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 5, 2009
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):
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 5, 2009, the Company issued a press release setting forth the Company’s fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2008 results. A copy of our press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
The attached press release includes a discussion of constant dollar revenue changes and diluted earnings per share excluding restructuring and related costs, which are non-GAAP measures, and a reconciliation of each to a GAAP measure. We provide constant dollar revenue changes because we use the measure to understand revenue changes excluding the impact of items which are not under management’s direct control, such as changes in foreign exchange rates. We provide diluted earnings per share excluding restructuring and related costs because we use the measure to analyze the earnings of the Company. Management believes such measure is a reasonable reflection of the underlying earnings levels and trends from core business activities and is a better indicator of future results.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release of The Timberland Company dated February 5, 2009, setting forth the Company’s fourth-quarter and
fiscal year 2008 results.
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 | |||
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| Date: | February 5, 2009 | By: | /s/ John Crimmins |
| Name: | John Crimmins | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of The Timberland Company dated February 5, 2009, setting forth the Company’s fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2008 results. |
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