School Specialty (SCOO) 8-K School Specialty Announces Fiscal Year 2019 Second Quarter Financial Results

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM8-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): August 12, 2019

SCHOOL SPECIALTY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-24385	39-0971239
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

W6316 Design Drive

Greenville, Wisconsin 54942

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (920)734-5712

Check the appropriate box below if the Form8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
None	None	None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growthcompany as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule12b-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.  ☐

Item 7.01.Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 12, 2019, School Specialty, Inc. issued a 2019 Q2 Investor Update and a press release reporting its financial results for the Fiscal Year 2019 Second Quarter. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1, and a copy of the 2019 Q2 Investor Update is attached as Exhibit 99.2. Both exhibits are incorporated by reference herein.

This information is not deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Further, the information in this Form8-K, including the exhibits, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated August 12, 2019
99.2	2019 Q2 Investor Update dated August 12, 2019

Forward-Looking Statements

This report and the information furnished herewith may contain statements concerning School Specialty’s future financial condition, results of operations, expectations, plans or prospects. Such statements are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements also include those preceded by or followed by words like “anticipate,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plan,” “projects,” “should,” “targets” and/or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on School Specialty’s estimates and assumptions as of the date of the information presented, and as such involve uncertainty and risk. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those described in Item 1A. of School Specialty’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 29, 2018, which factors are incorporated herein by reference. Any forward-looking statement in this report and the information furnished herewith speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as required under the federal securities laws, School Specialty does not intend to update or revise the forward-looking statements.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

	SCHOOL SPECIALTY, INC.
Dated: August 12, 2019	By:	/s/ Kevin L. Baehler
		Kevin L. Baehler Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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