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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): March 9, 2011
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware | 1-6807 | 56-0942963 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
P.O. Box 1017, 10401 Monroe Road Charlotte, North Carolina |
28201-1017 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (704) 847-6961
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On March 11, 2011, Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (the Company) announced that C. Martin Sowers, Senior Vice President Finance, left the Company on March 9, 2011, to pursue other interests. Mr. Sowers served as the Companys principal accounting officer. A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.
(c) Kenneth T. Smith, the Companys Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer, will now also serve as the Companys principal accounting officer, effective March 9, 2011. The terms of Mr. Smiths employment arrangement have not changed. For additional information about Mr. Smith, see the section entitled Executive Officers in Item 1 of Part I of the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2010, which section is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99 News Release dated March 11, 2011
SIGNATURES
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.
FAMILY DOLLAR STORES, INC. | ||||
(Registrant) | ||||
Date: March 11, 2011 | By: | /s/ James C. Snyder, Jr. | ||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |