1 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 7, 2004 DAN RIVER INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Commission file number 1-13421 GEORGIA 58-1854637 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 2291 Memorial Drive 24541 Danville, Virginia (Zip Code) (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (434) 799-7000 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): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act(17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- <Page> 2 Item 8.01. Other Events. On December 7, 2004, we filed our monthly operating report for October of fiscal 2004, which includes the period from October 3, 2004 to November 6, 2004, with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The periodic financial information contained in the monthly operating report is attached as Exhibit 99.1. The monthly operating report is required to be filed in connection with our voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Readers should not place undue reliance upon the financial information contained in our monthly operating reports. The information is unaudited and includes only the information, and in the format, which is prescribed by the applicable bankruptcy laws. The information in monthly operating reports may be for shorter periods or may otherwise be presented differently from the information contained in our annual and quarterly reports filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit 99.1 Monthly Operating Report for month of October 2004 3 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. DAN RIVER INC. (Registrant) Date: December 10, 2004 /s/ Harry L. Goodrich --------------------------------- Harry L. Goodrich Vice President 4 INDEX Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit - ----------- ---------------------- 99.1 Monthly Operating Report for the month of October 2004