10-Q/A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q/A

(Amendment No. 1)

☒    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 2, 2023

OR

☐    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                to                

Commission File Number: 1-5742

RITE AID CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	23-1614034 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
PO Box 3165, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (Address of principal executive offices)	17105 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (717) 761-2633.

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report):

Not Applicable

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None (*)

(*) On October 17, 2023, Rite Aid Corporation’s common stock, which previously traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol

RAD, began trading exclusively on the over-the-counter market under the symbol RADCQ. On October 31, 2023, the New York Stock Exchange filed a

Form 25-NSE with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Rite Aid Corporation’s common stock was subsequently delisted from the New

York Stock Exchange. On January 29, 2024, Rite Aid Corporation’s common stock was deregistered under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act

of 1934, as amended.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “Large Accelerated Filer,” “Accelerated Filer,” “Smaller Reporting Company” and “Emerging Growth Company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer ☐ Accelerated Filer ☒ Non-Accelerated Filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange act). Yes ☐ No ☒

The registrant had 55,974,015 shares of its $1.00 par value common stock outstanding as of July 22, 2024.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Rite Aid Corporation (“Rite Aid,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A (this “Amendment" or “Form 10-Q/A”) to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 2, 2023, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 17, 2023 (the “Original Form 10-Q”) to make certain changes, as described below.

Subsequent to the issuance of the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended March 4, 2023, management evaluated the materiality of a misstatement related to the Company’s historical accounting for closed store liabilities in accordance with changes in ASC 420, Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations. Based on their evaluation, management concluded the misstatement is not material to the Company’s previously issued consolidated financial statements as of and for each of the three fiscal years ended March 4, 2023 and each of the interim and year-to-date periods then ended, (collectively the “previously issued financial statements”).

However, due to the discovery of this error, we reevaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting (“ICFR”) as of March 4, 2023 and identified a material weakness in our ICFR. For a more detailed description of this material weakness, refer to Part I, Item 4,“Controls and Procedures.” This Amendment therefore amends our assessment of our disclosure controls and procedures to indicate that they were not effective as of September 2, 2023 because of this material weakness.

In conjunction with filing this Amendment, we determined it was appropriate to revise the previously issued financial statements and the related notes thereto to reflect the impact of the immaterial misstatement in the periods impacted. For additional information and a more detailed discussion, refer to Note 17 Revision of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements. The revised consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended March 4, 2023, February 26, 2022 and February 27, 2021 can be found in Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, filed with the SEC on July 25, 2024 (the “Fiscal 2023 10-K/A”). The revised condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarterly periods ended June 3, 2023 and May 28, 2022 can be found in Item 1 “Financial Statements” of the Company’s June 3, 2023 amended Form 10-Q/A, filed with the SEC on July 25, 2024 (the “Q1 2023 10-Q/A”). The revised condensed consolidated financial statements for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022 are provided in Item 1 of this amended Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A.

This following Items of the Original Form 10-Q have been amended as set forth in this Form 10-Q/A:

●Part I, Item 1. “Financial Statements”

●Part I, Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results”

●Part I, Item 4. “Controls and Procedures”

●Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors.”

In addition, Part II, Item 6 “Exhibits” of the Original Form 10-Q also has been amended to include new certifications by our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The new certifications are attached to this Amendment as Exhibits 31.1, 31.2, and 32. The other Items of the Original Form 10-Q have not been amended and, accordingly, have not been repeated in this Amendment.

The only changes to the Original Form 10-Q are related to the matters described above. Except as described above, this Amendment does not amend, update, or change any other item or disclosure in the Original Form 10-Q and does not purport to reflect any information or event subsequent to the filing thereof. As such, this Amendment speaks only as of the date the Original Form 10-Q was filed, and the Company has not undertaken herein to amend, update, or change any information contained in the Original Form 10-Q to give effect to any event following the date of filing of the Original Form 10-Q, other than as expressly indicated in this Amendment. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Form 10-Q and any subsequent filing with the SEC.

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RITE AID CORPORATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Explanatory Note	2
	Cautionary Statement and Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements	4
	PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited):
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023	9
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Thirteen Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022	10
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the Thirteen Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022	11
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022	12
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022	13
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023	14
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended August 27, 2022	15
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022	16
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	17
ITEM 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results	58
ITEM 4.	Controls and Procedures	82
	PART II OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1A.	Risk Factors	83
ITEM 6.	Exhibits	88

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

On October 15, 2023, the Company and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company Parties” or the “Debtors”) reached an agreement in principle (the “Restructuring Term Sheet”) with certain holders of the Company’s 7.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (the “7.500% Secured Notes”) and 8.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (the “8.000% Secured Notes”) and the indentures relating to the same (such holders, the “Consenting Noteholders”) on the terms of a comprehensive restructuring package to be implemented through the Chapter 11 Cases (as defined below). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in the “Restructuring Transactions” sections of this Current Report on Form 10-Q have the meanings given to them in the Restructuring Term Sheet, which is filed as Exhibit 10.38 to this Form 10-Q and incorporated herein by reference. The Restructuring Term Sheet remains subject to definitive documentation, including the execution of a restructuring support agreement (the “Restructuring Support Agreement”). Under the Restructuring Term Sheet, the Consenting Noteholders have agreed, subject to certain terms and conditions more fully described herein, to support a financial and operational restructuring (the “Restructuring”) of the existing debt of, existing equity interests in, and certain other obligations of the Company Parties, pursuant to a plan of reorganization (the “Plan”) filed in the cases commenced under chapter 11 (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey (the “Bankruptcy Court”). In addition to the Restructuring Term Sheet, the Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries entered into two senior secured debtor-in-possession financing arrangements (“DIP Financing”), pursuant to which certain lenders have agreed to provide the Company with various loan commitments in the aggregate principal amount of not less than $3.45 billion. The DIP Financing, and the credit facilities provided for thereunder, are further described in Note 10, Indebtedness and Credit Agreements, of this Form 10-Q.

To implement the Plan and secure approval of the DIP Financing, on October 15, 2023, the Company Parties filed voluntary petitions to commence the Chapter 11 Cases in the Bankruptcy Court (the “Petition Date”). Each Company Party will continue to operate its business as a “debtor in possession” under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and the orders of the Bankruptcy Court. The Chapter 11 Cases are being jointly administered under the caption In re Rite Aid Corporation., et al., Case No. 23-18993 (MBK). The Debtors filed with the Bankruptcy Court certain motions seeking a variety of customary “first day” relief, including authority to pay employee wages and benefits, to pay vendors and suppliers for goods and services provided both before and after the Petition Date, and to continue honoring insurance and tax obligations as they come due. In addition, the Company filed with the Bankruptcy Court (a) a motion seeking approval of the DIP Financing in the form of the DIP Credit Agreements (as defined and described below), and (b) a motion seeking approval of certain procedures relating to the marketing and auction (if necessary) of all or some of the Company’s assets. At the Debtors’ “first day hearing” on October 16, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court approved all first day relief from the bench, pending entry of the revised forms of order. The Company filed the revised forms of order to the Bankruptcy Court immediately following the first day hearing, and the Company expects that the Bankruptcy Court will enter the orders approving the first day relief in the immediate term. Bankruptcy Court filings and information related to the Chapter 11 Cases are available at: https://restructuring.ra.kroll.com/RiteAid.

Substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern exists in light of its Chapter 11 Cases. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is contingent upon, among other things, its ability to, subject to the approval by the Bankruptcy Court, implement a comprehensive Restructuring, successfully emerge from the Chapter 11 Cases and generate sufficient liquidity following the Restructuring to meet its obligations and operating needs.

Although management believes that the Restructuring of the Company through the Chapter 11 Cases will appropriately position the Company upon emergence, the commencement of these proceedings constituted an event of default (and an acceleration event) under certain of the Company’s debt agreements, enforcement of any remedies in respect of which is automatically stayed as a result of the Chapter 11 proceedings. There are a number of risks and uncertainties associated with the Company’s bankruptcy, including, among others that: (a) the Company’s Plan may never be confirmed or become effective, (b) the Restructuring Term Sheet may be terminated by one or more of the parties thereto, (c) the Bankruptcy Court may grant or deny motions in a manner that is adverse to the Company and its subsidiaries, and (d) the Chapter 11 Cases may be converted into cases under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code.

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The transactions and Restructuring contemplated by the Restructuring Term Sheet are subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court, among other conditions. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the transactions described therein will be consummated on the expected terms, if at all. As a result, the Company has concluded that management’s plans at this stage do not alleviate substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Additionally, the Company cannot assure you that its creditors or stockholders will receive any recovery from the bankruptcy proceedings. As a result, the Company expects that its securities, including its currently outstanding shares of common stock, will be highly speculative during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases and will pose substantial risks and trading prices for its securities may bear little or no relationship to the actual recovery, if any, by holders of its securities in bankruptcy proceedings. Additionally, if the Company fails to regain compliance with the New York Stock Exchange’s continued listing standards, its common stock may be subject to delisting or trading in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market. Accordingly, the Company urges extreme caution with respect to existing and future investments in its common stock.

On October 14, 2023, McKesson Corporation (“McKesson”) sent notice to the Company purporting to terminate the Eleventh Amendment to Supply Agreement by and between Rite Aid Corporation and McKesson Corporation, dated as of February 28, 2019 (the “McKesson Corporation Supply Agreement”) based on the occurrence of a termination event. The Company and McKesson have negotiated an agreement in principle to ensure no disruption to the Company’s business and operations, which agreement in principle includes a reservation of rights for both parties as to the purported termination. To the extent such agreement in principle is not executed, is not approved by the Bankruptcy Court, or is approved but subsequently terminates, the Company would vigorously contest such purported termination as null, void, and without effect. Subsequently, to the extent (a) such termination is not rescinded or (b) the Company does not prevail as to the invalidity of the termination event, the termination of the McKesson Corporation Supply Agreement may result in a material adverse impact on the Company’s business and operations.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report, as well as our other public filings or public statements, include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are often identified by terms and phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “continue,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “predict,” “will” and similar expressions and include references to assumptions and relate to our future prospects, developments and business strategies.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

● our ability to fund our planned operations for the next twelve months and our ability to continue as a going concern;

● the adverse impact of the Chapter 11 Cases on our business, financial condition, and results of operations;

● our ability to successfully consummate the Restructuring and emerge from the Chapter 11 Cases, including by satisfying the conditions and milestones in the Restructuring Term Sheet;

● our ability to improve our liquidity and long-term capital structure and to address our debt service obligations through the Restructuring;

● our ability to make the required payments under the agreements governing our debt obligations;

● our ability to maintain relationships with suppliers, customers, employees and other third parties as a result of the Restructuring and the Chapter 11 Cases;

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● the effects of the Restructuring and the Chapter 11 Cases on the Company and the interests of various constituents;

● risks and uncertainties associated with the Restructuring, including our ability to receive approvals for debtor-in-possession financing, obtain confirmation of the Plan under the Chapter 11 Cases and successfully consummate the Restructuring;

● our ability to receive any required approvals of the Plan and the responses of our securityholders, other stakeholders and customers, including those party to the Restructuring Term Sheet;

● our ability to monetize certain assets;

● our ability to achieve the benefits of our efforts of our multi-year performance acceleration program;

● subject to the successful outcome of the Restructuring, the nature, cost, impact and outcome of pending and future litigation, other legal or regulatory proceedings, or governmental investigations and actions, including those related to opioids, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations, “usual and customary” pricing, government payor programs, business practices, or other matters;

● the impact of widespread health developments, such as the global coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, the changing consumer behavior and preferences (including preferred shopping locations, vaccine hesitancy and the emergence of new variants), and the impact of those factors on the broader economy, financial and labor markets, wages, availability and access to credit and capital, our front-end and pharmacy operations and services, supply chain challenges including shipping delays, container and trucker shortages, port congestion and other logistics problems, our associates and executive and administrative personnel, our third-party service providers (including suppliers, vendors and business partners), and customers. In addition, continued shortages of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and other employee turnover in the markets in which we operate, may inhibit our ability to maintain store hours at preferred levels. Any of these developments could result in a material adverse effect on our business, financial conditions and results of operations;

● our ability to successfully implement our strategy, attract and retain a sufficient number of our target consumers, integrate operations such as Elixir, our pharmacy benefit management (“PBM”) operations, and any acquisitions, implement and integrate information technology and digital services, obtain permits required for store remodels, and improve the operating performance of our stores and PBM operations;

● general competitive, economic, industry, market, political (including healthcare reform) and regulatory conditions, including continued impacts of inflation or other pricing environment factors on our costs, liquidity and our ability to pass on price increases to our customers, including as a result of inflationary and deflationary pressures, a decline in consumer spending or deterioration in consumer financial position, whether due to inflation or other factors, as well as other factors specific to the markets in which we operate;

● the severity and resulting impact of the cough, cold and flu season;

● the impact on retail pharmacy business as PBM payors seek to reduce payments to retail pharmacies and incent or mandate movement away from retail pharmacies to PBM mail order pharmacies;

● our ability to achieve the benefits of our efforts to reduce the purchasing cost of our generic drugs;

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● the risk that changes in federal or state laws or regulations, including to those relating to labor or wages, the Health Care Education Affordability Reconciliation Act, the repeal of all or part of the Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act (or “ACA”), and decisions of agencies and courts including the United States Supreme Court regarding those and other matters relevant to Rite Aid Corporation or its operations, and any regulations enacted thereunder may occur;

● the impact of the loss of one or more major third-party payor contracts and the risk that providers and state contract changes may occur;

● the risk that we may need to take further impairment charges;

● our ability to sell our Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) receivables, in whole or in part, and on reasonably available terms, which could negatively impact our liquidity if we do not consummate a sale;

● our ability to grow prescription count, realize front-end sales growth, and improve and grow the operations of our PBM;

● our ability to achieve cost savings and the other benefits of our organizational restructuring within our anticipated timeframe, if at all;

● the impact of stores currently being closed and future decisions to close additional stores and distribution centers or undertake additional refinancing activities, which could result in further charges;

● our ability to manage expenses, our liquidity and our investments in working capital;

● the continued impact of gross margin pressure in the PBM industry due to continued consolidation and client demand for lower prices while providing enhanced service offerings;

● risks related to breaches of our (or our vendors’) information or payment systems or unauthorized access to confidential or personal information of our associates or customers;

● our ability to maintain our current pharmacy services business and obtain new pharmacy services business and clients, including maintaining renewals of expiring contracts, avoiding contract termination rights that may permit certain of our clients to terminate their contracts prior to their expiration, early price renegotiations prior to contract expirations, the risk that we cannot meet client guarantees and the impact of pricing decisions on our ability to retain our customer base;

● our ability to manage the transition to a new chief executive officer and other management;

● our ability to manage our Medicare Part D plan medical loss ratio (“MLR”) and meet the financial obligations of the plan;

● any negative impact of exiting the Medicare Part D Insurance market on our business, financial conditions and results of operations;

● the expiration or termination of our Medicare or Medicaid managed care contracts by federal or state governments;

● changes in future exchange or interest rates or credit ratings, changes in tax laws, regulations, rates and policies;

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● our ability to maintain the listing of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), and the resulting impact of either (i) a delisting or (ii) remedies taken to prevent a delisting on our results of operations and financial condition; and

● other risks and uncertainties described from time to time in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

We undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements included in this report, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date of this report. Our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from the results expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences are discussed in the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results” included herein and in our Fiscal 2023 10-K/A, and our Q1 2023 10-Q/A, as well as in “Part I – Item 1A. Risk Factors” of the Fiscal 2023 10-K/A, “Part II – Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Q1 2023 10-Q/A and in “Part II – Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A. To the extent that COVID-19 adversely affects our business and financial results, it may also have the effect of heightening many of the risk factors described herein and in our Fiscal 2023 10-K/A.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Financial Statements

RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

	September 2,		March 4,
	2023		2023
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	92,926	$	157,151
Accounts receivable, net		1,472,755		1,149,958
Inventories, net of LIFO reserve of $554,932 and $539,932		1,993,873		1,900,744
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		179,099		93,194
Total current assets		3,738,653		3,301,047
Property, plant and equipment, net		790,001		907,771
Operating lease right-of-use assets		2,239,043		2,497,206
Goodwill		90,436		507,936
Other intangibles, net		201,572		250,112
Deferred tax assets		12,368		12,368
Other assets		53,879		50,922
Total assets	$	7,125,952	$	7,527,362
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt and lease financing obligations	$	3,773,356	$	6,332
Accounts payable		1,428,286		1,494,611
Accrued salaries, wages and other current liabilities		876,719		709,891
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		422,233		502,403
Total current liabilities		6,500,594		2,713,237
Long-term debt, less current maturities		—		2,925,258
Long-term operating lease liabilities		2,373,953		2,372,943
Lease financing obligations, less current maturities		11,718		12,580
Other noncurrent liabilities		147,869		97,577
Total liabilities		9,034,134		8,121,595
Commitments and contingencies		—		—
Stockholders’ deficit:
Common stock, par value $1 per share; 75,000 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding 56,486 and 56,629		56,486		56,629
Additional paid-in capital		5,920,361		5,917,964
Accumulated deficit		(7,870,177)		(6,553,974)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(14,852)		(14,852)
Total stockholders’ deficit		(1,908,182)		(594,233)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$	7,125,952	$	7,527,362

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

	Thirteen Week Period Ended
	September 2, 2023		August 27, 2022
Revenues	$	5,646,081	$	5,901,069
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues		4,550,485		4,746,574
Selling, general and administrative expenses		1,458,466		1,193,553
Facility exit and impairment charges		300,525		47,271
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges		295,490		252,200
Interest expense		72,658		52,533
Gain on debt modifications and retirements, net		—		(41,312)
Gain on sale of assets, net		(24,087)		(29,001)
		6,653,537		6,221,818
Loss before income taxes		(1,007,456)		(320,749)
Income tax expense		2,338		11,967
Net loss	$	(1,009,794)	$	(332,716)
Computation of loss attributable to common stockholders:
Net loss attributable to common stockholders — basic and diluted	$	(1,009,794)	$	(332,716)
Basic and diluted loss per share	$	(18.26)	$	(6.10)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

	Thirteen Week Period Ended
	September 2, 2023		August 27, 2022
Net loss	$	(1,009,794)	$	(332,716)
Other comprehensive income:
Defined benefit pension plans:
Amortization of net actuarial losses included in net periodic pension cost, net of $0 and $0 income tax expense		—		—
Change in fair value of interest rate cap		—		—
Total other comprehensive income		—		—
Comprehensive loss	$	(1,009,794)	$	(332,716)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

	Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2, 2023		August 27, 2022
Revenues	$	11,299,243	$	11,915,652
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues		9,025,121		9,564,428
Selling, general and administrative expenses		2,713,689		2,411,482
Facility exit and impairment charges		320,217		89,092
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges		446,990		252,200
Interest expense		137,878		100,652
Gain on debt modifications and retirements, net		—		(41,312)
Gain on sale of assets, net		(32,280)		(58,197)
		12,611,615		12,318,345
Loss before income taxes		(1,312,372)		(402,693)
Income tax expense		3,831		15,464
Net loss	$	(1,316,203)	$	(418,157)
Computation of loss attributable to common stockholders:
Net loss attributable to common stockholders — basic and diluted	$	(1,316,203)	$	(418,157)
Basic and diluted loss per share	$	(23.83)	$	(7.68)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

	Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2, 2023		August 27, 2022
Net loss	$	(1,316,203)	$	(418,157)
Other comprehensive income:
Defined benefit pension plans:
Amortization of net actuarial losses included in net periodic pension cost, net of $0 and $0 income tax expense		—		—
Change in fair value of interest rate cap		—		—
Total other comprehensive income		—		—
Comprehensive loss	$	(1,316,203)	$	(418,157)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

								Accumulated
				Additional				Other
	Common Stock			Paid-In		Accumulated		Comprehensive
	Shares	Amount		Capital		Deficit		Loss		Total
BALANCE MARCH 4, 2023	56,629	$	56,629	$	5,917,964	$	(6,553,974)	$	(14,852)	$	(594,233)
Net loss							(306,409)				(306,409)
Other comprehensive loss:
Comprehensive loss											(306,409)
Issuance of restricted stock	256		256		(256)						—
Shares issued under the performance-based incentive plans	44		44		(44)						—
Exchange of restricted shares for taxes	(18)		(18)		(28)						(46)
Cancellation of restricted stock	(203)		(203)		203						—
Amortization of restricted stock balance					1,201						1,201
Amortization of performance-based incentive plans					(109)						(109)
BALANCE JUNE 3, 2023	56,708	$	56,708	$	5,918,931	$	(6,860,383)	$	(14,852)	$	(899,596)
Net loss							(1,009,794)				(1,009,794)
Other comprehensive loss:
Comprehensive loss											(1,009,794)
Exchange of restricted shares for taxes	(113)		(113)		(68)						(181)
Cancellation of restricted stock	(109)		(109)		109						—
Amortization of restricted stock balance					1,261						1,261
Amortization of performance-based incentive plans					128						128
BALANCE SEPTEMBER 2, 2023	56,486	$	56,486	$	5,920,361	$	(7,870,177)	$	(14,852)	$	(1,908,182)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

								Accumulated
				Additional				Other
	Common Stock			Paid-In		Accumulated		Comprehensive
	Shares	Amount		Capital		Deficit		Loss		Total
BALANCE FEBRUARY 26, 2022	55,752	$	55,752	$	5,910,299	$	(5,834,786)	$	(15,437)	$	115,828
Net loss							(85,441)				(85,441)
Other comprehensive loss:
Comprehensive loss											(85,441)
Issuance of restricted stock	61		61		(61)						—
Exchange of restricted shares for taxes	(63)		(63)		(490)						(553)
Cancellation of restricted stock	(127)		(127)		127						—
Amortization of restricted stock balance					3,324						3,324
Stock-based compensation expense					201						201
Amortization of performance-based incentive plans					(190)						(190)
BALANCE MAY 28, 2022	55,623		55,623		5,913,210		(5,920,227)		(15,437)		33,169
Net loss							(332,716)				(332,716)
Other comprehensive loss:
Comprehensive loss											(332,716)
Issuance of restricted stock	1,141		1,141		(1,141)						—
Exchange of restricted shares for taxes	(182)		(182)		(1,284)						(1,466)
Cancellation of restricted stock	(2)		(2)		2						—
Amortization of restricted stock balance					3,323						3,323
Stock-based compensation expense					111						111
Amortization of performance-based incentive plans					1,300						1,300
BALANCE AUGUST 27, 2022	56,580	$	56,580	$	5,915,521	$	(6,252,943)	$	(15,437)	$	(296,279)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

	Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2, 2023		August 27, 2022
Operating activities:
Net loss	$	(1,316,203)	$	(418,157)
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		134,924		138,637
Facility exit and impairment charges		320,217		89,092
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges		446,990		252,200
LIFO charge		15,000		10,121
Gain on sale of assets, net		(32,280)		(58,197)
Change in allowances for uncollectible accounts receivable		(19,959)		(1,671)
Stock-based compensation expense		2,149		8,069
Gain on debt modifications and retirements, net		—		(41,312)
Changes in deferred taxes		—		6,133
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(303,973)		(211,673)
Inventories		(108,129)		(77,405)
Accounts payable		(34,299)		(43,343)
Operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities		(33,978)		(31,713)
Other assets		(88,771)		(10,870)
Other liabilities		205,151		(61,372)
Net cash used in operating activities		(813,161)		(451,461)
Investing activities:
Payments for property, plant and equipment		(76,869)		(122,243)
Intangible assets acquired		(15,217)		(15,356)
Proceeds from dispositions of assets and investments		29,125		41,003
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions		5,454		45,986
Net cash used in investing activities		(57,507)		(50,610)
Financing activities:
Net proceeds from revolver		837,000		677,000
Principal payments on long-term debt		(1,978)		(152,011)
Change in zero balance cash accounts		(27,939)		(12,931)
Financing fees paid for early debt redemption		(51)		(881)
Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards		(227)		(2,019)
Deferred financing costs paid		(362)		—
Net cash provided by financing activities		806,443		509,158
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(64,225)		7,087
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		157,151		39,721
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	92,926	$	46,808

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X and therefore do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete annual financial statements. The accompanying financial information reflects all adjustments which are of a recurring nature and, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods. The results of operations for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year, particularly as a result of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Rite Aid Corporation (“Rite Aid”) and Subsidiaries (together with Rite Aid, the “Company”) Fiscal 2023 10-K/A.

Going Concern

As of the date the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were issued (the “issuance date”), management evaluated the significance of the following adverse conditions in accordance with ASC 205-40, Going Concern.

As disclosed in Note 16, Subsequent Events, on October 15, 2023, the Company Parties reached an agreement in principle with the Consenting Noteholders on the terms of a financial operational restructuring, the material terms of which are set forth in the Restructuring Term Sheet. The Company filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 (the “Chapter 11 filing” or “bankruptcy filing”) of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the District of New Jersey and expects to continue to manage its operations as a “debtor-in-possession” under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court. In general, as a debtor-in-possession, the Company is authorized to continue to operate as an ongoing business but not to engage in transactions outside the ordinary course of business without the prior approval of the Bankruptcy Court. Elixir Insurance (“EI”) was excluded from the Chapter 11 filing due to regulatory factors.

The bankruptcy filing represents an adverse event that creates substantial uncertainty regarding the Company’s ability to recover its assets and satisfy its liabilities in the ordinary course of business. In this regard, while management believes the Company will be able to emerge from bankruptcy and continue to operate as a viable going concern, management can provide no assurance that: (a) the Company’s Plan may never be confirmed or become effective, (b) the Debtors’ voting creditors may reject the Plan embodying the restructuring transactions contemplated by the Restructuring Term Sheet, (c) the Bankruptcy Court may grant or deny motions in a manner that is adverse to the Company and its subsidiaries, and (d) the Chapter 11 Cases may be converted into cases under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code.

The transactions contemplated by the Restructuring Term Sheet are subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court, among other conditions. Accordingly, management can provide no assurance that the transactions described therein will be consummated.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

While management believes the reorganization through the Chapter 11 proceedings will appropriately position the Company upon its re-emergence from bankruptcy, the commencement of these proceedings constituted an event of default (and an acceleration event) under certain of the Company’s debt agreements, for which enforcement of any remedies by the lenders have been automatically stayed as a result of the Chapter 11 proceedings. However, management can provide no assurance that the lenders will ultimately be able to exercise their remedies, which may include, among others, a cessation of the Company’s operations and liquidation of its assets. As a result of the foregoing acceleration event, all of the Company’s outstanding indebtedness, including indebtedness subject to cross-default provisions, has been classified as current debt in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of September 2, 2023. See Note 10. Indebtedness and Credit Agreement.

These uncertainties raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is contingent upon, among other things, its ability to, subject to the approval by the Bankruptcy Court, implement a comprehensive restructuring, successfully emerge from the Chapter 11 and generate sufficient liquidity following the Restructuring to meet its obligations and operating needs as they become due. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis that the Company will continue to operate as a going concern, which contemplates that the Company will be able to realize assets and settle liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business for twelve months following the issuance date. Accordingly, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

Revenue Recognition

The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue by major source in each segment for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022:

	September 2,		August 27,		September 2,		August 27,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
In thousands	(13 weeks)		(13 weeks)		(26 weeks)		(26 weeks)
Retail Pharmacy Segment:
Pharmacy sales	$	3,319,057	$	2,971,236	$	6,616,031	$	6,024,684
Front-end sales		1,124,017		1,231,590		2,291,363		2,492,796
Other revenue		27,853		28,965		55,862		59,667
Total Retail Pharmacy Segment		4,470,927		4,231,791		8,963,256		8,577,147
Pharmacy Services Segment		1,209,858		1,727,241		2,406,012		3,453,098
Intersegment elimination		(34,704)		(57,963)		(70,025)		(114,593)
Total revenue	$	5,646,081	$	5,901,069	$	11,299,243	$	11,915,652

The Retail Pharmacy Segment offered a chain-wide loyalty card program titled wellness+. Individual customers were able to become members of the wellness+ program. Members participating in the wellness+ loyalty card program earned points on a calendar year basis for eligible front-end merchandise purchases and qualifying prescription purchases. The wellness+ program was terminated as of July 1, 2020, with benefits earned as of that date available to be used through the end of calendar year 2020. Beginning in December 2020, the Company granted temporary extensions of benefits to certain previous members that were eligible for a discount as of the end of each previous six month period such that those prior members were eligible to continue to receive that discount on purchases made through the subsequent six months with no additional purchase requirement. New and existing customers who were not already

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

eligible for program benefits also had the opportunity to earn additional discounts on purchases made through each six month period. A final extension was granted on December 31, 2021 through February 26, 2022 at which point all discounts were terminated.

A new loyalty program, Rite Aid Rewards, was initiated on February 27, 2022. Customers that enroll in the new program earn points for each dollar spent on front of store purchases as well as for eligible pharmacy prescriptions. Points can then be converted into a “Rite Aid Rewards” coupon that can be tendered as payment in a future purchase. Each point is worth $0.002. Customers must accumulate 1,000 points and create an online account in order to convert earned points to a “Rite Aid Rewards” coupon. Unused/unconverted points expire after 90 days. Unredeemed “Rite Aid Rewards” coupons expire 30 days after conversion from points earned.

