-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, LACTTO07UAFxh9IzaR6SWcUhcNDJj7SYaKmWWU/Y13iAWqHEWm3VzYmb5RrTSAs3 DGFIMjs+OASr7FwQE4tfdQ== 0000950123-03-012519.txt : 20031112 0000950123-03-012519.hdr.sgml : 20031111 20031112131126 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-03-012519 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20031112 ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20031112 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PARTY CITY CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001005972 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES [5940] IRS NUMBER: 223033692 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-27826 FILM NUMBER: 03992567 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 COMMONS WAY STREET 2: BLDG C CITY: ROCKAWAY STATE: NJ ZIP: 07860 BUSINESS PHONE: 9739830888 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 COMMONS WAY CITY: ROCKAWAY STATE: NJ ZIP: 07866 8-K 1 y91725e8vk.txt 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) November 12, 2003 PARTY CITY CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter) Delaware 0-27826 22-3033692 - ---------------------------- ----------- ---------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer Identification of incorporation) File Number) No.) 400 Commons Way, Rockaway, NJ 07866 - ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (973) 983-0888 ================================================================================ Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition On November 12, 2003, Party City Corporation (the "Company") announced its sales results for the five week period ended November 1, 2003. A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the foregoing is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Report, including the exhibit attached hereto, is furnished solely pursuant to Item 12 of this Form 8-K. Consequently, it is not deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. It may only be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if such subsequent filing specifically references this Form 8-K. 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. PARTY CITY CORPORATION By: /s/ Linda M. Siluk ------------------------------- Name: Linda M. Siluk Title: Chief Financial Officer Date: November 12, 2003 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description - ------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release issued by Party City Corporation, dated November 12, 2003, regarding sales results for the five week period ended November 1, 2003. EX-99.1 3 y91725exv99w1.txt PRESS RELEASE [PARTY CITY(R) LOGO] The Discount Party Super Store NEWS RELEASE Contact: Linda M. Siluk Chief Financial Officer (973) 983-0888 Ext. 492 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Investors: Edward Nebb - --------------------- Comm-Counsellors, LLC (203) 972-8350 PARTY CITY CORPORATION ANNOUNCES FINAL OCTOBER 2003 SALES RESULTS Rockaway, New Jersey, November 12, 2003 - Party City Corporation (Nasdaq: PCTY), America's largest party goods chain, today announced final Company sales results for the five week period ended November 1, 2003, which includes the Halloween selling season. The Company said the final results were unchanged from the preliminary sales results for the period, which were previously reported on November 7, 2003. Chain-wide net sales for the five-week period ended November 1, 2003, were $241.9 million, representing a 13.9% increase from $212.3 million in the comparable period last year. Net sales for Company-owned stores increased 12.4% to $114.7 million for the recent period, compared with $102.1 million for the same period last year. Same-store sales for the five-week period increased 7.2% for Company-owned stores and 11.7 % for franchise stores. Nancy Pedot, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Party City Corporation, commented, "Results for the key Halloween season reflected the Company's ongoing focus on enhancing our business processes, store operations and customer shopping experience. Primarily because of these efforts, we improved the flow of merchandise to our stores allowing us to get an early start on the Halloween season, and we maintained strong momentum throughout the period." - more - Party City Corporation is America's largest party goods chain. Party City currently operates 247 Company-owned stores and has 253 franchise stores in the United States and Puerto Rico. To learn more about Party City, visit the Company's website at http://www.partycity.com. ------------------------ Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this release are forward-looking and made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the Company's actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. Those risks include, among other things, the competitive environment in the party goods industry in general and in the Company's specific market areas, inflation, changes in costs of goods and services and economic conditions in general. Those and other risks are more fully described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. # # # -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----