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Item 5. Other Events
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
Forward-Looking Statements
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-99.1

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to ~~Section 13 or 15(d) of~~

Section 13 or 15(d) of

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): ~~October~~ December 282, 2003

~~IRON~~Iron ~~AGE~~Age ~~CORPORATION~~Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


	Delaware		333-57011		25-1376723

(State or other jurisdiction		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)				Identification Number)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 333-57011 (Commission File Number) 25-1376723 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

Robinson Plaza Three
Suite 400
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15205

(Address, of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(412) 787-4100

(Registrant’s Telephone number including area code)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 5. Other Events
	Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exchange Offer

Item 5. Other Events

On ~~October~~December 272, 2003, Iron Age ~~Corporation (“Iron Age”) and its parent company, Iron Age~~ Holdings Corporation ~~(“Holdings”~~ and ~~collectively~~its ~~with~~subsidiary Iron Age~~, the~~ ~~“Company”),~~Corporation ~~commenced~~issued ~~exchange~~a ~~offers~~Press ~~(the~~Release ~~“Exchange~~to ~~Offers”)~~announce ~~in which~~ the ~~Company~~ issuccessful ~~offering,~~completion ~~upon the terms and conditions contained in the Exchange~~of ~~Offer~~exchange ~~and~~offers ~~Consent~~with ~~Solicitation Statement that has been provided to the~~ holders of ~~Holdings’ 12 1/8% Senior Discount Notes due 2009 (the “Holdings Notes”) and holders~~ of Iron Age Corporation’s 9 7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 ~~(the~~and “Iron Age ~~Notes”~~ ~~and~~Holdings ~~collectively~~Corporation’s ~~with~~12 ~~Holdings~~1/8% ~~Notes~~Senior Discount ~~the “~~Notes~~”),~~ todue ~~exchange~~2009 ~~the Notes~~ for securities of Iron Age Corporation and IAC Holdings, Inc., a newly formed holding ~~company~~ ~~which, following the completion of the Exchange Offers, will own 100% of Iron Age’s outstanding common stock~~company. ~~Attached as an exhibit hereto is the~~ ~~Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation Statement pursuant to which the~~ ~~Exchange Offers are being made. There can be no assurance that the Company will~~ ~~be able to consummate the Exchange Offers or any of the other transactions described in the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation Statement successfully.~~

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

99.1 ~~Exchange~~ ~~Offer~~Press ~~and~~Release ~~Consent~~issued ~~Solicitation~~by ~~Statement~~Iron ~~dated~~Age ~~October~~Corporation on December 272, 2003.

The information in this report is being furnished, not filed. Accordingly, the information in Item 5 of this report will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated by reference.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are intended to come within the safe harbor protection provided by those statutes. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations of future events, but actual results could vary materially from the Corporation’s expectations and projections. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.

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.

IRON AGE CORPORATION

By: /s/Bart R. Huchel

       Name: Bart R. Huchel
       Title: Vice President – Finance
                 Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date: December 2, 2003

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 ~~Exchange~~Iron ~~Offer~~Age Corporation and ~~Consent~~Iron ~~Solicitation~~Age ~~Statement~~Holdings ~~dated~~Corporation asPress ofRelease ~~October~~dated 27December 2, 2003.

IRON AGE CORPORATION

/s/Bart R. Huchel

Bart R. Huchel

Vice President – Finance

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date: October 28, 2003

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