vacancy on the Registrant's
Board of Directors. The vacancy was the result of the resignation of Larry Russ
from the Board in October 2004. Mr. Mani is also expected to be appointed as a
member of the Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee of the Registrant's
Board of Directors.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Mani and any
person pursuant to which Mr. Mani was elected as a director. There have been no
transactions, or series of related transactions, in the last year, nor is there
any currently proposed transaction, or series of similar transactions, to which
the Registrant or any of its subsidiaries was a party, or will be a party, and
in which Mr. Mani or any member of Mr. Mani's immediate family had, or will
have, a direct or indirect material interest.
A press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Mani as a director is
filed with this Report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by this
reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(a) Financial Statements of business acquired.
None.
(b) Pro forma Financial Information.
None.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release dated December 8, 2004, published by
the Registrant.
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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.
TARRANT APPAREL GROUP
Date: December 8, 2004 By: /S/ CORAZON REYES
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Corazon Reyes, Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release dated December 8, 2004, published by the
Registrant.