Points earned pursuant to the Rite Aid Rewards program represent a performance obligation. The value of unredeemed Rite Aid Rewards points is deferred as a contract liability (included in other current liabilities). As members redeem points in the form of a Rite Aid Rewards coupon or when points or unredeemed Rite Aid Rewards coupons expire, the Retail Pharmacy Segment recognizes the redeemed/expired portion of the deferred contract liability into revenue. For the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023, the Company recognized additional contract deferrals of $707 as a reduction of revenues. The Retail Pharmacy Segment had accrued contract liabilities of $2,560 and $2,030 as of September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023, respectively.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. This ASU provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or another rate affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. In response to the concerns about structural risks of Interbank Offered Rates (“IBORs”) and, particularly, the risk of cessation of LIBOR, regulators have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. This ASU provides companies with optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden associated with transitioning away from reference rates that are expected to be discontinued. In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-01, which adds implementation guidance to the above ASU to clarify certain optional expedients and exceptions in Topic 848. The Company adopted ASU 2020-04 effective December 1, 2022 and the adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

2. Restructuring

Beginning in fiscal 2019, the Company initiated a series of plans designed to reorganize its executive management team, improve its cost structure, free up working capital, rebrand its retail pharmacy and pharmacy services business, and launch its Store of the Future format. Other strategic initiatives included the expansion of the Company’s digital business, replacing and updating the Company’s financial systems to improve efficiency, and closing unprofitable stores. In December 2022, the Company announced a new multi-year performance acceleration program, which allows it to fast-track initiatives that will improve sales, script volume and operating margins, and free up cash. This program has given the Company visibility into the profitability opportunities it can drive over the next three years by focusing on improvements and growth in its core businesses. These and future activities, including those designed to enhance the

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Company’s liquidity and capital structure, are expected to provide future growth opportunities, expense efficiency benefits, as well as reduce its level of corporate leverage and are reflected into its plan of reorganization. The Company also engaged professional advisors to assist with the exploration of strategic alternatives, including the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases. In connection with the Chapter 11 Cases, the Company has incurred, and expects to continue to incur, significant professional fees and other costs. As part of its reorganization, the Company expects to implement a revised business plan to bolster core strengths, address operational challenges, reinforce liquidity, reduce leverage, optimize store footprint, and address litigation. As mentioned herein, there can be no assurance as to whether the Chapter 11 Cases will be successful, including the Company’s ability to achieve its operational, strategic, and financial goals.

For the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023, the Company incurred total restructuring-related costs of $85,709, which are included as a component of SG&A. These costs are as follows:

	Retail Pharmacy		Pharmacy
	Segment		Services Segment		Total
Restructuring-related costs
Severance and related costs associated with ongoing reorganization efforts(a)	$	926	$	—	$	926
Professional and other fees relating to restructuring activities(b)		82,484		2,299		84,783
Total restructuring-related costs	$	83,410	$	2,299	$	85,709

For the thirteen week period ended August 27, 2022, the Company incurred total restructuring-related costs of $12,805, which are included as a component of SG&A. These costs are as follows:

	Retail Pharmacy		Pharmacy
	Segment		Services Segment		Total
Restructuring-related costs
Severance and related costs associated with ongoing reorganization efforts(a)	$	913	$	—	$	913
Professional and other fees relating to restructuring activities(c)		7,529		4,363		11,892
Total restructuring-related costs	$	8,442	$	4,363	$	12,805

For the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023, the Company incurred total restructuring-related costs of $163,839, which are included as a component of SG&A. These costs are as follows:

	Retail Pharmacy		Pharmacy
	Segment		Services Segment		Total
Restructuring-related costs
Severance and related costs associated with ongoing reorganization efforts(a)	$	1,366	$	—	$	1,366
Professional and other fees relating to restructuring activities(b)		158,513		3,960		162,473
Total restructuring-related costs	$	159,879	$	3,960	$	163,839

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

For the twenty-six week period ended August 27, 2022, the Company incurred total restructuring-related costs of $35,451, which are included as a component of SG&A. These costs are as follows:

	Retail Pharmacy		Pharmacy
	Segment		Services Segment		Total
Restructuring-related costs
Severance and related costs associated with ongoing reorganization efforts(a)	$	12,201	$	616	$	12,817
Professional and other fees relating to restructuring activities(c)		13,612		9,022		22,634
Total restructuring-related costs	$	25,813	$	9,638	$	35,451

A summary of restructuring-related liabilities associated with the programs noted above, which are included in accrued salaries, wages and other current liabilities, is as follows:

	Severance and related		Professional and
	costs (a)		other fees (b)		Total
Balance as of March 4, 2023	$	7,658	$	42,154	$	49,812
Additions charged to expense		440		77,690		78,130
Cash payments		(2,738)		(33,962)		(36,700)
Balance as of June 3, 2023	$	5,360	$	85,882	$	91,242
Additions charged to expense		926		84,783		85,709
Cash payments		(2,052)		(106,782)		(108,834)
Balance as of September 2, 2023	$	4,234	$	63,883	$	68,117

(a) – Severance and related costs reflect severance accruals, executive search fees, outplacement services and other similar charges associated with ongoing reorganization efforts.

(b) – Professional and other fees include costs incurred in connection with the identification and implementation of initiatives, including its performance acceleration programs as well as costs incurred in connection with preparation for the Chapter 11 Cases.

(c) – Professional and other fees include costs incurred in connection with the identification and implementation of initiatives associated with restructuring activities.

3. Loss Per Share

Basic loss per share is computed by dividing loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted loss per share reflects the potential dilution that

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the loss of the Company, subject to anti-dilution limitations.

	Thirteen Week Period Ended				Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2,		August 27,		September 2,		August 27,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Basic and diluted loss per share:
Numerator:
Net loss attributable to common stockholders — basic and diluted	$	(1,009,794)	$	(332,716)	$	(1,316,203)	$	(418,157)
Denominator:
Basic and diluted weighted average shares		55,306		54,548		55,242		54,453
Basic and diluted loss per share	$	(18.26)	$	(6.10)	$	(23.83)	$	(7.68)

Due to their antidilutive effect, 16 and 539 potential shares related to stock options have been excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022, respectively. Also, excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022 are restricted shares of 1,074 and 1,811, respectively, which are included in shares outstanding.

4. Facility Exit and Impairment Charges

Facility exit and impairment charges consist of amounts as follows:

	Thirteen Week Period				Twenty-Six Week Period
	Ended				Ended
	September 2,			August 27,	September 2,		August 27,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Impairment charges	$	290,694	$	34,738	$	302,432	$	69,774
Facility exit charges		9,831		12,533		17,785		19,318
	$	300,525	$	47,271	$	320,217	$	89,092

Impairment Charges

These amounts include the write-down of long-lived assets at locations that were assessed for impairment because of management’s intention to relocate or close the location or because of changes in circumstances that indicated the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

The Company utilizes the three-level valuation hierarchy for the recognition and disclosure of fair value measurements. The categorization of assets and liabilities within this hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the measurement of fair value. The three levels of the hierarchy consist of the following:

● Level 1—Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.

● Level 2—Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices in markets that are not active or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the instrument.

● Level 3—Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable inputs based upon management’s best estimate of inputs market participants could use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date, including assumptions about risk.

Non-Financial Assets Measured on a Non-Recurring Basis

Long-lived non-financial assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis for purposes of calculating impairment using Level 2 and Level 3 inputs as defined in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of long-lived assets using Level 2 inputs is determined by evaluating the current economic conditions in the geographic area for similar use assets. The fair value of long-lived assets using Level 3 inputs is determined by estimating the amount and timing of net future cash flows (which are unobservable inputs) and discounting them using a risk-adjusted rate of interest (which is Level 1). The Company estimates future cash flows based on its experience and knowledge of the market in which the store is located. Significant increases or decreases in actual cash flows may result in valuation changes.

As further discussed in Note 1, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies, the Company concluded that there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date of issuance of the unaudited consolidated financial statements. As a result of this triggering event, the Company performed an analysis of the carrying value of its long-lived assets using Level 3 inputs.

During the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023, long-lived assets with a carrying value of $620,106, primarily right-of-use assets in connection with stores or leased office spaces, were written down to their fair value of $317,674, resulting in an impairment charge of $302,432 of which $290,694 relates to the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023. During the twenty-six week period ended August 27, 2022, long-lived assets with a carrying value of $86,534, primarily right-of-use assets in connection with stores or leased office spaces, were written down to their fair value of $16,760, resulting in an impairment charge of $69,774 of which $34,738 related to the thirteen week period ended August 27, 2022. If our actual future cash flows differ from our projections materially, certain stores that are either not impaired or partially impaired in the current period may be further impaired in future periods.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

The following table presents fair values for those assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022:

							Fair Values		Total Charges
							as of		Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Impairment Date		September 2, 2023
Long-lived assets held for use	$	—	$	2,653	$	313,218	$	315,871	$	(301,417)
Long-lived assets held for sale	$	—	$	1,803	$	—	$	1,803	$	(1,015)
Total	$	—	$	4,456	$	313,218	$	317,674	$	(302,432)

							Fair Values		Total Charges
							as of		Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Impairment Date		August 27, 2022
Long-lived assets held for use	$	—	$	11,645	$	—	$	11,645	$	(64,942)
Long-lived assets held for sale	$	—	$	5,115	$	—	$	5,115	$	(4,832)
Total	$	—	$	16,760	$	—	$	16,760	$	(69,774)

The above assets reflected in the caption ‘Long-lived assets held for sale’ have not been reclassified to assets held for sale due to their immateriality.

Facility Exit Charges

The Company assesses stores and distribution centers for potential closure or relocation. Decisions to close or relocate stores or distribution centers in future periods would result in inventory liquidation charges, as well as impairment of assets at these locations. When a store or distribution center is closed, the Company records executory costs for leases, as well as other store or distribution center closing and liquidation costs, when incurred.

The Company calculates the liability for facility exit or disposal cost obligations to include long-term contract termination costs and costs related to the disposal of long-lived assets.

The following table reflects the accrued facility exit charges:

	Thirteen Week Period				Twenty-Six Week Period
	Ended				Ended
	September 2,		August 27,		September 2,		August 27,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Balance—beginning of period	$	1,919	$	1,856	$	2,228	$	1,892
Provision for present value of executory costs for leases exited		—		—		155		—
Changes in assumptions and other adjustments		—		—		—		—
Interest accretion		—		—		—		—
Cash payments		(28)		(29)		(492)		(65)
Balance—end of period	$	1,891	$	1,827	$	1,891	$	1,827

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

5. Fair Value Measurements

The Company utilizes the three-level valuation hierarchy as described in Note 4, Facility Exit and Impairment Charges, for the recognition and disclosure of fair value measurements.

Financial instruments other than long-term indebtedness include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable. These instruments are recorded at book value, which we believe approximate their fair values due to their short term nature. In addition, as of September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023, the Company has $4,189 and $7,457, respectively, of investments carried at amortized cost as these investments are being held to maturity, which are included as a component of prepaid expenses and other current assets. The Company believes the carrying value of these investments approximates their fair value.

The fair value for Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) based borrowings under the Company’s senior secured credit facility is estimated based on the quoted market price of the financial instrument which is considered Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair values of substantially all of the Company’s other long-term indebtedness are estimated based on quoted market prices of the financial instruments which are considered Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The carrying amount and estimated fair value of the Company’s total long-term indebtedness was $3,767,350 and $3,165,382 respectively, as of September 2, 2023. The carrying amount and estimated fair value of the Company's total long-term indebtedness was $2,925,258 and $2,368,328, respectively, as of March 4, 2023.

6. Income Taxes

The Company recorded income tax expense of $2,338 and $11,967 for the thirteen week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022, respectively. The Company recorded income tax expense of $3,831 and $15,464 for the twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022, respectively. The effective tax rate for the thirteen week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022 was (0.2)% and (3.7)%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022 was (0.3)% and (3.8)%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 was net of an adjustment of (25.3)% and (25.8)%, respectively, to adjust the valuation allowance against deferred tax assets. The effective tax rate for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended August 27, 2022 was net of an adjustment of 87.8% and 62.5%, respectively, to adjust the valuation allowance against deferred tax assets, primarily resulting from a Pennsylvania law change that reduced the corporate net income tax rate causing a reduction to the valuation allowance of $380,509.

The Company recognizes tax liabilities in accordance with the guidance for uncertain tax positions and management adjusts these liabilities with changes in judgment as a result of the evaluation of new information not previously available. Due to the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a payment that is materially different from the current estimate of the tax liabilities.

The Company believes that it is reasonably possible that a decrease of up to $4,001 in unrecognized tax benefits related to state exposures may be necessary in the next twelve months; however, management does not expect the change to have a material impact on the results of operations or the financial position of the Company.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

The Company continues to maintain a valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets of $1,975,091 and $1,636,461, which relates to federal and state deferred tax assets that may not be realized based on the Company's future projections of taxable income at September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023, respectively. As further discussed in Note 1, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies, the Company concluded that there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The Company considered this, as well as the impact of the Chapter 11 proceedings as part of its current evaluation of valuation allowance established for deferred tax assets for which future realization is uncertain. Additional discussion regarding the Restructuring on deferred tax assets can be found in Note 16, Subsequent Events.

7. Medicare Part D

The Company offers Medicare Part D benefits through Elixir Insurance (“EI”), which has contracted with CMS to be a Prescription Drug Plan (“PDP”) and, pursuant to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, must be a risk-bearing entity regulated under state insurance laws or similar statutes.

EI is a licensed domestic insurance company under the applicable laws and regulations. Pursuant to these laws and regulations, EI must file quarterly and annual reports with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) and certain state regulators, must maintain certain minimum amounts of capital and surplus under formulas established by certain states and must, in certain circumstances, request and receive the approval of certain state regulators before making dividend payments or other capital distributions to the Company. The Company does not believe these limitations on dividends and distributions materially impact its financial position. EI is subject to minimum capital and surplus requirements in certain states. The minimum amount of capital and surplus required to satisfy regulatory requirements in these states is $7,333 as of June 30, 2023. EI was in excess of the minimum required amounts in these states as of September 2, 2023. EI is not a Debtor in the Chapter 11 Cases.

The Company has recorded estimates of various assets and liabilities arising from its participation in the Medicare Part D program based on information in its claims management and enrollment systems. Significant estimates arising from its participation in this program include: (i) estimates of low-income cost subsidies, reinsurance amounts, and coverage gap discount amounts ultimately payable by CMS based on a detailed claims reconciliation that will occur in the following year; (ii) an estimate of amounts receivable from CMS under a risk-sharing feature of the Medicare Part D program design, referred to as the risk corridor; and (iii) estimates for claims that have been reported and are in the process of being paid or contested and for our estimate of claims that have been incurred but have not yet been reported.
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On August 12, 2021, the Company entered into a receivable purchase agreement (the “August 2021 Receivable Purchase Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A. (the “Purchaser”).

Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the August 2021 Receivable Purchase Agreement, the Company sold $271,829, a portion of its calendar year 2021 CMS receivable, for $258,116, of which $239,360 was received on August 12, 2021 and the remainder was received in fiscal 2023 upon final remittance from CMS. In connection therewith, the Company recognized a loss of $13,713, which is included as a component of loss (gain) on sale of assets, net during the thirteen week period ended August 28, 2021.

On August 12, 2021, concurrent with the August 2021 Receivable Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into an indemnity agreement (the “August 2021 Indemnity Agreement”), whereby the Company has agreed to

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

indemnify, reimburse, and hold Purchaser harmless from certain liabilities and expenses actually suffered or incurred by the Purchaser resulting from the occurrence of certain events as specified in the August 2021 Indemnity Agreement. Based on its evaluation of the August 2021 Indemnity Agreement, the Company has determined that it is highly unlikely that the events covered under the August 2021 Indemnity Agreement would occur, and consequently, the Company has not recorded any indemnification liability associated with the August 2021 Indemnity Agreement.

On January 24, 2022, the Company entered into a receivable purchase agreement (the “January 2022 Receivable Purchase Agreement”) with Purchaser.

Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the January 2022 Receivable Purchase Agreement, the Company sold $400,680, a portion of its calendar 2021 CMS receivable, for $387,035, of which $359,388 was received on January 24, 2022 and the remainder was received in fiscal 2023 upon final remittance from CMS. In connection therewith, the Company recognized a loss of $13,645, which is included as a component of loss (gain) on sale of assets, net during the thirteen week period ended February 26, 2022.

On January 24, 2022, concurrent with the January 2022 Receivable Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into an indemnity agreement (the “January 2022 Indemnity Agreement”), whereby the Company has agreed to indemnify, reimburse, and hold Purchaser harmless from certain liabilities and expenses actually suffered or incurred by the Purchaser resulting from the occurrence of certain events as specified in the January 2022 Indemnity Agreement. Based on its evaluation of the January 2022 Indemnity Agreement, the Company has determined that it is highly unlikely that the events covered under the January 2022 Indemnity Agreement would occur, and consequently, the Company has not recorded any indemnification liability associated with the January 2022 Indemnity Agreement.

On October 13, 2022, the Company entered into a receivable purchase agreement (the “October 2022 Receivable Purchase Agreement”) with Purchaser.

Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the October 2022 Receivable Purchase Agreement, the Company sold $195,487, a portion of its calendar 2022 CMS receivable, for $180,405, of which $166,917 was received on October 13, 2022. The remaining $13,488, which is included in accounts receivable, net as of September 2, 2023, is payable to the Company, subject to final CMS claim reconciliation adjustments, upon receipt of the final remittance from CMS. In connection therewith, the Company recognized a loss of $15,082, which is included as a component of (gain) loss on sale of assets, net during the thirteen week period ended November 26, 2022.

On October 13, 2022, concurrent with the October 2022 Receivable Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into an indemnity agreement (the “October 2022 Indemnity Agreement”), whereby the Company has agreed to indemnify, reimburse, and hold Purchaser harmless from certain liabilities and expenses actually suffered or incurred by the Purchaser resulting from the occurrence of certain events as specified in the October 2022 Indemnity Agreement. Based on its evaluation of the October 2022 Indemnity Agreement, the Company has determined that it is highly unlikely that the events covered under the October 2022 Indemnity Agreement would occur, and consequently, the Company has not recorded any indemnification liability associated with the October 2022 Indemnity Agreement.

During the thirteen week period ended November 26, 2022, the Company incurred additional fees of $1,937, which are included as a component of (gain) loss on sale of assets, net related to the sale of the 2021 CMS receivable to Bank of America. The additional fees were incurred due to a CMS delay in settling the 2021 receivable.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

On February 3, 2023, the Company entered into a receivable purchase agreement (the “February 2023 Receivable Purchase Agreement”) with Purchaser.

Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the February 2023 Receivable Purchase Agreement, the Company sold $278,390, a portion of its calendar 2022 CMS receivable, for $261,771, of which $242,562 was received on February 3, 2023. The remaining $19,209, which is included in accounts receivable, net as of September 2, 2023, is payable to the Company, subject to final CMS claim reconciliation adjustments, upon receipt of the final remittance from CMS. In connection therewith, the Company recognized a loss of $16,619, which is included as a component of (gain) loss on sale of assets, net during the fourteen-week period ended March 4, 2023.

On February 3, 2023, concurrent with the February 2023 Receivable Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into an indemnity agreement (the “February 2023 Indemnity Agreement”), whereby the Company has agreed to indemnify, reimburse and hold Purchaser harmless from certain liabilities and expenses actually suffered or incurred by the Purchaser resulting from the occurrence of certain events as specified in the February 2023 Indemnity Agreement. Based on its evaluation of the February 2023 Indemnity Agreement, the Company has determined that it is highly unlikely that the events covered under the February 2023 Indemnity Agreement would occur, and consequently, the Company has not recorded any indemnification liability associated with the February 2023 Indemnity Agreement.

During the fourteen-week period ended March 4, 2023, the Company incurred additional fees of $2,573, which are included as a component of (gain) loss on sale of assets, net related to the sale of the 2021 CMS receivable to Bank of America. The additional fees were incurred due to a CMS delay in settling the 2021 receivable.

As of September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023 accounts receivable, net included $32,697 due from the Purchaser, subject to final CMS claim reconciliation adjustments, upon receipt of the final remittance for the respective calendar years from CMS.

As of September 2, 2023, and March 4, 2023, accounts receivable, net included $255,916 and $45,201 due from CMS.

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 contains several provisions affecting Medicare, which will take effect over various periods of time from 2023 to 2029. Based on the Company’s current analysis of the provisions, it does not believe that this legislation will have a material impact on the financial statements.

On June 4, 2023, the Company decided to exit the Medicare Part D Individual Insurance market, effective January 1, 2024. As of September 2, 2023, Elixir Insurance operated in eleven markets, with approximately 274,000 Medicare Part D Individual members. The Company expects to service its exiting members in the 2023 plan year through December 31, 2023. Additionally, the Chapter 11 Cases does not impact its ability or intent to support EI through December 31, 2023.

8. Manufacturer Rebates Receivables

The Pharmacy Services Segment has manufacturer rebates receivables due directly from manufacturers and from our rebate aggregator of $411,549 and $357,699 included in accounts receivable, net of an allowance for uncollectible rebates of $13,280 and $8,680, as of September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

9. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and indefinite-lived assets, such as certain trademarks acquired in connection with acquisition transactions, are not amortized, but are instead evaluated for impairment on an annual basis at the end of the fiscal year, or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate it may be more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If the Company determines that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill, the Company performs a quantitative goodwill impairment test. The fair value estimates used in the quantitative impairment test are calculated using an average of the income and market approaches. The income approach is based on the present value of future cash flows of each reporting unit, while the market approach is based on certain multiples of selected guideline public companies or selected guideline transactions. The approaches, which qualify as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy, incorporate a number of market participant assumptions including future growth rates, discount rates, income tax rates and market activity in assessing fair value and are reporting unit specific. If the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, the Company recognizes an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. In addition, the Company considers the income tax effect of any tax deductible goodwill when measuring a goodwill impairment loss.

As further discussed in Note 16, Subsequent Events, the Company concluded that there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date of issuance of the unaudited consolidated financial statements. As a result of overall lower current year projections, the Company concluded that a quantitative assessment was necessary and tested its goodwill and intangible assets for impairment.

During the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023, the Company completed a qualitative and quantitative impairment assessment. The quantitative assessment concluded that the carrying amount of the Pharmacy Services Segment exceeded its fair value principally due to further erosion of the future cash flow projections for fiscal years ending after fiscal 2024 due to an inability to execute management’s business strategies for the 2024 selling season. The unfavorable results of the selling season became apparent during the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023, which resulted in lower renewals of existing customers as well as less new business earned. This resulted in goodwill and the CMS license intangible incurring impairment charges of $266,000 and $29,490, respectively for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023. The qualitative and quantitative impairment assessment of the Retail Pharmacy Segment resulted in no adjustment to the carrying values as the fair value of its reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount.

The goodwill related to the Pharmacy Services Segment is at risk of future impairment if the fair value of this segment, and its associated assets, decrease in value due to further declines in its operating results or an inability to execute management’s business strategies. Future cash flow estimates are, by their nature, subjective, and actual results may differ materially from the Company's estimates. If the Company's ongoing cash flow projections are not met or if market factors utilized in the impairment test deteriorate, including an unfavorable change in the terminal growth rate or the weighted-average cost of capital, the Company may have to record impairment charges in future periods.

During the thirteen week period ended June 3, 2023, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $151,500. As of September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023, accumulated impairment losses for the Pharmacy Services Segment was $1,592,412 and $1,174,912, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Below is a summary of the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023:

	Retail		Pharmacy
	Pharmacy		Services		Total
Balance, March 4, 2023		43,492		464,444		507,936
Goodwill impairment		—		(417,500)		(417,500)
Balance, September 2, 2023	$	43,492	$	46,944	$	90,436

The Company’s intangible assets are primarily finite-lived and amortized over their useful lives. The following is a summary of the Company’s finite-lived and indefinite-lived intangible assets as of September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023.

	September 2, 2023								March 4, 2023
							Remaining								Remaining
							Weighted								Weighted
	Gross						Average		Gross						Average
	Carrying		Accumulated				Amortization		Carrying		Accumulated				Amortization
	Amount		Amortization		Net		Period		Amount		Amortization		Net		Period
Non-compete agreements and other(a)	$	203,632	$	(184,551)	$	19,081	3	years	$	201,919	$	(182,957)	$	18,962	3	years
Prescription files		1,030,619		(935,466)		95,153	5	years		1,029,665		(928,478)		101,187	5	years
Customer relationships(a)		386,000		(313,062)		72,938	8	years		388,000		(306,139)		81,861	9	years
CMS license		57,500		(57,500)		—	0	years		57,500		(23,798)		33,702	4	years
Total finite	$	1,677,751	$	(1,490,579)		187,172			$	1,677,084	$	(1,441,372)	$	235,712
Trademarks		14,400		—		14,400	Indefinite			14,400		—		14,400	Indefinite
Total	$	1,692,151	$	(1,490,579)	$	201,572			$	1,691,484	$	(1,441,372)	$	250,112

(a) Amortized on an accelerated basis which is determined based on the remaining useful economic lives of the customer relationships that are expected to contribute directly or indirectly to future cash flows.

Amortization expense for these intangible assets and liabilities was $16,590 and $33,723 for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023, respectively. Amortization expense for these intangible assets and liabilities was $18,420 and $39,046 for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended August 27, 2022, respectively. The anticipated annual amortization expense for these intangible assets and liabilities is 2024—$55,339; 2025—$44,505; 2026—$34,144; 2027—$27,154 and 2028—$19,674.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

10. Indebtedness and Credit Agreement

Following is a summary of indebtedness and lease financing obligations as of September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023:

	September 2,		March 4,
	2023		2023
Secured Debt:
Senior secured revolving credit facility due August 2026 ($2,037,000 and $1,200,000 face value less unamortized debt issuance costs of $13,467 and $16,117)		2,023,533		1,183,883
FILO Term Loan due August 2026 ($400,000 face value less unamortized debt issuance costs of $1,782 and $2,090)		398,218		397,910
		2,421,751		1,581,793
Second Lien Secured Debt:
7.500% senior secured notes due July 2025 ($320,002 face value less unamortized debt issuance costs of $1,986 and $2,529)		318,016		317,473
8.000% senior secured notes due November 2026 ($849,918 face value less unamortized debt issuance costs of $9,719 and $11,259)		840,199		838,659
		1,158,215		1,156,132
Unguaranteed Unsecured Debt:
7.70% notes due February 2027 ($185,691 face value less unamortized debt issuance costs of $347 and $398)		185,344		185,293
6.875% fixed-rate senior notes due December 2028 ($2,046 face value less unamortized debt issuance costs of $6 and $6)		2,040		2,040
		187,384		187,333
Lease financing obligations		17,724		18,912
Total debt		3,785,074		2,944,170
Current maturities of long-term debt and lease financing obligations		(3,773,356)		(6,332)
Long-term debt and lease financing obligations, less current maturities	$	11,718	$	2,937,838

Credit Facility

On December 20, 2018, the Company entered into a senior secured credit agreement (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 6, 2020, the “Prior Credit Agreement”; and the Credit Agreement, as further amended by the Second Amendment (as defined below), the “Prior Amended Credit Agreement”), which provided for facilities consisting of a $2,700,000 senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility and a $450,000 “first-in, last-out” senior secured term loan facility, the proceeds of which were used in December 2018 to refinance its prior $2,700,000 existing credit agreement.

On August 20, 2021, the Company entered into the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Second Amendment”), which, among other things, amended the Prior Credit Agreement to provide for a $2,800,000 senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the “Prior Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility”) and a $350,000 “first-in, last-out” senior secured term loan facility (“Prior Senior Secured Term Loan” and together with the Prior Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, collectively, the “Prior Amended Facilities”). The Prior Amended Facilities extended

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

the Company’s debt maturity profile and provided additional liquidity. Borrowings under the Prior Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility bore interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the Company’s option, (x) a base rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of between 0.25% to 0.75% or (y) an adjusted LIBOR rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of between 1.25% and 1.75%, in each case based upon the Average ABL Availability (as defined in the Prior Amended Credit Agreement). Borrowings under the Prior Senior Secured Term Loan bore interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the Company’s option, (x) a base rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of 1.75% or (y) an adjusted LIBOR rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of 2.75%.

On December 1, 2022, the Company entered into the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Third Amendment”), which, among other things, amended the Prior Amended Credit Agreement (the Prior Amended Credit Agreement, as modified by the Third Amendment, the “Existing Credit Agreement”) to provide for a $2,850,000 senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the “Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility”) and a $400,000 “first-in, last-out” senior secured term loan facility (the “Existing Senior Secured Term Loan” and, together with the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, collectively, the “Existing Facilities”), replaced the LIBOR rate with a Term SOFR-based rate as the applicable benchmark for the Existing Facilities, included COVID-19 vaccines in the borrowing base under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, subject to limitations and conditions as specified in the Existing Credit Agreement, and increased the interest rate applicable to loans under the Existing Senior Secured Term Loan to (x) a base rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of 2.00% or (y) an adjusted Term SOFR-based rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of 3.00%.

The Company is required to pay fees between 0.250% and 0.375% per annum on the daily unused amount of the commitments under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, depending on Average ABL Availability (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement). The Existing Facilities are scheduled to mature on August 20, 2026 (subject to a springing maturity if certain of the Company’s existing secured notes are not refinanced or repaid prior to the date that is 91 days prior to the stated maturity thereof).

The Company’s borrowing capacity under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility is based upon a specified borrowing base consisting of accounts receivable, inventory and prescription files. As of September 2, 2023, the Company had approximately $2,437,000 of borrowings outstanding under the Existing Facilities and had letters of credit outstanding under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility in a face amount of approximately $210,198, which resulted in remaining borrowing capacity under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility of $602,802. If at any time the total credit exposure outstanding under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility exceeds the borrowing base, the Company will be required to repay amounts outstanding to eliminate such shortfall.

