UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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)
October 18, 2019
Walmart Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 001-06991 | 71-0415188 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
702 S.W. 8th Street
Bentonville, Arkansas 72716-0215
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(479) 273-4000
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share | | WMT | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.900% Notes Due 2022 | | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 2.550% Notes Due 2026 | | | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 18, 2019, Walmart Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Walmart”), Walmart’s Asda Group Limited subsidiary in the United Kingdom, and the Trustee of the Asda Group Pension Scheme (the “Asda Pension Scheme”) issued a Press Release (the “Press Release”) announcing an agreement for a bulk annuity insurance “buy-in” for the Asda Pension Scheme. The buy-in has been secured in anticipation of a full “buy-out” of the Asda Pension Scheme. A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, 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 on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.
Walmart considers certain statements in the Press Release to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”), that are intended to enjoy the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by the Act. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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.
Dated: October 18, 2019
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| | WALMART INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ Gordon Y. Allison |
| | Name: | Gordon Y. Allison |
| | Title: | Senior Vice President, Office of the Corporate Secretary, and Chief Counsel for Finance and Governance |
