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): March 15, 2007
DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
VIRGINIA
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 0-25464 | 54-1387365 |
| (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
500 Volvo Parkway
Chesapeake, VA 23320
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
(757) 321-5000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 15, 2007, the Board of Directors of Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. reconstituted the “Nominating Committee” as the “Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee” with responsibility for corporate governance matters and determined to adopt and publish formal Corporate Governance Guidelines. Among other things, the Board decided to appoint an independent lead director if the Chairman is not independent. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is reviewing all our corporate governance policies and may recommend additional changes. Further disclosures about our company’s corporate governance and Board structure will be included in the proxy statement to be filed in connection with the 2007 annual meeting of shareholders.
The information contained in this item is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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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.
DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC. | ||
| Date: March 21, 2007 | By: | /s/ James A. Gorry, III |
| James A. Gorry, III | ||
| General Counsel/Corporate Secretary | ||
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