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) December 7, 2000 LANDS' END, INC. (exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 1-9769 36-2512786 (State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction File Number) Identification of incorporation) Number) Lands' End Lane, Dodgeville, Wisconsin 53595 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number 608-935-9341 including area code INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT Item 5. Other Events. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report is a news release issued by Lands' End, Inc., announcing that two members of its board of directors, David B. Heller and Howard G. Krane, plan to resign as board members in late January 2001 at the end of the company's fiscal year. 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, its duly authorized officer and chief financial officer. LANDS' END, INC. December 15, 2000 By: /s/ STEPHEN A. ORUM Stephen A. Orum Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LANDS' END ANNOUNCES UPCOMING BOARD RESIGNATIONS OF DAVID HELLER AND HOWARD KRANE DODGEVILLE, WIS. ... December 7, 2000 ... Lands' End, Inc. (LE) today announced that two members of its board of directors, David B. Heller and Howard G. Krane, plan to resign as board members in late January at the end of the company's fiscal year. Mr. Heller and Mr. Krane have served as directors since 1986 when the company went public. Each is resigning to make time for other interests. Gary C. Comer, founder of the company and chairman of the board, said, "We will miss David and Howard and in particular miss their wisdom and counsel on corporate governance matters. Each of them has made crucial contributions to the success of Lands' End over the years. I speak for all board members in expressing our deepest gratitude to David and Howard for their 14 years of service to the Lands' End shareholders, customers and employees. We owe much of our success as a public company to their insights and guidance." The board plans to fill these vacancies. Lands' End is a leading direct merchant of traditionally styled, classically inspired clothing, offered to customers throughout the world through regular mailings of its monthly and specialty catalogs and via the Internet at www.landsend.com. Contact Charlotte LaComb: 608-935-4835