UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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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 28, 2012

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KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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North Carolina	001-16485	56-2169715
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification
of incorporation)		No.)

370 Knollwood Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (336) 725-2981

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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:

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

     On March 28, 2012, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the authorization to repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock, no par value, in an amount not to exceed $20 million (exclusive of any fees, commissions or other expenses related to such repurchases). Such press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (“Krispy Kreme Announces $20 Million Share Repurchase Authorization”) dated March 28, 2012.

 

SIGNATURE

     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.

	KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.
Dated: March 28, 2012
	By:	/s/ Douglas R. Muir
		Douglas R. Muir
		Chief Financial Officer