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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - FAMILY DOLLAR STORES INC | d879170dex991.htm |
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): February 25, 2015
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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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On February 25, 2015, Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (“Family Dollar”) released certain preliminary unaudited consolidated financial information for Family Dollar for the two fiscal months ended January 31, 2015, and the corresponding fiscal period of the previous fiscal year, which information is included in Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference. The information is subject to change including with respect to standard end-of-period adjustments in connection with the finalization of financial statements for Family Dollar’s fiscal quarter ending February 28, 2015.
The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1 hereto) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be incorporated by reference into future filings by Family Dollar under the Securities Act or under the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit 99 .1 | Recent Financial Performance of Family Dollar Stores, Inc., dated February 25, 2015 |
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: February 25, 2015 | By: | /s/ James C. Snyder, Jr. | ||||||
| James C. Snyder, Jr. | ||||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||