8-K 1 l03146ae8vk.txt COLE NATIONAL GROUP, INC. 8-K 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): September 23, 2003 (September 15, 2003) COLE NATIONAL GROUP, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) DELAWARE 33-66342 34-1744334 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 1925 ENTERPRISE PARKWAY TWISNBURG, OHIO 44087 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (330) 486-3100 Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. In the Company's most recent Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 2, 2003, filed on September 15, 2003, managed care claims expense was reclassified to cost of revenues from operating expenses for all periods presented to provide improved transparency to Cole Vision's gross margin. The following tables present the Company's consolidated statements of operations and its results of operations for each quarter of fiscal 2002 and the first quarter of fiscal 2003 adjusted to reflect the reclassification of managed care claims expense to cost of revenues as well as certain other reclassifications to conform those periods to the current quarter's presentation. These tables should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements included in the Company's most recent Form 10-Q and the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2003.

2 SIGNATURE 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. COLE NATIONAL GROUP, INC. By: /s/ Lawrence E. Hyatt -------------------------------------- Name: Lawrence E. Hyatt Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Date: September 23, 2003 3

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