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 18, 2005
KMART HOLDING CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 000-50278 32-0073116
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS Employer
incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
3100 West Big Beaver Road, Troy, Michigan 48084
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (248) 463-1000
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5.03 AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL
YEAR.
On March 18, 2005, the Company's Board of Directors amended the Company's
By-Laws to change the Company's fiscal year end to the Saturday closest to
January 31 in each year commencing with the fiscal year ending January 28, 2006.
Previously, the Company's fiscal year ended on the last Wednesday in January.
The change in fiscal year end will align the Company's fiscal year with the
National Retail Federation calendar. It is expected that Sears Holdings
Corporation, a subsidiary of the Company, will also have a year end on the
Saturday closest to January 31.
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.
KMART HOLDING CORPORATION
Date: March 18, 2005
By: /s/ James F. Gooch
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Name: James F. Gooch
Title: Vice President, Controller