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 26, 2004
THE YANKEE CANDLE COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| MASSACHUSETTS | | 002-15023 | | 04 259 1416 |
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(State or Other Juris-
diction of Incorporation | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
16 YANKEE CANDLE WAY
SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 01373
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (413) 665-8306
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 (seeGeneral Instruction A.2. below):
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
As previously publicly disclosed in the press release of The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. (the “Company”) dated October 27, 2004, Robert R. Spellman, the Company’s Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, has notified the Company that he will retire after the end of the current fiscal year ending January 1, 2005. A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Spellman’s planned retirement is attached as Exhibit 99.1. The Company is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K at this time based on the guidance contained in the SEC’s recently issued “Frequently Asked Questions” concerning the new Form 8-K rules.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
See Exhibit Index attached hereto.
SIGNATURE
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 YANKEE CANDLE COMPANY, INC.
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| Date: December 10, 2004 | By: | /s/ Craig R. Rydin | |
| | | Craig R. Rydin | |
| | | President and Chief
Executive Officer | |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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| 99.1 | | Press release dated October 27, 2004 |
