FORM 3 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 06/04/2007 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RITE AID CORP [ RAD ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share | 250,000,000 | D(1) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. ("PJC") is the record holder of 250,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Rite Aid Corporation. 3958230 Canada Inc., a Canadian corporation ("Numbered Company"), is the controlling shareholder of PJC. As a result of its relationship with PJC, Numbered Company may be deemed to have the power to vote and dispose of the Common Stock owned by PJC. Mr. Jean Coutu ("Mr. Coutu"), the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of PJC and the controlling shareholder, President and a director of Numbered Company, may be deemed to have the power to vote and dispose of the Common Stock owned by PJC. For purposes of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of Numbered Company and Mr. Coutu disclaims beneficial ownership of PJC's shares in excess of its respective pecuniary interest. |
THE JEAN COUTU GROUP (PJC) INC. /s/ Jean Coutu Chairman of the Board, President and CEO | 06/11/2007 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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