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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

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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 22, 2003

CLAIRE’S STORES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-08899

(Commission File Number)

59-0940416

(IRS Employer Identification Number)

3 S.W. 129th Avenue, Pembroke Pines, Florida 33027

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 433-3900

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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SIGNATURES
Index to Exhibits
PRESS RELEASE

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Item 7.   Financial Statements Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

     
(a)   Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
     
    Not applicable
     
(b)   Pro Forma Financial Information.
     
    Not applicable
     
(c)   Exhibits.
     
    Exhibit 99.1 — Press Release of Claire’s Stores, Inc. dated May 22, 2003

Item 9.   Regulation FD Disclosure

     Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of a press release issued on May 22, 2003 by Claire’s Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) reporting its earnings for the fiscal first quarter ended May 3, 2003.

     In addition to being furnished pursuant to “Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure” (“Item 9”) of Form 8-K, the information contained in this Form 8-K is being furnished pursuant to “Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition,” under Item 9 of Form 8-K, as directed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Release No. 34-47583.

     The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall be deemed “furnished” and not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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SIGNATURES

     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.

         
    CLAIRE’S STORES, INC
         
Date: May 22, 2003   By:   /s/ Ira D. Kaplan
       
        Ira D. Kaplan
Chief Financial Officer

 

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Index to Exhibits

     
Exhibit No.   Exhibit Title
 
99.1   Press Release of Claire’s Stores, Inc. – May 22, 2003