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): December 16, 2015
WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-36759 | | 47-1758322 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
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| 108 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, Illinois | | 60015 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 315-2500
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference is certain unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information for Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (the “Company”) for the twelve months ended August 31, 2015 relating to the Company’s acquisition on December 31, 2014 of the remaining 55% of Alliance Boots GmbH that the Company did not previously own. This unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information provides a more detailed presentation of, and supersedes in its entirety, the unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information filed as Exhibit 99.3 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2015. This unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information includes adjustments to reconcile the historical financial statements of Alliance Boots GmbH prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IFRS), to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States and to convert British pounds sterling amounts into U.S. dollars.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit
No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Information. |
SIGNATURE
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.
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| | | WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC. |
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Date: December 16, 2015 | | By: | | /s/ George R. Fairweather |
| | Title: | | Executive Vice President and Global Chief Financial Officer |
