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)
November 7, 2007
WINN-DIXIE STORES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Florida | 1-3657 | 59-0514290 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5050 Edgewood Court, Jacksonville, Florida | 32254-3699 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(904) 783-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Unchanged
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
(e) Effective on November 7, 2007, upon approval by the shareholders at the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company amended the Equity Incentive Plan, dated as of December 21, 2006 to increase the number of shares of common stock available under the plan by 2,188,000 shares. A description of the material terms of the plan are set forth under the heading “Proposal 2-Approval of an Amendment to the Equity Incentive Plan” in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 26, 2007, which description is hereby incorporated into this Item 5.02(e) by reference. The plan, as amended and restated, is also incorporated by reference in Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| 10.1 | Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan, filed as Appendix A to the Company’s proxy statement dated September 26, 2007, and incorporated herein by reference |
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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.
Date: November 7, 2007 | Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. | |||||
| By: |
/s/ Peter L. Lynch | |||||
| Peter L. Lynch | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
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