The Existing Credit Agreement restricts the Company and all of its subsidiaries including the subsidiaries that guarantee its obligations under the Existing Facilities and the secured guaranteed notes (collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) from accumulating cash on hand in excess of $200,000 at any time when revolving loans are outstanding (not including cash located in store and lockbox deposit accounts and cash necessary to cover current liabilities). The Existing Credit Agreement also states that if at any time (other than following the exercise of remedies or acceleration of any senior obligations or second priority debt and receipt of a triggering notice by the senior collateral agent from a representative of the senior obligations or the second priority debt) either (i) an event of default exists under the Existing Facilities or (ii) availability under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility is less than or equal to $283,250 for three consecutive business days or less than or equal to $206,000 on any day (a “cash sweep period”), the funds in the

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Company’s deposit accounts will be swept to a concentration account with the senior collateral agent and will be applied first to repay outstanding revolving loans under the Existing Facilities, and then held as collateral for the senior obligations until such cash sweep period is rescinded pursuant to the terms of the Existing Facilities.

With the exception of EI, substantially all of the Company’s 100% owned subsidiaries guarantee the obligations under the Existing Facilities and the secured guaranteed notes. The Company’s obligations under the Existing Facilities and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ obligations under the related guarantees are secured by (i) a first-priority lien on all of the Subsidiary Guarantors’ cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, inventory, prescription files (including eligible script lists), intellectual property (prior to the repayment of the Existing Senior Secured Term Loan) and certain other assets arising therefrom or related thereto (including substantially all of their deposit accounts, collectively, the “ABL priority collateral”) and (ii) a second-priority lien on all of the Subsidiary Guarantors’ equipment, fixtures, investment property (other than equity interests in subsidiaries), intellectual property (following the repayment of the Existing Senior Secured Term Loan) and all other assets that do not constitute ABL priority collateral, in each case, subject to customary exceptions and limitations. The subsidiary guarantees related to the Company’s Existing Facilities and the secured guaranteed notes are full and unconditional and joint and several. The Company has no independent assets or operations. Other than EI, the subsidiaries, including joint ventures, that do not guarantee the Existing Facilities and applicable notes, are minor.

The Existing Credit Agreement allows the Company to have outstanding, at any time, up to an aggregate principal amount of $1,500,000 in secured second priority debt, split-priority debt, unsecured debt and disqualified preferred stock in addition to borrowings under the Existing Facilities and existing indebtedness, provided that not in excess of $750,000 of such secured second priority debt, split-priority debt, unsecured debt and disqualified preferred stock shall mature or require scheduled payments of principal prior to 90 days after the latest maturity date of any Term Loan or Other Revolving Commitment (each as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) (excluding bridge facilities allowing extensions on customary terms to at least the date that is 90 days after such date). Subject to the limitations described in the immediately preceding sentence, the Existing Credit Agreement additionally allows the Company to issue or incur an unlimited amount of unsecured debt and disqualified preferred stock so long as a Financial Covenant Effectiveness Period (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) is not in effect; provided, however, that certain of the Company’s other outstanding indebtedness limits the amount of unsecured debt that can be incurred if certain interest coverage levels are not met at the time of incurrence or other exemptions are not available. The Existing Credit Agreement also contains certain restrictions on the amount of secured first priority debt the Company is able to incur. The Existing Credit Agreement also allows for the voluntary repurchase of any debt or other convertible debt, so long as the Existing Facilities are not in default and the Company maintains availability under its revolver of more than $375,950.

The Existing Credit Agreement has a financial covenant that requires the Company to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.00 to 1.00 (i) on any date on which availability under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility is less than $206,000 or (ii) on the third consecutive business day on which availability under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility is less than $257,500 and, in each case, ending on and excluding the first day thereafter, if any, which is the 30th consecutive calendar day on which availability under the revolver is equal to or greater than $257,500. As of September 2, 2023, the availability under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility was at a level that did not trigger the Existing Credit Agreement’s financial covenant. The Existing Credit Agreement also contains covenants which place restrictions on the incurrence of debt, the payments of dividends, the making of investments, sale of assets, mergers and acquisitions and the granting of liens.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

The Existing Credit Agreement provides for customary events of default including nonpayment, misrepresentation, breach of covenants and bankruptcy. It is also an event of default if the Company fails to make any required payment on debt having a principal amount in excess of $50,000 or any event occurs that enables, or which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time would enable, the holder of such debt to accelerate the maturity or require the repayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance of such debt.

As of September 2, 2023, the Company was in full compliance with the provisions and covenants associated with its debt agreements. The commencement of the Chapter 11 proceedings constituted an event of default that accelerated the Company’s obligations under the Unguaranteed Notes and the Secured Notes. Accordingly, all long-term debt was classified as current on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 2, 2023. However, any efforts to enforce payment obligations under the debt instruments are automatically stayed as a result of the Chapter 11 proceedings. See Note 16, Subsequent Events, for further information.

DIP ABL Credit Agreement

As further discussed in Note 16, Subsequent Events, subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court, the Company, as borrower (the “DIP ABL Borrower”), and certain of the Company’s direct and indirect debtor-subsidiaries, as guarantors (together with the DIP ABL Borrower, the “DIP ABL Loan Parties”), expect to enter into that certain debtor-in-possession credit agreement (the “DIP ABL Credit Agreement”) with the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “DIP ABL Lenders”) and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent (the “DIP ABL Agent”), on the terms and conditions set forth therein. Pursuant to the DIP ABL Credit Agreement, the DIP ABL Lenders have agreed, upon the terms and conditions set forth therein, to make available to the DIP ABL Borrower a superpriority senior secured debtor-in-possession asset-based credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of $3.25 billion, consisting of (x) a $2.85 billion revolving credit facility (the “DIP Revolving Facility”), and (y) a $400 million first-in last-out term loan facility (the “DIP FILO Facility,” and, together with the DIP Revolving Facility, the “DIP ABL Facilities”) in order to (a) repay all outstanding obligations arising under, or related to, the Existing Credit Agreement and the Existing Facilities, (b) fund the Chapter 11 Cases, (c) provide working capital for the DIP ABL Loan Parties during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases, and (d) make certain other payments as more fully provided in the Bankruptcy Court orders approving the DIP ABL Facilities, all in accordance with an Approved Budget (subject to the Permitted Variance) and as otherwise provided therein. The DIP ABL Loan Parties’ obligations under the DIP ABL Credit Agreement will be secured by liens on substantially all of the personal property of the DIP ABL Loan Parties, subject to certain exceptions.

The DIP ABL Facilities will mature on the date that is twelve months from the Closing Date. The interest rate applicable to loans under the DIP Revolving Facility is an adjusted Term SOFR-based rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of 3.25%. Additionally, the Company is required to pay a fee of 0.50% per annum on the daily unused amount of the commitments under the DIP Revolving Facility. The interest rate applicable to loans under the DIP FILO Facility is an adjusted Term SOFR-based rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of 5.25%, which margin is subject to downward adjustment to 4.75% upon the occurrence of certain paydown events, and a 1.00% upfront fee payable upon the Closing Date.

The DIP ABL Credit Agreement includes customary negative covenants for debtor-in-possession loan agreements of this type, including covenants limiting the DIP ABL Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, create liens on assets, make investments, loans, advances or

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

guarantees, engage in mergers, consolidations, sales of assets and acquisitions and pay dividends and distributions, in each case subject to customary exceptions for debtor-in-possession loan agreements of this type. The DIP ABL Credit Agreement also includes representations and warranties, mandatory prepayments, affirmative covenants and events of default customary for financings of this type. Certain bankruptcy-related events are also events of default, including, but not limited to, the dismissal by the Bankruptcy Court of any of the Chapter 11 Cases, the conversion of any of the Chapter 11 Cases to a case under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, the appointment of a trustee pursuant to chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, and certain other events related to the impairment of the DIP ABL Lenders’ rights or liens granted under the DIP ABL Credit Agreement.

DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement

As further discussed in Note 16, Subsequent Events, subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court, the Company, as borrower (the “DIP Term Loan Borrower”), and certain of the Company’s direct and indirect debtor-subsidiaries, as guarantors (together with the DIP Term Loan Borrower, the “DIP Term Loan Parties”), expect to enter into that certain debtor-in-possession term loan agreement (the “DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement,” and, together with the DIP ABL Credit Agreement, the “DIP Credit Agreements”) with the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “DIP Term Loan Lenders”) and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent (the “DIP Term Loan Agent”), on the terms and conditions set forth therein. Pursuant to the DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement, the DIP Term Loan Lenders have agreed, upon the terms and conditions set forth therein, including the approval of the Bankruptcy Court, to make available to the DIP Term Loan Borrower a senior secured debtor-in-possession term loan credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of $200 million (the “DIP Term Loan Facility,” together with the DIP ABL Facility and the DIP FILO Facility, the “DIP Facilities”) in order to (a) fund the Chapter 11 Cases, (b) make certain other payments as more fully provided in the Bankruptcy Court orders approving the DIP Term Loan Facility, and (c) provide working capital for the DIP Term Loan Parties during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases, all in accordance with an Approved Budget (subject to the Permitted Variance) and as otherwise provided therein. The obligations under the DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement will be secured by liens on substantially all of the real and personal property of the DIP Term Loan Parties, subject to certain exceptions.

The DIP Term Loan Facility will mature on the date that is twelve months from the Closing Date. The interest rate applicable to loans under the DIP Term Loan Facility is an adjusted Term SOFR-based rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of 7.50%.

The DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement includes customary negative covenants for debtor-in-possession loan agreements of this type, including covenants limiting the DIP Term Loan Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, create liens on assets, make investments, loans, advances or guarantees, engage in mergers, consolidations, sales of assets and acquisitions and pay dividends and distributions, in each case subject to customary exceptions for debtor-in-possession loan agreements of this type. The DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement also includes representations and warranties, mandatory prepayments, affirmative covenants and events of default customary for financings of this type. Certain bankruptcy-related events are also events of default, including, but not limited to, the dismissal by the Bankruptcy Court of any of the Chapter 11 Cases, the conversion of any of the Chapter 11 Cases to a case under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, the appointment of a trustee pursuant to chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, and certain other events related to the impairment of the DIP Term Loan Lenders’ rights or liens granted under the DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

In connection with the Chapter 11 Cases, the Debtors filed the DIP Motion seeking Bankruptcy Court approval of their entry into and performance under the DIP Credit Agreements and use of cash collateral, as well as certain related relief [Docket No. 38]. The Debtors the Bankruptcy Court has approved the DIP Motion on an interim basis from the bench, pending entry of a revised interim Order, which the Debtors expect to be entered in the immediate term. The Debtors will seek the Bankruptcy Court’s approval of the DIP Motion on a final basis in the coming weeks.

Fiscal 2023 and 2024 Transactions

On June 13, 2022, the Company commenced a series of cash tender offers to purchase up to $150,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 7.500% Secured Notes, 8.000% Secured Notes, 7.70% Notes due 2027 (the “7.70% Notes”) and 6.875% Notes due 2028 (the “6.875% Notes,” together with the 7.70% Notes, the “Unguaranteed Notes”), subject to prioritized acceptance levels, a subcap of $100,000 with respect to the 7.500% Secured Notes and proration. On June 29, 2022, pursuant to an early settlement, the Company purchased an aggregate principal amount of $114,942 of its 7.500% Secured Notes, $51,695 aggregate principal amount of its 7.70% Notes and $26,955 aggregate principal amount of its 6.875% Notes. In connection therewith, the Company recorded a gain on debt retirement of $41,312, which included unamortized debt issuance costs. The debt repayment and related gain on debt retirement is included in the results of operations and cash flows during the second quarter of fiscal 2023.

On November 3, 2022, the Company announced the commencement of a cash tender offer to purchase up to $200,000 aggregate purchase price (not including any accrued and unpaid interest) of the Company’s 7.500% Secured Notes, subject to proration. On November 30, 2022, pursuant to an early settlement, the Company purchased an aggregate principal amount of $160,497 of its 7.500% Secured Notes and on December 9, 2022, pursuant to the final settlement, the Company purchased an additional aggregate principal amount of $4,559 of its 7.500% Secured Notes. In connection therewith, the Company recorded a gain on debt retirement of $38,978, which includes unamortized debt issuance costs. The debt repayment and related gain on debt retirement is included in the results of operations and cash flows during the third quarter of fiscal 2023.

On December 1, 2022, the Company entered into the Third Amendment in order to, among other things, increase the aggregate principal amount of commitments under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility from $2,800,000 to $2,850,000 and increase the aggregate principal amount of loans outstanding under the Existing Senior Secured Term Loan from $350,000 to $400,000. As a result of the Third Amendment, the Company has increased its liquidity by $100,000. In connection therewith, the Company recorded a loss on debt modification and retirement of $148, which includes unamortized debt issuance costs. The related loss on debt modification and retirement is included in the results of operations and cash flows during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023.

Maturities

The commencement of the Chapter 11 proceedings constituted an event of default that accelerated the Company’s obligations under the Unguaranteed Notes and the Secured Notes (without any action on the part of such noteholders). Accordingly, all long-term debt was classified as current on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 2, 2023. However, any efforts to enforce payment obligations under the debt instruments are automatically stayed as a result of the Chapter 11 proceedings. See Note 16, Subsequent Events, for further information.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

11. Leases

The Company leases most of its retail stores and certain distribution facilities under noncancelable operating and finance leases, most of which have initial lease terms ranging from 5 to 22 years. The Company also leases certain of its equipment and other assets under noncancelable operating leases with initial terms ranging from 3 to 10 years. In addition to minimum rental payments, certain store leases require additional payments based on sales volume, as well as reimbursements for taxes, maintenance and insurance. Most leases contain renewal options, certain of which involve rent increases.

The following table is a summary of the Company’s components of net lease cost for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022:

	Thirteen Week Period Ended				Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2, 2023		August 27, 2022		September 2, 2023		August 27, 2022
Operating lease cost	$	148,896	$	157,956	$	301,568	$	317,801
Financing lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use asset		775		863		1,594		1,672
Interest on long-term finance lease liabilities		454		503		921		1,004
Total finance lease costs	$	1,229	$	1,366	$	2,515	$	2,676
Short-term lease costs		2,086		585		1,310		1,042
Variable lease costs		44,646		43,652		90,879		86,297
Less: sublease income		(3,104)		(3,393)		(5,841)		(6,616)
Net lease cost	$	193,753	$	200,166	$	390,431	$	401,200

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022:

	Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2, 2023		August 27, 2022
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows paid for operating leases	$	330,492	$	350,177
Operating cash flows paid for interest portion of finance leases		921		1,004
Financing cash flows paid for principal portion of finance leases		1,969		1,940
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases		163,569		155,710
Finance leases		—		—

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases as of September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023 (in thousands, except lease term and discount rate):

	September 2,			March 4,
	2023			2023
Operating leases:
Operating lease right-of-use asset	$	2,239,043		$	2,497,206
Short-term operating lease liabilities	$	422,233		$	502,403
Long-term operating lease liabilities		2,373,953			2,372,943
Total operating lease liabilities	$	2,796,186		$	2,875,346
Finance leases:
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	12,674		$	13,576
Current maturities of lease financing obligations	$	6,006		$	6,332
Lease financing obligations, less current maturities		11,718			12,580
Total finance lease liabilities	$	17,724		$	18,912
Weighted average remaining lease term
Operating leases		7.3			7.5
Finance leases		8.0			8.0
Weighted average discount rate
Operating leases		7.5	%		6.5	%
Finance leases		10.5	%		9.0	%

The following table summarizes the maturity of lease liabilities under finance and operating leases as of September 2, 2023:

	September 2, 2023
	Finance		Operating
Fiscal year	Leases		Leases(1)		Total
2024 (remaining twenty-six weeks)	$	5,301	$	335,247	$	340,548
2025		5,048		622,993		628,041
2026		1,883		500,523		502,406
2027		1,500		472,118		473,618
2028		1,500		399,881		401,381
Thereafter		10,174		1,280,351		1,290,525
Total lease payments		25,406		3,611,113		3,636,519
Less: imputed interest		(7,682)		(814,927)		(822,609)
Total lease liabilities	$	17,724	$	2,796,186	$	2,813,910

(1) – Future operating lease payments have not been reduced by minimum sublease rentals of $23 million due in the future under noncancelable leases.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

During the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023, the Company sold three owned and operated stores to independent third parties. Net proceeds from the sales were $5,454 for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023. Concurrent with these sales, the Company entered into agreements to lease the properties back from the purchasers over a minimum lease term of 15 years. The Company accounted for these leases as operating lease right-of-use assets and corresponding operating lease liabilities in accordance with the Lease Standard. The transactions resulted in a loss of $706 which is included in the gain on sale of assets, net for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023

During the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended August 27, 2022, the Company sold three owned and operated properties, including the Pontiac, MI and Liverpool, NY distribution centers and one retail store to independent third parties. Net proceeds from the sales were $45,986 for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended August 27, 2022. Concurrent with these sales, the Company entered into agreements to lease the properties back from the purchasers over a minimum lease term of 15 years for the retail store and over a minimum lease term of three years for the distribution centers. The Company accounted for these leases as operating lease right-of-use assets and corresponding operating lease liabilities in accordance with the Lease Standard. The transactions resulted in a gain of $23,313 which is included in the gain on sale of assets, net for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended August 27, 2022.

Additionally, certain of the Company’s lease obligations and other outstanding contracts include events of default, cross default or cross acceleration provisions, which could result in rights to accelerate or terminate obligations, including upon the commencement of the Chapter 11 proceedings. However, the exercise or enforcement of any remedies have been automatically stayed as a result of such proceedings.

12. Retirement Plans

Net periodic pension expense (income) for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022, for the Company’s defined benefit plan includes the following components:

	Defined Benefit				Defined Benefit
	Pension Plan				Pension Plan
	Thirteen Week Period Ended				Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2,		August 27,		September 2,		August 27,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Service cost	$	73	$	107	$	146	$	214
Interest cost		1,581		1,263		3,162		2,527
Expected return on plan assets		(1,474)		(1,402)		(2,948)		(2,804)
Net periodic pension expense (income)	$	180	$	(32)	$	360	$	(63)

The Company is not required to make any contributions to its company-sponsored pension plans in fiscal 2024 but may make contributions to the extent such contributions are beneficial to the Company. The Company did not make any contributions to its company-sponsored pension plans in the first half of fiscal 2024.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

13. Segment Reporting

The Company has two reportable segments, Retail Pharmacy Segment and Pharmacy Services Segment.

The Retail Pharmacy Segment’s primary business is the sale of prescription drugs and related consultation to its customers. Additionally, the Retail Pharmacy Segment sells a full selection of health and beauty aids and personal care products, seasonal merchandise and a large private brand product line. The Pharmacy Services Segment offers a full range of pharmacy benefit management services including plan design and administration, formulary management and claims processing. Additionally, the Pharmacy Services Segment offers specialty and mail order services, and drug benefits to eligible beneficiaries under the federal government’s Medicare Part D program.

The Company’s chief operating decision makers are its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and several other members of the Executive Leadership Team, (collectively the “CODM”). The CODM has ultimate responsibility for enterprise decisions. The CODM determines, in particular, resource allocation for, and monitors performance of, the consolidated enterprise, the Retail Pharmacy Segment and the Pharmacy Services Segment. The Retail Pharmacy and Pharmacy Services Segment managers have responsibility for operating decisions, allocating resources and assessing performance within their respective segments. The CODM relies on internal management reporting that analyzes enterprise results on certain key performance indicators, namely, revenues, gross profit, and Adjusted EBITDA.

The following is balance sheet information for the Company’s reportable segments:

	Retail		Pharmacy
	Pharmacy		Services		Eliminations(1)		Consolidated
September 2, 2023:
Total Assets	$	5,530,289	$	1,605,604	$	(9,941)	$	7,125,952
Goodwill		43,492		46,944		—		90,436
March 4, 2023:
Total Assets	$	5,487,845	$	2,049,107	$	(9,590)	$	7,527,362
Goodwill		43,492		464,444		—		507,936

(1) As of September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023, intersegment eliminations include intersegment accounts receivable of $9,941 and $9,590, respectively, that represents amounts owed from the Pharmacy Services Segment to the Retail Pharmacy Segment that are created when Pharmacy Services Segment customers use Retail Pharmacy Segment stores to purchase covered products.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

The following table is a reconciliation of the Company’s business segments to the consolidated financial statements for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022:

	Retail		Pharmacy		Intersegment
	Pharmacy		Services		Eliminations(1)		Consolidated
Thirteen Week Period Ended
September 2, 2023:
Revenues	$	4,470,927	$	1,209,858	$	(34,704)	$	5,646,081
Gross Profit		978,602		116,994		—		1,095,596
Adjusted EBITDA(2)		(26,477)		43,186		—		16,709
Depreciation and amortization		56,985		12,044		—		69,029
LIFO charge		7,500		—		—		7,500
Stock-based compensation expense		773		295		—		1,068
Additions to property and equipment and intangible assets		37,894		6,689		—		44,583
August 27, 2022:
Revenues	$	4,231,791	$	1,727,241	$	(57,963)	$	5,901,069
Gross Profit		1,043,036		111,459		—		1,154,495
Adjusted EBITDA(2)		31,484		47,065		—		78,549
Depreciation and amortization		56,679		11,885		—		68,564
LIFO charge		10,121		—		—		10,121
Stock-based compensation expense		4,496		239		—		4,735
Additions to property and equipment and intangible assets		46,343		5,832		—		52,175
Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
September 2, 2023:
Revenues	$	8,963,256	$	2,406,012	$	(70,025)	$	11,299,243
Gross Profit		2,065,465		208,657		—		2,274,122
Adjusted EBITDA(2)		43,572		64,852		—		108,424
Depreciation and amortization		112,454		22,470		—		134,924
LIFO charge		15,000		—		—		15,000
Stock-based compensation expense		1,496		653		—		2,149
Additions to property and equipment and intangible assets		78,333		13,753		—		92,086
August 27, 2022:
Revenues	$	8,577,147	$	3,453,098	$	(114,593)	$	11,915,652
Gross Profit		2,140,393		210,831		—		2,351,224
Adjusted EBITDA(2)		105,166		73,513		—		178,679
Depreciation and amortization		112,787		25,850		—		138,637
LIFO charge		10,121		—		—		10,121
Stock-based compensation expense		7,598		471		—		8,069
Additions to property and equipment and intangible assets		124,894		12,705		—		137,599

(1) Intersegment eliminations include intersegment revenues and corresponding cost of revenues that occur when Pharmacy Services Segment customers use Retail Pharmacy Segment stores to purchase covered products. When this occurs, both the Retail Pharmacy and Pharmacy Services Segments record the revenue on a stand-alone basis.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

(2) See “Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share and Other Non-GAAP Measures” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results for additional details.

The following is a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022:

	September 2,		August 27,		September 2,		August 27,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(13 weeks)		(13 weeks)		(26 weeks)		(26 weeks)
Net loss	$	(1,009,794)	$	(332,716)	$	(1,316,203)	$	(418,157)
Interest expense		72,658		52,533		137,878		100,652
Income tax expense		2,338		11,967		3,831		15,464
Depreciation and amortization		69,029		68,564		134,924		138,637
LIFO charge		7,500		10,121		15,000		10,121
Facility exit and impairment charges		300,525		47,271		320,217		89,092
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges		295,490		252,200		446,990		252,200
Gain on debt modifications and retirements, net		—		(41,312)		—		(41,312)
Stock-based compensation expense		1,068		4,735		2,149		8,069
Restructuring-related costs		85,709		12,805		163,839		35,451
Inventory write-downs related to store closings		8,414		1,094		10,471		9,049
Litigation and other contractual settlements		205,041		20,093		216,091		38,364
Gain on sale of assets, net		(24,087)		(29,001)		(32,280)		(58,197)
Other		2,818		195		5,517		(754)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	16,709	$	78,549	$	108,424	$	178,679

14. Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees

Legal Matters and Regulatory Proceedings

The Company is regularly involved in a variety of legal matters including arbitration, litigation (and related settlement discussions), audits by counter parties under our contracts, and other claims, and is subject to regulatory proceedings including audits, inspections, inquiries, investigations, and similar actions by health care, insurance, pharmacy, tax and other governmental authorities arising in the ordinary course of its business, including, without limitation, the matters described below. Subject to applicable bankruptcy law, substantial damages are sought from the Company in virtually all of these matters, even if a specific amount is not specified. The Company records accruals for outstanding legal matters and applicable regulatory proceedings when it believes it is probable that a loss has been incurred, and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The Company evaluates on a quarterly basis, developments in legal matters and regulatory proceedings that could affect the amount of any existing accrual or that warrant an accrual. If a loss contingency is not both probable and estimable, the Company typically does not establish an accrued liability.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Unless specifically noted otherwise, with respect to the litigation and other legal proceedings described below, the Company is unable to estimate the amount or range of reasonably possible loss due to the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of and uncertainties at the current stage of such litigation and legal proceedings.

The Company’s accruals for certain outstanding legal matters or regulatory proceedings are considered material, individually and in the aggregate, to the Company’s consolidated financial position. This includes most significantly the accruals taken for the Humana and Schmuckley matters described below, as well as other matters. Additionally, unfavorable or unexpected outcomes in outstanding legal matters or regulatory proceedings could exceed any accrual and impact the Company’s financial position. Further, even if the Company were successful in its legal proceedings, the Company may incur significant costs and expenses defending itself or others that it is required to indemnify, and such costs and expenses may not be subject to or may exceed reimbursement pursuant to any applicable insurance. Such proceedings may also require significant attention of management.

The Company’s contingencies are subject to significant uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, including, among other factors: (i) the stage of any proceeding and delays in scheduling; (ii) whether class or collective action status is sought and the likelihood of a class being certified; (iii) the outcome of pending or potential appeals, motions and settlement discussions; (iv) the range and magnitude of potential damages, fines or penalties, which are often unspecified or indeterminate; (v) the impact of discovery on the matter; (vi) whether novel or unsettled legal theories are at issue or advanced; (vii) whether there are significant factual issues to be resolved including findings made by juries; (viii) the exercise of discretion in enforcement actions including in the case of certain government agency investigations, whether a qui tam lawsuit (“whistleblower” action) has been filed and whether the government agency makes a decision to intervene in the lawsuit following investigation; (ix) changes in priorities following any change in political administration at the state or federal level; and/or (x) the impact, results and settlements of similar claims made against competitors and other industry participants. Additionally, the Company may determine that a settlement is in its best interest, even if it believes that it has meritorious defenses and has not previously accrued for the matter.

Employment Litigation.

The Company is currently a defendant in several lawsuits filed in courts in California that contain allegations regarding violations of the California Business and Professions Code, various California employment laws and regulations, industry wage orders, wage-and-hour laws, rules and regulations pertaining primarily to the classification of certain positions as exempt from overtime requirements, failure to pay premiums for missed meals and rest periods, failure to provide accurate wage statements, and failure to reimburse business expenses (collectively, the “California Cases”).

Some of the California Cases purport or may be determined to be class actions or representative actions under the California Private Attorneys General Act and seek substantial damages and penalties. In August 2022, the Company agreed to settle a putative class action regarding reimbursement for cell phone and mileage expenses for shift supervisors and managers/assistant managers for $1.29 million, which remains subject to court approval. A previously-settled putative wage and hour class action brought on behalf of drivers and other ice cream plant associates for $0.8 million has been paid and resolved.

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RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

The Company has also reached an agreement in principle to resolve a putative employment collective and class action filed in federal court in New York, which raises similar allegations in addition to others about the payment frequency for certain employees (the “New York Case”). In December 2022, the parties reached an agreement in principle to resolve the individual plaintiff’s claims as well as those of the class, resulting in the federal court issuing an order of judgment and a new matter filed in New York state court, which the parties have agreed to resolve for $6.45 million. The parties’ settlement agreement has been approved by the court and includes a provision allowing the Company to terminate the agreement if certain participation thresholds are not met.

The Company has aggressively defended itself and challenged the merits of these employment lawsuits and, where applicable, allegations that the lawsuits should be certified as class or representative actions.

Usual and Customary Litigation.

The Company is named as a defendant in a number of lawsuits, including the cases below, that allege that the Company’s retail stores overcharged for prescription drugs by not submitting the price available to members of the Rite Aid’s Rx Savings Program as the pharmacy’s usual and customary price, and related theories. The Company is defending itself against these claims.

The Company is a defendant in a putative consumer class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California captioned Byron Stafford v. Rite Aid Corp. A separate lawsuit, Robert Josten v. Rite Aid Corp., was voluntarily dismissed. The lawsuit contains allegations that (i) the Company was obligated to charge the plaintiffs’ insurance companies its usual and customary prices for their prescription drugs; and (ii) the Company failed to do so because the prices it reported were not equal to or adjusted to account for the prices that Rite Aid offered to uninsured and underinsured customers through its Rx Savings Program. The Company is defending itself in a second putative class action lawsuit against similar pricing allegations filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, which is stayed pending the Company’s appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit regarding the denial of a motion to compel arbitration as to one of the named plaintiffs.

On February 6, 2019, Humana, Inc., filed a claim pursuant to a binding arbitration provision of the parties’ agreement alleging that the Company improperly submitted various usual and customary overcharges by failing to report its Rx Savings Program prices as its usual and customary prices to Humana. An arbitration hearing was held in this matter in November 2021.

