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): December 24, 2002
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | | 1-10984 | | 56-1584586 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
3330 West Friendly Avenue | | |
Greensboro, N.C. | | 27410 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 336-379-2000
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
On December 24, 2002, in connection with the filing of the Form 10-K of Burlington Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) for the year ended September 28, 2002 (the “Report”), the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company each certified, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of such officer’s knowledge:
| | (1) | | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| | (2) | | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the reports. |
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.
| BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. |
|
| By: | | /s/ John D. Englar
|
| | | Name: John D. Englar Senior Vice President |
Date: December 24, 2002
