UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC  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) April 25, 2012


Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Kansas
0-20269
48-0201080
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


401 Cottage
Abilene, Kansas 67410-2832
 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(785) 263-3350
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

The information set forth below in Item 8.01 is incorporated  herein by reference, in its entirety, into this Item 7.01.

Item 8.01.
Other Events.

On April 25, 2012,  the Board of Directors of Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc. (the "Company") approved to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock at a par value of $ .0001 (“Common Stock”) authorized for repurchase under the Company's Stock Repurchase Program (the "Program") from 200,000 to 700,000.

The Program was initially authorized by the Company on March 23, 2006 whereby the Company authorized the repurchase of 200,000 shares of Common Stock. In 2007, the Company repurchased 3,337 shares of Common Stock under the Program. The Company's Board of Directors reinstated the Program on August 13, 2008 and the Company repurchased 22,197 shares of Common Stock under the Program during such period of reinstatement. The Board of Directors of the Company approved the reinstatement of the Program again on January 6, 2012. The Company has repurchased an additional 31,727 shares of Common Stock as of the end of the last fiscal quarter during such reinstatement. Under the terms of the Program, the Company can terminate the proposed buy back at any time.




 
 
 

 



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.


 
 
 
Date: April 26, 2012
DUCKWALL-ALCO STORES, INC.
 
 
By:       /s/  Richard E. Wilson
Richard E. Wilson
President and Chief Executive Officer







 
 

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