form8-k.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): November 6, 2008
BIG
LOTS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio
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1-8897
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06-1119097
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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300
Phillipi Road, Columbus, Ohio 43228
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(614)
278-6800
(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:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
2.02
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Results
of Operations and Financial
Condition.
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On
November 6, 2008, Big Lots, Inc. (“we,” “us” or “our”) issued a press release
which provided updated earnings guidance for our third quarter of fiscal 2008
and reported our third quarter and year-to-date fiscal 2008 retail
sales. Attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of our
November 6, 2008 press release, including information concerning forward-looking
statements and factors that may affect our future results. The
information in Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished, not filed, pursuant to Item 2.02
of this Form 8-K. By furnishing the information in this Form 8-K and
the attached exhibit, we are making no admission as to the materiality of any
information in this Form 8-K or the exhibit.
Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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Big
Lots, Inc. press release dated November 6,
2008.
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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.
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BIG
LOTS, INC.
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Dated: November
6, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Charles W. Haubiel
II
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Charles
W. Haubiel II
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Senior
Vice President, Legal and Real Estate,
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General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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