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Related Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Jun. 01, 2013
Related Party Transactions  
Related Party Transactions

11. Related Party Transactions

        As of June 1, 2013, the Jean Coutu Group owned 105,901,162 shares (11.3% of the voting power of the Company) of common stock. On June 26, 2013, the Jean Coutu Group announced that it had sold 40,500,000 of its 105,901,162 shares of Rite Aid's common stock and now owns approximately 6.9% of the voting power of the Company. At this level of ownership, the Jean Coutu Group (and, subject to certain conditions, certain members of the Coutu family) has the right to designate one of the eight members of the Company's board of directors, subject to adjustment for future reductions in its ownership position in the Company.