SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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): October 28, 2003 ---------------- Tasty Baking Company ------------------------------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Pennsylvania 1-5084 23-1145880 -------------------------------- -------------------- ----------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) File Number) Identification No.) 2801 Hunting Park Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 221-8500 -------------------------------------------------- Not applicable -------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Not applicable (b) Not applicable (c) The following exhibit is filed herewith: Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated October 28, 2003 Item 12. Results of Operation and Financial Condition ------------------------------------------------------ On October 28, 2003, Tasty Baking Company announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 27, 2003. A copy of the press release is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in the report shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth in such filing. 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. TASTY BAKING COMPANY (Registrant) Date: October 28, 2003 /S/ David S. Marberger --------------------------------- David S. Marberger Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ---------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated October 28, 2003