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): December 17, 2002 0-15898 (Commission File Number) ______________________________ CASUAL MALE RETAIL GROUP, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware					 04-2623104 	(State of Incorporation)			 (IRS Employer 	Identification Number) 555 Turnpike Street, Canton, Massachusetts 02021 (Address of registrant's principal executive office) (781) 828-9300 (Registrant's telephone number) ------------------------------------- Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits Exhibit No.		Description 99.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 99.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. On December 17, 2002, Casual Male Retail Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended November 2, 2002, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accompanying such report were certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, submitted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350). A copy of each of these certifications is attached as an exhibit hereto. The information included or incorporated herein, including the exhibits referenced above, is furnished pursuant to Regulation FD and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section, nor shall such information, including such exhibits, be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 except to the extent, if any, set forth by specific reference in such a filing. Index to Exhibits Exhibit No.		Description 99.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 99.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 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, thereunto duly authorized. CASUAL MALE RETAIL GROUP, INC. By:	 /s/ Dennis R. Hernreich ----------------------------------- Name: Dennis R. Hernreich Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Date: December 17, 2002