On April 22, 2022, the arbitrator issued an Opinion and Final Award against the Company for breach of contract awarding Humana $122.6 million, which includes $40.7 million in prejudgment interest (the “Arbitration Award”). The Company continues to believe that the Arbitration Award contains a number of significant factual and legal errors. On June 20, 2022, the Company both opposed Humana’s effort to confirm the Arbitration Award and petitioned the United States District Court for Western District of Kentucky (the “court”) for vacatur of the Arbitration Award, as is its right under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”).

Argument on Humana’s petition to confirm the Arbitration Award and the Company’s motion for vacatur of the Arbitration Award was held May 10, 2023. On August 4, 2023, the court issued a decision denying the Company’s motion for vacatur and granting Humana’s petition to confirm the Arbitration Award. At this time, the Company has

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RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

accrued $136.8 million in regards to the Arbitration Award damages plus post-judgment interest. The Company entered into an agreement with Humana that tolled the enforcement of the judgment until October 15, 2023.

The Company is a defendant in two consolidated lawsuits pending in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota filed in 2020 by various Blue Cross/Blue Shield plans that operate in eight different states (North Carolina, North Dakota, Alabama, Utah, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington and New Jersey) alleging that the Company improperly submitted various usual and customary overcharges to several Pharmacy Benefit Managers, all but one of which are not owned by plaintiffs, with which Rite Aid and the insurers had independent contracts. On May 22, 2023, the Company won a defense verdict in the jury trial of a lawsuit filed in Delaware state court in 2019 by multiple Centene entities alleging that the Company overcharged for prescriptions by improperly reporting usual and customary prices. The court denied the Centene entities’ request for post-trial relief and the deadline has passed for Centene to appeal. The Company is defending a similar lawsuit filed in 2022 by WellCare in Florida state court.

Drug Utilization Review and Code 1 Litigation

In June 2012, qui tam plaintiff, Loyd F. Schmuckley (“Relator”) filed a complaint under seal against the Company alleging that it failed to comply with certain requirements of California’s Medicaid program between 2007 and 2014. In June 2013, the Company was served with a Civil Investigative Demand (“CID”) by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California regarding (1) the Company’s Drug Utilization Review and prescription dispensing protocol; and (2) the dispensing of drugs designated as “Code 1” by the State of California. Specifically, the Relator alleged that the Company did not perform special verification and documentation for certain medications known as “Code 1” drugs. While the complaint remained under seal, the United States Department of Justice conducted an extensive investigation and ultimately declined to intervene. Although numerous states declined to intervene, in September 2017, the State of California’s Department of Justice’s Bureau of Medical Fraud and Elder Abuse filed a complaint in intervention. The Company filed a motion to dismiss Relator’s and the State of California’s respective complaints in January 2018, and the hearing was held on March 23, 2018. On September 5, 2018, the court issued an order denying the motion to dismiss. Substantial damages are sought from the Company in this matter. The parties have resolved the matter, except fees for relator’s counsel, for $60.0 million.

Controlled Substances Litigation, Audits and Investigations

The Company, along with various other defendants, is named in multiple opioid-related lawsuits filed by counties, cities, municipalities, Native American tribes, hospitals, third-party payers, and others across the United States. In December 2017, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”) consolidated and transferred more than a thousand federal opioid-related lawsuits that name the Company as a defendant to the multi-district litigation (“MDL”) pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio under In re National Prescription Opiate Litigation (Case No. 17-MD-2804). A significant number of similar cases that are not part of the MDL and name the Company as a defendant are also pending in state courts. On June 1, 2022, the JPML ordered that newly filed cases will no longer be transferred to the MDL. The plaintiffs in these opioid-related lawsuits generally allege claims that include, without limitation, public nuisance and negligence theories of liability resulting from the impacts of widespread opioid abuse against defendants along the pharmaceutical supply chain, including manufacturers, wholesale distributors, and retail pharmacies. At this stage of the proceedings, the Company is not able to predict the outcome of the opioid-related lawsuits in which it remains a defendant or estimate a potential range of loss regarding the lawsuits, and is defending itself against all relevant claims. From time to time, some of these cases may be settled, dismissed or otherwise

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RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

terminated, and additional such cases may be filed and the Company is exploring possible avenues for resolving some or all of its portfolio of opioids-related litigation, although no assurance can be given that the litigation will be resolved to the parties’ mutual satisfaction, or that a resolution will not include a monetary payment, and that the payment will not be material.

The Company also has received warrants, subpoenas, CIDs, and other requests for documents and information from, and is being investigated by, the federal and state governments regarding opioids and other controlled substances. The Company has been cooperating with and responding to these investigatory inquiries.

As previously disclosed, on December 13, 2022, a qui tam complaint filed by three former Rite Aid pharmacy personnel (Andrew White, Mark Rosenberg, and Ann Wegelin) (collectively, “qui tam Relators”) was unsealed by the federal District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in an order that also directed the United States Department of Justice to file within 90 days a complaint intervening or partially intervening in the Second Amended Complaint (the “Complaint”). On February 23, 2023, the following states, which were listed in the Complaint, declined to intervene: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and the District of Columbia. California subsequently did not intervene. On March 13, 2023, the United States Department of Justice filed its complaint in the federal District Court for the Northern District of Ohio against Rite Aid (“DOJ’s Complaint”) alleging violations of the federal False Claims Act and Controlled Substances Act related to the dispensing of controlled substances, primarily opioids. DOJ’s Complaint seeks damages under the False Claims Act, civil penalties under the Controlled Substances Act, damages in connection with alleged payment by mistake (on behalf of Federal Healthcare Programs), and damages in connection with alleged unjust enrichment. The Company has filed a motion to dismiss DOJ’s Complaint to which DOJ has responded. The qui tam relators voluntarily dismissed their complaint. The parties are engaging in discussions to explore the possibility of resolving the matter, although no assurance can be given that the matter will be resolved to the parties’ mutual satisfaction, or that a resolution will not include a monetary payment, and that the payment will not be material.

In April 2019, the Company initiated a coverage action styled Rite Aid Corporation et al. v. ACE American Ins. Co. et al. Through this action, the Company is seeking the recovery of defense costs and settlement and/or judgment costs that may be paid for the opioid-related lawsuits. The action seeks declaratory relief with respect to the obligations of the insurers under the policies at issue in the action and asserts claims for breach of contract and statutory remedies against one of these insurers. Although the trial court determined on the Company’s motion for partial summary judgment that this insurer was obligated to reimburse the Company for its defense costs, on January 10, 2022, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the trial court’s order and ruled that the insurer had no duty to defend the first MDL suits set for trial based on the specific allegations at issue in those cases. The matter has been remanded to the lower court for further proceedings.

Miscellaneous Litigation and Investigations.

Following the Company’s response to a 2020 CID from the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) with respect to consumer protection laws, the Company is seeking to negotiate a resolution with the FTC. The allegations relate to certain business practices that the Company has not engaged in for nearly three years, and the Company currently believes that any resolution of that CID would not likely require a monetary payment. During the course of the Company’s discussions with the FTC Staff in connection with its response to that CID, the FTC Staff also requested

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RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

certain information from the Company related to compliance with the Company’s 2010 FTC Consent Order. The Company cooperated with the request, however, the FTC Staff informed the Company that absent an agreed resolution, it would recommend that the FTC file a complaint against the Company for violation of the Consent Order, including a request for a monetary payment and other relief. The FTC has now combined the two matters, requested additional information related to privacy and data security matters, and is seeking a single resolution of all open matters, such that discussions related to one matter may affect the ability to resolve another. Discussions continue about a potential agreed resolution, although no assurance can be given that the matter will be resolved to the parties’ mutual satisfaction, or that a resolution will not include a monetary payment, and that the payment will not be material.

The Company has received CIDs from the Department of Justice related to the Medicare Part D plan sponsored by a subsidiary of the Company. The Company is also defending a lawsuit asserting numerous claims based on allegations surrounding the Company’s use of a certain font including in the Company’s rebranded logo, where the parties have engaged in a mediation process which remains ongoing. The Company is defending four putative class actions in federal courts regarding alleged privacy breaches, three of which involve technologies alleged to track consumer information and one of which involves a data security incident.

The Rite Aid Employee Benefit Administration Committee (“EBAC”) received a letter from the Department of Labor alleging EBAC had violated ERISA in its management of the Rite Aid Master Retirement Savings Trust as to a specific investment. Discussions are underway about a potential agreed resolution, although no assurance can be given that the matter will be resolved to the parties’ mutual satisfaction, or that a resolution will not include a monetary payment, and that the payment will not be material.

The Company is defending a putative shareholder class action now captioned In re Rite Aid Securities Litigation, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (formerly Page). The matter names Rite Aid Corporation and certain executives individually as defendants and raises claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 related to alleged misstatements and omissions concerning the growth of Elixir’s PBM services businesses. The Company has filed a motion to dismiss and intends to aggressively defend against the allegations and challenge their merit. The Company is also defending a putative shareholder class action currently captioned Holland v. Rite Aid Corporation et al., filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The matter names Rite Aid Corporation and certain former and current executives individually as defendants and raises claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 related to the DOJ’s Complaint and alleged misstatements and omissions concerning the Company’s risk for regulatory action and litigation related to controlled substances practices.  This matter is also in early stages, but the Company intends to aggressively defend against the allegations and challenge their merit.

Effect of Automatic Stay

Subject to certain exceptions under the Bankruptcy Code, the filing of the Company Parties’ Chapter 11 Cases automatically stayed the continuation of most legal proceedings or the filing of other actions against or on behalf of the Company Parties or their property to recover on, collect or secure a claim arising prior to the Petition Date or to exercise control over property of the Company Parties’ bankruptcy estates, unless and until the Bankruptcy Court modifies or lifts the automatic stay as to any such claim. Notwithstanding the general application of the automatic stay described above, there are certain exceptions to the automatic stay.

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RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

15. Supplementary Cash Flow Data

	Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2, 2023		August 27, 2022
Cash paid for interest	$	128,544	$	94,557
Cash payments (refunds) for income taxes, net	$	3,541	$	(10,359)
Equipment financed under capital leases	$	832	$	1,235
Gross borrowings from revolver	$	2,119,000	$	1,838,000
Gross repayments to revolver	$	1,282,000	$	1,161,000

Significant components of cash provided by Other Liabilities of $205,151 for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 include cash provided from an increase in accruals for litigation matters and restructuring-related expenses.

Cash used in Other Assets of $88,771 for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 is comprised primarily of prepaid rent and property insurance.

16. Subsequent Events

Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees

Certain litigation matters occurred during the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 or prior, but had subsequent updates through the issuance of this report. See further discussion in Note 14.

Restructuring Term Sheet

On October 15, 2023, the Company Parties reached an agreement in principle with the Consenting Noteholders on the terms of a financial and operational restructuring, the material terms of which are set forth in the Restructuring Term Sheet.

Under the Restructuring Term Sheet, the Consenting Noteholders have agreed, subject to certain terms and conditions, to support the Restructuring of the existing debt of, existing equity interests in, and certain other obligations of the Company Parties, pursuant to the Plan to be filed in the Chapter 11 Cases. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this “Restructuring Term Sheet” section of this Current Report on Form 10-Q have the meanings given to them in the Restructuring Term Sheet and the Plan, as applicable. Elixir Insurance (“EI”) was excluded from the Chapter 11 filing.

The Plan will be based on the restructuring transactions set forth in the Restructuring Term Sheet (such transactions described in, and in accordance with the Restructuring Agreement and the Term Sheet, the “Restructuring Transactions”), which, among other things, contemplates:

● each holder of a claim on account of the DIP ABL Facility shall receive, in full satisfaction of its claim, (a) in the event of a Plan Restructuring, its allocated share of the Exit ABL Facility, or (b) in the event of a Credit Bid Transaction or an Alternative Sale Transaction, either, at the DIP ABL Lenders’ discretion, (i) payment in full, in Cash, or (ii) its allocated share of the Exit ABL Facility;

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RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

● each holder of a claim on account of the DIP FILO Facility shall receive, in full satisfaction of its claim, (a) in the event of a Plan Restructuring, its allocated share of the Exit FILO Term Loan Facility, or (b) in the event of a Credit Bid Transaction or an Alternative Sale Transaction, either, at the DIP FILO Lenders’ discretion, (i) payment in full, in Cash, or (ii) its allocated share of the Exit FILO Term Loan Facility;

● each holder of a DIP Term Loan Claim shall receive, in full and final satisfaction of its claim, payment in full, in Cash;

● to the extent any allowed ABL Facility Claim remains outstanding on the Effective Date, each holder of an ABL Facility claim shall receive, in full and final satisfaction of its claim, either payment in full, in Cash, or reinstatement of the Allowed ABL Facility Claim under the Exit ABL Facility;

● to the extent any allowed FILO Term Loan Facility Claim remains outstanding on the Effective Date, each holder of a FILO Term Loan Facility Claim shall receive, in full and final satisfaction of its claim, either payment in full, in Cash, of all ABL Facility Claims, or reinstatement of the Allowed FILO Term Loan Facility Claims under the FILO Term Loan Facility;

● each holder of an allowed Senior Secured Notes Claim, in full satisfaction of its claim, shall receive (a) in the event of a Plan Restructuring, [(i) 100% of the common equity (the “New Common Stock”) of New Rite Aid, subject to dilution by the Management Incentive Plan, and any equity-linked securities issued to the holders of allowed General Unsecured Claims, plus (ii) its pro rata share of the takeback facility, if applicable; or (b) in the event the Restructuring Transaction is not a Plan Restructuring, [its pro rata share of the Distributable Proceeds, if any, pursuant to the Waterfall Recovery]];

● each holder of an allowed General Unsecured Claim, in full satisfaction of its claim, subject to (A) the DIP Term Loan Claims, the ABL Facility Claims, and the FILO Term Loan Facility Claims being satisfied in full, in Cash, or such other treatment acceptable to the DIP Lenders and / or the ABL Lenders and the FILO Lenders, as applicable, in their sole discretion, and (B) the satisfaction of any Allowed Adequate Protection Claims, shall receive [[__]% of an equity-linked instrument in New Rite Aid (form and terms to be determined), calculated as of the Effective Date and equal to the product of a formula calculated as the (midpoint value of owned real estate not encumbered prior to the Petition Date, less the costs and expenses to be paid by, or estimated to be paid by, the Debtors’ Estates to administer the Chapter 11 Cases) divided by (the sum of the numerator plus the total amount (including principal and accrued but unpaid interest) of the equitized Senior Secured Notes Claims)];

● each Intercompany Claim shall be, at the option of the Debtors, reinstated, set off, settled, distributed, contributed, cancelled, or released without any distribution on account of such Intercompany Claim, or such other treatment as is reasonably determined by the Debtors;

● each Intercompany Interest shall be, at the option of the Debtors, reinstated, set off, settled, distributed, contributed, cancelled, or released without any distribution on account of such Intercompany Interest, or such other treatment as is reasonably determined by the Debtors;

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RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

● all Existing Equity Interests in Rite Aid will be cancelled and extinguished, and Holders of Existing Equity Interests in Rite Aid shall receive no recovery on account of such Interests; and

● Section 510(b) Claims shall be discharged, cancelled, released, and extinguished without any distribution to Holders of such Claims.

The Restructuring Term Sheet contains milestones for the progress of the Chapter 11 Cases (the “Milestones”), which include the dates by which the Debtors are required to, among other things, obtain certain orders of the Court and consummate the Debtors’ emergence from bankruptcy. Among other dates set forth in the Restructuring Term sheet, the agreement contemplates that the Court shall have entered an order confirming the Plan no later than [__] months after the Petition Date.

Although the Company intends to pursue the Restructuring as contemplated by the Restructuring Term Sheet, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in entering into a Restructuring Support Agreement on the terms set forth in the Restructuring Term Sheet and the terms of the Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan may be subject to material change. In addition, the transactions contemplated by the Restructuring Term Sheet are subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court, among other conditions. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the transactions described therein will be consummated on the expected terms, if at all.

The Company has significant deferred tax assets, including NOLs. The impact of the Restructuring on the Company’s NOLs will depend on whether the Restructuring is structured as (i) a taxable disposition of substantially all of the assets and/or subsidiary stock of the Company, (ii) a recapitalization of the Company, or (iii) some other alternative structure. If structured as a taxable disposition, the Company anticipates that NOLs of the Company (if any) remaining after the Restructuring will not be available to the Company after consummating the Restructuring. If structured as a recapitalization, the Company anticipates that it will experience an ownership change, and thus NOLs of the Company (if any) remaining after the Restructuring will be subject to limitation, such that the Company may not derive all of the benefits of any such remaining NOLs after consummating the Restructuring. However, the application of the rules under IRC Section 382(l)(5) could mitigate such limitation and protect the continued existence of the Company’s NOLs. There is uncertainty as to whether the Company would qualify for the benefits of IRC 382(l)(5). As stated previously in the income tax footnote, the Company will continue to monitor all available evidence related to deferred tax assets for which future realization is uncertain.

The transactions contemplated by the Restructuring Term Sheet are subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court, among other conditions. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the transactions described therein will be consummated.

Chapter 11 Restructuring

Voluntary Petitions for Reorganization

To implement the Plan, on the Petition Date, the Company Parties filed the Chapter 11 Cases under the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court. Each Company Party will continue to operate its business as a “debtor in possession” under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and the orders of the Bankruptcy Court. The Chapter 11 Cases are being jointly administered under the

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RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

caption In re Rite Aid Corporation, et al., Case No. 23-18993 (MBK). Documents filed on the docket of and other information related to the Chapter 11 Cases are available at https://restructuring.ra.kroll.com/RiteAid. Documents and other information available on such website are not part of this document and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in this document. To ensure the Company Parties’ ability to continue operating in the ordinary course of business and minimize the effect of the Restructuring on the Company Parties’ customers and employees, the Company Parties filed with the Bankruptcy Court motions seeking a variety of “first-day” relief, including authority to pay employee wages and benefits, and pay vendors and suppliers for all goods and services, each of which was approved on an interim basis by the Bankruptcy Court. In addition, the Company filed with the Bankruptcy Court (a) a motion seeking approval of the DIP Financing in the form of the DIP Credit Agreements (as defined and described below), and (b) a motion seeking approval of certain procedures relating to the marketing and auction (if necessary) of all or some of the Company’s assets. At the Debtors’ “first day hearing” on October 16, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court approved all first day relief from the bench, pending entry of the revised forms of order. The Company filed the revised forms of order to the Bankruptcy Court immediately following the first day hearing, and the Company expects that the Bankruptcy Court will enter the orders approving the first day relief in the immediate term.

Effect of Chapter 11 Cases & Automatic Stay on Pre-Petition Debt Obligations

The commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases above constituted an event of default that accelerated substantially all of the Company’s obligations under the documents governing the Existing Credit Facilities, the Guaranteed Notes, and the Unguaranteed Notes, among others. Indeed, the Company’s debt instruments and agreements described within this Quarterly Report provide that, as a result of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, the principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid fees and interest thereon, and in the case of the indebtedness outstanding under the senior notes, premium, if any, thereon, shall be immediately due and payable. Accordingly, all long-term debt was classified as current on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 2, 2023. However, any efforts to enforce payment obligations under the debt instruments are automatically stayed as a result of the Chapter 11 Cases and the creditors’ rights in respect of the debt instruments are subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code.

Additionally, in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases, the Company has incurred, and expects to continue to incur, significant professional fees and other costs in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases. There can be no assurance that the Company’s current liquidity is sufficient to allow us to satisfy our obligations related to the Chapter 11 Cases or to pursue confirmation of the Plan.

McKesson Corporation

On October 14, 2023, McKesson Corporation (“McKesson”) sent notice to the Company purporting to terminate the Eleventh Amendment to Supply Agreement by and between Rite Aid Corporation and McKesson Corporation, dated as of February 28, 2019 (the “McKesson Corporation Supply Agreement”) based on the occurrence of a termination event. The Company and McKesson have negotiated an agreement in principle to ensure no disruption to the Company’s business and operations, which agreement in principle includes a reservation of rights for both parties as to the purported termination. To the extent such agreement in principle is not executed, is not approved by the Bankruptcy Court, or is approved but subsequently terminates, the Company would vigorously contest such purported termination as null, void, and without effect. Subsequently, to the extent (a) such termination is not rescinded or (b) the

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RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Company does not prevail as to the invalidity of the termination event, the termination of the McKesson Corporation Supply Agreement may result in a material adverse impact on the Company’s business and operations.

Elixir Stalking Horse APA

On October 15, 2023, Hunter Lane, LLC, a subsidiary of the Company, and certain of Hunter Lane, LLC’s subsidiaries (collectively, the “Sellers”) entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Elixir Stalking Horse APA”) with a buyer, MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. (the “Buyer”), pursuant to which the Buyer has agreed to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, substantially all of the assets of the Sellers, which, collectively constitute the “Elixir Assets.” The Sellers are Debtors in the Chapter 11 Cases.

The acquisition of the Elixir Assets by the Buyer pursuant to the Elixir Stalking Horse APA is subject to approval of the Bankruptcy Court and one or more auctions, if necessary, to solicit higher or otherwise better bids. On October 15, 2023, the Debtors filed a motion (the “Bidding Procedures Motion”) seeking approval of, among other things, certain marketing, auction, and bidding procedures (“Bidding Procedures”), pursuant to which the Debtors will solicit and select the highest or otherwise best offer(s) for the sale or sales of the Elixir Assets and the Debtors’ retail asset portfolio. The Bidding Procedures Motion additionally seeks Bankruptcy Court approval of the Elixir Stalking Horse APA and designation of the Buyer as the “stalking horse” bidder for the Elixir Assets. The Debtors anticipate that the Bankruptcy Court will enter an order approving the relief requested in the Bidding Procedures Motion after a hearing scheduled for October 16. 2023.

In accordance with the Bidding Procedures, if the Debtors receive any higher or otherwise better bids by November 16, 2023, the Debtors expect to conduct an auction for the Elixir Assets by November 20, 2023. As the stalking horse bidder, the Buyer’s offer to purchase the Elixir Assets, as set forth in the Elixir Stalking Horse APA, serves as the minimum or bid floor on which the Debtors, their creditors, other stakeholders, and other bidders may rely. Other interested bidders will be permitted to participate in the auction for the Elixir Assets, if, in accordance with the Bidding Procedures, such interested bidders submit qualifying offers that are higher or otherwise better than the stalking horse bid.

Under the terms of the Elixir Stalking Horse APA, the Buyer has agreed, subject to Bankruptcy Court approval and absent any higher or otherwise better bid, to acquire the Elixir Assets from the Sellers for $575 million (the “Purchase Price”), subject to certain adjustments in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Elixir Stalking Horse APA, plus the assumption of specified liabilities related to the Elixir Assets. If the Sellers receive a better or otherwise higher bid and the Bankruptcy Court approves the Sellers’ consummation of an alternative sale of the Elixir Assets to any purchaser other than the Buyer, the Sellers will pay the Buyer a break-up fee and reimbursement of certain expenses associated with the negotiation, drafting, and execution of the Elixir Stalking Horse APA, not to exceed 3.5% of the Purchase Price in the aggregate, subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court.

Adoption of Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 852 - Reorganizations

For periods occurring after the Petition Date, the Company will adopt Financial Accounting Standards Board ASC Topic 852 - Reorganizations, which specifies the accounting and financial reporting requirements for entities reorganizing through Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. These requirements include distinguishing transactions associated with the reorganization separate from activities related to the ongoing operations of the business.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

The Company is currently assessing whether or not it qualifies for fresh start accounting upon emergence from Chapter 11. If the Company were to meet the requirements to adopt the fresh start accounting rules, its assets and liabilities would be recorded at fair value as of the fresh start reporting date, which may differ materially from the recorded values of assets and liabilities on its unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Shareholder Matters

On September 28, 2023, the Company received a written notification (the “Notice”) from the NYSE stating that the Company is no longer in compliance with NYSE continued listing standards set forth in Section 802.01B (the “Minimum Market Capitalization Standard”) and Section 802.01C (the “Minimum Stock Price Standard”) of the NYSE’s Listed Company Manual due to the fact that (i) the Company’s average total market capitalization over a consecutive 30 trading-day period was less than $50,000 and, at the same time, its stockholders’ equity was less than $50,000; and (ii) the average closing price of the Company’s common stock was less than $1.00 per share over a consecutive 30 trading-day period.

In accordance with the NYSE’s rules, on October 12, 2023, the Company provided the NYSE with notice of its receipt of the notification and of its current intention to pursue measures to cure the deficiencies. The Company has six months from receipt of the notice to regain compliance with the NYSE’s Minimum Stock Price Standard, or until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders if stockholder approval is required, and eighteen months from receipt of the notice to regain compliance with the NYSE’s Minimum Market Capitalization Standard. The Company has forty-five days from receipt of the Notice to submit a business plan that demonstrates compliance with the Minimum Market Capitalization Standard within such eighteen months cure period. Upon receipt of such plan, the NYSE would have up to forty-five days to review and determine whether the Company has made a reasonable demonstration of its ability to come into conformity with the relevant standards within the cure period. The NYSE may either accept the plan, at which time the Company would be subject to ongoing quarterly monitoring for compliance with the plan, or the NYSE may not accept the plan and the Company would be subject to suspension and delisting proceedings (earlier than the cure periods noted above).

On October 16, 2023, the NYSE announced that it had determined to commence proceedings to delist the Company’s common stock from the NYSE. Trading in the Company’s common stock was immediately suspended. The NYSE reached its decision that the Company’s common stock is no longer suitable for listing pursuant to the NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 802.01D after the Company’s October 16, 2023 disclosure that the Company commenced the Chapter 11 Cases. The Company expects that such delisted securities may be subject to trading in the OTC market.

17. Revision of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements

Subsequent to the issuance of the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended March 4, 2023, management evaluated the materiality of a misstatement in accordance with the U.S. SEC Staff’s Accounting Bulletin Nos. 99, Materiality (“SAB 99”) and 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements (“SAB 108”). The misstatement pertains to the Company’s historical accounting for closed store liabilities. Based on their evaluation, management concluded the misstatement is not material to the Company’s previously issued consolidated financial statements as of and for each of

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RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

the three fiscal years ended March 4, 2023 and each of the interim and year-to-date periods then ended, (collectively the “previously issued financial statements”). However, as prescribed by SAB 108, in conjunction with the re-issuance of the Company’s previously issued financial statements, the misstatement has been corrected as an immaterial revision of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for each of the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022 and the related notes hereto. A summary of the nature of the misstatement and its impact on the Company’s previously issued financial statements is summarized as follows.

The Company adopted ASC 842, Leases, (“ASC 842”) on the first day of fiscal year 2020 under the alternative transition method as permissible under ASC 842. As part of this adoption, the Company elected the practical expedients, as permitted under the transition guidance, which included, among other things, the ability to carry forward existing lease classifications. Based on this election, the Company appropriately eliminated the majority of its closed store and lease exit liabilities as of the date of adoption, which had been accrued in accordance with ASC 420, Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations, (“ASC 420”). Moreover, due to the Company’s practical expedients election, variable costs, consisting primarily of real estate taxes and common area maintenance expenses, associated with store closures that occur subsequent to the adoption of ASC 842 may no longer be accrued under ASC 420, but rather recognized as expense as they are incurred.

Due to an oversight in their evaluation of an amendment to ASC 420 as a result of the adoption of ASC 842, management determined that the Company incorrectly continued to accrue estimated costs associated with store closures as a liability subsequent to the date of adoption, rather than recognize the costs as they are incurred. The impact of the misstatement resulted in an overstatement of these costs, which have historically been classified within Facility exit and impairment charges in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, and an overstatement of store closure liabilities, which have historically been classified within Accrued salaries, wages and other current liabilities (current portion) and Other noncurrent liabilities (long-term portion) in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

A summary of revisions to the Company’s previously reported financial statements is presented below.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

As of and for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023

	Previously				As
(In 000’s, except per share amounts)	Reported		Adjustment		Revised
Balance Sheet:
Accrued salaries, wages, and other current liabilities	$	894,079	$	(17,360)	$	876,719
Total current liabilities		6,517,954		(17,360)		6,500,594
Other noncurrent liabilities		188,597		(40,728)		147,869
Total liabilities		9,092,222		(58,088)		9,034,134
Accumulated deficit		(7,928,265)		58,088		(7,870,177)
Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity		(1,966,270)		58,088		(1,908,182)
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss:
Facility exit and impairment charges	$	310,761	$	(10,236)	$	300,525
Loss before income taxes		(1,017,692)		10,236		(1,007,456)
Net loss		(1,020,030)		10,236		(1,009,794)
Comprehensive loss		(1,020,030)		10,236		(1,009,794)
Basic and diluted loss per share		(18.44)		0.18		(18.26)

As of and for the thirteen week period ended August 27, 2022

	Previously				As
(In 000’s, except per share amounts)	Reported		Adjustment		Revised
Balance Sheet:
Accrued salaries, wages, and other current liabilities	$	729,561	$	(13,676)	$	715,885
Total current liabilities		2,818,767		(13,676)		2,805,091
Other noncurrent liabilities		151,616		(26,443)		125,173
Total liabilities		8,703,523		(40,119)		8,663,404
Accumulated deficit		(6,293,062)		40,119		(6,252,943)
Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity		(336,398)		40,119		(296,279)
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss:
Facility exit and impairment charges	$	45,845	$	1,426	$	47,271
Loss before income taxes		(319,323)		(1,426)		(320,749)
Net loss		(331,290)		(1,426)		(332,716)
Comprehensive loss		(331,290)		(1,426)		(332,716)
Basic and diluted loss per share		(6.07)		(0.03)		(6.10)

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

As of and for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023

	Previously				As
(In 000’s, except per share amounts)	Reported		Adjustment		Revised
Balance Sheet:
Accrued salaries, wages, and other current liabilities	$	894,079	$	(17,360)	$	876,719
Total current liabilities		6,517,954		(17,360)		6,500,594
Other noncurrent liabilities		188,597		(40,728)		147,869
Total liabilities		9,092,222		(58,088)		9,034,134
Accumulated deficit		(7,928,265)		58,088		(7,870,177)
Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity		(1,966,270)		58,088		(1,908,182)
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss:
Facility exit and impairment charges	$	330,762	$	(10,545)	$	320,217
Loss before income taxes		(1,322,917)		10,545		(1,312,372)
Net loss		(1,326,748)		10,545		(1,316,203)
Comprehensive loss		(1,326,748)		10,545		(1,316,203)
Basic and diluted loss per share		(24.02)		0.19		(23.83)
Statement of Cash Flows:
Net loss	$	(1,326,748)	$	10,545	$	(1,316,203)
Facility exit and impairment charges		330,762		(10,545)		320,217

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RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022

(Dollars and share information in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

As of and for the twenty-six week period ended August 27, 2022

	Previously				As
(In 000’s, except per share amounts)	Reported		Adjustment		Revised
Balance Sheet:
Accrued salaries, wages, and other current liabilities	$	729,561	$	(13,676)	$	715,885
Total current liabilities		2,818,767		(13,676)		2,805,091
Other noncurrent liabilities		151,616		(26,443)		125,173
Total liabilities		8,703,523		(40,119)		8,663,404
Accumulated deficit		(6,293,062)		40,119		(6,252,943)
Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity		(336,398)		40,119		(296,279)
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss:
Facility exit and impairment charges	$	112,416	$	(23,324)	$	89,092
Loss before income taxes		(426,017)		23,324		(402,693)
Net loss		(441,481)		23,324		(418,157)
Comprehensive loss		(441,481)		23,324		(418,157)
Basic and diluted loss per share		(8.11)		0.43		(7.68)
Statement of Cash Flows:
Net loss	$	(441,481)	$	23,324	$	(418,157)
Facility exit and impairment charges		112,416		(23,324)		89,092

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results

The Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Continuing Operations set forth below gives effect to the revision of our previously issued condensed consolidated financial statements for each of the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022 to correct an error in the periods impacted. For additional information and a detailed discussion of the revision and recast, refer to Note 17 Revision of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I Item 1.

