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): January 24, 2017
THE MICHAELS COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 001-36501 | | 37-1737959 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
8000 Bent Branch Drive
Irving, Texas | | 75063 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 409-1300
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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):
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “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. Furthermore, the information contained in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
On January 24, 2017, The Michaels Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing revised guidance for the Company’s fourth quarter ending January 28, 2017. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number | | Description |
| | |
99.1 | | Press release issued by The Michaels Companies, Inc. dated January 24, 2017 |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| THE MICHAELS COMPANIES, INC. |
| | |
| | |
| By: | /s/ Denise A. Paulonis |
| Name: | Denise A. Paulonis |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer |
Date: January 24, 2017
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number | | Description |
| | |
99.1 | | Press release issued by The Michaels Companies, Inc. dated January 24, 2017 |
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