UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 30, 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)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 30, 2007, Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an accelerated share repurchase program with Merrill Lynch International (“Merrill Lynch”) to repurchase $100 million of the Company’s common stock. This accelerated share repurchase program is part of the execution of a repurchase program authorized by the Company’s board of directors to repurchase up to $500 million of common shares that was previously announced on November 21, 2006.
The material terms of the agreement are described below:
This is a collared transaction in which the Company has agreed to repurchase for $100 million a number of shares to be determined based on the volume weighted average share price of the Company’s common stock during a specified period of time, subject to certain provisions that establish a minimum and maximum number of shares that may be repurchased. The minimum number of shares the Company has agreed to repurchase will be determined by dividing $100 million by approximately 110% of the volume weighted average share price of the Company’s common stock less an agreed upon discount over a period of up to four and one-half months following execution of the agreement. The maximum number of shares subject to repurchase will be determined by dividing $100 million by approximately 97.5% of the volume weighted average share price less an agreed upon discount over the same time period. The Company will initially receive 70% of the minimum number of shares. Up to four and one-half months after the initial execution date, the Company will receive additional shares from Merrill Lynch depending on the volume weighted average price of the shares during that period, subject to the maximum share delivery provisions of the agreement.
Under the agreement, the Company will pay $100 million to Merrill Lynch on September 4, 2007 and initially receive approximately 1.6 million common shares. Thereafter, the Company has no other obligations under the collared agreement to pay additional amounts or deliver shares to Merrill Lynch. In certain circumstances the completion date of the agreement may be shortened or extended from the period described above.
Shares repurchased under the accelerated stock repurchase program will be retired.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The Company issued a press release concerning the accelerated share repurchase program after the market close on August 30, 2007. The contents of such press release (attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1) are hereby incorporated by reference and furnished under this Item 7.01.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
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: August 31, 2007 | By: | /s/ Kent A. Kleeberger |
| Kent A. Kleeberger | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
EXHIBITS
Exhibit 99.1 - Press release dated August 31, 2007 issued by Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.