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EX-99 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - DUANE READE HOLDINGS INC | ex99-1form8k_021710.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 17, 2010
DUANE READE HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
001-13843 |
05-0599589 (IRS Employer |
440 NINTH AVENUE (Address of principal executive offices) |
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10001 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 273-5700
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):
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 8.01 |
Other Events. |
On February 17, 2010, Duane Reade Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Duane Reade”), issued a joint press release with Walgreen Co., an Illinois corporation (“Walgreens”) announcing the execution of a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), dated as of February 17, 2010, by and among Duane Reade, Walgreens, Duane Reade Shareholders, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and those individuals and other entities listed on the signature pages and Schedule A, Schedule B, and Schedule C thereto. A copy of the joint press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits |
Exhibits:
Exhibit 99.1: |
Joint press release of Duane Reade and Walgreens, issued on February 17, |
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2010, regarding the execution of the Securities Purchase Agreement |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this current report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: February 17, 2010
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DUANE READE HOLDINGS, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ John K. Henry |
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NUMBER |
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DESCRIPTION |
Exhibit 99.1 |
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Joint press release of Duane Reade and Walgreens, issued on February 17, 2010, regarding the execution of the Securities Purchase Agreement |