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): APRIL 4, 2003 ------------- TASTY BAKING COMPANY -------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) PENNSYLVANIA 1-5084 23-1145880 ---------------- ------------ -------------- (State or Other (Commission (I.R.S. Jurisdiction of File Number) Employer Incorporation or Identification Organization) 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 April 4, 2003 ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE On April 4, 2003, Tasty Baking Company (the "Company") announced that its new management team will conduct its first meeting with institutional investors and analysts in New York on April 4, 2003 to introduce the Company's strategic transformation plan. The Company also announced that it expected to earn between $0.04 and $0.06 in the first quarter of 2003. A copy of the press release is attached to this Report as an exhibit and is incorporated herein by reference. The attached exhibit is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and Item 12 of Form 8-K. 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: April 4, 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 April 4, 2003