Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release that Hot Topic, Inc. issued on October 31, 2012, containing certain financial information for the third quarter ended October 27, 2012.

The information in this Item 2.02 and the corresponding exhibit are being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release issued by Hot Topic, Inc. on October 31, 2012.

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