Overview

We are a healthcare company with a retail footprint, providing our customers and communities with a high level of care and service through various programs we offer through our two reportable business segments, our Retail Pharmacy Segment and our Pharmacy Services Segment. We accomplish our goal of delivering comprehensive care to our customers through our retail drugstores and our PBM, Elixir. We also offer fully integrated mail-order and specialty pharmacy services through Elixir Pharmacy. Additionally, through Elixir Insurance (“EI”), Elixir also serves seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D. When combined with our retail platform, this comprehensive suite of services allows us to provide value and choice to customers, patients and payors and allows us to compete in today’s evolving healthcare marketplace.

Retail Pharmacy Segment

Our Retail Pharmacy Segment sells brand and generic prescription drugs and provides various other pharmacy services, as well as an assortment of front-end products including health and beauty aids, personal care products, seasonal merchandise, and a large private brand product line. Our Retail Pharmacy Segment generates the majority of its revenue through the sale of prescription drugs and front-end products at our over 2,200 retail pharmacy locations across 17 states and through our e-commerce platform available at www.riteaid.com. We replenish our retail stores through a combination of direct store delivery of pharmaceutical products facilitated through our pharmaceutical Purchasing and Delivery Agreement with McKesson, and the majority of our front-end products through our network of distribution centers.

Pharmacy Services Segment

Our Pharmacy Services Segment provides a fully integrated suite of PBM offerings including technology solutions, mail delivery services, specialty pharmacy, network and rebate administration, claims adjudication and pharmacy discount programs. Elixir also provides prescription discount programs and Medicare Part D insurance offerings for individuals and groups. Elixir provides services to various clients across its different lines of business, including major health plans, commercial employers, labor groups and state and local governments, representing approximately 1.5 million covered lives, including approximately 0.3 million covered lives through our Medicare Part D insurance offerings. Elixir continues to focus its efforts and offerings to its target market of small to mid-market employers, labor unions and regional health plans, including provider-led health plans and government sponsored Medicaid and Medicare plans.

Significant Event

Chapter 11 Restructuring

Restructuring Term Sheet

On October 15, 2023, the Company Parties reached an agreement in principle with the Consenting Noteholders on the terms of a financial and operational restructuring, the material terms of which are set forth in the Restructuring Term Sheet.

Under the Restructuring Term Sheet, the Consenting Noteholders have agreed, subject to certain terms and conditions, to support the Restructuring of the existing debt of, existing equity interests in, and certain other obligations

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of the Company Parties, pursuant to the Plan to be filed in the Chapter 11 Cases. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this “Restructuring Term Sheet” section of this Current Report on Form 10-Q have the meanings given to them in the Restructuring Term Sheet and the Plan, as applicable.

The Plan will be based on the restructuring transactions set forth in the Restructuring Term Sheet (such transactions described in, and in accordance with the Restructuring Agreement and the Term Sheet, the “Restructuring Transactions”), which, among other things, contemplates:

●each holder of a claim on account of the DIP ABL Facility shall receive, in full satisfaction of its claim, (a) in the event of a Plan Restructuring, its allocated share of the Exit ABL Facility, or (b) in the event of a Credit Bid Transaction or an Alternative Sale Transaction, either, at the DIP ABL Lenders’ discretion, (i) payment in full, in Cash, or (ii) its allocated share of the Exit ABL Facility;

●each holder of a claim on account of the DIP FILO Facility shall receive, in full satisfaction of its claim, (a) in the event of a Plan Restructuring, its allocated share of the Exit FILO Term Loan Facility, or (b) in the event of a Credit Bid Transaction or an Alternative Sale Transaction, either, at the DIP FILO Lenders’ discretion, (i) payment in full, in Cash, or (ii) its allocated share of the Exit FILO Term Loan Facility;

●each holder of a DIP Term Loan Claim shall receive, in full and final satisfaction of its claim, payment in full, in Cash;

●to the extent any allowed ABL Facility Claim remains outstanding on the Effective Date, each holder of an ABL Facility claim shall receive, in full and final satisfaction of its claim, either payment in full, in Cash, or reinstatement of the Allowed ABL Facility Claim under the Exit ABL Facility;

●to the extent any allowed FILO Term Loan Facility Claim remains outstanding on the Effective Date, each holder of a FILO Term Loan Facility Claim shall receive, in full and final satisfaction of its claim, either payment in full, in Cash, of all ABL Facility Claims, or reinstatement of the Allowed FILO Term Loan Facility Claims under the FILO Term Loan Facility;

●each holder of an allowed Senior Secured Notes Claim, in full satisfaction of its claim, shall receive (a) in the event of a Plan Restructuring, [(i) 100% of the common equity (the “New Common Stock”) of New Rite Aid, subject to dilution by the Management Incentive Plan, and any equity-linked securities issued to the holders of allowed General Unsecured Claims, plus (ii) its pro rata share of the takeback facility, if applicable; or (b) in the event the Restructuring Transaction is not a Plan Restructuring, [its pro rata share of the Distributable Proceeds, if any, pursuant to the Waterfall Recovery]];

●each holder of an allowed General Unsecured Claim, in full satisfaction of its claim, subject to (A) the DIP Term Loan Claims, the ABL Facility Claims, and the FILO Term Loan Facility Claims being satisfied in full, in Cash, or such other treatment acceptable to the DIP Lenders and / or the ABL Lenders and the FILO Lenders, as applicable, in their sole discretion, and (B) the satisfaction of any Allowed Adequate Protection Claims, shall receive [[__]% of an equity-linked instrument in New Rite Aid (form and terms to be determined), calculated as of the Effective Date and equal to the product of a formula calculated as the (midpoint value of owned real estate not encumbered prior to the Petition Date, less the costs and expenses to be paid by, or estimated to be paid by, the Debtors’ Estates to administer the Chapter 11 Cases) divided by (the sum of the numerator plus the total amount (including principal and accrued but unpaid interest) of the equitized Senior Secured Notes Claims)];

●each Intercompany Claim shall be, at the option of the Debtors, reinstated, set off, settled, distributed, contributed, cancelled, or released without any distribution on account of such Intercompany Claim, or such other treatment as is reasonably determined by the Debtors;

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●each Intercompany Interest shall be, at the option of the Debtors, reinstated, set off, settled, distributed, contributed, cancelled, or released without any distribution on account of such Intercompany Interest, or such other treatment as is reasonably determined by the Debtors;

●all Existing Equity Interests in Rite Aid will be cancelled and extinguished, and Holders of Existing Equity Interests in Rite Aid shall receive no recovery on account of such Interests; and

●Section 510(b) Claims shall be discharged, cancelled, released, and extinguished without any distribution to Holders of such Claims.

The Restructuring Term Sheet contains milestones for the progress of the Chapter 11 Cases (the “Milestones”), which include the dates by which the Debtors are required to, among other things, obtain certain orders of the Court and consummate the Debtors’ emergence from bankruptcy. Among other dates set forth in the Restructuring Term Sheet, the agreement contemplates that the Court shall have entered an order confirming the Plan no later than [__] months after October 15, 2023 (the “Petition Date”).

Although the Company intends to pursue the Restructuring as contemplated by the Restructuring Term Sheet, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in entering into a Restructuring Support Agreement on the terms set forth in the Restructuring Term Sheet and the terms of the Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan may be subject to material change. In addition, the transactions contemplated by the Restructuring Term Sheet are subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court, among other conditions. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the transactions described therein will be consummated on the expected terms, if at all.

The Company has significant deferred tax assets, including NOLs. The impact of the Restructuring on the Company’s NOLs will depend on whether the Restructuring is structured as (i) a taxable disposition of substantially all of the assets and/or subsidiary stock of the Company, (ii) a recapitalization of the Company, or (iii) some other alternative structure. If structured as a taxable disposition, the Company anticipates that NOLs of the Company (if any) remaining after the Restructuring will not be available to the Company after consummating the Restructuring. If structured as a recapitalization, the Company anticipates that it will experience an ownership change, and thus NOLs of the Company (if any) remaining after the Restructuring will be subject to limitation, such that the Company may not derive all of the benefits of any such remaining NOLs after consummating the Restructuring. However, the application of the rules under IRC Section 382(l)(5) could mitigate such limitation and protect the continued existence of our NOLs. There is uncertainty as to whether we would qualify for the benefits of IRC 382(l)(5).  As stated previously in the income tax footnote, the Company will continue to monitor all available evidence related to deferred tax assets for which future realization is uncertain.

The transactions contemplated by the Restructuring Term Sheet are subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court, among other conditions. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the transactions described therein will be consummated.

Voluntary Petitions for Reorganization

To implement the Plan, on the Petition Date, the Company Parties filed the Chapter 11 Cases under the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court. Each Company Party will continue to operate its business as a “debtor in possession” under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and the orders of the Bankruptcy Court. The Chapter 11 Cases are being jointly administered under the caption In re Rite Aid Corporation, et al., Case No. 23-18993 (MBK). Documents filed on the docket of and other information related to the Chapter 11 Cases are available at https://restructuring.ra.kroll.com/RiteAid. Documents and other information available on such website are not part of this document and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in this document. To ensure the Company Parties’ ability to continue operating in the ordinary course of business and minimize the effect of the Restructuring on the Company Parties’ customers and employees, the Company Parties filed with the Bankruptcy Court motions seeking a variety of “first-day” relief, including authority to pay employee wages and benefits, and pay vendors and suppliers for all goods and services, each of which was approved on an interim basis by the Bankruptcy Court from the bench, pending entry of the revised forms of order. The Company

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filed the revised forms of order to the Bankruptcy Court immediately following the first day hearing, and the Company expects that the Bankruptcy Court will enter the orders approving the first day relief in the immediate term.

Taken together, these actions are intended to allow us to continue our commitment to meeting the healthcare needs of the communities we serve.

For further information, refer to Note 16 of the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Restructuring

Beginning in fiscal 2019, we initiated a series of plans designed to reorganize our executive management team, reduce managerial layers, improve our cost structure, free up working capital, rebrand our retail pharmacy and pharmacy services business, and launch our Store of the Future format. Other strategic initiatives included the expansion of our digital business, replacing and updating our financial systems to improve efficiency, and closing unprofitable stores. In December 2022, we announced a new multi-year performance acceleration program, which allows us to fast-track initiatives that will improve sales, script volume and operating margins, and free up cash. This program has given us visibility into the profitability opportunities we can drive over the next three years by focusing on improvements and growth in our core businesses. These and future activities, including those designed to enhance our liquidity and capital structure, are expected to provide future growth opportunities, expense efficiency benefits, as well as reduce our level of corporate leverage and are reflected into our plan of reorganization. We also engaged professional advisors to assist with the exploration of strategic alternatives, including the filing of Chapter 11 Cases. In connection with the Chapter 11 Cases, we incurred, and expect to continue to incur, significant professional fees and other costs. As part of our reorganization, we expect to implement a revised business plan to bolster core strengths, address operational challenges, reinforce liquidity, reduce leverage, optimize store footprint and address litigation. As mentioned herein, there can be no assurance as to whether the Chapter 11 Cases will be successful, including our ability to achieve our operational, strategic, and financial goals. Additionally, there can be no assurance that our current and future restructuring charges will achieve the cost savings and remerchandising benefits in the amounts or time anticipated.

Impact of COVID-19

In March 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 caused by a novel strain of the coronavirus was recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the economies of the United States and other countries around the world.

The COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on our operating results for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022 and will continue to have an impact on several factors underlying our operating results and liquidity in fiscal 2024. Those factors include the number of individuals that receive a COVID-19 vaccine or booster; demand for COVID-19 testing; the timing and extent to which elective procedures return to pre-pandemic levels; the demand for flu and other immunizations and the length and severity of the upcoming cough, cold and flu season.

Overview of Financial Results

Our net loss for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023 was $1,009.8 million or $18.26 per basic and diluted share compared to a net loss of $332.7 million or $6.10 per basic and diluted share for the thirteen week period ended August 27, 2022. Our net loss for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 was $1,316.2 million or $23.83 per basic and diluted share compared to a net loss of $418.2 million or $7.68 per basic and diluted share for the twenty-six week period ended August 27, 2022.

The increase in net loss for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 was due primarily to an increase in litigation charges relating primarily to the Humana and Schmuckley matters, higher facility exit and impairment charges driven by store closures, higher restructuring-related charges, higher goodwill and

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intangible asset impairment charges, a decrease in Adjusted EBITDA, and a gain on debt modifications and retirements in the prior year second quarter.

Our Adjusted EBITDA for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 was $16.7 million or 0.3% of revenues and $108.4 million or 1.0% of revenues, respectively, compared to $78.5 million or 1.3% of revenues and $178.7 million or 1.5% of revenues, respectively, for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended August 27, 2022.

The decrease in Adjusted EBITDA for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023 was due to declines in both the Retail Pharmacy Segment and Pharmacy Services Segment. Adjusted EBITDA decreased $58.0 million in the Retail Pharmacy Segment due primarily to a decrease in Adjusted EBITDA gross profit of $61.5 million, partially offset by a decrease in Adjusted EBITDA selling, general and administrative expenses of $3.5 million. Adjusted EBITDA in the Pharmacy Services Segment decreased $3.9 million due primarily to the decline in revenues associated with lower Elixir Prescription Drug Plan (“PDP”) membership and lost commercial clients, partially offset by improved procurement economics and reductions in selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”).

The decrease in Adjusted EBITDA for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 was due to declines in both the Retail Pharmacy Segment and Pharmacy Services Segment. Adjusted EBITDA decreased $61.6 million in the Retail Pharmacy Segment due primarily to a decrease in Adjusted EBITDA gross profit of $69.9 million, partially offset by a decrease in Adjusted EBITDA SG&A of $8.3 million. Adjusted EBITDA in the Pharmacy Services Segment decreased $8.7 million due primarily to the decline in revenues associated with lower Elixir PDP membership, partially offset by reductions in SG&A expense.

Please see the sections entitled “Segment Analysis” and “Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share and Other Non-GAAP Measures” below for additional details.

Consolidated Results of Operations

Revenues and Other Operating Data

	Thirteen Week Period Ended						Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2,			August 27,			September 2,			August 27,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
	(dollars in thousands except per share amounts)
Revenues(a)	$	5,646,081		$	5,901,069		$	11,299,243		$	11,915,652
Revenue decline		(4.3)	%		(3.5)	%		(5.2)	%		(2.9)	%
Net loss	$	(1,009,794)		$	(332,716)		$	(1,316,203)		$	(418,157)
Net loss per diluted share	$	(18.26)		$	(6.10)		$	(23.83)		$	(7.68)
Adjusted EBITDA(b)	$	16,709		$	78,549		$	108,424		$	178,679
Adjusted Net Loss(b)	$	(398,208)		$	(50,194)		$	(438,004)		$	(71,466)
Adjusted Net Loss per Diluted Share(b)	$	(7.20)		$	(0.92)		$	(7.93)		$	(1.31)

(a) Revenues for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 exclude $34,704 and $70,025, respectively, of inter-segment activity that is eliminated in consolidation. Revenues for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended August 27, 2022 exclude $57,963 and $114,593, respectively, of inter-segment activity that is eliminated in consolidation.

(b) See “Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share and Other Non-GAAP Measures” for additional details.

Revenues

Revenues decreased 4.3% and 5.2% for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023, compared to a decrease of 3.5% and 2.9% for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended August 27, 2022. Revenues for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023 were impacted by a $517.4 million decrease in Pharmacy Services Segment revenues, partially offset by a $239.1 million increase in Retail Pharmacy Segment

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revenues. Revenues for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 were impacted by a $1,047.1 million decrease in Pharmacy Services Segment revenues, partially offset by a $386.1 million increase in Retail Pharmacy Segment revenues.

Please see the section entitled “Segment Analysis” below for additional details regarding revenues.

Costs and Expenses

	Thirteen Week Period Ended						Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2,			August 27,			September 2,			August 27,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
	(dollars in thousands)
Cost of revenues(a)	$	4,550,485		$	4,746,574		$	9,025,121		$	9,564,428
Gross profit		1,095,596			1,154,495			2,274,122			2,351,224
Gross margin		19.4	%		19.6	%		20.1	%		19.7	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	1,458,466		$	1,193,553		$	2,713,689		$	2,411,482
Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues		25.8	%		20.2	%		24.0	%		20.2	%
Facility exit and impairment charges		300,525			47,271			320,217			89,092
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges		295,490			252,200			446,990			252,200
Interest expense		72,658			52,533			137,878			100,652
Gain on debt modifications and retirements, net		—			(41,312)			—			(41,312)
Gain on sale of assets, net		(24,087)			(29,001)			(32,280)			(58,197)

(a) Cost of revenues for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 exclude $34,704 and $70,025, respectively, of inter-segment activity that is eliminated in consolidation. Cost of revenues for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended August 27, 2022 exclude $57,963 and $114,593, respectively, of inter-segment activity that is eliminated in consolidation.

Gross Profit and Cost of Revenues

Gross profit decreased by $58.9 million for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to the thirteen week period ended August 27, 2022. Gross profit decreased by $77.1 million for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to the twenty-six week period ended August 27, 2022. Gross profit for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023 includes a decrease of $64.4 million in our Retail Pharmacy Segment, partially offset by an increase of $5.5 million in our Pharmacy Services Segment. Gross profit for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 includes a decrease of $74.9 million in our Retail Pharmacy Segment and a decrease of $2.2 million in our Pharmacy Services Segment. Gross margin was 19.4% for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to 19.6% for the thirteen week period ended August 27, 2022. Gross margin was 20.1% for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to 19.7% for the twenty-six week period ended August 27, 2022. Please see the section entitled “Segment Analysis” for a more detailed description of gross profit and gross margin results by segment.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

SG&A increased by $264.9 million for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023, compared to the thirteen week period ended August 27, 2022. The increase in SG&A for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023 includes an increase of $269.2 million relating to our Retail Pharmacy Segment, partially offset by a decrease of $4.3 million relating to our Pharmacy Services Segment. SG&A increased by $302.2 million for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023, compared to the twenty-six week period ended August 27, 2022. The increase in

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SG&A for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 includes an increase of $324.6 million relating to our Retail Pharmacy Segment, partially offset by a decrease of $22.4 million relating to our Pharmacy Services Segment. Please see the section entitled “Segment Analysis” below for additional details regarding SG&A.

Facility Exit and Impairment Charges

Facility exit and impairment charges consist of amounts as follows:

	Thirteen Week				Twenty-Six Week
	Period Ended				Period Ended
	September 2,			August 27,	September 2,		August 27,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Impairment charges	$	290,694	$	34,738	$	302,432	$	69,774
Facility exit charges		9,831		12,533		17,785		19,318
	$	300,525	$	47,271	$	320,217	$	89,092

Please refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results—Facility Exit and Impairment Charges” included in our Fiscal 2023 10-K/A for a detailed description of our impairment and lease termination methodology.

Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment Charges

During the thirteen week period ended June 3, 2023, we completed a qualitative goodwill impairment assessment, at which time it was determined after evaluating results, events, and circumstances that were not known in prior quarters that a quantitative assessment was necessary for the Pharmacy Services Segment. The quantitative assessment concluded that the carrying amount of the Pharmacy Services Segment exceeded its fair value principally due to projected performance at EI. Unfavorable drug costs and utilization trends that became apparent during the thirteen week period ended June 3, 2023, resulted in an unfavorable MLR which also increased the projected working capital needs of the business and subsequently contributed to the decision to exit the Individual Part D market, effective January 1, 2024. This resulted in goodwill impairment charges of $151.5 million for the thirteen week period ended June 3, 2023.

As further discussed in Note 16, Subsequent Events, we concluded that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date of issuance of the unaudited consolidated financial statements. As a result of overall lower current year projections, we concluded that a quantitative assessment was necessary and tested our goodwill and intangible assets for impairment.

During the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023, we completed a qualitative and quantitative impairment assessment. The quantitative assessment concluded that the carrying amount of the Pharmacy Services Segment exceeded its fair value principally due to further erosion of the future cash flow projections for fiscal years ending after fiscal 2024 due to an inability to execute management’s business strategies for the 2024 selling season. The unfavorable results of the selling season became apparent during the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023, which resulted in lower renewals of existing customers as well as less new business earned. This resulted in goodwill and the CMS license intangible incurring impairment charges of $266.0 million and $29.5 million, respectively for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023. The qualitative and quantitative impairment assessment of the Retail Pharmacy Segment resulted in no adjustment to the carrying values as the fair value of its reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount.

Interest Expense

Interest expense was $72.7 million and $137.9 million for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023, respectively, compared to $52.5 million and $100.7 million for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended August 27, 2022, respectively. The weighted average interest rate on our indebtedness for the twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022 was 7.6% and 5.9%, respectively. We have variable interest rate debt and in the current rising interest rate environment, our interest expense may increase.

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Income Taxes

We recorded income tax expense of $2.3 million and $12.0 million for the thirteen week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022, respectively. We recorded income tax expense of $3.8 million and $15.5 million for the twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022, respectively. The effective tax rate for the thirteen week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022 was (0.2)% and (3.7)%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022 was (0.3)% and (3.8)%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 was net of an adjustment of (25.3)% and (25.8)%, respectively, to adjust the valuation allowance against deferred tax assets. The effective tax rate for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended August 27, 2022 was net of an adjustment of 87.8% and 62.5%, respectively, to adjust the valuation allowance against deferred tax assets, primarily resulting from a Pennsylvania law change that reduced the corporate net income tax rate causing a reduction to the valuation allowance of $380.5 million.

We recognize tax liabilities in accordance with the guidance for uncertain tax positions and management adjusts these liabilities with changes in judgment as a result of the evaluation of new information not previously available. Due to the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a payment that is materially different from the current estimate of the tax liabilities.

We believe that it is reasonably possible that a decrease of up to $4.0 million in unrecognized tax benefits related to state exposures may be necessary in the next twelve months; however, management does not expect the change to have a material impact on our results of operations or the financial position.

We continue to maintain a valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets of $1,975.1 million and $1,636.5 million, which relates to federal and state deferred tax assets that may not be realized based on our future projections of taxable income at September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023, respectively. As further discussed in the “Significant Event” section above, we concluded that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We considered this, as well as the impact of the Chapter 11 proceedings as part of our current evaluation of valuation allowance established for deferred tax assets for which future realization is uncertain. Additional discussion regarding the Restructuring on deferred tax assets can be found in the “Significant Event” section above.

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Segment Analysis

We evaluate the Retail Pharmacy and Pharmacy Services Segments’ performance based on revenue, gross profit, and Adjusted EBITDA. The following is a reconciliation of our segments to the condensed consolidated financial statements:

	Retail		Pharmacy		Intersegment
	Pharmacy		Services		Eliminations(1)		Consolidated
Thirteen Week Period Ended
September 2, 2023:
Revenues	$	4,470,927	$	1,209,858	$	(34,704)	$	5,646,081
Gross Profit		978,602		116,994		—		1,095,596
Adjusted EBITDA(*)		(26,477)		43,186		—		16,709
August 27, 2022:
Revenues	$	4,231,791	$	1,727,241	$	(57,963)	$	5,901,069
Gross Profit		1,043,036		111,459		—		1,154,495
Adjusted EBITDA(*)		31,484		47,065		—		78,549
Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
September 2, 2023:
Revenues	$	8,963,256	$	2,406,012	$	(70,025)	$	11,299,243
Gross Profit		2,065,465		208,657		—		2,274,122
Adjusted EBITDA(*)		43,572		64,852		—		108,424
August 27, 2022:
Revenues	$	8,577,147	$	3,453,098	$	(114,593)	$	11,915,652
Gross Profit		2,140,393		210,831		—		2,351,224
Adjusted EBITDA(*)		105,166		73,513		—		178,679

(1) Intersegment eliminations include intersegment revenues and corresponding cost of revenues that occur when Pharmacy Services Segment customers use Retail Pharmacy Segment stores to purchase covered products. When this occurs, both the Retail Pharmacy and Pharmacy Services Segments record the revenue on a stand-alone basis.

(*)   See “Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share and Other Non-GAAP Measures” for additional details.

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Retail Pharmacy Segment Results of Operations

Revenues and Other Operating Data

	Thirteen Week Period Ended						Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2,			August 27,			September 2,			August 27,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
	(dollars in thousands)
Revenues	$	4,470,927		$	4,231,791		$	8,963,256		$	8,577,147
Revenue growth (decline)		5.7	%		(1.1)	%		4.5	%		(0.6)	%
Same store sales growth		8.7	%		5.6	%		8.4	%		5.1	%
Pharmacy sales growth		11.7	%		1.1	%		9.8	%		1.5	%
Same store prescription count growth, adjusted to 30-day equivalents		3.6	%		3.1	%		4.1	%		2.0	%
Same store pharmacy sales growth		14.2	%		8.0	%		13.6	%		7.3	%
Pharmacy sales as a % of total retail sales		74.7	%		70.7	%		74.3	%		70.7	%
Front-end sales decline		(8.7)	%		(5.8)	%		(8.1)	%		(5.2)	%
Same store front-end sales decline		(5.7)	%		(0.3)	%		(5.0)	%		(0.4)	%
Front-end sales as a % of total retail sales		25.3	%		29.3	%		25.7	%		29.3	%
Adjusted EBITDA(*)	$	(26,477)		$	31,484		$	43,572		$	105,166
Store data:
Total stores (beginning of period)		2,284			2,361			2,309			2,450
New stores		—			—			2			—
Store acquisitions		—			—			—			—
Closed stores		(31)			(9)			(58)			(98)
Total stores (end of period)		2,253			2,352			2,253			2,352
Relocated stores		1			1			1			2
Remodeled and expanded stores		—			11			—			13

(*)   See “Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share and Other Non-GAAP Measures” for additional details.

Revenues

Revenues increased 5.7% for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to a decrease of 1.1% for the thirteen week period ended August 27, 2022. The increase in revenues for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023 was driven by an increase in both acute and maintenance prescriptions, partially offset by a reduction in COVID-19 vaccine and testing revenue as well as store closures.

Pharmacy same store sales increased by 14.2% for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to an increase of 8.0% for the thirteen week period ended August 27, 2022. The increase in pharmacy same store sales is due to the increase in same store prescription count. Same store prescription count, adjusted to 30-day equivalents, increased 3.6% for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023 driven primarily by an increase in non-COVID-19 same store prescriptions of 5.8%, with same store maintenance prescriptions increasing 6.5% and other same store acute prescriptions increasing 3.5%. The pharmacy sales increase was also driven by the increase in sales of Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs, which have both a high sales and cost per script.

Front-end same store sales decreased 5.7% during the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to a decrease of 0.3% during the thirteen week period ended August 27, 2022. Front-end same store sales, excluding tobacco products, decreased 5.3%. Front-end same store sales were driven by decreases in seasonal, general merchandise, such as toys and electronics, alcohol, consumables (dairy and grocery), beauty, and diagnostic care.

Revenues increased 4.5% for the twenty-six weeks ended September 2, 2023 compared to a decrease of 0.6% for the twenty-six weeks ended August 27, 2022. The increase in revenues for the twenty-six week period ended

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September 2, 2023 was driven by an increase in both acute and maintenance prescriptions, partially offset by a reduction in COVID-19 vaccine and testing revenue as well as store closures.

