-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, DMG328tjLEm+znRs+fun9nnGVuuGkQKa0dbkaUSBZD1HJpWljNevh5HM4mmr30u8 YekgIIs10qer2ggXnfx2Kw== 0000794367-01-500016.txt : 20010710 0000794367-01-500016.hdr.sgml : 20010710 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000794367-01-500016 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20010709 ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20010709 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FEDERATED DEPARTMENT STORES INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000794367 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-DEPARTMENT STORES [5311] IRS NUMBER: 133324058 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13536 FILM NUMBER: 1676941 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 151 WEST 34TH STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10001 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124941602 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7 W SEVENTH ST CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45202 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: R H MACY & CO INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950307 8-K 1 form8k-7901.txt 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: JULY 9, 2001 FEDERATED DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. 7 West Seventh Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (513) 579-7000 -and- 151 West 34th St., New York, New York 10001 (212) 494-1602 Delaware 1-13536 13-3324058 (State of (Commission File No.) (IRS Id. No.) Incorporation) Item 5. Other Events On July 9, 2001, Federated Department Stores, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99 hereto, announcing that it has completed the acquisition of Liberty House. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. (a) and (b) Not applicable. (c) Exhibits. 99 Press release of the Company issued on July 9, 2001. FEDERATED DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. 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. FEDERATED DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. Date July 9, 2001 /s/ Dennis J. Broderick Dennis J. Broderick Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number 99 Press release of the Company issued July 9, 2001. EX-99 2 libertyhouse701.txt FEDERATED DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. News Release Contacts: Media - Carol Sanger 513/579-7764 Investor - Susan Robinson 513/579-7780 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEDERATED CLOSES DEAL ON PURCHASE OF LIBERTY HOUSE CINCINNATI, OHIO, JULY 9, 2001 - Federated Department Stores, Inc. announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Liberty House, Hawaii's largest retailer. The total purchase price, including the assumption of debt and net of cash acquired, was approximately $200 million. Liberty House's 11 department stores and seven specialty stores in Hawaii, and one department store on Guam, are now part of Federated's San Francisco-based Macy's West department store division. With the new stores, Macy's West now operates 136 department and specialty stores. 2000 annual sales for Macy's West were $4.26 billion. Federated, with corporate offices in Cincinnati and New York, is one of the nation's leading department store retailers, with annual sales of more than $18.4 billion. Federated currently operates more than 450 stores in 34 states, Puerto Rico and Guam under the names of Macy's, Bloomingdale's, The Bon Marche, Burdines, Goldsmith's, Lazarus and Rich's, as well as macys.com, bloomingdales.com and Bloomingdale's By Mail. Federated also operates the Fingerhut catalog and e-commerce subsidiary. # # # (NOTE: Information on Federated and its operating divisions is available on the Internet at www.federated-fds.com.) -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----