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) February 21, 2003
TRUSERV CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
2-20910 36-2099896
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
8600 WEST BRYN MAWR AVENUE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60631-3505
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
773-695-5000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 5. Other Events.
TruServ Corporation issued the attached press release in connection with its
nomination of two storeowners as directors.
Matters discussed in the attached press release may contain forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are subject to various
risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary materially from the
expectations contained therein. The factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations
discussed therein may include factors that are beyond the company's ability to
control or estimate precisely, such as the ultimate requirements of the
company's lenders, projections about the efficiencies that may be achieved by
the company's initiatives, expectations about member response to the company
initiatives, estimates of future market conditions in the hardware industry, the
behavior of other market participants in the industry and the actions and
economic conditions in the service territories of the company's members. Other
risk factors are detailed from time to time in the company's SEC reports.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as to the date of this document. The company does
not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revisions to these
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of
this letter.
Item 7. Exhibit
99.1 Press release, dated February 21, 2003
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.
TRUSERV CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date: February 25, 2003 By /s/ David A. Shadduck
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Name: David A. Shadduck
Title: Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer