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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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): March 20, 2006
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ADVANCED MARKETING SERVICES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 0-16002 95-3768341
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
5880 Oberlin Drive, San Diego, California 92121
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(858) 457-2500
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 20, 2006, Advanced Marketing Services, Inc. (the "Company") issued
a public announcement containing updated information concerning the restatement
of the Company's financial statements for the periods ended March 31, 2003,
revised estimates of earnings for its fiscal years ended March 31, 2004 and
2005, guidance for its fiscal year ending March 31, 2006, and a preliminary net
sales outlook for its fiscal year ending March 31, 2007. The full text of the
public announcement is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Public announcement issued by the Company on March 20, 2006
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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.
Dated: March 21, 2006 Advanced Marketing Services, Inc.
/s/ CURTIS R. SMITH
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Curtis R. Smith
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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