SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | ||
Washington, D.C. 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: April 24, 2007
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FEDERATED DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. | ||
7 West Seventh Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 | ||
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Delaware | 1-13536 | 13-3324058 |
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. | |
At a meeting with investors today, Terry J. Lundgren, Chairman, President and CEO of Federated Department Stores, Inc. stated that the company remains comfortable with the full-year sales and earnings guidance previously provided for 2007: a comparable store sales increase of 2 to 3.5%, total sales of $27.1 to $27.6 billion and earnings per share of $2.45 to $2.60, excluding any May Company merger integration costs. | ||
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FEDERATED DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. | ||
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. | ||
FEDERATED DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. | ||
Dated: April 24, 2007 | By: /s/ Dennis J. Broderick | |
Name: Dennis J. Broderick | ||
Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||