Form 8-K

 

UNITED STATES

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) November 23, 2004

 

 

Handleman Company

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Michigan

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-7923   38-1242806
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

500 Kirts Boulevard, Troy, Michigan   48084-4142
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(248) 362-4400

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Not applicable

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Section 2. Financial Information

 

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

A press release reporting Registrant’s results for the second quarter ended October 30, 2004 was issued on November 23, 2004. As a result, the Registrant is furnishing the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

       

HANDLEMAN COMPANY

Date: November 24, 2004       By:  

/s/ Thomas C. Braum, Jr.

           

Name:

  

Thomas C. Braum, Jr.

           

Title:

  

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.
   

Description

Exhibit 99.1    Press release reporting results for the second quarter ended October 30, 2004.