Finish Line (FINL) 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure

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 31, 2005

The Finish Line, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Indiana
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) 0-20184
(Commission File Number) 35-1537210
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

3308 North Mitthoeffer Road, Indianapolis, Indiana
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) 46235
(Zip Code)

(317) 899-1022
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A
(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:

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Item 7.01   Regulation FD Disclosure.

        On January 31, 2005, The Finish Line, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it has completed the acquisition of The Hang Up Shoppes, Inc., a leading hip-hop fashion retailer doing business under the trade name Man Alive.

        A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)	Exhibits
	Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
	99.1	Press Release issued January 31, 2005, by The Finish Line, Inc.

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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.

Date: January 31, 2005

The Finish Line, Inc.


By:  /s/ Kevin S. Wampler
        ——————————————
        Kevin S. Wampler
        Executive Vice President--Chief Financial
        Officer and Assistant Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release issued January 31, 2005, by The Finish Line, Inc.

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