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 July 23, 2004 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) PAYLESS SHOESOURCE, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) DELAWARE (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 1-14770 43-1813160 (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 3231 Southeast Sixth Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66607-2207 (Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code) (785) 233-5171 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Item 5 Other Events On July 26, 2004, Payless ShoeSource, Inc., a Delaware corporation, issued a press release announcing Judith K. Hofer has been elected to its Board of Directors, with a term to expire in 2005. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. Exhibits: 99.1 Press Release, dated July 26, 2004. 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. PAYLESS SHOESOURCE, INC. Date: July 26, 2004 By: /s/ Ullrich E. Porzig ----------------------------- Ullrich E. Porzig Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Exhibit - ----------- ------- 99.1 Press Release, dated July 26, 2004.