Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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):  May 8, 2013

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Hot Topic, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

California		0-28784		77-0198182
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
18305 E. San Jose Avenue
City of Industry, California				91748
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

Not Applicable.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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.

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release that Hot Topic, Inc. issued on May 8, 2013, containing certain financial information for the first quarter ended May 4, 2013.

The information in this Item 2.02 and the corresponding exhibit are being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)		Exhibits:
		Exhibit No.	Description
		99.1	Press Release issued by Hot Topic, Inc. on May 8, 2013.

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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.

	HOT TOPIC, INC.
	By:	/s/ GEORGE WEHLITZ, JR.
		George Wehlitz, Jr.
		Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 8, 2013

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release issued by Hot Topic, Inc. on May 8, 2013.