UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
December 10, 2007
Date of report (date of earliest event reported)
COST-U-LESS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Washington |
| 0-24543 |
| 91-1615590 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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3633 136th Place SE, Suite 110
Bellevue, Washington 98006
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)
(425) 945-0213
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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As used in this current report on Form 8-K, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “we,” “us,” “the Company,” and “Cost-U-Less” refer to Cost-U-Less, Inc., a Washington corporation, and “NWC” and “The North West Company” refer to the North West Company Fund, The North West Company Inc., and NW (US) Holdings, Inc., collectively.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On December 10, 2007, at a special meeting of shareholders of Cost-U-Less, our shareholders considered and voted on a proposal to approve a merger and the merger agreement, dated as of August 27, 2007, under which Cost-U-Less will be acquired by NWC (US) Holdings, Inc. The proposal received the following votes:
| Votes | Percent of Outstanding | ||||||
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| For | 2,871,282 | 70 | .89 | ||||
| Against | 5,043 | 0 | .12 | ||||
| Abstain | 42 | 0 | .00 | ||||
The foregoing proposal was approved. Approval of this proposal required the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of Cost-U-Less common stock.
A copy of the press release announcing the results of the special meeting is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description
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99.1 | Press release of Cost-U-Less, Inc., dated December 10, 2007 |
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.
| Cost-U-Less, Inc. |
Dated: | December 12, 2007 | By: | /s/ J. Jeffrey Meder |
| Name: | J. Jeffrey Meder |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
