-----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, VvgXYhu4y1U6QTOp34FFuSMte1q6JHvqrvMH8WLTcdKPmxDw+nIbTY0A28MIwMD+ nsUOVdr83hojulA9SHv+EQ== 0000950172-05-001123.txt : 20050408 0000950172-05-001123.hdr.sgml : 20050408 20050408140116 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950172-05-001123 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050407 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20050408 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050408 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RITE AID CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000084129 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-DRUG STORES AND PROPRIETARY STORES [5912] IRS NUMBER: 231614034 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0302 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05742 FILM NUMBER: 05741105 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 HUNTER LANE CITY: CAMP HILL OWN STATE: PA ZIP: 17011 BUSINESS PHONE: 7177612633 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 3165 CITY: HARRISBURG STATE: PA ZIP: 17105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RACK RITE DISTRIBUTORS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19680510 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LEHRMAN LOUIS & CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19680510 8-K 1 nyc533514.txt CURRENT REPORT UNDER '34 ACT 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 8, 2005 (April 6, 2005) -------------------------------- Rite Aid Corporation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-5742 23-1614034 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS Employer incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 30 Hunter Lane, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (717) 761-2633 ----------------------------- None - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. (d) On April 8, 2005, we announced that Philip G. Satre has been elected to our Board of Directors, effective as of April 6, 2005. There was no arrangement or understanding pursuant to which Mr. Satre was elected as a director, and there are no related party transactions between us and Mr. Satre. Mr. Satre will initially not serve as a member of any committee of our Board of Directors. Mr. Satre's term will expire at our annual meeting in June 2005, at which time he will stand for election for a three year term. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Press Release issued by Rite Aid Corporation, dated April 8, 2005. 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. RITE AID CORPORATION Dated: April 8, 2005 By: /s/ Robert B. Sari ------------------------------------- Name: Robert B. Sari Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary RITE AID CORPORATION CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K Report dated April 8, 2005 (April 6, 2005) EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description - ------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release issued by Rite Aid Corporation, dated April 8, 2005. EX-99 2 nyc54430.txt EX 99.1 - PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99.1 ------------ INVESTORS MEDIA John Standley Karen Rugen (717) 214-8857 (717) 730-7766 Kevin Twomey (717) 731-6540 or investor@riteaid.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PHILIP G. SATRE ELECTED TO RITE AID BOARD OF DIRECTORS CAMP HILL, PA, April 8, 2005--The Board of Directors of Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE, PCX:RAD) today announced the election of Philip G. Satre to the Board. Mr. Satre's term will expire at the company's annual meeting in June 2005, at which time he will stand for election for a three year term. His election brings the Board's membership to ten. Mr. Satre, 55, retired January 1, 2005 as chairman of the board of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., the world's largest casino operator, after serving 25 years with the company. During his tenure, he held various operating and executive management roles as the company expanded from just two Nevada casinos and one in development in Atlantic City to a $4.5 billion operator of 27 casinos under the Harrah's, Horseshow, Showboat, Rio and Harveys brand names. He joined Harrah's in 1980 as vice president, general counsel and secretary, was named president and chief executive officer of Harrah's gaming division in 1984 and was elected to the board of directors in 1988. In 1994, he became ceo of Harrah's Entertainment and in 1997, was elected chairman of the board. Prior to joining Harrah's, he practiced law in Reno, Nevada. Mr. Satre is a member of the board of directors of the National Center for Responsible Gaming, the Nevada Cancer Institute and TABCORP Holdings Limited of Australia and Sierra Pacific Resources. He received a bachelor of arts degree from Stanford University, a law degree from the University of California, Davis and attended the Senior Executive Development program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management. Rite Aid Corporation is one of the nation's leading drugstore chains with annual revenues of $16.8 billion and approximately 3,400 stores in 28 states and the District of Columbia. Information about Rite Aid, including corporate background and press releases, is available through the company's website at www.riteaid.com. ### -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----