form8-k.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): December 3, 2008 (December 2,
2008)
RITE
AID CORPORATION
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-5742
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23-1614034
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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30
Hunter Lane, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
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17011
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code (717)
761-2633
None
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(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last
Report)
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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):
[
] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[
] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[
] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[
] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
On December 3, 2008, Rite Aid
Corporation ("Rite Aid") issued a press release announcing that, at a special
meeting of stockholders held on December 2, 2008, Rite Aid stockholders approved
a reverse split of the company’s common stock at a split ratio of 1-for-10,
1-for-15 or 1-for-20, to be selected by Rite Aid's Board of Directors, and a
reduction in the number of the company's authorized common shares. The exact
timing for selection of the split ratio and the effective date of the split will
be determined by the Rite Aid Board based upon its evaluation as to when such
action will be most advantageous to the company and its stockholders. The
reverse stock split, if implemented, would become effective upon the filing of a
charter amendment with the Delaware Secretary of State. Rite Aid’s Board
currently expects to select the split ratio and effect the reverse stock split
by the end of the company’s fiscal year, which is February 28,
2009.
A copy of the press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM
9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
EXHIBITS.
(d)
Exhibits.
99.1 Press
Release, dated December 3, 2008.
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.
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RITE
AID CORPORATION
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Dated:
December 3, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Robert B. Sari
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Name:
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Robert
B. Sari
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Title:
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Executive
Vice President,
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General
Counsel and Secretary
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated December 3, 2008.
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