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): August 21, 2003
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THE BON-TON STORES, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)
Pennsylvania 0-19517 23-2835229
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(State or Other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.)
Incorporation)
2801 E. Market Street
York, Pennsylvania 17402
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (717) 757-7660
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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release issued August 21, 2003 regarding financial results
for the quarter ended August 2, 2003.
Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 21, 2003, The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. issued a press release
announcing its results of operations and financial condition for the fiscal
quarter ended August 2, 2003. The full text of the press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Report, including the exhibit attached hereto,
is furnished solely pursuant to Item 12 of this Form 8-K. Consequently, it is
not deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. It may only be
incorporated by reference in another filing under the Exchange Act or Securities
Act of 1933 if such subsequent filing specifically references this Form 8-K.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.
By: /s/ Keith E. Plowman
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Keith E. Plowman
Senior Vice President, Finance
Dated: August 21, 2003