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<BR>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of<BR>
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     <TD WIDTH="55%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><!-- DATE -->January 20, 2005&nbsp;&nbsp;(January 13, 2005) </FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH="600" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>&nbsp;<!-- Name of Registrant -->The Warnaco Group, Inc.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><!-- File No.-->001-10857</FONT></TD>
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filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
January 13, 2005, representatives of The Warnaco Group, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;)
made a presentation at the 7th Annual ICR XChange investor conference. The presentation
was broadcast live over the internet and a replay of the webcast is available on the
Company&#146;s website at http://www.warnaco.com. A transcript of the presentation is
attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
presentation may contain &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; within the meaning of Rule
3b-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Rule 175 under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and relevant legal decisions. The forward-looking statements
reflect, when made, the Company&#146;s expectations or beliefs concerning future events
that involve risks and uncertainties, including general economic conditions affecting the
apparel industry, changing fashion trends, pricing pressures which may cause the Company
to lower its prices, increases in the prices of raw materials the Company uses, changing
international trade regulation and elimination of quotas on imports of textiles and
apparel, the Company&#146;s history of losses, the Company&#146;s ability to protect its
intellectual property rights, the Company&#146;s dependency on a limited number of
customers, the Company&#146;s dependency on the reputation of its brand names, the
Company&#146;s exposure to conditions in overseas markets, the competition in the
Company&#146;s markets, the comparability of financial statements for periods before and
after the Company&#146;s adoption of fresh start accounting, the Company&#146;s history of
insufficient disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls and restated
financial statements, the Company&#146;s future plans concerning guidance regarding its
results of operations, the effect of the settlement with the SEC, the effect of local laws
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Company&#146;s manufacturing, the Company&#146;s level of debt, the Company&#146;s ability
to obtain additional financing, the restrictions on the Company&#146;s operations imposed
by its revolving credit facility and the indenture governing the Company&#146;s senior notes and the
Company&#146;s ability to service its debt. All statements other than statements of
historical fact included in the presentation are forward-looking statements. Although the
Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are
reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been
correct. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise. These forward-looking statements may contain the words &#147;believe,&#148;
&#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;project,&#148;
&#147;will be,&#148; &#147;will continue,&#148; &#147;will likely result,&#148; or other
similar words and phrases. Forward-looking statements and the Company&#146;s plans and
expectations are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those anticipated, and the Company&#146;s business in
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    <TD WIDTH="48%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">THE WARNACO GROUP, INC.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD WIDTH="39%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; <!-- DATE-->January 20, 2005 </FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><!-- TITLE-->Senior Vice President &#150;<BR>
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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=84%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>Description</U> </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=13%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Exhibit 99.1 </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=84%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Transcript of The Warnaco Group, Inc.&#146;s
January 13, 2005 ICR XChange Presentation </FONT></TD>
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8K Form
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 20, 2005  (January 13, 2005)
The Warnaco Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-10857
95-4032739
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
501 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York
10018
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(212) 287-8000
(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 2.02.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On
January 13, 2005, representatives of The Warnaco Group, Inc. (the "Company")
made a presentation at the 7th Annual ICR XChange investor conference. The presentation
was broadcast live over the internet and a replay of the webcast is available on the
Company's website at http://www.warnaco.com. A transcript of the presentation is
attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of
Form 8-K.
The
presentation may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Rule
3b-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Rule 175 under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and relevant legal decisions. The forward-looking statements
reflect, when made, the Company's expectations or beliefs concerning future events
that involve risks and uncertainties, including general economic conditions affecting the
apparel industry, changing fashion trends, pricing pressures which may cause the Company
to lower its prices, increases in the prices of raw materials the Company uses, changing
international trade regulation and elimination of quotas on imports of textiles and
apparel, the Company's history of losses, the Company's ability to protect its
intellectual property rights, the Company's dependency on a limited number of
customers, the Company's dependency on the reputation of its brand names, the
Company's exposure to conditions in overseas markets, the competition in the
Company's markets, the comparability of financial statements for periods before and
after the Company's adoption of fresh start accounting, the Company's history of
insufficient disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls and restated
financial statements, the Company's future plans concerning guidance regarding its
results of operations, the effect of the settlement with the SEC, the effect of local laws
and regulations, shortages of supply of sourced goods or interruptions in the
Company's manufacturing, the Company's level of debt, the Company's ability
to obtain additional financing, the restrictions on the Company's operations imposed
by its revolving credit facility and the indenture governing the Company's senior notes and the
Company's ability to service its debt. All statements other than statements of
historical fact included in the presentation are forward-looking statements. Although the
Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are
reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been
correct. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise. These forward-looking statements may contain the words "believe,"
"anticipate," "expect," "estimate," "project,"
"will be," "will continue," "will likely result," or other
similar words and phrases. Forward-looking statements and the Company's plans and
expectations are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those anticipated, and the Company's business in
general is subject to certain risks that could affect the value of its stock.
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.
THE WARNACO GROUP, INC.
Date:
January 20, 2005
By:
/s/
Lawrence R. Rutkowski
Name:
Lawrence R. Rutkowski
Title:
Senior Vice President –
Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
Exhibit 99.1
Transcript of The Warnaco Group, Inc.'s
January 13, 2005 ICR XChange Presentation