UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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) October 5, 2004
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ROCKY SHOES & BOOTS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio 0-21026 31-1364046
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
39 East Canal Street, Nelsonville, Ohio 45764
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (740) 753-1951
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On October 5, 2004, Rocky Shoes & Boots, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release entitled "Rocky Shoes & Boots, Inc. Reaffirms Third Earnings
Expectation" announcing anticipated net sales and earnings per share for the
third quarter ended September 30, 2004. A copy of the Company's press release is
furnished as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 2.02
by reference.
The information in this Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K, including Exhibit
99 hereto, shall not be treated as "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The information contained or incorporated by reference in this Form 8-K
contains forward-looking statements, including certain plans, expectations,
goals, and projections, which are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and
uncertainties. A number of factors, including but not limited to those set forth
under the heading "Business Risks" included in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, and other factors described from
time to time in the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, could cause actual conditions, events, or results to differ
significantly from those described in the forward-looking statements. All
forward-looking statements included in this Form 8-K are based on information
available at the time of the report. The Company assumes no obligation to update
any forward-looking statement.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) EXHIBITS.
Exhibit No. Description
99 Press Release, dated October 5, 2004, entitled
"Rocky Shoes & Boots, Inc. Reaffirms Third Quarter
Earnings Expectation"
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.
ROCKY SHOES & BOOTS, INC.
Date: October 7, 2004 By: /s/ James E. McDonald
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James E. McDonald, Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
99 Press Release, dated October 5, 2004, entitled "Rocky
Shoes & Boots, Inc. Reaffirms Third Quarter Earnings
Expectation"