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 14, 2012 (March 13, 2012)
Rite Aid Corporation
(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 Number)
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30 Hunter Lane, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(717) 761-2633
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
Rite Aid Corporation’s (the “Company”) previously announced cash tender offer for any and all of its outstanding 8.625% senior notes due 2015 (the “2015 Notes”) expired at midnight, Eastern Time, on March 13, 2012 (the “Expiration Date”). As of the Expiration Date, approximately $404.8 million aggregate principal amount of the 2015 Notes had been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn, representing approximately 88.2% of the outstanding 2015 Notes. All such 2015 Notes had been validly tendered on or prior to the consent payment deadline, which was midnight, Eastern Time, on February 24, 2012, and were accepted for purchase on February 27, 2012. The remaining $54.2 million aggregate principal amount of the 2015 Notes were called for redemption on March 28, 2012 and were satisfied and discharged by the Company on the date hereof.
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 hereto duly authorized.
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Date: March 14, 2012
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By:
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/s/ Marc A. Strassler
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Name:
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Marc A. Strassler
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Title:
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Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
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