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 4, 2009
WINN-DIXIE STORES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Florida | 1-3657 | 59-0514290 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (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 or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(e) On November 4, 2009, at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (the “Company”), the shareholders approved the Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. Fiscal 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2010 Plan”), effective immediately.
A description of the material terms of the 2010 Plan is set forth under the heading “Proposal 2 - Approval of the Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. Fiscal 2010 Equity Incentive Plan” in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 21, 2009, which description is hereby incorporated into this Item 5.02(e) by reference. The 2010 Plan 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. Fiscal 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, filed as Appendix A to the Company’s proxy statement dated September 21, 2009, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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.
| Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: November 4, 2009 | By: | /S/ PETER L. LYNCH | ||||
| Peter L. Lynch | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||