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                       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): October 15, 2003


                          ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Delaware                   1-11692                  06-1275288
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      (State or other       (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
      jurisdiction of                                    Identification No.)
      incorporation)



               Ethan Allen Drive
                  Danbury, CT                            06811
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   (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    (203) 743-8000


                                Not Applicable
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        (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




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                      INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT


Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits

Exhibit    Description
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 99.1      Press release dated October 15, 2003


Item 12. Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

      The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not
be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of
1934, nor shall it be deemed  incorporated  by reference in any filing under the
Securities  Act of 1933,  except as shall be  expressly  set  forth by  specific
reference in such filing.

      On October 15, 2003,  Ethan Allen  Interiors  Inc.  ("Ethan  Allen" or the
"Company")  issued a press release  setting forth its operating  results for the
first quarter ended  September 30, 2003. A copy of the press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and hereby incorporated by reference.

      Exhibit 99.1 includes a reference to certain unaudited, non-GAAP financial
information  related to the  Company's  operations  for the first  quarter ended
September  30, 2003,  namely the  Company's  earnings  before  interest,  taxes,
depreciation and  amortization  ("EBITDA").  A reconciliation  of this financial
measure to the most directly  comparable GAAP financial measure is also provided
in the attached Exhibit.

      Management  considers  EBITDA an important  indicator  of the  operational
strength and  performance of its business,  including the ability of the Company
to pay interest, service debt and fund capital expenditures. Given the nature of
the Company's  operations,  including the tangible assets necessary to carry out
its  production  and  distribution  activities,  depreciation  and  amortization
represent Ethan Allen's largest  non-cash  charge.  As these non-cash charges do
not affect the Company's  ability to service debt or make capital  expenditures,
it is important to consider  EBITDA in addition to, but not as a substitute for,
operating  income,  net  income  and other  measures  of  financial  performance
reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,  including
cash flow measures such as operating cash flow.  Further,  EBITDA is one measure
used to determine compliance with the Company's existing credit facilities.


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                                   SIGNATURES


      Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                         ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC.

Date: October 15, 2003                   By:  /s/ M. Farooq Kathwari
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                                              M. Farooq Kathwari
                                              Chairman, President and
                                              Chief Executive Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit    Description
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 99.1      Press release dated October 15, 2003



