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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): May 4, 2006
JOS. A. BANK CLOTHIERS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 0-23874 36-3189198
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
500 HANOVER PIKE 21074
HAMPSTEAD, MARYLAND (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (410) 239-2700
(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
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ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On May 4, 2006, The Joseph A. Bank Mfg. Co., Inc. ("Manufacturing"), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc., signed a Collective
Bargaining Agreement (the "Collective Bargaining Agreement") with UNITE HERE
Mid-Atlantic Regional Joint Board , an unincorporated association (the "Union"),
for and on behalf of the Union and the employees employed, or to be employed, by
Manufacturing at its Distribution Centers and National Tailoring Services
branch, located at 500 Hanover Pike and 626 Hanover Pike in Hampstead, Maryland.
The Collective Bargaining Agreement addresses, among other things, compensation,
benefits, work hours and the rights of the covered employees and management and,
as of May 4, 2006, covered approximately 200 employees. The Collective
Bargaining Agreement supercedes all prior collective bargaining agreements with
respect to the covered employees.
The Collective Bargaining Agreement is effective from March 1, 2006 through
February 28, 2009 and is subject to automatic annual renewals thereafter unless
on or before December 31, 2008, or December 31 of any year thereafter, notice in
writing by certified mail is given by either Manufacturing or the Union to the
other. A copy of the Collective Bargaining Agreement is attached as Exhibit
10.1.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Description
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10.1 Collective Bargaining Agreement, effective March 1, 2006, by and
between The Joseph A. Bank Mfg. Co., Inc. and UNITE HERE Mid-Atlantic
Regional Joint Board.
SIGNATURE
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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.
JoS. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Charles D. Frazer
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Charles D. Frazer
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Dated: May 10, 2006
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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10.1 Collective Bargaining Agreement, effective March 1, 2006, by and
between The Joseph A. Bank Mfg. Co., Inc. and UNITE HERE Mid-Atlantic
Regional Joint Board.
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