Pharmacy same store sales increased by 13.6% for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to an increase of 7.3% in the twenty-six week period ended August 27, 2022. The increase in pharmacy same store sales is due to the increase in same store prescription count. Same store prescription count, adjusted to 30-day equivalents, increased 4.1% for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 driven primarily by an increase in non-COVID-19 same store prescriptions of 6.6%, with same store maintenance prescriptions increasing 7.0% and other same store acute prescriptions increasing 5.2%. The pharmacy sales increase was also driven by the increase in sales of Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs, which have both a high sales and cost per script.

Front-end same store sales decreased 5.0% during the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to a decrease of 0.4% during the twenty-six week period ended August 27, 2022. Front-end same store sales, excluding tobacco products, decreased 4.5%. Front-end same store sales were driven by decreases in general merchandise, such as toys and electronics, alcohol, seasonal, consumables (dairy and grocery), beauty, and diagnostic and upper respiratory care.

We include in same store sales all stores that have been open at least one year. Relocated and acquired stores are not included in same store sales until one year has lapsed.

Costs and Expenses

	Thirteen Week Period Ended						Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2,			August 27,			September 2,			August 27,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
	(dollars in thousands)
Cost of revenues	$	3,492,325		$	3,188,755		$	6,897,791		$	6,436,754
Gross profit		978,602			1,043,036			2,065,465			2,140,393
Gross margin		21.9	%		24.6	%		23.0	%		25.0	%
FIFO gross profit(*)		986,102			1,053,157			2,080,465			2,150,514
FIFO gross margin(*)		22.1	%		24.9	%		23.2	%		25.1	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	1,370,016			1,100,775			2,542,589			2,217,989
Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues		30.6	%		26.0	%		28.4	%		25.9	%

(*)  See “Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share and Other Non-GAAP Measures” for additional details.

Gross Profit and Cost of Revenues

Gross profit decreased $64.4 million for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to the thirteen week period ended August 27, 2022. Gross profit decreased $74.9 million for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to the twenty-six week period ended August 27, 2022. The decrease in gross profit for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 was driven by the decline in front-end sales, COVID-19 vaccinations and testing, and increased shrink expense, partially offset by the increase in prescriptions filled, better than expected recovery rates, and the impact of generic drug settlements.

Gross margin was 21.9% of sales for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to 24.6% of sales for the thirteen week period ended August 27, 2022. Gross margin was 23.0% of sales for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to 25.0% of sales for the twenty-six week period ended August 27, 2022. The decline in gross margin as a percentage of revenues for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 was due primarily to the reduction in COVID-19 vaccinations and testing.

We use the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method of inventory valuation, which is estimated on a quarterly basis and is finalized at year end when inflation rates and inventory levels are final. Therefore, LIFO costs for interim period

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financial statements are estimated. LIFO charges were $7.5 million and $15.0 million for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023, respectively, compared to LIFO charges of $10.1 million for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended August 27, 2022. The LIFO charges for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 were mostly due to higher anticipated front-end inflation in fiscal 2024.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

SG&A expenses increased $269.2 million for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to the thirteen week period ended August 27, 2022. SG&A expenses increased $324.6 million for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to the twenty-six week period August 27, 2022. The increase in SG&A expenses for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 is due primarily to litigation charges relating primarily to the Humana and Schmuckley matters and higher restructuring-related charges.

SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenues for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023 was 30.6% compared to 26.0% for the thirteen week period ended August 27, 2022. SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenues for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 was 28.4% compared to 25.9% for the twenty-six week period ended August 27, 2022. The increase in SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenues for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 was due primarily to the items noted above.

Pharmacy Services Segment Results of Operations

Revenues and Other Operating Data

	Thirteen Week Period Ended						Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2,			August 27,			September 2,			August 27,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
	(dollars in thousands)
Revenues	$	1,209,858		$	1,727,241		$	2,406,012		$	3,453,098
Revenue decline		(30.0)	%		(9.0)	%		(30.3)	%		(8.4)	%
Adjusted EBITDA(*)	$	43,186		$	47,065		$	64,852		$	73,513

(*)   See “Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share and Other Non-GAAP Measures” for additional details.

Revenues

Revenues decreased $517.4 million for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to the thirteen week period ended August 27, 2022. Revenues decreased $1,047.1 million for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to the twenty-six week period ended August 27, 2022. The known loss of a large commercial client and the decline in Elixir Individual Part D Insurance membership driven by change in our pricing strategy were the largest drivers of the decline. The enterprise impact of the Elixir Insurance membership changes on revenues was $401.5 million and $778.8 million for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023, respectively. The remaining revenue decrease primarily driven by the loss of the large commercial client was $115.9 million and $268.3 million for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023, respectively.

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Costs and Expenses

	Thirteen Week Period Ended						Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2,			August 27,			September 2,			August 27,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
	(dollars in thousands)
Cost of revenues	$	1,092,864		$	1,615,782		$	2,197,355		$	3,242,267
Gross profit		116,994			111,459			208,657			210,831
Gross margin		9.7	%		6.5	%		8.7	%		6.1	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	88,450			92,778			171,100			193,493
Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues		7.3	%		5.4	%		7.1	%		5.6	%

Gross Profit and Cost of Revenues

Gross profit increased $5.5 million for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to the thirteen week period ended August 27, 2022. The increase in gross profit was primarily due to improved procurement economics, partially offset by the decline in revenues associated with lost clients, as mentioned above.

Gross margin was 9.7% of sales for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to 6.5% of sales for the thirteen week period ended August 27, 2022. The increase in gross margin was due primarily to improved procurement economics and the change in business mix as we continue to reposition our business.

Gross profit decreased $2.2 million for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to the twenty-six week period ended August 27, 2022. The decrease in gross profit was primarily due to the decline in revenues associated with lost clients, as noted above, and an increase in the MLR at EI, partially offset by improved procurement economics.

Gross margin was 8.7% of sales for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to 6.1% of sales for the twenty-six week period ended August 27, 2022. The increase in gross margin was due primarily to improved procurement economics and the change in business mix as we continue to reposition our business.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

SG&A expenses decreased $4.3 million for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to the thirteen week period ended August 27, 2022. SG&A expenses decreased $22.4 million for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to the twenty-six week period ended August 27, 2022. The decrease for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 was due primarily to decreased litigation and other contractual settlements, further consolidation of administrative functions as well as reductions in cost structure to support the lower membership base.

SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenue was 7.3% for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to 5.4% for the thirteen week period ended August 27, 2022. SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenue was 7.1% for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 compared to 5.6% for the twenty-six week period ended August 27, 2022. The increase in the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenues was due primarily to the loss of sales volume.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

General

We have two primary sources of liquidity: (i) cash provided by operating activities and (ii) borrowings under our credit agreements. Our principal uses of cash are to provide working capital for operations, to service our obligations to pay interest and principal on debt and to fund capital expenditures. Total liquidity as of September 2, 2023 was $605.1

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million, which consisted of revolver borrowing capacity of $602.8 million and invested cash of $2.3 million. Total liquidity as of October 13, 2023 was $408.8 million, which consisted of revolver borrowing capacity of $390.0 million and invested cash of $18.8 million.

On October 15, 2023, we voluntarily commenced the Chapter 11 Cases in the Bankruptcy Court to modify our capital structure, including restructuring portions of our debt, and resolve potential legal liabilities, the initiation of which proceedings constituted an Event of Default under the Existing Credit Agreement. We intend to use the Chapter 11 process to provide a fair, orderly, efficient and legally binding mechanism to implement the Restructuring Term Sheet that provides for a financial and operational restructuring designed to strengthen our balance sheet and reduce our total debt, improving our financial position and allowing us to continue driving our strategic priorities and investing in the business. See also “Significant Event” above and “DIP ABL Credit Agreement” and “DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement” below.

As of the date the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were issued (the “issuance date”), management evaluated the significance of the following adverse conditions in accordance with ASC 205-40, Going Concern. The transactions contemplated by the Restructuring Term Sheet are subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court, among other conditions. Accordingly, management can provide no assurance that the transactions described therein will be consummated.

The bankruptcy filing represents an adverse event that creates substantial uncertainty regarding our ability to recover our assets and satisfy our liabilities in the ordinary course of business. In this regard, while management believes we will be able to emerge from bankruptcy and continue to operate as a viable going concern, management can provide no assurance that: (a) our prearranged plan of reorganization may never be confirmed or become effective, (b) the Debtors’ voting creditors may reject the Plan embodying the restructuring transactions contemplated by the Restructuring Term Sheet, (c) the Bankruptcy Court may grant or deny motions in a manner that is adverse to us and our subsidiaries, and (d) the Chapter 11 Cases may be converted into cases under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code.

While management believes the reorganization through the Chapter 11 proceedings will appropriately position us upon our re-emergence from bankruptcy, the commencement of these proceedings constituted an event of default (and an acceleration event) under certain of our debt agreements, for which enforcement of any remedies by the lenders have been automatically stayed as a result of the Chapter 11 proceedings. However, management can provide no assurance that the lenders will ultimately be able to exercise their remedies, which may include, among others, a cessation of our operations and liquidation of our assets.

These uncertainties raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern is contingent upon, among other things, our ability to, subject to the approval by the Bankruptcy Court, implement a comprehensive restructuring, successfully emerge from the Chapter 11 and generate sufficient liquidity following the Restructuring to meet our obligations and operating needs as they become due. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis that we will continue to operate as a going concern, which contemplates that we will be able to realize assets and settle liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business for twelve months following the issuance date. Accordingly, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

Credit Facilities

On December 20, 2018, we entered into a senior secured credit agreement (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 6, 2020, the “Prior Credit Agreement”; and the Credit Agreement, as further amended by the Second Amendment (as defined below), the “Prior Amended Credit Agreement”), which provided for facilities consisting of a $2.7 billion senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility and a $450.0 million “first-in, last out” senior secured term loan facility, the proceeds of which were used in December 2018 to refinance our prior $2.7 billion existing credit agreement.

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On August 20, 2021, we entered into the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Second Amendment”), which, among other things, amended the Prior Credit Agreement to provide for a $2.8 billion senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the “Prior Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility”) and a $350.0 million “first-in, last-out” senior secured term loan facility (“Prior Senior Secured Term Loan” and together with the Prior Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, collectively, the “Prior Amended Facilities”). The Prior Amended Facilities extended our debt maturity profile and provided additional liquidity. Borrowings under the Prior Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility bore interest at a rate per annum equal to, at our option, (x) a base rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of between 0.25% to 0.75% or (y) an adjusted LIBOR rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of between 1.25% and 1.75%, in each case based upon the Average ABL Availability (as defined in the Prior Amended Credit Agreement).  Borrowings under the Prior Senior Secured Term Loan bore interest at a rate per annum equal to, at our option, (x) a base rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of 1.75% or (y) an adjusted LIBOR rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of 2.75%.

On December 1, 2022, we entered into the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Third Amendment”), which, among other things, amended the Prior Amended Credit Agreement (the Prior Amended Credit Agreement, as modified by the Third Amendment, the “Existing Credit Agreement”) to provide for a $2.85 billion senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the “Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility”) and a $400.0 million “first-in, last-out” senior secured term loan facility (the “Existing Senior Secured Term Loan” and, together with the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, collectively, the “Existing Facilities”), replaced the LIBOR rate with a Term SOFR-based rate as the applicable benchmark for the Existing Facilities, included COVID-19 vaccines in the borrowing base under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, subject to limitations and conditions as specified in the Existing Credit Agreement, and increased the interest rate applicable to loans under the Existing Senior Secured Term Loan to (x) a base rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of 2.00% or (y) an adjusted Term SOFR-based rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of 3.00%.

We are required to pay fees between 0.250% and 0.375% per annum on the daily unused amount of the commitments under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, depending on Average ABL Availability (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement). The Existing Facilities are scheduled to mature on August 20, 2026 (subject to a springing maturity if certain of our existing secured notes are not refinanced or repaid prior to the date that is 91 days prior to the stated maturity thereof).

Our borrowing capacity under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility is based upon a specified borrowing base consisting of accounts receivable, inventory and prescription files. As of September 2, 2023, we had $2,437.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the Existing Facilities and had letters of credit outstanding under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility in a face amount of approximately $210.2 million, which resulted in remaining borrowing capacity under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility of $602.8 million. If at any time the total credit exposure outstanding under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility exceeds the borrowing base, we will be required to repay amounts outstanding to eliminate such shortfall.

The Existing Credit Agreement restricts us and all of our subsidiaries, including the subsidiaries that guarantee our obligations under the Existing Facilities, the secured guaranteed notes and unsecured notes (collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) from accumulating cash on hand in excess of $200.0 million at any time when revolving loans are outstanding (not including cash located in store and lockbox deposit accounts and cash necessary to cover our current liabilities). The Existing Credit Agreement also states that if at any time (other than following the exercise of remedies or acceleration of any senior obligations or second priority debt and receipt of a triggering notice by the senior collateral agent from a representative of the senior obligations or the second priority debt) either (i) an event of default exists under the Existing Facilities or (ii) availability under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility is less than or equal to $283.3 million for three consecutive business days or less than or equal to $206.0 million on any day (a “cash sweep period”), the funds in our deposit accounts will be swept to a concentration account with the senior collateral agent and will be applied first to repay outstanding revolving loans under the Existing Facilities, and then held as collateral for the senior obligations until such cash sweep period is rescinded pursuant to the terms of the Existing Facilities.

With the exception of EI, substantially all of our 100% owned subsidiaries guarantee the obligations under the Existing Facilities and the secured guaranteed notes. Our obligations under the Existing Facilities and the Subsidiary

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Guarantors’ obligations under the related guarantees are secured by (i) a first-priority lien on all of the Subsidiary Guarantors’ cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, inventory, prescription files (including eligible script lists), intellectual property (prior to the repayment of the Existing Senior Secured Term Loan) and certain other assets arising therefrom or related thereto (including substantially all of their deposit accounts, collectively, the “ABL priority collateral”) and (ii) a second-priority lien on all of the Subsidiary Guarantors’ equipment, fixtures, investment property (other than equity interests in subsidiaries), intellectual property (following the repayment of the Existing Senior Secured Term Loan) and all other assets that do not constitute ABL priority collateral, in each case, subject to customary exceptions and limitations. The subsidiary guarantees related to our Existing Facilities and the secured guaranteed notes are full and unconditional and joint and several. We have no independent assets or operations. Other than EI, the subsidiaries, including joint ventures, that do not guarantee the Existing Facilities and applicable notes, are minor.

The Existing Credit Agreement allows us to have outstanding, at any time, up to an aggregate principal amount of $1.5 billion in secured second priority debt, split-priority debt, unsecured debt and disqualified preferred stock in addition to borrowings under the Existing Facilities and existing indebtedness; provided that not in excess of $750.0 million of such secured second priority debt, split-priority debt, unsecured debt and disqualified preferred stock shall mature or require scheduled payments of principal prior to 90 days after the latest maturity date of any Term Loan or Other Revolving Commitment (each as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) (excluding bridge facilities allowing extensions on customary terms to at least the date that is 90 days after such date). Subject to the limitations described in the immediately preceding sentence, the Existing Credit Agreement additionally allows us to issue or incur an unlimited amount of unsecured debt and disqualified preferred stock so long as a Financial Covenant Effectiveness Period (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) is not in effect; provided, however, that certain of our other outstanding indebtedness limits the amount of unsecured debt that can be incurred if certain interest coverage levels are not met at the time of incurrence or other exemptions are not available. The Existing Credit Agreement also contains certain restrictions on the amount of secured first priority debt we are able to incur. The Existing Credit Agreement also allows for the voluntary repurchase of any debt or other convertible debt, so long as the Existing Facilities are not in default and we maintain availability under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility of more than $375.95 million.

The Existing Credit Agreement has a financial covenant that requires us to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.00 to 1.00 (i) on any date on which availability under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility is less than $206.0 million or (ii) on the third consecutive business day on which availability under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility is less than $257.5 million and, in each case, ending on and excluding the first day thereafter, if any, which is the 30th consecutive calendar day on which availability under the revolver is equal to or greater than $257.5 million. As of September 2, 2023, the availability under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility was at a level that did not trigger the Existing Credit Agreement’s financial covenant. The Existing Credit Agreement also contains covenants which place restrictions on the incurrence of debt, the payments of dividends, the making of investments, sale of assets, mergers and acquisitions and the granting of liens.

The Existing Credit Agreement provides for customary events of default including nonpayment, misrepresentation, breach of covenants and bankruptcy. It is also an event of default if we fail to make any required payment on debt having a principal amount in excess of $50.0 million or any event occurs that enables, or which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time would enable, the holder of such debt to accelerate the maturity or require the repayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance of such debt.

The indentures that govern our secured notes contain restrictions on the amount of additional secured and unsecured debt that we may incur. As of September 2, 2023, we had the ability to draw the full amount of our Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility and enter into certain sale and leaseback transactions. In addition to certain specified debt baskets, we have the ability to incur additional indebtedness should we then satisfy a fixed charge coverage ratio. We also have certain limitations in our unguaranteed unsecured notes on the amount of secured debt that we may incur.

As of September 2, 2023, we were in full compliance with the provisions and covenants associated with our debt agreements. The commencement of the Chapter 11 proceedings constituted an event of default that accelerated our obligations under the Unguaranteed Notes and the Secured Notes. Accordingly, all long-term debt was classified as

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current on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 2, 2023. However, any efforts to enforce payment obligations under the debt instruments are automatically stayed as a result of the Chapter 11 proceedings.

DIP ABL Credit Agreement

Subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court, the Company, as borrower (the “DIP ABL Borrower”), and certain of the Company’s direct and indirect debtor-subsidiaries, as guarantors (together with the DIP ABL Borrower, the “DIP ABL Loan Parties”), expect to enter into that certain debtor-in-possession credit agreement (the “DIP ABL Credit Agreement”) with the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “DIP ABL Lenders”) and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent (the “DIP ABL Agent”), on the terms and conditions set forth therein. Pursuant to the DIP ABL Credit Agreement, the DIP ABL Lenders have agreed, upon the terms and conditions set forth therein, to make available to the DIP ABL Borrower a superpriority senior secured debtor-in-possession asset-based credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of $3.25 billion, consisting of (x) a $2.85 billion revolving credit facility (the “DIP Revolving Facility”), and (y) a $400 million first-in last-out term loan facility (the “DIP FILO Facility,” and, together with the DIP Revolving Facility, the “DIP ABL Facilities”) in order to (a) repay all outstanding obligations arising under, or related to, the Existing Credit Agreement and the Existing Facilities, (b) fund the Chapter 11 Cases, (c) provide working capital for the DIP ABL Loan Parties during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases, and (d) make certain other payments as more fully provided in the Bankruptcy Court orders approving the DIP ABL Facilities, all in accordance with an Approved Budget (subject to the Permitted Variance) and as otherwise provided therein. The DIP ABL Loan Parties’ obligations under the DIP ABL Credit Agreement will be secured by liens on substantially all of the personal property of the DIP ABL Loan Parties, subject to certain exceptions.

The DIP ABL Facilities will mature on the date that is twelve months from the Closing Date. The interest rate applicable to loans under the DIP Revolving Facility is an adjusted Term SOFR-based rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of 3.25%. Additionally, the Company is required to pay a fee of 0.50% per annum on the daily unused amount of the commitments under the DIP Revolving Facility. The interest rate applicable to loans under the DIP FILO Facility is an adjusted Term SOFR-based rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of 5.25%, which margin is subject to downward adjustment to 4.75% upon the occurrence of certain paydown events, and a 1.00% upfront fee payable upon the Closing Date.

The DIP ABL Credit Agreement includes customary negative covenants for debtor-in-possession loan agreements of this type, including covenants limiting the DIP ABL Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, create liens on assets, make investments, loans, advances or guarantees, engage in mergers, consolidations, sales of assets and acquisitions and pay dividends and distributions, in each case subject to customary exceptions for debtor-in-possession loan agreements of this type. The DIP ABL Credit Agreement also includes representations and warranties, mandatory prepayments, affirmative covenants and events of default customary for financings of this type. Certain bankruptcy-related events are also events of default, including, but not limited to, the dismissal by the Bankruptcy Court of any of the Chapter 11 Cases, the conversion of any of the Chapter 11 Cases to a case under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, the appointment of a trustee pursuant to chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, and certain other events related to the impairment of the DIP ABL Lenders’ rights or liens granted under the DIP ABL Credit Agreement.

DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement

Subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court, the Company, as borrower (the “DIP Term Loan Borrower”), and certain of the Company’s direct and indirect debtor-subsidiaries, as guarantors (together with the DIP Term Loan Borrower, the “DIP Term Loan Parties”), expect to enter into that certain debtor-in-possession term loan agreement (the “DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement,” and, together with the DIP ABL Credit Agreement, the “DIP Credit Agreements”) with the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “DIP Term Loan Lenders”) and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent (the “DIP Term Loan Agent”), on the terms and conditions set forth therein. Pursuant to the DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement, the DIP Term Loan Lenders have agreed, upon the terms and conditions set forth therein, including the approval of the Bankruptcy Court, to make available to the DIP Term Loan Borrower a senior secured debtor-in-possession term loan credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of $200 million (the “DIP Term Loan Facility,” together with the DIP ABL Facility and the DIP FILO Facility, the “DIP Facilities”) in order to (a) fund the Chapter 11 Cases, (b) make certain other payments as more fully provided in the

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Bankruptcy Court orders approving the DIP Term Loan Facility, and (c) provide working capital for the DIP Term Loan Parties during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases, all in accordance with an Approved Budget (subject to the Permitted Variance) and as otherwise provided therein. The obligations under the DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement will be secured by liens on substantially all of the real and personal property of the DIP Term Loan Parties, subject to certain exceptions.

The DIP Term Loan Facility will mature on the date that is twelve months from the Closing Date. The interest rate applicable to loans under the DIP Term Loan Facility is an adjusted Term SOFR-based rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of 7.50%.

The DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement includes customary negative covenants for debtor-in-possession loan agreements of this type, including covenants limiting the DIP Term Loan Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, create liens on assets, make investments, loans, advances or guarantees, engage in mergers, consolidations, sales of assets and acquisitions and pay dividends and distributions, in each case subject to customary exceptions for debtor-in-possession loan agreements of this type. The DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement also includes representations and warranties, mandatory prepayments, affirmative covenants and events of default customary for financings of this type. Certain bankruptcy-related events are also events of default, including, but not limited to, the dismissal by the Bankruptcy Court of any of the Chapter 11 Cases, the conversion of any of the Chapter 11 Cases to a case under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, the appointment of a trustee pursuant to chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, and certain other events related to the impairment of the DIP Term Loan Lenders’ rights or liens granted under the DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement.

In connection with the Chapter 11 Cases, the Debtors filed the DIP Motion seeking Bankruptcy Court approval of their entry into and performance under the DIP Credit Agreements and use of cash collateral, as well as certain related relief [Docket No. 38]. The Debtors expect that the Bankruptcy Court will grant the DIP Motion on an interim basis on or about October 16, 2023. The Debtors will seek the Bankruptcy Court’s approval of the DIP Motion on a final basis in the coming weeks.

Elixir Stalking Horse APA

On October 15, 2023, Hunter Lane, LLC, a subsidiary of the Company, and certain of Hunter Lane, LLC’s subsidiaries (collectively, the “Sellers”) entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Elixir Stalking Horse APA”) with a buyer, MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. (the “Buyer”), pursuant to which the Buyer has agreed to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, substantially all of the assets of the Sellers, which, collectively constitute the “Elixir Assets.” The Sellers are Debtors in the Chapter 11 Cases.

The acquisition of the Elixir Assets by the Buyer pursuant to the Elixir Stalking Horse APA is subject to approval of the Bankruptcy Court and one or more auctions, if necessary, to solicit higher or otherwise better bids. On October 15, 2023, the Debtors filed a motion (the “Bidding Procedures Motion”) seeking approval of, among other things, certain marketing, auction, and bidding procedures (“Bidding Procedures”), pursuant to which the Debtors will solicit and select the highest or otherwise best offer(s) for the sale or sales of the Elixir Assets and the Debtors’ retail asset portfolio. The Bidding Procedures Motion additionally seeks Bankruptcy Court approval of the Elixir Stalking Horse APA and designation of the Buyer as the “stalking horse” bidder for the Elixir Assets. The Debtors anticipate that the Bankruptcy Court will enter an order approving the relief requested in the Bidding Procedures Motion after a hearing scheduled for October 16. 2023.

In accordance with the Bidding Procedures, if the Debtors receive any higher or otherwise better bids by November 16, 2023, the Debtors expect to conduct an auction for the Elixir Assets by November 20, 2023. As the stalking horse bidder, the Buyer’s offer to purchase the Elixir Assets, as set forth in the Elixir Stalking Horse APA, serves as the minimum or bid floor on which the Debtors, their creditors, other stakeholders, and other bidders may rely. Other interested bidders will be permitted to participate in the auction for the Elixir Assets, if, in accordance with the Bidding Procedures, such interested bidders submit qualifying offers that are higher or otherwise better than the stalking horse bid.

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Under the terms of the Elixir Stalking Horse APA, the Buyer has agreed, subject to Bankruptcy Court approval and absent any higher or otherwise better bid, to acquire the Elixir Assets from the Sellers for $575 million(the “Purchase Price”), subject to certain adjustments in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Elixir Stalking Horse APA, plus the assumption of specified liabilities related to the Elixir Assets. If the Sellers receive a better or otherwise higher bid and the Bankruptcy Court approves the Sellers’ consummation of an alternative sale of the Elixir Assets to any purchaser other than the Buyer, the Sellers will pay the Buyer a break-up fee and reimbursement of certain expenses associated with the negotiation, drafting, and execution of the Elixir Stalking Horse APA, not to exceed 3.5% of the Purchase Price in the aggregate, subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court.

Guarantor Summarized Financial Information

Certain of our subsidiaries, which are listed on Exhibit 22 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, have guaranteed our obligations under the 7.500% Secured Notes and the 8.000% Secured Notes (collectively, the "Guaranteed Notes"). As discussed in Note 10 to the condensed consolidated financial statements, the Guaranteed Notes were issued by us, as the parent company, and are guaranteed by substantially all of the parent company’s consolidated subsidiaries (the “guarantors” or “Subsidiary Guarantors”) except for EI (the “non-guarantor”). The parent company and guarantors are referred to as the “obligor group”. The Subsidiary Guarantors fully and unconditionally and jointly and severally guarantee the Guaranteed Notes. The 7.500% Secured Notes, the 8.000% Secured Notes and the obligations under the related guarantees are secured by (i) a first-priority lien on all of the Subsidiary Guarantors’ equipment, fixtures, investment property (other than equity interests in subsidiaries), intellectual property (following the repayment of the Existing Senior Secured Term Loan) and other collateral to the extent it does not constitute ABL priority collateral (as defined below), and (ii) a second-priority lien on all of the Subsidiary Guarantors’ cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivables, payment intangibles, inventory, prescription files (including eligible script lists) and, intellectual property (prior to the repayment of the Existing Senior Secured Term Loan) (collectively, the “ABL priority collateral”), which, in each case, also secure the Existing Facilities.

Under certain circumstances, subsidiaries may be released from their guarantees without consent of the note holders. Our subsidiaries conduct substantially all of our operations and have significant liabilities, including trade payables. If the subsidiary guarantees are invalid or unenforceable or are limited by fraudulent conveyance or other laws, the registered debt will be structurally subordinated to the substantial liabilities of our subsidiaries.

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Condensed Combined Financial Information

The following tables include summarized financial information of the obligor group. Investments in and the equity in the earnings of EI, which is not a member of the obligor group, have been excluded. The summarized financial information of the obligor group is presented on a combined basis with intercompany balances and transactions between entities in the obligor group eliminated. The obligor group’s amounts due to/from and transactions with EI have been presented in separate line items, if material.

	September 2,		March 4,
In millions	2023		2023
Due from EI	$	243.6	$	18.0
Other current assets		3,432.9		3,184.5
Total current assets	$	3,676.5	$	3,202.5
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	2,239.0	$	2,497.2
Goodwill		90.4		507.9
Other noncurrent assets		1,083.7		1,256.0
Total noncurrent assets	$	3,413.1	$	4,261.1
Current maturities of long-term debt and lease financing obligations	$	3,773.4	$	6.3
Due to EI		—		—
Other current liabilities		2,698.8		2,651.2
Total current liabilities	$	6,472.2	$	2,657.5
Long-term debt less current maturities	$	—	$	2,925.3
Long-term operating lease liabilities		2,374.0		2,372.9
Other noncurrent liabilities		151.6		102.2
Total noncurrent liabilities	$	2,525.6	$	5,400.4

	Thirteen Week Period Ended		Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
In millions	September 2, 2023		September 2, 2023
Revenues(a)	$	5,572.4	$	11,160.4
Cost of revenues(b)		4,478.9		8,882.9
Gross profit		1,093.5		2,277.5
Net loss	$	(1,007.2)	$	(1,303.0)
Net loss attributable to Rite Aid	$	(1,009.8)	$	(1,316.2)

(a) Includes $(12.1) million and $2.7 million of revenues generated from the non-guarantor for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023.

(b) Includes $(12.1) million and $2.6 million of cost of revenues incurred in transactions with the non-guarantor for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023.

Net Cash Provided by/Used in Operating, Investing and Financing Activities

Cash used in operating activities was $813.2 million and $451.5 million for the twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022, respectively. Operating cash flow was negatively impacted by the build of the CMS receivable, increases in rebates receivable, increases in inventory due to seasonal build and inflation, and prepaid rent. These amounts were partially offset by lower manufacturer rebates receivables.

