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)
December 15, 2005 (December 15, 2005)
RITE AID CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 23-1614034 1-5742
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
30 Hunter Lane, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (717) 761-2633
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None
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On December 15, 2005, we announced our financial position and results of
operations as of and for the thirteen and thirty-nine week periods ended
November 26, 2005. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference. The announcement includes a non-GAAP financial
measure, "Adjusted EBITDA." Adjusted EBITDA represents net income (loss) from
operations excluding the impact of income taxes, interest expense, depreciation
and amortization, LIFO adjustments, charges or credits for store closing and
impairment, inventory write-downs related to closed stores, stock-based
compensation expense, debt modifications and retirements, litigation proceeds,
litigation expense, expense of the defense against litigation related to prior
managements' business practices and the defense of prior management, sales of
assets and investments, and non-recurring items. We reference this non-GAAP
financial measure frequently in our decision-making because it provides
supplemental information that facilitates internal comparisons to historical
operating performance of prior periods and external comparisons to competitors'
historical operating performance. In addition, incentive compensation is based
on Adjusted EBITDA and we base our forward-looking estimates on Adjusted EBITDA
to facilitate quantification of planned business activities and enhance
subsequent follow-up with comparisons of actual to planned Adjusted EBITDA. We
include this non-GAAP financial measure in our earnings announcement in order to
provide transparency to investors and enable investors to compare our operating
performance with the operating performance of our competitors.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Registrant's Press Release, dated December 15, 2005
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.
RITE AID CORPORATION
Dated: December 15, 2005 By: /s/ Robert B. Sari
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Name: Robert B. Sari
Title: Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Registrant's Press Release dated December 15, 2005