UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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): March 25, 2004 HUNGARIAN TELEPHONE AND CABLE CORP. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 1-11484 13-3652685 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 1201 Third Avenue, Suite #3400 Seattle, Washington 98101-3034 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (206) 654-0204 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press release dated March 25, 2004 announcing the Registrant's financial results for the year ended December 31, 2003. Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition* On March 25, 2004, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2003. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. * The information furnished under Item 12 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto under Item 7, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the 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, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. 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, thereunto duly authorized. HUNGARIAN TELEPHONE AND CABLE CORP. Date: March 25, 2004 By: /s/ Peter T. Noone ---------------------------------------- Peter T. Noone General Counsel HUNGARIAN TELEPHONE AND CABLE CORP. Exhibit Index Exhibit Description of Document Number 99.1 Press Release dated March 25, 2004 announcing the Registrant's financial results for the year ended December 31, 2003.