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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): November 5, 2012 (November 1, 2012)

 

 

THE WET SEAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35634   33-0415940

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

26972 Burbank

Foothill Ranch, CA 92610

(Address of principal executive offices; zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(949) 699-3900

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ 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 14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 1, 2012, The Wet Seal, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting net sales and comparable store sales of the Company for the four-week period ended October 27, 2012, or fiscal October, and the fiscal third quarter ended October 27, 2012. Additionally, the Company provided updated guidance for its fiscal 2012 third quarter. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

Not Applicable.

 

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

Not Applicable.

 

(c) Shell Company Transactions.

Not Applicable.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1    Press release, dated November 1, 2012, issued by the Company.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibits attached hereto shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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.

   

THE WET SEAL, INC.

(Registrant)

Date: November 5, 2012     By:  

  /s/ Steven H. Benrubi

     

Name: Steven H. Benrubi

  Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

EXHIBIT

NUMBER

  

DESCRIPTION

99.1    Press release, dated November 1, 2012, issued by the Company.