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)
January 31, 2008
CONN'S, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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000-50421 |
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06-1672840 |
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(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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3295
College Street |
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(Address
of Principal Executive |
(409)
832-1696
(Registrant’s
telephone
number,
including area code)
N/A
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 14a-12 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
5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On February 1, 2008, the Company issued a press release announcing that, as previously announced, David L. Rogers, Chief Financial Officer of Conn’s, Inc., retired from the Company effective as of the close of business on January 31, 2008, and Michael J. Poppe, formerly the Company’s Chief Financial Officer Designate, became our Chief Financial Officer effective on David L. Rogers’ retirement. Mr. Poppe, 40, has served as our Controller and Assistant Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Treasurer since he joined us in September 2004. In the 14 years prior to his joining us, Mr. Poppe served in various accounting and finance management positions in public accounting at Arthur Andersen LLP and in automotive retail companies, most recently as Vice President and Corporate Controller of Group 1 Automotive, Inc. Mr. Poppe spent from January 1997 until May 2004 at Group 1, a New York Stock Exchange listed, Fortune 500 retail company, and was a member of the founding management team. Mr. Poppe is a certified public accountant and obtained his B.B.A in accounting and finance from Texas A&M University.
A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release, dated February 1, 2008.
All of the information contained in Item 2.02 and Item 9.01(c) in this Form 8-K and the accompanying exhibit shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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.
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CONN'S, INC. |
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Date: |
February 1, 2008 |
By: |
/s/ Michael J. Poppe |
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Michael J. Poppe |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
Description |
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99.1 |
Press Release, February 1, 2008 |