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: April 7, 2008
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
Cost Plus, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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| California | | 0-14970 | | 94-1067973 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
200 4th Street
Oakland, California 94607
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (510) 893-7300
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
As previously disclosed in a Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2008, the Board of Directors of Cost Plus, Inc. (the “Company”), approved a plan for the Company to exit eight underperforming media markets while closing 18 of its existing stores during fiscal 2008, of which 13 will be considered discontinued operations. The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations (filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K) for the three-month periods ended May 5, 2007, August 4, 2007, November 3, 2007, and February 2, 2008 have been prepared to reflect the results of continuing operations as adjusted for reclassification of the operating results of the eight underperforming media markets that will be exited in fiscal 2008 as discontinued operations. The Company believes that non-GAAP financial measures allow analysts and investors to understand and compare the Company’s operating results in a more consistent manner. These non-GAAP measures should be considered supplemental and not a substitute for the Company’s financial results that are recorded in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for the periods presented.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to present fairly such pro forma financial statements have been made. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations have been prepared as if the eight media markets that the Company will be exiting in fiscal 2008 had qualified for treatment as discontinued operations during fiscal 2007. The pro forma financial information is unaudited and is not necessarily indicative of the results that would have occurred if the media markets had been exited in fiscal 2007. If the eight media markets that the Company is exiting in fiscal 2008 had qualified for treatment as discontinued operations during fiscal 2007 there would have been no resulting change in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as previously reported as of May 5, 2007, August 4, 2007, November 3, 2007, and February 2, 2008.
Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the pro forma financial information attached as Exhibit 99.1 is not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but is instead furnished for purposes of that instruction.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit
Number | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three-month periods ended May 5, 2007, August 4, 2007, November 3, 2007 and February 2, 2008. |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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| COST PLUS, INC. |
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| By: | | /s/ Jane L. Baughman |
| | Jane L. Baughman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Dated: April 7, 2008
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three-month periods ended May 5, 2007, August 4, 2007, November 3, 2007 and February 2, 2008. |
