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 27, 2007 Rite Aid Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-5742 23-1614034 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of Incorporation) 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): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On June 27, 2007, Michael N. Regan was appointed to the Board of Directors of Rite Aid Corporation (the "Company") to fill a new director position, increasing the size of the Company's Board to fourteen directors. Mr. Regan's term will expire at the Company's 2008 annual meeting of stockholders. As a non-employee director, Mr. Regan will receive compensation in accordance with the Company's policies for compensating outside directors. The Company issued a press release dated June 28, 2007 announcing the appointment of Mr. Regan to the Board. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release of Rite Aid Corporation, dated June 28, 2007 2 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. RITE AID CORPORATION Date: June 29, 2007 By: /s/ Robert B. Sari ------------------- Name: Robert B. Sari Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press Release of Rite Aid Corporation, dated June 28, 2007