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)   

February 23, 2005

 

 

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

 

On February 23, 2005, Handleman Company issued a press release announcing its results for the third quarter ended January 31, 2005. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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: February 23, 2005       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    Handleman Company’s press release reporting its results for the third quarter ended January 31, 2005.