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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 (Date of earliest event reported): August 20, 2004
FOOTSTAR, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-11681 22-3439443
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1 CROSFIELD AVENUE
WEST NYACK, NEW YORK 10994
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(845) 727-6500
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
As previously disclosed, on March 2, 2004, Footstar, Inc. (the
"Company") and substantially all of its subsidiaries (collectively, the
"Debtors") filed voluntary petitions under chapter 11 of title 11, United States
Code (the "Bankruptcy Code") in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
Southern District of New York (the "Court") (Case No. 04-22350 (ASH)). The
Debtors remain in possession of their assets and properties, and continue to
operate their businesses and manage their properties as debtors-in-possession
pursuant to sections 1107(a) and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code.
On August 20, 2004 the Company issued a press release, a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein,
announcing its agreement to sell its Gaffney, North Carolina distribution
center.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Exhibit
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99.1 Press release of the Company dated August 20, 2004.
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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: August 20, 2004
FOOTSTAR, INC.
By: /s/ Maureen Richards
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Maureen Richards
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release of the Company dated August 20, 2004.
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