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
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DATE OF REPORT: FEBRUARY 5, 2004
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ROCKY SHOES & BOOTS, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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Ohio 0-21026 31-1364046
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(STATE OR OTHER (COMMISSION FILE NO.) (IRS EMPLOYER
JURISDICTION OF IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
INCORPORATION OR
ORGANIZATION)
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39 East Canal Street
Nelsonville, Ohio 45764
(740) 753-1951
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER
INCLUDING AREA CODE OF REGISTRANT'S
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
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Not Applicable
(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)
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ITEM 7. EXHIBITS.
(C) EXHIBITS.
Exhibit No. Description
99 Press Release, dated February 5, 2004, entitled
"Rocky Shoes & Boots, Inc. Announces Record
Fourth Quarter Net Sales and Reaffirms 2003
Earnings Guidance."
ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On February 5, 2004, Rocky Shoes & Boots, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release regarding its net sales for the quarter and year ended December
31, 2003. The Company also reaffirmed the earnings guidance for the year ended
December 31, 2003, which was previously provided on October 29, 2003. A copy of
the Company's press release is furnished as an exhibit to this Form 8-K and is
incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained or incorporated by reference in this Form 8-K
contains forward-looking statements, including certain plans, expectations,
goals, and projections, which are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and
uncertainties. A number of factors, including, but not limited to, those set
forth under the heading "Business Risks" included in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, and other factors described
from time to time in the Company's other filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, could cause actual conditions, events, or results to differ
significantly from those described in the forward-looking statements. All
forward-looking statements included in this Form 8-K are based on information
available at the time of the report. The Company assumes no obligation to update
any forward-looking statement.
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.
ROCKY SHOES & BOOTS, INC.
Date: February 5, 2004 By: /s/ James E. McDonald
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James E. McDonald, Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
99 Press Release, dated February 5, 2004, entitled
"Rocky Shoes & Boots, Inc. Announces Record Fourth
Quarter Net Sales and Reaffirms 2003 Earnings
Guidance."