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): June 17, 2011
 
99¢ ONLY STORES
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
California  1-11735 95-2411605
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
 
4000 East Union Pacific Avenue    
City of Commerce, California   90023
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
 
 
 Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (323) 980-8145
 
 
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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.
 
On June 17, 2011, in connection with its annual senior management bonus determinations, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of 99¢ Only Stores (the “Company”) approved a cash bonus of $225,000 for Rob Kautz, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, for the fiscal year ended April 2, 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.
 
  99¢ ONLY STORES
   
Date:  June 22, 2011
By:    /s/ Eric Schiffer
  Eric Schiffer
  Chief Executive Officer