SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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) October 23, 2000
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The Talbots, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-12552 41-1111318
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.)
175 Beal Street, Hingham, Massachusetts 02043
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (781)749-7600
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Inapplicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
October Sales Call.
On Thursday, November 2, 2000, The Talbots, Inc. ("Talbots") will
provide a replay of a prerecorded October sales call with Edward L. Larsen,
Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, relating to October
sales as announced by press release that morning. The prerecorded sales call
will be played at approximately 8:00 a.m. local time. All persons interested in
accessing the call may do so via (1) Talbots website
(http://www.talbots.com/about/investor/asp), or (2) by dialing (703) 736-7208.
The call will be archived on Talbots website for five days following the call,
and the call will also be available by dialing the telephone number provided
above through November 7, 2000.
Company's Website.
Talbots maintains a corporate website at www.talbots.com. Talbots plans
to post significant corporate information on its website, including, but not
limited to, notices of scheduled conference calls or recorded messages
concerning sales or earnings results, and webcasts or otherwise recorded
presentations or meetings concerning Talbots operations or financial results
from time to time. Each notice will provide investors with the time and date of
the event as well as instructions on the access procedure.
Talbots also plans to post on the Talbots website from time to time
various presentation materials from certain investor conferences in which
Talbots participated, including certain investor conferences which might not be
webcast.
Talbots believes that its website is an efficient and expeditious way
to communicate with investors. Accordingly, Talbots intends to utilize its
website as part of its investor communication practices in response to
Regulation FD. This Form 8-K is intended to be formal notice that investors
should access the Talbots website for information concerning Talbots and its
operations and financial results including certain information concerning
financial outlook and objectives. Investors should also access Talbots website
for information concerning dates and times of scheduled conference calls and
recorded messages on sales and earnings, as well as investor conferences which
are to be webcast.
All investors should be aware that posted or archived information on
Talbots website is not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination by
Talbots that the information is in fact material.
In addition, the posting or archiving of information on Talbots
website represents only what was Talbots belief or outlook as of the date such
information was originally issued or originally communicated by Talbots and such
information may no longer be accurate or complete following such date. The
continued posting and archiving of such information on Talbots website is not a
representation that such information continues to be accurate or complete and
such information has not been updated.
Note on Forward-Looking Statements
The referenced call, recorded message, investor conference (or
presentation materials) or other event also may include forward-looking
statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. The statements may be identified by such forward-looking terminology as
"expect," "look," "believe," "may," "will," "intend," "plan," "target,"
"objective," "goal" and similar statements or variations of such terms. Such
forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current expectations,
assumptions, estimates and projections about our Company as of the date
originally made and involve certain significant risks and uncertainties
including levels of sales, effectiveness of the Company's brand awareness and
marketing programs, effectiveness and profitability of new concepts,
effectiveness of its new e-commerce site and the overall effect of e-commerce on
Talbots business, store traffic, acceptance of Talbots fashions, appropriate
balance of merchandise offerings, and timing and levels of markdowns. These and
other important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from
such forward-looking statements are included in the Company's Current Report on
Form 8-K dated October 30, 1996 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (a copy of which may also be obtained from the Company at
781-741-4500) as well as other periodic reports filed by the Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. You are urged to consider all such factors.
In light of the uncertainty inherent in such forward-looking statements, you
should not consider their inclusion to be a representation that such
forward-looking matters will be achieved. The Company assumes no obligation for
updating any such forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes
in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting such forward-looking
statements.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: November 1, 2000
The Talbots, Inc.
(Registrant)
EDWARD L. LARSEN
By: ________________________________
Name: Edward L. Larsen
Title: Senior Vice President, Finance,
Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer
