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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): January 3, 2013
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) |
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (704) 847-6961
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):
[ ]
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 3, 2013, Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news release which reported earnings for the first quarter ended November 24, 2012, and other matters relating to the Company’s plans, operations and financial condition. The Company also updated its earnings guidance for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2013. A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99 – News Release dated January 3, 2013
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. |
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(Registrant) | |||
Date: | January 3, 2013 | By: |
/s/ James C. Snyder, Jr. |
James C. Snyder, Jr. |
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and |
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