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) NOVEMBER 11, 2003
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THOMAS INDUSTRIES INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-5426 61-0505332
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
4360 BROWNSBORO ROAD, SUITE 300
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40207
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code 502/893-4600
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N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit Number Description
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99.1 Financial information presented by
the Registrant.
ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Attached as Exhibit 99.1, is financial information presented
by Thomas Industries Inc. at Robert W. Baird & Co.'s Industrial Technology
Conference on November 11, 2003.
The information in this Form 8-K is being furnished and shall
not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The
information in this Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference in any other
filing under the Securities Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933 except as
shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to this Form 8-K in such
filing.
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.
THOMAS INDUSTRIES INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Phillip J. Stuecker
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Phillip J. Stuecker, Vice President
of Finance, Chief Financial Officer,
and Secretary
Dated: November 11,2003