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 27, 2003 PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. ------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Florida 0-21764 59-1162998 - ---------------------------- ------------------ ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) Number) Identification No.) 3000 N.W. 107th Avenue Miami, Florida 33172 ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (305) 592-2830 -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. ------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired. ------------------------------------------ Not Applicable. (b) Pro Forma Financial Information (unaudited). -------------------------------------------- Not Applicable. (c) Exhibits. --------- 99.1 Perry Ellis International, Inc. Press Release, dated August 27, 2003. Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure (and Information Furnished Under Item 12. Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition). ------------------------------------------------------------- On August 27, 2003, Perry Ellis International, Inc. issued a press release to report its results for its fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2003. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. In accordance with the interim procedural guidance in SEC Release No. 33-8216 and No. 34-47583, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, is concurrently hereby intended to be furnished pursuant to Item 9. "Regulation FD Disclosure" and "Item 12. Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition," under Item 9 of Form 8-K. As provided in General Instruction B.2 of SEC Form 8-K, such information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and it shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing to this Current Report on Form 8-K. 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. PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. Date: August 28, 2003 By:_/s/_Rosemary_B._Trudeau____ Name: Rosemary B. Trudeau Title: VP Finance EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Perry Ellis International, Inc. Press Release, dated August 27, 2003