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):   April 20, 2005

 

LABOR READY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Washington

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

 

 

001-14543

 

91-1287341

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

1015 A Street, Tacoma Washington

 

98402

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

(253) 383-9101

(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):

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 


 

Item 2.02.                                          Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On April 20, 2005, the Company issued a press release (the “Press Release”) reporting its financial results for the quarter ended April 1, 2005, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and the contents of which are incorporated herein by this reference.

 

In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information contained in the Press Release shall not be 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 filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01                                             Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(c) Exhibits

 

99.1                           Press Release of Labor Ready, Inc. dated April 20, 2005.

 

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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.

 

 

 

LABOR READY, INC.

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

  /s/ Steven C. Cooper

 

 

 

 

Steven C. Cooper

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

Dated: April 20, 2005

 

 

 

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