-------------------------------- OMB Number: 3235-0145 Expires: December 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response............11 -------------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 3)* A.C. MOORE ARTS & CRAFTS, INC. ------------------------------ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, no par value -------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 00086T 10 3 ----------- (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2003 ----------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [ ] Rule 13d-1(c) [X] Rule 13d-1(d) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. SEC 1745 (12-02) Page 1 of 5 pages ------------------------------- ----------------------------- CUSIP NO. 00086T 10 3 Schedule 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages --------------- ------------------------------- ----------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only). John E. Parker -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (See Instructions) (b) [ ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States of America -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 2,944,700 shares (See Item 4) NUMBER OF ---------------------------------------------------- SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 0 shares EACH: ---------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH: 2,944,700 shares (See Item 4) ---------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,944,700 shares (See Item 4) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [X] See Item 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 15.2% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 3 of 5 Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: -------------- A. C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc. (the "Issuer") Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: ----------------------------------------------- 500 University Court, Blackwood, NJ 08012 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: --------------------- John E. Parker Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: ----------------------------------------------------------- c/o A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc. 500 University Court, Blackwood, NJ 08012 Item 2(c) Citizenship: ----------- United States of America Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: ----------------------------- Common Stock, no par value Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: ------------ 00086T 10 3 Item 3 Not Applicable Item 4 Ownership: --------- (a) Amount beneficially owned: As of December 31, 2003, John E. Parker beneficially owned 2,944,700 shares of common stock of the Issuer. Excludes 38,333 shares of the Issuer's common stock issuable upon the exercise of options owned by Patricia A. Parker which are exercisable within 60 days after December 31, 2003, and as to which John E. Parker disclaims beneficial ownership. Patricia A. Parker is the wife of John E. Parker. The filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that (a) John E. Parker is, for purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this Schedule 13G or (b) that this Schedule 13G is legally required to be filed by John E. Parker. (b) Percent of class: 15.2%. (Based on 19,357,541 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2003.) (c) Number of shares as to which John E. Parker has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,944,700 shares of common stock of the Issuer; Page 4 of 5 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 shares of common stock of the Issuer; (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 2,944,700 shares of common stock of the Issuer; and (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 shares of common stock of the Issuer. Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: --------------------------------------------- Not Applicable Item 6 Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: --------------------------------------------------------------- Not Applicable Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which --------------------------------------------------------- Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding ------------------------------------------------------------- Company: -------- Not Applicable Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: --------------------------------------------------------- Not Applicable Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group: ------------------------------ Not Applicable Item 10 Certification ------------- Not Applicable Page 5 of 5 Signature After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: February 10, 2004 By: /s/ John E. Parker --------------------- -------------------------- Name: John E. Parker