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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE OF COLLECTIVE BRANDS, INC. DATED JUNE 7, 2012 - COLLECTIVE BRANDS, INC. | d366760dex991.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): June 7, 2012 (June 7, 2012)
Collective Brands, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-14770 | 43-1813160 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 3231 Southeast Sixth Avenue, Topeka, Kansas |
66607 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(785) 233-5171
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On June 7, 2012, Collective Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination of the waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, in connection with the Company’s previously announced definitive agreement under which it will be acquired by a consortium comprised of Wolverine World Wide, Inc., Blum Capital Partners and Golden Gate Capital for $21.75 per share in cash, or a total of approximately $2.0 billion, including the assumption of debt. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Collective Brands, Inc. dated June 7, 2012. |
SIGNATURE
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.
| COLLECTIVE BRANDS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 7, 2012 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Douglas J. Treff | |||||
| Douglas J. Treff Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Collective Brands, Inc. dated June 7, 2012. | |