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): January 5, 2005
GUITAR CENTER, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | | 000-22207 | | 95-4600862 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction | | (Commission | | (IRS Employer |
of Incorporation) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
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5795 Lindero Canyon Road
Westlake Village, California | | 91362 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (818) 735-8800
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)
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ITEM 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 5, 2005, Guitar Center, Inc. (the “Company”) disseminated a press release providing preliminary revenue and other financial data for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2004. That press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by this reference.
All information provided in this Current Report on Form 8-K, whether set forth under the caption of Item 12 or incorporated therein from the exhibit filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1, is intended to be “furnished” and not “filed” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Accordingly, the Company hereby expressly intends that no contents of this report will be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section unless subsequent to the date of this report it incorporates the contents of this report into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act by an express reference identifying this particular report but not in any event by a generalized incorporation by reference which does not specifically identify this report. The Company expressly disclaims any admission that the information furnished herein, or any particular part of such information, is material.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
No. | | Description |
99.1 | | Press Release dated January 5, 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,
| | GUITAR CENTER, INC. |
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Date: January 5, 2005 | | By | /S/ BRUCE ROSS | |
| | | Name: | Bruce Ross |
| | | Title: | Executive Vice President and |
| | | | Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No. | | Description |
99.1 | | Press Release dated January 5, 2005 |
