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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - Bath & Body Works, Inc. | dex991.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): March 25, 2011
Limited Brands, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-8344 | 31-1029810 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| Three Limited Parkway Columbus, OH |
43230 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(614) 415-7000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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):
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On March 25, 2011, Limited Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the closing of its public offering (the “Senior Notes Offering”) of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of its 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Senior Notes”).
The Company intends to use proceeds from the Senior Notes Offering, after the payment of fees and expenses, to repurchase approximately $500 million of the Company’s common stock pursuant to a previously announced new share repurchase program and for general corporate purposes.
A copy of the press releases announcing the closing of the Senior Notes Offering is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 25, 2011 announcing the closing of the Senior Notes Offering. | |
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.
| Limited Brands, Inc. (Registrant) | ||||||||
| Date: March 25, 2011 | By: | /s/ Stuart B. Burgdoerfer | ||||||
| Name: | Stuart B. Burgdoerfer | |||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer* | |||||||
| * | Mr. Burgdoerfer is the principal financial officer and the principal accounting officer and has been duly authorized to sign on behalf of the Registrant. |