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)
February 17, 2005
SMART & FINAL INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-10811 | 95-4079584 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 600 Citadel Drive City of Commerce, California |
90040 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (323) 869-7500
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):
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 17, 2005, Smart & Final Inc. issued a News Release announcing the results of operations for the quarter ended January 2, 2005.
Each non-GAAP financial measure presented in the news release is included because our management uses information of this nature to monitor and evaluate our operating results and trends on an on-going basis. Our management believes the non-GAAP information is also useful to our investors and users of our financial statements in order to provide insight into our operating results and related trends that affect our business. In addition, our management uses non-GAAP financial information and measures internally for financial analysis and other purposes.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly authorized this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| SMART & FINAL INC. | ||||
| Date: February 17, 2005 |
By: | /s/ Richard N. Phegley | ||
| Richard N. Phegley | ||||
| Senior Vice President and | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99 | News Release of Smart & Final Inc. dated February 17, 2005 |
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