- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) April 19, 2005 ------------------------------- Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Kansas 0-20269 48-0201080 - ----------------------- ---------------------- ------------------------- (State or other (Commission File (IRS Employer jurisdiction Number) Identification No.) of incorporation) 401 Cottage, Abilene, KS 67410-2832 - ---------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (785) 263-3350 ----------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address if changed since last report) 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): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 1 - Registrant's Business and Operations Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement On April 21, 2005, Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that as of April 19, 2005 it entered into a memorandum of understanding (the "Agreement") with Kathleen O. Macke, trustee of the Kenneth A. Macke Revocable Trust ("KAM Trust"), pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase 399,362 shares of the Company's common stock, $.0001 par value, from the KAM Trust for $18.00 per share (the "Transaction"). The Agreement provides that the closing of the Transaction will occur by or before April 22, 2005. A copy of the Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description - ---------- ----------- 10.1 Memorandum of Understanding (Stock Purchase Transaction) dated as of April 19, 2005, between Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc. and Kathleen O. Macke, trustee for the Kenneth A. Macke Revocable Trust 99.1 Press Release dated April 21, 2005 2 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. (Registrant) Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc. Date: April 21, 2005 By:/s/Richard A. Mansfield --------------------------------- Name: Richard A. Mansfield Title: Vice President - Finance Chief Financial Officer