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| EX-99.1 - EX 99.1 PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCING COMPLETION OF DIVESTITURES - DOLLAR TREE, INC. | ex991pressreleasecompletio.htm |
| 8-K - PRINTABLE VERSION 8-K & EX 99.1 COMPLETION OF DIVESTITURES - DOLLAR TREE, INC. | a8k110215completionofdivesti.pdf |
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): November 2, 2015
DOLLAR TREE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
VIRGINIA
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-25464 | 26-2018846 |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
500 Volvo Parkway
Chesapeake, VA 23320
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
(757) 321-5000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 2, 2015, Dollar Tree, Inc. and Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm specializing in consumer and retail investments, issued a joint press release announcing that the transaction pursuant to which Dollar Tree divested 330 Family Dollar stores to Dollar Express LLC, a portfolio company of Sycamore Partners, has been completed. The 330 Family Dollar stores represent approximately $45.5 million of annual operating income. A copy of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.
The information contained in this item is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements contained herein are “forward-looking statements” that are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements and information about Dollar Tree’s current and future prospects and its operations and financial results are based on currently available information. Various risks, uncertainties and other factors could cause actual future results and financial performance to vary significantly from those anticipated in such statements. The forward looking statements contained herein include certain plans, activities or events which Dollar Tree expects will or may occur in the future and relate to, among other things, future financial and operating results of the divested stores.
The forward-looking statements made by Dollar Tree, in this and in other documents or statements are qualified by factors, risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those set forth under the headings titled “A Warning About Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in Dollar Tree’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2015 and Dollar Tree’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 1, 2015, and other reports filed by Dollar Tree with the SEC, which are available at the SEC’s website http://www.sec.gov.
Please read Dollar Tree’s “Risk Factors” and other cautionary statements contained in its filings. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Dollar Tree undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, even if experience or future changes make it clear that projected results expressed or implied in such statements will not be realized, except as may be required by law. As a result of these risks and others, actual results could vary significantly from those anticipated herein, and Dollar Tree’s financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 | Press release dated November 2, 2015 issued by Dollar Tree, Inc. and Sycamore Partners |
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.
DOLLAR TREE, INC. | ||
Date: November 2, 2015 | By: | /s/ Kevin S. Wampler |
Kevin S. Wampler | ||
Chief Financial Officer | ||
EXHIBITS
Exhibit 99.1 - | Press release dated November 2, 2015 issued by Dollar Tree, Inc. and Sycamore Partners |