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): September 9, 2005
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                                 Dillard's, Inc.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)



          1-6140                                       71-0388071
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 (Commission File Number)                           (I.R.S. Employer
                                                   Identification No.)

           1600 Cantrell Road
          Little Rock, Arkansas                               72201
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  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)

                                 (501) 376-5200
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 7.01         Regulation FD Disclosure.

                  On September 9, 2005, the registrant issued a press release
announcing the declaration of dividends to be paid on its Class A and Class B
Common Stock. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.

Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits

99       Press Release dated September 9, 2005









                                    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.

                                                     DILLARD'S, INC.



DATED: September 9, 2005                    By:    James I. Freeman
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                                            Name:  James I. Freeman
                                            Title: Senior Vice President 
                                                   & Chief Financial Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                Description
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   99                      Press Release dated September 9, 2005.