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):
May 1, 2019
Rite Aid Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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1-5742 |
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23-1614034 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer
Identification Number) |
30 Hunter Lane, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(717) 761-2633
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 1, 2019, Rite Aid Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it had received notice from the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) that it has regained full compliance with the NYSE’s minimum average share price listing requirement. Rule 802.01C of the NYSE’s Listed Company Manual requires that a company’s common stock trade at a minimum average closing price of $1.00 over a consecutive 30 trading-day period. The Company regained compliance after its closing share price on April 30, 2019 and its average closing share price for the consecutive 30-days of trading ending April 30, 2019 were both above $1.00 per share. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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