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 1, 2007 (May 31, 2007)

 

Rite Aid Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

1-5742

23-1614034

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

 

 

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)

 

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 May 31, 2007, Rite Aid Corporation announced that it expects to close its acquisition of the Brooks and Eckerd drugstore chains as early as June 4, 2007, pending final regulatory approval by the Federal Trade Commission and satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits.

 

99.1 Registrant’s Press Release, dated May 31, 2007

 

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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.

 

 

Date: June 1, 2007

By:

/s/ Robert B. Sari

 

Name:

Robert B. Sari

 

Title:

Executive Vice President,

 

 

General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Registrant’s Press Release dated May 31 2007

 

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