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):  February 9, 2005

 

THE TIMBERLAND COMPANY

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

DELAWARE

 

1-9548

 

02-0312554

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File
Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

200 Domain Drive, Stratham, NH

 

03885

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(603) 772-9500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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):

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 


 

Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On February 9, 2005, The Timberland Company (referred to as “Timberland”, “Company”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) issued a press release setting forth the Company’s fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2004 results.  A copy of our 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.  We provide constant dollar revenue growth for total Company and international results because we use the measure to understand revenue growth excluding any impact from foreign exchange rate changes.

 

Item 9.01.              Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c)                                  Exhibits.

 

The Company hereby furnishes as Exhibit 99 to this report our press release dated February 9, 2005 setting forth the Company’s fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2004 results.

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 

 

 

99

 

Press Release of The Timberland Company dated February 9, 2005.

 

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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.

 

 

THE TIMBERLAND COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  February 9, 2005

By:

/s/ John Crimmins

 

 

Name:

    John Crimmins

 

Title:

    Vice President, Corporate Controller and

 

 

Chief Accounting Officer

 

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