================================================================================ 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 August 18, 2005 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) PAYLESS SHOESOURCE, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) DELAWARE (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 1-14770 43-1813160 (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 3231 Southeast Sixth Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66607-2207 (Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code) (785) 233-5171 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) 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 following provisions: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ================================================================================ ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION AND ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. The following information is furnished pursuant to both Items 2.02 and 7.01. On August 18, 2005, Payless ShoeSource, Inc., a Delaware corporation, issued a press release announcing its results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2005, which ended July 30, 2005. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits. EXHIBIT # DESCRIPTION - --------- ----------------------------------- 99.1 Press Release dated August 18, 2005 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. PAYLESS SHOESOURCE, INC. Date: August 18, 2005 By: /s/ Ullrich E. Porzig ----------------------- Ullrich E. Porzig Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT # DESCRIPTION - --------- ----------------------------------- 99.1 Press Release dated August 18, 2005