UNITED STATES
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): May 18, 2005
CLAIRE’S STORES, INC.
Florida
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 001-08899 | 59-0940416 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
3 S.W. 129th Avenue, Pembroke Pines, Florida 33027
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 433-3900
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:
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
| (b) | On May 18, 2005, Todd D. Jick, currently a member of Claire’s Stores, Inc.’s (the “Company”) board of directors, informed the Company that he has decided not to stand for re-election as a director of the Company at the Company’s 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 28, 2005 (the “Annual Meeting”). Mr. Jick intends to continue to serve as a director of the Company until the expiration of his term at the Annual Meeting. |
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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.
| CLAIRE’S STORES, INC. |
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| Date: May 24, 2005 | By: | /s/ Ira D. Kaplan | ||
| Ira D. Kaplan | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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