================================================================================ 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): December 18, 2001 REGIS CORPORATION ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 0-11230 41-0749934 ------------------------ --------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 7201 Metro Boulevard Minneapolis, MN 55439 ----------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices and zip code) (952) 947-7000 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not applicable ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. Effective immediately, Regis Corporation (the Company) has instituted a program to diversify the investments now held in the Company's qualified and non-qualified retirement plans. These plans currently are exclusively invested in the Company's common stock. To implement this program, approximately one million shares of Company stock now held by the plans will be sold and the proceeds reinvested in a broader range of securities. These sales will occur over a period of approximately one year, with the timing of these sales subject to market conditions. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. REGIS CORPORATION Date: January 22, 2002 By: /s/ Randy L. Pearce ------------------------------------- Randy L. Pearce Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative and Finance Officer ================================================================================