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 16, 2003
THE TIMBERLAND COMPANY
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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DELAWARE |
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1-9548 |
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02-0312554 |
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(State or Other
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(Commission File |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
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200 Domain Drive, Stratham, NH |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
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(603) 772-9500 |
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(Registrant’s telephone number including area code) |
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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
The Timberland Company (the “Company”) hereby furnishes as Exhibit 99 to this report its press release dated October 16, 2003 setting forth the Company’s third-quarter 2003 earnings.
Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 16, 2003, the Company issued a press release setting forth the Company’s third-quarter 2003 earnings. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated by reference herein.
The attached press release includes a discussion of constant dollar revenue growth, a non-GAAP measure, and a reconciliation to a GAAP measure. Management provides constant dollar revenue growth for total Company and international results because many investors find it useful to understand revenue growth excluding any impact from foreign exchange rate changes.
Exhibit Index
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Press Release of The Timberland Company dated October 16, 2003. |
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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.
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THE TIMBERLAND COMPANY |
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Date: October 16, 2003 |
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/s/ John Crimmins |
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Name: John Crimmins |
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Vice President, Corporate Controller |
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and Chief Accounting Officer |
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