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Cash used in investing activities was $57.5 million and $50.6 million for the twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022, respectively. During the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023, we spent $76.9 million on the purchase of property, plant and equipment, $15.2 million on prescription file buys, received proceeds of $29.1 million from the sale of assets and investments and received proceeds of $5.5 million from sale-leasebacks.

Cash flow provided by financing activities was $806.4 million and $509.2 million for the twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022, respectively. Cash provided by financing activities for the twenty-six weeks ended September 2, 2023 reflects incremental revolver borrowings, partially offset by the change in our zero balance accounts due to timing of payments.

Capital Expenditures

During the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022 capital expenditures were as follows:

	Thirteen Week Period Ended				Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2,		August 27,		September 2,		August 27,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
New store construction, store relocation and store remodel projects	$	2,681	$	13,898	$	7,129	$	25,673
Technology enhancements, improvements to distribution centers and other corporate requirements		38,297		35,169		69,740		96,570
Purchase of prescription files from other retail pharmacies		3,605		3,108		15,217		15,356
Total capital expenditures	$	44,583	$	52,175	$	92,086	$	137,599

Future Liquidity

We are highly leveraged. Substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern exists in light of our Chapter 11 Cases, which were initiated to modify our capital structure, including restructuring portions of our debt and resolve potential legal liabilities. We intend to use the Chapter 11 process to provide a fair, orderly, efficient and legally binding mechanism to implement a Restructuring Term Sheet that provides for a financial restructuring designed to strengthen our balance sheet and reduce our total debt, improving our financial position and allowing us to continue driving our strategic priorities and investing in the business. Consequently, our future cash from operations and access to capital markets may not provide adequate resources to fund our working capital needs, capital expenditures and strategic investments for the foreseeable future. We may look to make additional investments in our business to further our strategic objectives, including targeted acquisitions, the performance acceleration program, technology investments or other transactions to optimize our asset base. Any of these transactions could impact our financial results, including additional changes or realization of cancellation of indebtedness-income. As a result of the current market volatility and rising interest rate environment, we cannot assure you whether any of such transactions will be consummated, whether we will achieve the benefits of any such transaction, or whether our cost of capital will increase, any of which could have an impact on our future liquidity.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

For a description of the critical accounting policies that require the use of significant judgments and estimates by management, refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” included in our Fiscal 2023 10-K/A.

Factors Affecting Our Future Prospects

For a discussion of risks related to our financial condition, restructuring plan of reorganization, operations and industry, refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results” included herein and in

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our Fiscal 2023 10-K/A, and our Q1 2023 10-Q/A, as well as in “Part I – Item 1A. Risk Factors” of the Fiscal 2023 10-K/A, Part II, Item 1A in our Q1 2023 10-Q/A and within Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A.

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share and Other Non-GAAP Measures

In addition to net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP measures, such as “Adjusted EBITDA”, in assessing our operating performance. We believe the non-GAAP measures serve as an appropriate measure in evaluating the performance of our business. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) excluding the impact of income taxes, interest expense, depreciation and amortization, LIFO adjustments (which removes the entire impact of LIFO, and effectively reflects the results as if we were on a FIFO inventory basis), charges or credits for facility exit and impairment, goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges, inventory write-downs related to store closings, gains or losses on debt modifications and retirements, and other items (including stock-based compensation expense, merger and acquisition-related costs, non-recurring litigation and other contractual settlements, severance, restructuring-related costs, costs related to facility closures, gain or loss on sale of assets, the gain or loss on Bartell acquisition, and the change in estimate related to manufacturer rebate receivables). We reference this particular non-GAAP financial measure frequently in our decision-making because it provides supplemental information that facilitates internal comparisons to the historical periods and external comparisons to competitors. In addition, incentive compensation is primarily based on Adjusted EBITDA and we base certain of our forward-looking estimates on Adjusted EBITDA to facilitate quantification of planned business activities and enhance subsequent follow-up with comparisons of actual to planned Adjusted EBITDA.

We present these non-GAAP financial measures in order to provide transparency to our investors because they are measures that management uses to assess both management performance and the financial performance of our operations and to allocate resources. In addition, management believes that these measures may assist investors with understanding and evaluating our initiatives to drive improved financial performance and enables investors to supplementally compare our operating performance with the operating performance of our competitors including with those of our competitors having different capital structures. While we have excluded certain of these items from historical non-GAAP financial measures, there is no guarantee that the items excluded from non-GAAP financial measures will not continue into future periods. For instance, we expect to continue to experience charges for facility exit and impairment charges and inventory write-downs related to store closures as we continue to complete a multi-year strategic initiative designed to improve overall performance. We also expect to continue to experience and report restructuring-related charges associated with continued execution of our strategic initiatives.

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share or other non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation from, and are not intended to represent an alternative measure of, operating results or of cash flows from operating activities, as determined in accordance with GAAP. Our definition of these non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measurements reported by other companies, including companies in our industry.

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The following is a reconciliation of our net loss to Adjusted EBITDA for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022:

	Thirteen Week Period Ended				Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2,		August 27,		September 2,		August 27,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(dollars in thousands)
Net loss	$	(1,009,794)	$	(332,716)	$	(1,316,203)	$	(418,157)
Interest expense		72,658		52,533		137,878		100,652
Income tax expense		2,338		11,967		3,831		15,464
Depreciation and amortization		69,029		68,564		134,924		138,637
LIFO charge		7,500		10,121		15,000		10,121
Facility exit and impairment charges		300,525		47,271		320,217		89,092
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges		295,490		252,200		446,990		252,200
Gain on debt modifications and retirements, net		—		(41,312)		—		(41,312)
Stock-based compensation expense		1,068		4,735		2,149		8,069
Restructuring-related costs		85,709		12,805		163,839		35,451
Inventory write-downs related to store closings		8,414		1,094		10,471		9,049
Litigation and other contractual settlements		205,041		20,093		216,091		38,364
Gain on sale of assets, net		(24,087)		(29,001)		(32,280)		(58,197)
Other		2,818		195		5,517		(754)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	16,709	$	78,549	$	108,424	$	178,679

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The following is a reconciliation of our net income (loss) to Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022. Adjusted Net Income (Loss) is defined as net income (loss) excluding the impact of amortization expense, merger and acquisition-related costs, non-recurring litigation and other contractual settlements, gains or losses on debt modifications and retirements, LIFO adjustments (which removes the entire impact of LIFO, and effectively reflects the results as if we were on a FIFO inventory basis), goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges, restructuring-related costs, and the loss on Bartell acquisition. We calculate Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share using our above-referenced definition of Adjusted Net Income (Loss). We believe Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share are useful indicators of our operating performance over multiple periods. Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share is calculated using our above-referenced definition of Adjusted Net Income (Loss):

	Thirteen Week Period Ended				Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2,		August 27,		September 2,		August 27,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(dollars in thousands)
Net loss	$	(1,009,794)	$	(332,716)	$	(1,316,203)	$	(418,157)
Add back - Income tax expense		2,338		11,967		3,831		15,464
Loss before income taxes		(1,007,456)		(320,749)		(1,312,372)		(402,693)
Adjustments:
Amortization expense		16,590		18,420		33,723		39,046
LIFO charge		7,500		10,121		15,000		10,121
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges		295,490		252,200		446,990		252,200
Gain on debt modifications and retirements, net		—		(41,312)		—		(41,312)
Restructuring-related costs		85,709		12,805		163,839		35,451
Litigation and other contractual settlements		205,041		20,093		216,091		38,364
Adjusted loss before income taxes		(397,126)		(48,422)		(436,729)		(68,823)
Adjusted income tax expense (a)		1,082		1,772		1,275		2,643
Adjusted net loss		(398,208)	$	(50,194)	$	(438,004)	$	(71,466)
Net loss per diluted share	$	(18.26)	$	(6.10)	$	(23.83)	$	(7.68)
Adjusted net loss per diluted share	$	(7.20)	$	(0.92)	$	(7.93)	$	(1.31)

(a) The fiscal year 2024 and 2023 adjustments to the income tax provision include adjustments to the GAAP basis tax provision commensurate with non-GAAP adjustments and certain discrete tax items, when applicable, was used for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022, respectively.

In addition to Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net (Loss) Income and Adjusted Net (Loss) Income per Diluted Share, we occasionally refer to several other Non-GAAP measures, on a less frequent basis, in order to describe certain components of our business and how we utilize them to describe our results. These measures include but are not limited to Adjusted EBITDA Gross Margin and Gross Profit (gross margin/gross profit excluding non-Adjusted EBITDA items), Adjusted EBITDA SG&A (SG&A expenses excluding non-Adjusted EBITDA items), FIFO Gross Margin and FIFO Gross Profit (gross margin/gross profit before LIFO charges), and Free Cash Flow (Adjusted EBITDA less cash paid for interest, rent on closed stores, capital expenditures, restructuring-related costs and the change in working capital).

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ITEM 4.  Controls and Procedures

(a)  Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer), evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of September 2, 2023. Based on such evaluation, at the time the Original Report was filed, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 2, 2023, to provide reasonable assurance that information to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and (ii) accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure. Subsequent to that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 2, 2023, because of the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting discussed below.

Previously Reported Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

As reported in our 2023 Form 10-K/A, we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of May 1, 2023, as a result of material weaknesses in the control environment and control activities areas. Refer to our 2023 Form 10-K/A for a description of our material weaknesses.

Remediation

As more fully discussed in the Fiscal 2023 Form 10K/A, to remediate the material weakness referenced above, the Company has implemented or plans to implement the remediation initiatives described in Part II, Item 9A of the Fiscal 2023 Form 10K/A, and will continue to evaluate the remediation and plans to implement additional measures in the future.

(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023, we implemented a new human resource and payroll system, which is utilized to manage human resource information and transactions more effectively for recruiting, learning and development, performance, and payroll. Other than updates to specific controls related to the foregoing as well as described above in connection with our material weaknesses discussed above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 2, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1A.  Risk Factors

Except for the risk factors included below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in “Part I — Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Fiscal 2023 10-K/A, filed with the SEC on July 25, 2024 and “Part II — Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Q1 2023 10-Q/A, which we filed on July 25, 2024.

The plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (the "Plan") contemplates the cancellation of our ordinary shares without any value being delivered to shareholders. Any trading in our ordinary shares during the pendency of our Chapter 11 Cases is highly speculative and poses substantial risks to purchasers of our ordinary shares.

The Plan contemplates the cancellation of our ordinary shares. We have a significant amount of indebtedness and other liabilities that are senior to our current ordinary shares in our capital structure, and the Plan contemplates value being distributed in respect of such indebtedness and liabilities and not our shares. In addition, our existing ordinary shares have substantially decreased in value leading up to the Chapter 11 Cases. Accordingly, any trading in our ordinary shares during the pendency of our Chapter 11 Cases is highly speculative and poses substantial risks to purchasers of our ordinary shares.

We are subject to risks and uncertainties associated with our Chapter 11 Cases.

The Chapter 11 Cases could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. So long as the Chapter 11 Cases continue, our senior management may be required to spend a significant amount of time and effort dealing with the reorganization instead of focusing on our business operations. Bankruptcy Court protection also may make it more difficult to retain management and the key personnel necessary to the success and growth of our business. In addition, during the period of time we are involved in the Chapter 11 Cases, our customers and suppliers may lose confidence in our ability to reorganize our business successfully and may seek to establish alternative commercial relationships.

Other significant risks associated with the Chapter 11 Cases that could result in material adverse effects on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows include or relate to the following:

● our ability to obtain the Bankruptcy Court’s approval with respect to motions or other requests made to the Bankruptcy Court in the Chapter 11 Cases, including maintaining control as debtors-in-possession;

● our ability to consummate the Plan;

● the effects of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases on our business and the interests of various constituents, including our shareholders;

● the high costs of Chapter 11 Cases and related fees;

● our ability to maintain relationships with suppliers, customers, employees and other third parties as a result of the Chapter 11 Cases;

● Bankruptcy Court rulings in the Chapter 11 Cases as well as the outcome of all other pending litigation and the outcome of the Chapter 11 Cases in general;

● the length of time that we will operate with Chapter 11 protection and any resulting risk that we will not satisfy the milestones specified in the DIP Credit Agreements;

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● the availability of operating capital during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases, including any event that could terminate our right to continued access to the cash collateral of our lenders to use as operating capital;

● third-party motions in the Chapter 11 Cases, including motions which may be filed by the creditors’ committee that will be appointed in the Chapter 11 Cases, which may interfere with our ability to consummate the Plan;

● the potential adverse effects of the Chapter 11 Cases on our liquidity and results of operations;

● the feasibility of the Plan in light of possible changes in our business and its prospects;

● the adequacy of our cash balances at the time of our projected exit from the Chapter 11 Cases; and

● our ability to continue as a going concern.

Because of the risks and uncertainties associated with the Chapter 11 Cases, we may not be able to accurately predict or quantify the ultimate impact the Chapter 11 Cases may have on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, nor can we accurately predict the ultimate impact the Chapter 11 Cases may have on our corporate or capital structure.

The Chapter 11 Cases raise substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern.

The Chapter 11 Cases are being jointly administered under the caption In re Rite Aid Corporation., et al. Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, certain claims in existence prior to our filing of the petition for relief under the Bankruptcy Code are stayed while we continue business operations as a debtor-in-possession. Our operations and our ability to develop and execute our business plan are subject to significant risks and uncertainties associated with Chapter 11 Cases. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

Delays in the Chapter 11 Cases may increase the risks of our being unable to consummate the Plan and increase our costs associated with the Chapter 11 Cases.

There can be no assurance that we will be able to consummate the Plan. A prolonged Chapter 11 proceeding could adversely affect our relationships with customers, suppliers and employees, among other parties, which in turn could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and our ability to continue as a going concern. A weakening of our financial condition, cash flows and results of operations could adversely affect our ability to implement the Plan (or any other plan of reorganization). If we are unable to consummate the Plan, we may be forced to liquidate our assets.

Consummation of the Plan is subject to significant conditions that may be difficult for us to satisfy.

There are certain material conditions we must satisfy in order to consummate the Plan and milestones with which we must comply under the DIP Credit Agreements. Our ability to satisfy these conditions and milestones is subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. If the Plan is not consummated, there can be no assurance that the Chapter 11 Cases would not be converted to Chapter 7 liquidation cases or that any new plan would be as favorable to holders of claims against the Debtors.

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Even if the Plan is consummated, we may not be able to achieve our stated goals or continue as a going concern.

Even if the Plan or any other Chapter 11 plan of reorganization is consummated, we may continue to face a number of risks, such as changes in economic conditions, changes in our industry, changes in demand for our products and services and increasing expenses. Some of these risks become more acute when a case under the Bankruptcy Code continues for a protracted period without indication of how or when the case may be completed. As a result of these risks and others, we cannot guarantee that the Plan will achieve our stated goals or that we will be able to continue as a going concern.

Furthermore, even if our debt and other liabilities are reduced or discharged through the Plan, we may need to raise additional funds through public or private debt or equity financing or other various means to fund our business after the completion of the Chapter 11 Cases. Our access to additional financing may be limited, if it is available at all. Therefore, adequate funds may not be available when needed or may not be available on favorable terms, or at all.

In certain instances, a Chapter 11 case may be converted to a case under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Upon a showing of cause, the Bankruptcy Court may convert our Chapter 11 Cases to a case under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. In such event, a Chapter 7 trustee would be appointed or elected to liquidate our assets for distribution in accordance with the priorities established by the Bankruptcy Code. We believe that liquidation under Chapter 7 would result in significantly smaller distributions being made to our creditors than those provided for in the Plan because of (i) the likelihood that the assets would have to be sold or otherwise disposed of in a distressed fashion over a short period of time rather than in a controlled manner and as a going concern, (ii) additional administrative expenses involved in the appointment of a Chapter 7 trustee, and (iii) additional expenses and claims, some of which would be entitled to priority, that would be generated during the liquidation and from the rejection of leases and other executory contracts in connection with a cessation of operations.

As a result of the Chapter 11 Cases, our historical financial information may not be indicative of our future performance, which may be volatile.

During the Chapter 11 Cases, we expect our financial results to continue to be volatile as restructuring activities and expenses, contract terminations and rejections, and claims assessments significantly impact our consolidated financial statements. As a result, our historical financial performance is likely not indicative of our financial performance after the date of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases. In addition, if we emerge from Chapter 11, the amounts reported in subsequent consolidated financial statements may materially change relative to our historical consolidated financial statements, including as a result of revisions to our operating plans pursuant to the Plan. We also may be required to adopt fresh start accounting, in which case our assets and liabilities will be recorded at fair value as of the fresh start reporting date, which may differ materially from the recorded values of assets and liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. Our financial results after the application of fresh start accounting may be different from historical trends.

We may be subject to claims that will not be discharged in the Chapter 11 Cases, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

The Bankruptcy Code provides that the confirmation of a plan of reorganization discharges a debtor from substantially all debts arising prior to consummation of a plan of reorganization. With few exceptions, all claims that arose prior to confirmation of a plan of reorganization (i) would be subject to compromise and/or treatment under the plan of reorganization and/or (ii) would be discharged in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code and the terms of the plan of reorganization. Any claims not ultimately discharged pursuant to the plan of reorganization could be asserted against the reorganized entities and may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows on a post-reorganization basis.

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The pursuit of the Chapter 11 Cases has consumed, and will continue to consume, a substantial portion of the time and attention of our management, which may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, and we may experience increased levels of employee attrition.

While the Chapter 11 Cases continue, our management will be required to spend a significant amount of time and effort focusing on the Chapter 11 Cases instead of focusing exclusively on our business operations. This diversion of attention may materially adversely affect the conduct of our business, and, as a result, our financial condition and results of operations, particularly if the Chapter 11 Cases are protracted.

Furthermore, during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases, we may experience increased levels of employee attrition, and our employees may face considerable distraction and uncertainty. A loss of key personnel or material erosion of employee morale could adversely affect our business and results of operations. Our ability to engage, motivate and retain key employees or take other measures intended to motivate and incentivize key employees to remain with us through the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases is limited by restrictions on implementation of incentive programs under the Bankruptcy Code. The loss of services of members of our senior management team could impair our ability to execute our strategy and implement operational initiatives, which would be likely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. In addition, the longer the Chapter 11 Cases continue, the more likely it is that vendors and employees will lose confidence in our ability to reorganize our business successfully.

Aspects of the Chapter 11 Cases limit the flexibility of our management team in running our business.

While we operate our business under supervision by the Bankruptcy Court, we are required to obtain approval of the Bankruptcy Court, and in some cases certain other parties, prior to engaging in activities or transactions outside the ordinary course of business. Bankruptcy Court approval of non-ordinary course activities entails preparation and filing of appropriate motions with the Bankruptcy Court, negotiation with various parties-in-interest, and one or more hearings. Parties-in-interest may be heard at any Bankruptcy Court hearing and may raise objections with respect to these motions. This process may delay major transactions and limit our ability to respond quickly to opportunities and events in the marketplace. Furthermore, in the event the Bankruptcy Court does not approve a proposed activity or transaction, we would be prevented from engaging in activities, transactions and internal restructurings that we believe are beneficial to us, which may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

The Company’s primary pharmaceutical supplier relationship is subject to dispute that may result in termination.

Additionally, on October 14, 2023, McKesson Corporation (“McKesson”) sent notice to the Company purporting to terminate the Eleventh Amendment to Supply Agreement by and between Rite Aid Corporation and McKesson Corporation, dated as of February 28, 2019 (the “McKesson Corporation Supply Agreement”) based on the occurrence of a termination event. The Company and McKesson have negotiated an agreement in principle to ensure no disruption to the Company’s business and operations, which agreement in principle includes a reservation of rights for both parties as to the purported termination.

To the extent such agreement in principle is not executed, is not approved by the Bankruptcy Court, or is approved but subsequently terminates, the Company would vigorously contest such purported termination as null, void, and without effect. Subsequently, to the extent (a) such termination is not rescinded or (b) the Company does not prevail as to the invalidity of the termination event, the termination of the McKesson Corporation Supply Agreement may result in a material adverse impact on the Company’s business and operations.

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We have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting and determined that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 2, 2023. Failure to remediate the material weakness or any other material weaknesses that we identify in the future could result in material misstatements in our financial statements or cause us to fail to meet our periodic reporting obligations.

Pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, our management is required to report on, and our independent registered public accounting firm is required to attest to, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. The rules governing the standards that must be met for management to determine the adequacy of our internal control over financial reporting are complex and require significant documentation and testing if a deficiency is identified. Annually, we perform activities that include reviewing, documenting, and testing our internal control over financial reporting. If we fail to maintain the adequacy of our internal control over financial reporting, we will not be able to conclude on an ongoing basis that we have effective internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Any failure to achieve and maintain an effective internal control environment could result in materially misstated consolidated financial statements and a failure to meet our reporting obligations.

Subsequent to the issuance of the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended March 4, 2023, management evaluated the materiality of a misstatement related to the Company’s historical accounting for closed store liabilities in accordance with changes in ASC 420, Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations. Based on their evaluation, management concluded the misstatement is not material to the Company’s previously issued consolidated financial statements as of and for each of the three fiscal years ended March 4, 2023 and each of the interim and year-to-date periods then ended.

Due to the discovery of this error, we reevaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting and identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of a company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. For further discussion of the material weakness, see Part II, Item 9A, “Controls and Procedures” of our Fiscal 2023 10-K/A. In conjunction with filing this Amendment, we determined to revise the previously issued financial statements and the related notes thereto included in the Original Form 10-Q to reflect the impact of the error in the periods impacted. For additional information and a detailed discussion of the revision, refer to Note 17 Revision of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements.

Management is actively engaged in the planning for, and implementation of, remediation efforts to address our material weakness. However, we may not be successful in promptly remediating the material weaknesses identified by management or be able to identify and remediate additional control deficiencies, including material weaknesses, in the future. Our management may also be unable to conclude in future periods that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective due to the effects of various factors, which may, in part, include unremedied material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting. Any failure to establish and maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, including due to a failure to remediate the material weakness or the discovery or occurrence of any additional material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting in the future, could adversely affect our ability to prepare financial statements within required time periods and record, process and report financial information accurately, which could result in material misstatements in our financial statements, cause us to fail to meet our reporting and financial obligations, negatively impact the price of our common stock, limit our liquidity and access to capital markets, adversely affect our business, harm our reputation or subject us to litigation or investigations requiring management resources and payment of legal and other expenses. In addition, our internal control over financial reporting will not prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud will be detected.

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ITEM 6.  Exhibits

(a) The following exhibits are filed as part of this report.

Exhibit Numbers	Description	Incorporation By Reference To
2.1	Receivable Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 13, 2022, by and between Elixir Insurance Company and Part D Receivable Trust 2020-1 (Series F)	Exhibit 2.1 Filed to Form 8-K, filed on October 14, 2022
2.2	Indemnity Agreement, dated as of October 13, 2022 by and between Rite Aid Corporation and Part D Receivable Trust 2020-1 (Series F)	Exhibit 2.2 Filed to Form 8-K, filed on October 14, 2022
2.3	Receivable Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2023, by and between Elixir Insurance Company and Part D Receivable Trust 2020-1 (Series G)	Exhibit 2.1 Filed to Form 8-K, filed on February 3, 2023
2.4	Indemnity Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2023, by and between Rite Aid Corporation and Part D Receivable Trust 2020-1 (Series G)	Exhibit 2.2 to Form 8-K, filed on February 3, 2023
3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation	Exhibit 3.1 to Form 10-K, filed on April 23, 2014
3.2	Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation	Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K, filed on April 18, 2019
3.3	Amended and Restated By-Laws	Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K, filed on April 17, 2020
4.1	Indenture, dated as of August 1, 1993, between Rite Aid Corporation, as issuer, and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as trustee, related to the Company’s 7.70% Notes due 2027	Exhibit 4A to Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 033-63794, filed on June 3, 1993
4.2	Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 3, 2000, between Rite Aid Corporation and U.S. Bank Trust National Association (as successor trustee to Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York) to the Indenture dated as of August 1, 1993, between Rite Aid Corporation and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, relating to the Company’s 7.70% Notes due 2027	Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on February 7, 2000
4.3	Indenture, dated as of December 21, 1998, between Rite Aid Corporation, as issuer, and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as trustee, related to the Company’s 6.875% Notes due 2028	Exhibit 4.1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4, File No. 333-74751, filed on March 19, 1999
4.4	Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 3, 2000, between Rite Aid Corporation and Harris Trust and Savings Bank to the Indenture, dated December 21, 1998, between Rite Aid Corporation and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, related to the Company’s 6.875% Notes due 2028	Exhibit 4.4 to Form 8-K, filed on February 7, 2000
4.5	Indenture, dated as of February 5, 2020, among Rite Aid Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., related to the Company’s 7.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2025	Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on February 5, 2020
4.6	Description of the Company’s securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934	Exhibit 4.9 to Form 10-K filed on April 27, 2020
4.7	Indenture, dated as of July 27, 2020, among Rite Aid Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., related to the Company’s 8.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2026	Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on July 27, 2020

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Exhibit Numbers		Description	Incorporation By Reference To
4.8		Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 27, 2021, among Rite Aid Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., to the Indenture, dated as of February 5, 2020, related to the Company’s 7.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2025	Exhibit 4.12 to Form 10-Q filed on October 5, 2021
4.9		Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 27, 2021, among Rite Aid Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., to the Indenture, dated as of July 27, 2020, related to the Company’s 8.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2026	Exhibit 4.13 to Form 10-Q filed on October 5, 2021
4.10		Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 31, 2022, among Rite Aid Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., to the Indenture, dated as of February 5, 2020, related to the Company's 7.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2025	Exhibit 4.10 to Form 10-Q, filed on July 6, 2022
4.11		Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 31, 2022, among Rite Aid Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., to the Indenture, dated as of July 27, 2020, related to the Company’s 8.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2026	Exhibit 4.11 to Form 10-Q, filed on July 6, 2022
4.12		Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 19, 2022, among Rite Aid Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., to the Indenture, dated as of February 5, 2020, related to the Company's 7.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2025	Exhibit 4.12 to Form 10-Q, filed on January 4, 2023
4.13		Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 19, 2022, among Rite Aid Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., to the Indenture, dated as of July 27, 2020, related to the Company’s 8.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2026	Exhibit 4.13 to Form 10-Q, filed on January 4, 2023
10.1	†	2010 Omnibus Equity Plan	Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, filed on June 25, 2010
10.2	†	Amendment No. 1, dated September 21, 2010, to the 2010 Omnibus Equity Plan	Exhibit 10.7 to Form 10-Q, filed on October 7, 2010
10.3	†	Amendment No. 2, dated January 16, 2013, to the 2010 Omnibus Equity Plan	Exhibit 10.8 to Form 10-K, filed on April 23, 2013
10.4	†	2012 Omnibus Equity Plan	Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, filed on June 25, 2012
10.5	†	Amendment No. 1, dated January 16, 2013, to the 2012 Omnibus Equity Plan	Exhibit 10.10 to Form 10-K, filed on April 23, 2013
10.6	†	2014 Omnibus Equity Plan	Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, filed on June 23, 2014
10.7	†	Form of Award Agreement	Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K, filed on May 15, 2012
10.8	†	Executive Incentive Plan for Officers of Rite Aid Corporation	Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, filed on February 24, 2012
10.9	†	Employment Agreement by and between Rite Aid Corporation and Jocelyn Konrad dated as of August 18, 2015	Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q, filed on January 6, 2016
10.10		Credit Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2018, among Rite Aid Corporation, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent.	Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, filed on December 20, 2018

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Exhibit Numbers		Description	Incorporation By Reference To
10.11		First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 6, 2020, among Rite Aid Corporation, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent.	Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, filed on January 7, 2020
10.12		Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2021, among Rite Aid Corporation, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent	Exhibit 9.01 to Form 8-K, filed on August 23, 2021
10.13		Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2022, among Rite Aid Corporation, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent	Exhibit 9.01 to Form 8-K/A, filed on December 6, 2022
10.14		Amended and Restated Collateral Trust and Intercreditor Agreement, including the related definitions annex, dated as of June 5, 2009, among Rite Aid Corporation, each subsidiary named therein or which becomes a party thereto, Wilmington Trust Company, as collateral trustee, Citicorp North America, Inc., as senior collateral processing agent, The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee under the 2017 7.5% Note Indenture (as defined therein) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee under the 2016 10.375% Note Indenture (as defined therein), and each other Second Priority Representative and Senior Representative which becomes a party thereto	Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K, filed on June 11, 2009
10.15	†	Amendment to Employment Agreement by and between Rite Aid Corporation and Matthew C. Schroeder, dated as of March 12, 2019	Exhibit 10.33 to Form 10-Q, filed on July 11, 2019
10.16	†*	Eleventh Amendment to Supply Agreement by and between Rite Aid Corporation and McKesson Corporation, dated as of February 28, 2019	Exhibit 10.38 to Form 10-Q, filed on July 11, 2019
10.17	†**	Employment Agreement by and between Rite Aid Corporation and Heyward Donigan, dated August 8, 2019	Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, filed on August 12, 2019
10.18	†	Employment Inducement Award Agreement by and between Rite Aid Corporation and Heyward Donigan, dated August 12, 2019	Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K, filed on August 12, 2019
10.19	†	Employment Agreement by and between Rite Aid Corporation and Jessica Kazmaier, dated as of March 12, 2019	Exhibit 10.43 to Form 10-K filed on April 27, 2020
10.20	†	Amendment to Employment Agreement by and between Jessica Kazmaier, dated as of November 6, 2019	Exhibit 10.44 to Form 10-K filed on April 27, 2020
10.21	†	Employment Agreement by and between Justin Mennen, dated as of December 7, 2018	Exhibit 10.45 to Form 10-K filed on April 27, 2020
10.22	†	Amendment to Employment Agreement by and between Justin Mennen, dated November 6, 2019	Exhibit 10.46 to Form 10-K filed on April 27, 2020
10.23	†	Employment Agreement by and between Rite Aid Corporation and Andre Persaud, dated as of January 28, 2020	Exhibit 10.47 to Form 10-K filed on April 27, 2020
10.24	†	Employment Agreement by and between Rite Aid Corporation and Paul D. Gilbert, as of July 29, 2020	Exhibit 10.46 to Form 10-Q filed on October 6, 2020
10.25	†	Rite Aid Corporation Amended and Restated 2020 Omnibus Equity Plan, as amended	Appendix B-1 to Schedule 14A (Definitive Proxy Statement) filed on June 10, 2022
10.26	†	Rite Aid Corporation Amended and Restated 2020 Omnibus Equity Plan	Appendix B-1 to Schedule 14A (Definitive Proxy Statement) filed on May 20, 2021

