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 AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 23, 2003
FRIENDLY ICE CREAM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 0-3930 04-2053130
(I.R.S. Employer
(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) Identification No.)
1855 Boston Road
Wilbraham, Massachusetts 01095
(Address, including zip code of registrant's principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (413) 543-2400
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits:
99.1 October 23, 2003 Press Release by Friendly Ice Cream Corporation
Pursuant to SEC Release No. 33-8216, this press release is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1 and is being furnished, not filed, under Item 12, Results
of Operations and Financial Condition, to this Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITIONS
On October 23, 2003 Friendly Ice Cream issued a press release describing
selected financial results of the Company for the quarter ended September 28,
2003, included herewith as exhibit 99.1.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
FRIENDLY ICE CREAM CORPORATION
By: /s/ PAUL V. HOAGLAND
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Name: Paul V. Hoagland
Title: Executive Vice President of
Administration and Chief Financial
Officer
Date: October 23, 2003
Exhibit Index
99.1 October 23, 2003 Press Release by Friendly Ice Cream Corporation