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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - HARRIS TEETER SUPERMARKETS, INC. | d31072_ex99-1.htm |
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 17, 2014
HARRIS TEETER SUPERMARKETS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
North Carolina
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
1-6905 |
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56-0905940 |
(Commission File Number) |
| (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
701 Crestdale Road Matthews, North Carolina |
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28105 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
(704) 844-3100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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Item 8.01
Other Events.
On January 17, 2014, Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. (“Harris Teeter”) and The Kroger Co. (“Kroger”) issued a joint press release announcing that they had received early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, from the Federal Trade Commission in connection with the previously announced merger agreement providing for the acquisition of Harris Teeter by Kroger.
A copy of the joint press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01
Exhibits and Financial Statements.
(d)
Exhibits
The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
EXHIBIT NO. |
DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT |
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99.1 |
The Kroger Co. and Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. joint press release dated January 17, 2014 |
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.
HARRIS TEETER SUPERMARKETS, INC.
By:
/S/ JOHN B. WOODLIEF
John B. Woodlief
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: January 21, 2014
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NO. |
DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT |
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99.1 |
The Kroger Co. and Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. joint press release dated January 17, 2014 |