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 4, 2007

Rite Aid Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

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):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On June 4, 2007, Rite Aid Corporation ("Rite Aid") completed its acquisition of the Brooks and Eckerd drugstore chains from The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. ("Jean Coutu Group"), pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 23, 2006, between Rite Aid and Jean Coutu Group (the "Stock Purchase Agreement"). Pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, Rite Aid paid $2.36 billion in cash, subject to a working capital adjustment, and issued 250 million shares of Rite Aid common stock to Jean Coutu Group. The shares issued to Jean Coutu Group represent approximately 30% of the total Rite Aid voting power.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto is a copy of the press release issued by Rite Aid and Jean Coutu Group announcing the completion of Rite Aid's acquisition of the Brooks and Eckerd drugstore chains from Jean Coutu Group.

The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The financial statements required by this item are not being filed herewith. To the extent such information is required by this item, it will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K not later than 71 days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.

The pro forma financial information required by this item is not being filed herewith. To the extent such information is required by this item, it will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K not later than 71 days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.

 

 

 

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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.