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 1, 2003

                          JOS. A. BANK CLOTHIERS, INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its character)

                  Delaware                                 36-3189198
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           (State of Incorporation)         (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

         500 Hanover Pike, Hampstead, MD                      21074
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         (Address of principal executive offices)          (zip code)

                                 (410) 239-2700
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITIONS

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached
hereto shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section.

On December 1, 2003, Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. issued a press release (the
"Press Release") in which the Company announced, among other things, certain
results of operations for the quarter ended November 1, 2003. A copy of the
Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.


                                    SIGNATURE

         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/ Robert N. Wildrick
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                                     Robert N. Wildrick
                                     Chief Executive Officer and Director

Dated:  December 1, 2003






EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number              Description
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   99.1             JOS. A. BANK CLOTHIERS POSTS 53% INCREASE IN THIRD QUARTER
                    NET INCOME