SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): March 18, 2005
KIRKLAND’S, INC.
| Tennessee (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
000-49885 (Commission File Number) |
62-1287151 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
805 North Parkway
Jackson, Tennessee 38305
(731) 668-2444
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| Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 18, 2005, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors approved, effective as of March 6, 2005, the fiscal 2005 salary for our executive officers, and the following table sets forth the fiscal 2005 base salaries for our Named Executive Officers:
| Named Executive Officer | Base Salary | |||
Robert E. Alderson |
$ | 346,500 | ||
Reynolds C. Faulkner |
$ | 300,000 | ||
Dwayne Cochran |
$ | 300,000 | ||
Carl Kirkland |
$ | 173,250 | ||
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.
| Kirkland’s, Inc. |
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| By: | /s/ Robert E. Alderson | |||
| Date: March 22, 2005 | Robert E. Alderson | |||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||