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EFFECTIVE AUGUST 23RD, 2004
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) January 31, 2005
SHELLS SEAFOOD RESTAURANTS, INC
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-28258 65-0427966
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
16313 N. Dale Mabry Hwy, Ste 100, Tampa, FL 33618
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (813) 961-0944
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Shells Seafood Restaurants, Inc. today issued a press release announcing fourth
quarter and year-to-date results. Included in the press release issued by the
Company and furnished herewith as Exhibit 99 are certain non-GAAP financial
measures. Management of the Company believes such non-GAAP financial measures
are useful to investors assessing the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company's core business operations because they exclude
results which management believes are atypical and unlikely to occur with
regularity in the future.
A copy of the press release follows as Exhibit 99.1
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release issued by SHELLS SEAFOOD RESTAURANTS, INC,
January 31,2005.
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.
SHELLS SEAFOOD RESTAURANTS, INC.
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(Registrant)
Date: January 31, 2005
By: /s/ Leslie J. Christon
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Leslie J. Christon
President and CEO