Form 8-K

PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.

Dated: March 2, 2012

/s/ David P. Phillips

David P. Phillips, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

0001193125-12-094049.txt : 20120302 0001193125-12-094049.hdr.sgml : 20120302 20120302133528 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-094049 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120301 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20120302 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120302 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000081061 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-GROCERY STORES [5411] IRS NUMBER: 590324412 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 1225 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-00981 FILM NUMBER: 12662020 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3300 PUBLIX CORPORATE PARKWAY CITY: LAKELAND STATE: FL ZIP: 33811 BUSINESS PHONE: 863-688-1188 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3300 PUBLIX CORPORATE PARKWAY CITY: LAKELAND STATE: FL ZIP: 33811 8-K 1 d310757d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

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 1, 2012

PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


Florida	0-00981	59-0324412
(State of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3300 Publix Corporate Parkway

Lakeland, Florida

33811

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(863) 688-1188

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 2.02.		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On March 1, 2012, Publix Super Markets, Inc. issued a press release to report its fourth quarter and annual results for 2011 and stock price effective March 1, 2012. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The foregoing information, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished under Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01.		Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d).		Exhibits

99.1.		Press Release dated March 1, 2012

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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.

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit 99.1. Press Release dated March 1, 2012

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EX-99.1 2 d310757dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

Contact: Maria Brous

(863) 680-5339

Publix Announces Fourth Quarter and Annual Results for 2011

LAKELAND, Fla., March 1, 2012 — Publix’s sales for the fourth quarter of 2011, a 14-week period, were $7.2 billion, a 13.4 percent increase from last year’s $6.4 billion, a 13-week period. The additional week in the fourth quarter of 2011 increased sales by 7.6 percent. Comparable-store sales for the fourth quarter of 2011 increased 5.3 percent.

Net earnings for the fourth quarter of 2011 were $399.5 million, compared to $342.1 million in 2010, an increase of 16.8 percent. Earnings per share for the fourth quarter increased to $0.51 for 2011, up from $0.44 per share in 2010. Net earnings and earnings per share benefited from the extra week in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Publix’s sales for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2011, a 53-week year, were $27.0 billion, a 7.3 percent increase from last year’s $25.1 billion, a 52-week year. The additional week in 2011 increased sales by 1.9 percent. Comparable-store sales for 2011 increased 4.1 percent.

Net earnings for 2011 were $1.5 billion, compared to $1.3 billion for 2010, an increase of 11.5 percent. Earnings per share increased to $1.90 for 2011, up from $1.70 per share in 2010. Net earnings and earnings per share benefited from the extra week in 2011.

These amounts are based on audited reports that were filed Feb. 29, 2012, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company’s annual report to the SEC, Form 10-K, is available on its website at www.publix.com/stock.

Effective March 1, 2012, Publix’s stock price increased $2.20 from $20.20 per share to $22.40 per share. Publix stock is not publicly traded and is made available for sale only to current Publix associates and members of its board of directors.

“I’m pleased that our strong operating performance and improvements in the stock market resulted in an increase in our stock price,” said Publix CEO Ed Crenshaw. “Our associate owners deserve the credit for these results as they continue to make us a leader in customer service.”

Publix is privately owned and operated by its 151,000 employees. Currently Publix has 1,049 stores in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee. The company has been named one of FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work For in America” for 15 consecutive years. In addition, Publix’s dedication to superior quality and customer service is recognized as tops in the grocery business, most recently by an American Customer Satisfaction Index survey. For more information, visit the company’s website, www.publix.com. ###