Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 11, 2013 (February 7, 2013)
THE WET SEAL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-35634	33-0415940
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
	26972 Burbank Foothill Ranch, CA 92610
(Address of principal executive offices; zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

[phone]

N/A

(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.    

On February 7, 2013, The Wet Seal, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting net sales and comparable store sales of the Company for the five-week period ended February 2, 2013, or fiscal January, and the fiscal fourth quarter ended February 2, 2013. Additionally, the Company provided updated guidance for its fiscal 2012 fourth quarter. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

Not Applicable.

(b)    Pro Forma Financial Information.

Not Applicable.

(c)    Shell Company Transactions.

Not Applicable.

(d)    Exhibits.

99.1     Press release, dated February 7, 2013, issued by the Company.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibits attached hereto shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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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.

			THE WET SEAL, INC. (Registrant)
Date: February 11, 2013		By:	/s/ Steven H. Benrubi
		Name:	Steven H. Benrubi
		Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT
NUMBER	DESCRIPTION
99.1	Press release, dated February 7, 2013, issued by the Company.