UNITED STATES

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): May 3, 2004

 

Russ Berrie and Company, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

New Jersey

 

1-8681

 

22-1815337

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

111 Bauer Drive, Oakland, New Jersey 07436

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)

 

 

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 337-9000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

 

Item 7.                                                         Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

 

(a)

Financial Statements.

 

Not applicable

(b)

Pro Forma Financial Information.

 

Not applicable

(c)

Exhibits.

The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report:

 

99.1           Press Release of Russ Berrie and Company, Inc., dated May 3, 2004, announcing results of operations and financial condition for the quarter ended March 31, 2004.

 

Item 12.                                                  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On May 3, 2004, Russ Berrie and Company, Inc. issued a press release covering, among other things, results of operations and financial condition for the first quarter ended March 31, 2004.  Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release.

 

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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.

 

 

Date: May 3, 2004

RUSS BERRIE AND COMPANY, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ John D. Wille

 

 

 

 

John D. Wille

 

 

 

Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release of Russ Berrie and Company, Inc., dated May 3, 2004, announcing results of operations and financial condition for the quarter ended March 31, 2004.

 

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