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) OCTOBER 1, 2004 -------------------------- FOOTSTAR, INC. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) DELAWARE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 1-11681 22-3439443 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 1 CROSFIELD AVENUE WEST NYACK, NEW YORK 10994 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (845) 727-6500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) 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): |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS. As previously disclosed, on March 2, 2004, Footstar, Inc. (the "Company") and substantially all of its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Debtors") filed voluntary petitions under chapter 11 of title 11, United States Code (the "Bankruptcy Code") in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the "Court") (Case No. 04-22350 (ASH)) (the "Chapter 11 Case"). The Debtors remain in possession of their assets and properties, and continue to operate their businesses and manage their properties as debtors-in-possession pursuant to sections 1107(a) and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code. On October 1, 2004 the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Press release of the Company dated October 1, 2004. 2 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. Date: October 1, 2004 FOOTSTAR, INC. By: /s/ Maureen Richards ---------------------------------- Maureen Richards Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press release of the Company dated October 1, 2004. 4