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Exhibit Numbers		Description	Incorporation By Reference To
10.27	†	Form Award Agreement (Executive) under the Rite Aid Corporation 2020 Omnibus Equity Plan	Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on July 8, 2020
10.28	†	Form Award Agreement (Non-employee Director) under the Rite Aid Corporation 2020 Omnibus Equity Plan	Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K filed on July 8, 2020
10.29	†	Offer Letter, by and between Rite Aid Corporation and Steven K. Bixler dated September 11, 2022	Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, filed on September 12, 2022
10.30	†	Separation Agreement by and between Rite Aid Corporation and Heyward Donigan dated January 7, 2023	Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on January 9, 2023
10.31	†	Offer Letter by and between Rite Aid Corporation and Elizabeth “Busy” Burr dated January 7, 2023	Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on January 9, 2023
10.32	†	Letter Agreement with Matthew Schroeder dated as of April 28, 2023	Exhibit 10.36 to Form 10-Q, filed on July 11, 2023
10.33	†	Letter Agreement with Justin Mennen dated as of April 28, 2023	Exhibit 10.37 to Form 10-Q, filed on July 11, 2023
10.34	†	Separation Agreement by and between Rite Aid Corporation and Justin Mennen dated July 27, 2023	Exhibit 10.34 to Form 10-Q, filed on October 17, 2023
10.35	†	Consulting Agreement by and between Rite Aid Corporation and Jeffrey S. Stein, dated as of October 15, 2023	Exhibit 10.35 to Form 10-Q, filed on October 17, 2023
10.36	†	Amended and Restated Letter Agreement with Matthew C. Schroeder, dated as of October 11, 2023	Exhibit 10.36 to Form 10-Q, filed on October 17, 2023
10.37	†	Amended and Restated Employment Agreement by and between Rite Aid Corporation and Matthew C. Schroeder, dated as of October 11, 2023	Exhibit 10.37 to Form 10-Q, filed on October 17, 2023
10.38		Restructuring Term Sheet, dated October 15, 2023, by and between the Debtors and the Consenting Noteholders	Exhibit 10.38 to Form 10-Q, filed on October 17, 2023
10.39		Form of Debtor-In-Possession Credit Agreement, by and among Rite Aid Corporation, each lender from time to time party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative and collateral agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as syndication agent, Capital One, National Association, BMO Bank N.A., Fifth Third Bank, National Association, MUFG Bank, LTD., PNC Bank, National Association, Truist Bank and ING Capital LLC, as co-documentation agents and BofA Securities, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Capital One, National Association, BMO Bank N.A., Fifth Third Bank, National Association, MUFG Bank, LTD., PNC Capital Markets LLC, Truist Securities, Inc., and ING Capital LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners	Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K, filed on October 16, 2023
10.40		Form of Debtor-In-Possession Term Loan Agreement, by and among Rite Aid Corporation, each lender from time to time party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, BofA Securities, Inc., Capital One, National Association, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, PNC Capital Markets LLC, BMO Bank, N.A. and Truist Securities, Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners	Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K, filed on October 16, 2023
10.41		Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2023, by and among MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc., MI OpCo Holdings, Inc. and Hunter Lane, LLC and its subsidiaries named therein	Exhibit 10.4 to Form 8-K, filed on October 16, 2023
22		List of Subsidiary Guarantors	Exhibit 22 to Form 10-Q, filed on October 17, 2023

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Exhibit Numbers	Description	Incorporation By Reference To
31.1	Certification of CEO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended	Filed herewith
31.2	Certification of CFO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended	Filed herewith
32	Certification of CEO and CFO pursuant to 18 United States Code, Section 1350, as enacted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Filed herewith
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.	Filed herewith
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.	Filed herewith
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.	Filed herewith
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.	Filed herewith
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.	Filed herewith
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.	Filed herewith
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File - The cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.	Filed herewith

*     Confidential portions of this Exhibit were redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K and Rite Aid Corporation agrees to furnish supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission a copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit upon request.

**   Certain schedules and exhibits to this agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K and Rite Aid Corporation agrees to furnish supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission a copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit upon request.

†     Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

Date: July 25, 2024	RITE AID CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ MATTHEW C. SCHROEDER
		Matthew C. Schroeder
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: July 25, 2024	By:	/s/ STEVEN BIXLER
		Steven Bixler
		Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

I, Jeffrey S. Stein, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Restructuring Officer, certify that:

1.            I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A of Rite Aid Corporation (the “Registrant”);

2.            Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.            Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.           The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a 15(e) and 15d 15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“the Exchange Act”)) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a 15(f) and 15d 15(f) under the Exchange Act) for the Registrant and have:

a.            Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.            Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.            Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.            Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.            The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.            All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.            Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: July 25, 2024
	By:	/s/ JEFFREY S. STEIN
		Jeffrey S. Stein
		Chief Executive Officer and Chief Restructuring Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

I, Matthew C. Schroeder, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, certify that:

1.            I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A of Rite Aid Corporation (the “Registrant”);

2.            Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.            Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.           The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a 15(e) and 15d 15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“the Exchange Act”)) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a 15(f) and 15d 15(f) under the Exchange Act) for the Registrant and have:

a.            Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.            Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.            Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and

d.            Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.            The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.            All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.            Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: July 25, 2024
	By:	/s/ MATTHEW C. SCHROEDER
		Matthew C. Schroeder
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-32

Exhibit 32

Certification of CEO and CFO Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

as Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A of Rite Aid Corporation (the “Company”) for the quarterly period ended September 2, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Jeffrey S. Stein, as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Restructuring Officer of the Company, and Matthew C. Schroeder, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of his knowledge:

(1)          The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)          The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ JEFFREY S. STEIN
Name: Jeffrey S. Stein
Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chief Restructuring Officer
Date: July 25, 2024
/s/ MATTHEW C. SCHROEDER
Name:	Matthew C. Schroeder
Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date:	July 25, 2024

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Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2023	Jul. 22, 2024
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Entity Registrant Name	RITE AID CORP
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	23-1614034
Entity Address, Address Line One	PO Box 3165
Entity Address, City or Town	Harrisburg
Entity Address, State or Province	PA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	17105
City Area Code	717
Local Phone Number	761-2633
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Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	Rite Aid Corporation ("Rite Aid," the "Company," "we," "us," and "our") is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A (this "Amendment" or "Form 10-Q/A") to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 2, 2023, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on October 17, 2023 (the "Original Form 10-Q") to make certain changes, as described below. Subsequent to the issuance of the Company's consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended March 4, 2023, management evaluated the materiality of a misstatement related to the Company's historical accounting for closed store liabilities in accordance with changes in ASC 420, Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations. Based on their evaluation, management concluded the misstatement is not material to the Company's previously issued consolidated financial statements as of and for each of the three fiscal years ended March 4, 2023 and each of the interim and year-to-date periods then ended, (collectively the "previously issued financial statements"). However, due to the discovery of this error, we reevaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting ("ICFR") as of March 4, 2023 and identified a material weakness in our ICFR. For a more detailed description of this material weakness, refer to Part I, Item 4,"Controls and Procedures." This Amendment therefore amends our assessment of our disclosure controls and procedures to indicate that they were not effective as of September 2, 2023 because of this material weakness. In conjunction with filing this Amendment, we determined it was appropriate to revise the previously issued financial statements and the related notes thereto to reflect the impact of the immaterial misstatement in the periods impacted. For additional information and a more detailed discussion, refer to Note 17 Revision of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements. The revised consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended March 4, 2023, February 26, 2022 and February 27, 2021 can be found in Item 8 "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, filed with the SEC on July 25, 2024 (the "Fiscal 2023 10-K/A"). The revised condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarterly periods ended June 3, 2023 and May 28, 2022 can be found in Item 1 "Financial Statements" of the Company's June 3, 2023 amended Form 10-Q/A, filed with the SEC on July 25, 2024 (the "Q1 2023 10-Q/A"). The revised condensed consolidated financial statements for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022 are provided in Item 1 of this amended Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A. This following Items of the Original Form 10-Q have been amended as set forth in this Form 10-Q/A: • Part I, Item 1. "Financial Statements" • Part I, Item 2. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results" • Part I, Item 4. "Controls and Procedures" • Part II, Item 1A. "Risk Factors." In addition, Part II, Item 6 "Exhibits" of the Original Form 10-Q also has been amended to include new certifications by our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The new certifications are attached to this Amendment as Exhibits 31.1, 31.2, and 32. The other Items of the Original Form 10-Q have not been amended and, accordingly, have not been repeated in this Amendment. The only changes to the Original Form 10-Q are related to the matters described above. Except as described above, this Amendment does not amend, update, or change any other item or disclosure in the Original Form 10-Q and does not purport to reflect any information or event subsequent to the filing thereof. As such, this Amendment speaks only as of the date the Original Form 10-Q was filed, and the Company has not undertaken herein to amend, update, or change any information contained in the Original Form 10-Q to give effect to any event following the date of filing of the Original Form 10-Q, other than as expressly indicated in this Amendment. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Form 10-Q and any subsequent filing with the SEC.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 02, 2023	Mar. 04, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 92,926	$ 157,151
Accounts receivable, net	1,472,755	1,149,958
Inventories, net of LIFO reserve of $554,932 and $539,932	1,993,873	1,900,744
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	179,099	93,194
Total current assets	3,738,653	3,301,047
Property, plant and equipment, net	790,001	907,771
Operating lease right-of-use assets	2,239,043	2,497,206
Goodwill	90,436	507,936
Other intangibles, net	201,572	250,112
Deferred tax assets	12,368	12,368
Other assets	53,879	50,922
Total assets	7,125,952	7,527,362
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt and lease financing obligations	3,773,356	6,332
Accounts payable	1,428,286	1,494,611
Accrued salaries, wages and other current liabilities	876,719	709,891
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	422,233	502,403
Total current liabilities	6,500,594	2,713,237
Long-term debt, less current maturities		2,925,258
Long-term operating lease liabilities	2,373,953	2,372,943
Lease financing obligations, less current maturities	11,718	12,580
Other noncurrent liabilities	147,869	97,577
Total liabilities	9,034,134	8,121,595
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' deficit:
Common stock, par value $1 per share; 75,000 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding 56,486 and 56,629	56,486	56,629
Additional paid-in capital	5,920,361	5,917,964
Accumulated deficit	(7,870,177)	(6,553,974)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(14,852)	(14,852)
Total stockholders' (deficit) equity	(1,908,182)	(594,233)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit	$ 7,125,952	$ 7,527,362

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Sep. 02, 2023	Mar. 04, 2023
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Inventories, net of LIFO reserve	$ 554,932	$ 539,932
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Common stock, shares authorized	75,000	75,000
Common stock, shares issued	56,486	56,629
Common stock, shares outstanding	56,486	56,629

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Revenues	$ 5,646,081	$ 5,901,069	$ 11,299,243	$ 11,915,652
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues	4,550,485	4,746,574	9,025,121	9,564,428
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,458,466	1,193,553	2,713,689	2,411,482
Facility exit and impairment charges	300,525	47,271	320,217	89,092
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges	295,490	252,200	446,990	252,200
Interest expense	72,658	52,533	137,878	100,652
Gain on debt modifications and retirements, net		(41,312)		(41,312)
Gain on sale of assets, net	(24,087)	(29,001)	(32,280)	(58,197)
Total costs and expenses	6,653,537	6,221,818	12,611,615	12,318,345
Loss before income taxes	(1,007,456)	(320,749)	(1,312,372)	(402,693)
Income tax expense	2,338	11,967	3,831	15,464
Net loss	(1,009,794)	(332,716)	(1,316,203)	(418,157)
Computation of loss attributable to common stockholders:
Net loss attributable to common stockholders - basic	(1,009,794)	(332,716)	(1,316,203)	(418,157)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders - diluted	$ (1,009,794)	$ (332,716)	$ (1,316,203)	$ (418,157)
Basic loss per share:
Basic loss per share	$ (18.26)	$ (6.10)	$ (23.83)	$ (7.68)
Diluted loss per share:
Diluted loss per share	$ (18.26)	$ (6.10)	$ (23.83)	$ (7.68)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
Net loss	$ (1,009,794)	$ (332,716)	$ (1,316,203)	$ (418,157)
Defined benefit pension plans:
Amortization of net actuarial losses included in net periodic pension cost, net of $0 and $0 income tax expense
Change in fair value of interest rate cap
Total other comprehensive income
Comprehensive loss	$ (1,009,794)	$ (332,716)	$ (1,316,203)	$ (418,157)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
Amortization of net actuarial losses included in net periodic pension cost, net of income tax expense	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Total
BALANCE - beginning of period at Feb. 26, 2022	$ 55,752	$ 5,910,299	$ (5,834,786)	$ (15,437)	$ 115,828
BALANCE (in shares) at Feb. 26, 2022	55,752
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Deficit
Net loss			(85,441)		(85,441)
Comprehensive loss					(85,441)
Issuance of restricted stock	$ 61	(61)
Issuance of restricted stock (in shares)	61
Exchange of restricted shares for taxes	$ (63)	(490)			(553)
Exchange of restricted shares for taxes (in shares)	(63)
Cancellation of restricted stock	$ (127)	127
Cancellation of restricted stock (in shares)	(127)
Amortization of restricted stock balance		3,324			3,324
Stock-based compensation expense		201			201
Amortization of performance-based incentive plans		(190)			(190)
BALANCE - end of period at May. 28, 2022	$ 55,623	5,913,210	(5,920,227)	(15,437)	33,169
BALANCE (in shares) at May. 28, 2022	55,623
BALANCE - beginning of period at Feb. 26, 2022	$ 55,752	5,910,299	(5,834,786)	(15,437)	115,828
BALANCE (in shares) at Feb. 26, 2022	55,752
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Deficit
Net loss					(418,157)
Comprehensive loss					(418,157)
BALANCE - end of period at Aug. 27, 2022	$ 56,580	5,915,521	(6,252,943)	(15,437)	(296,279)
BALANCE (in shares) at Aug. 27, 2022	56,580
BALANCE - beginning of period at May. 28, 2022	$ 55,623	5,913,210	(5,920,227)	(15,437)	33,169
BALANCE (in shares) at May. 28, 2022	55,623
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Deficit
Net loss			(332,716)		(332,716)
Comprehensive loss					(332,716)
Issuance of restricted stock	$ 1,141	(1,141)
Issuance of restricted stock (in shares)	1,141
Exchange of restricted shares for taxes	$ (182)	(1,284)			(1,466)
Exchange of restricted shares for taxes (in shares)	(182)
Cancellation of restricted stock	$ (2)	2
Cancellation of restricted stock (in shares)	(2)
Amortization of restricted stock balance		3,323			3,323
Stock-based compensation expense		111			111
Amortization of performance-based incentive plans		1,300			1,300
BALANCE - end of period at Aug. 27, 2022	$ 56,580	5,915,521	(6,252,943)	(15,437)	(296,279)
BALANCE (in shares) at Aug. 27, 2022	56,580
BALANCE - beginning of period at Mar. 04, 2023	$ 56,629	5,917,964	(6,553,974)	(14,852)	(594,233)
BALANCE (in shares) at Mar. 04, 2023	56,629
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Deficit
Net loss			(306,409)		(306,409)
Comprehensive loss					(306,409)
Issuance of restricted stock	$ 256	(256)
Issuance of restricted stock (in shares)	256
Shares issued under the performance-based incentive plans	$ 44	(44)
Shares issued under the performance-based incentive plans (in shares)	44
Exchange of restricted shares for taxes	$ (18)	(28)			(46)
Exchange of restricted shares for taxes (in shares)	(18)
Cancellation of restricted stock	$ (203)	203
Cancellation of restricted stock (in shares)	(203)
Amortization of restricted stock balance		1,201			1,201
Amortization of performance-based incentive plans		(109)			(109)
BALANCE - end of period at Jun. 03, 2023	$ 56,708	5,918,931	(6,860,383)	(14,852)	(899,596)
BALANCE (in shares) at Jun. 03, 2023	56,708
BALANCE - beginning of period at Mar. 04, 2023	$ 56,629	5,917,964	(6,553,974)	(14,852)	(594,233)
BALANCE (in shares) at Mar. 04, 2023	56,629
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Deficit
Net loss					(1,316,203)
Comprehensive loss					(1,316,203)
BALANCE - end of period at Sep. 02, 2023	$ 56,486	5,920,361	(7,870,177)	(14,852)	(1,908,182)
BALANCE (in shares) at Sep. 02, 2023	56,486
BALANCE - beginning of period at Jun. 03, 2023	$ 56,708	5,918,931	(6,860,383)	(14,852)	(899,596)
BALANCE (in shares) at Jun. 03, 2023	56,708
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Deficit
Net loss			(1,009,794)		(1,009,794)
Comprehensive loss					(1,009,794)
Exchange of restricted shares for taxes	$ (113)	(68)			(181)
Exchange of restricted shares for taxes (in shares)	(113)
Cancellation of restricted stock	$ (109)	109
Cancellation of restricted stock (in shares)	(109)
Amortization of restricted stock balance		1,261			1,261
Amortization of performance-based incentive plans		128			128
BALANCE - end of period at Sep. 02, 2023	$ 56,486	$ 5,920,361	$ (7,870,177)	$ (14,852)	$ (1,908,182)
BALANCE (in shares) at Sep. 02, 2023	56,486

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022
Operating activities:
Net loss	$ (1,316,203)	$ (418,157)
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	134,924	138,637
Facility exit and impairment charges	320,217	89,092
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges	446,990	252,200
LIFO charge	15,000	10,121
Gain on sale of assets, net	(32,280)	(58,197)
Change in allowances for uncollectible accounts receivable	(19,959)	(1,671)
Stock-based compensation expense	2,149	8,069
Gain on debt modifications and retirements, net		(41,312)
Changes in deferred taxes		6,133
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(303,973)	(211,673)
Inventories	(108,129)	(77,405)
Accounts payable	(34,299)	(43,343)
Operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities	(33,978)	(31,713)
Other assets	(88,771)	(10,870)
Other liabilities	205,151	(61,372)
Net cash used in operating activities	(813,161)	(451,461)
Investing activities:
Payments for property, plant and equipment	(76,869)	(122,243)
Intangible assets acquired	(15,217)	(15,356)
Proceeds from dispositions of assets and investments	29,125	41,003
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions	5,454	45,986
Net cash used in investing activities	(57,507)	(50,610)
Financing activities:
Net proceeds from revolver	837,000	677,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(1,978)	(152,011)
Change in zero balance cash accounts	(27,939)	(12,931)
Financing fees paid for early debt redemption	(51)	(881)
Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards	(227)	(2,019)
Deferred financing costs paid	(362)
Net cash provided by financing activities	806,443	509,158
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(64,225)	7,087
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	157,151	39,721
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 92,926	$ 46,808

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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

1. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X and therefore do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete annual financial statements. The accompanying financial information reflects all adjustments which are of a recurring nature and, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods. The results of operations for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year, particularly as a result of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Rite Aid Corporation (“Rite Aid”) and Subsidiaries (together with Rite Aid, the “Company”) Fiscal 2023 10-K/A.

Going Concern

As of the date the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were issued (the “issuance date”), management evaluated the significance of the following adverse conditions in accordance with ASC 205-40, Going Concern.

As disclosed in Note 16, Subsequent Events, on October 15, 2023, the Company Parties reached an agreement in principle with the Consenting Noteholders on the terms of a financial operational restructuring, the material terms of which are set forth in the Restructuring Term Sheet. The Company filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 (the “Chapter 11 filing” or “bankruptcy filing”) of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the District of New Jersey and expects to continue to manage its operations as a “debtor-in-possession” under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court. In general, as a debtor-in-possession, the Company is authorized to continue to operate as an ongoing business but not to engage in transactions outside the ordinary course of business without the prior approval of the Bankruptcy Court. Elixir Insurance (“EI”) was excluded from the Chapter 11 filing due to regulatory factors.

The bankruptcy filing represents an adverse event that creates substantial uncertainty regarding the Company’s ability to recover its assets and satisfy its liabilities in the ordinary course of business. In this regard, while management believes the Company will be able to emerge from bankruptcy and continue to operate as a viable going concern, management can provide no assurance that: (a) the Company’s Plan may never be confirmed or become effective, (b) the Debtors’ voting creditors may reject the Plan embodying the restructuring transactions contemplated by the Restructuring Term Sheet, (c) the Bankruptcy Court may grant or deny motions in a manner that is adverse to the Company and its subsidiaries, and (d) the Chapter 11 Cases may be converted into cases under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code.

The transactions contemplated by the Restructuring Term Sheet are subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court, among other conditions. Accordingly, management can provide no assurance that the transactions described therein will be consummated.

While management believes the reorganization through the Chapter 11 proceedings will appropriately position the Company upon its re-emergence from bankruptcy, the commencement of these proceedings constituted an event of default (and an acceleration event) under certain of the Company’s debt agreements, for which enforcement of any remedies by the lenders have been automatically stayed as a result of the Chapter 11 proceedings. However, management can provide no assurance that the lenders will ultimately be able to exercise their remedies, which may include, among others, a cessation of the Company’s operations and liquidation of its assets. As a result of the foregoing acceleration event, all of the Company’s outstanding indebtedness, including indebtedness subject to cross-default provisions, has been classified as current debt in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of September 2, 2023. See Note 10. Indebtedness and Credit Agreement.

These uncertainties raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is contingent upon, among other things, its ability to, subject to the approval by the Bankruptcy Court, implement a comprehensive restructuring, successfully emerge from the Chapter 11 and generate sufficient liquidity following the Restructuring to meet its obligations and operating needs as they become due. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis that the Company will continue to operate as a going concern, which contemplates that the Company will be able to realize assets and settle liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business for twelve months following the issuance date. Accordingly, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

Revenue Recognition

The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue by major source in each segment for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022:

	September 2,		August 27,		September 2,		August 27,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
In thousands	(13 weeks)		(13 weeks)		(26 weeks)		(26 weeks)
Retail Pharmacy Segment:
Pharmacy sales	$	3,319,057	$	2,971,236	$	6,616,031	$	6,024,684
Front-end sales		1,124,017		1,231,590		2,291,363		2,492,796
Other revenue		27,853		28,965		55,862		59,667
Total Retail Pharmacy Segment		4,470,927		4,231,791		8,963,256		8,577,147
Pharmacy Services Segment		1,209,858		1,727,241		2,406,012		3,453,098
Intersegment elimination		(34,704)		(57,963)		(70,025)		(114,593)
Total revenue	$	5,646,081	$	5,901,069	$	11,299,243	$	11,915,652

The Retail Pharmacy Segment offered a chain-wide loyalty card program titled wellness+. Individual customers were able to become members of the wellness+ program. Members participating in the wellness+ loyalty card program earned points on a calendar year basis for eligible front-end merchandise purchases and qualifying prescription purchases. The wellness+ program was terminated as of July 1, 2020, with benefits earned as of that date available to be used through the end of calendar year 2020. Beginning in December 2020, the Company granted temporary extensions of benefits to certain previous members that were eligible for a discount as of the end of each previous six month period such that those prior members were eligible to continue to receive that discount on purchases made through the subsequent six months with no additional purchase requirement. New and existing customers who were not already

eligible for program benefits also had the opportunity to earn additional discounts on purchases made through each six month period. A final extension was granted on December 31, 2021 through February 26, 2022 at which point all discounts were terminated.

A new loyalty program, Rite Aid Rewards, was initiated on February 27, 2022. Customers that enroll in the new program earn points for each dollar spent on front of store purchases as well as for eligible pharmacy prescriptions. Points can then be converted into a “Rite Aid Rewards” coupon that can be tendered as payment in a future purchase. Each point is worth $0.002. Customers must accumulate 1,000 points and create an online account in order to convert earned points to a “Rite Aid Rewards” coupon. Unused/unconverted points expire after 90 days. Unredeemed “Rite Aid Rewards” coupons expire 30 days after conversion from points earned.

Points earned pursuant to the Rite Aid Rewards program represent a performance obligation. The value of unredeemed Rite Aid Rewards points is deferred as a contract liability (included in other current liabilities). As members redeem points in the form of a Rite Aid Rewards coupon or when points or unredeemed Rite Aid Rewards coupons expire, the Retail Pharmacy Segment recognizes the redeemed/expired portion of the deferred contract liability into revenue. For the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023, the Company recognized additional contract deferrals of $707 as a reduction of revenues. The Retail Pharmacy Segment had accrued contract liabilities of $2,560 and $2,030 as of September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023, respectively.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. This ASU provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or another rate affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. In response to the concerns about structural risks of Interbank Offered Rates (“IBORs”) and, particularly, the risk of cessation of LIBOR, regulators have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. This ASU provides companies with optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden associated with transitioning away from reference rates that are expected to be discontinued. In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-01, which adds implementation guidance to the above ASU to clarify certain optional expedients and exceptions in Topic 848. The Company adopted ASU 2020-04 effective December 1, 2022 and the adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

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Restructuring

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Restructuring

Restructuring

2. Restructuring

Beginning in fiscal 2019, the Company initiated a series of plans designed to reorganize its executive management team, improve its cost structure, free up working capital, rebrand its retail pharmacy and pharmacy services business, and launch its Store of the Future format. Other strategic initiatives included the expansion of the Company’s digital business, replacing and updating the Company’s financial systems to improve efficiency, and closing unprofitable stores. In December 2022, the Company announced a new multi-year performance acceleration program, which allows it to fast-track initiatives that will improve sales, script volume and operating margins, and free up cash. This program has given the Company visibility into the profitability opportunities it can drive over the next three years by focusing on improvements and growth in its core businesses. These and future activities, including those designed to enhance the

Company’s liquidity and capital structure, are expected to provide future growth opportunities, expense efficiency benefits, as well as reduce its level of corporate leverage and are reflected into its plan of reorganization. The Company also engaged professional advisors to assist with the exploration of strategic alternatives, including the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases. In connection with the Chapter 11 Cases, the Company has incurred, and expects to continue to incur, significant professional fees and other costs. As part of its reorganization, the Company expects to implement a revised business plan to bolster core strengths, address operational challenges, reinforce liquidity, reduce leverage, optimize store footprint, and address litigation. As mentioned herein, there can be no assurance as to whether the Chapter 11 Cases will be successful, including the Company’s ability to achieve its operational, strategic, and financial goals.

For the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023, the Company incurred total restructuring-related costs of $85,709, which are included as a component of SG&A. These costs are as follows:

	Retail Pharmacy		Pharmacy
	Segment		Services Segment		Total
Restructuring-related costs
Severance and related costs associated with ongoing reorganization efforts(a)	$	926	$	—	$	926
Professional and other fees relating to restructuring activities(b)		82,484		2,299		84,783
Total restructuring-related costs	$	83,410	$	2,299	$	85,709

For the thirteen week period ended August 27, 2022, the Company incurred total restructuring-related costs of $12,805, which are included as a component of SG&A. These costs are as follows:

	Retail Pharmacy		Pharmacy
	Segment		Services Segment		Total
Restructuring-related costs
Severance and related costs associated with ongoing reorganization efforts(a)	$	913	$	—	$	913
Professional and other fees relating to restructuring activities(c)		7,529		4,363		11,892
Total restructuring-related costs	$	8,442	$	4,363	$	12,805

For the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023, the Company incurred total restructuring-related costs of $163,839, which are included as a component of SG&A. These costs are as follows:

	Retail Pharmacy		Pharmacy
	Segment		Services Segment		Total
Restructuring-related costs
Severance and related costs associated with ongoing reorganization efforts(a)	$	1,366	$	—	$	1,366
Professional and other fees relating to restructuring activities(b)		158,513		3,960		162,473
Total restructuring-related costs	$	159,879	$	3,960	$	163,839

For the twenty-six week period ended August 27, 2022, the Company incurred total restructuring-related costs of $35,451, which are included as a component of SG&A. These costs are as follows:

	Retail Pharmacy		Pharmacy
	Segment		Services Segment		Total
Restructuring-related costs
Severance and related costs associated with ongoing reorganization efforts(a)	$	12,201	$	616	$	12,817
Professional and other fees relating to restructuring activities(c)		13,612		9,022		22,634
Total restructuring-related costs	$	25,813	$	9,638	$	35,451

A summary of restructuring-related liabilities associated with the programs noted above, which are included in accrued salaries, wages and other current liabilities, is as follows:

	Severance and related		Professional and
	costs (a)		other fees (b)		Total
Balance as of March 4, 2023	$	7,658	$	42,154	$	49,812
Additions charged to expense		440		77,690		78,130
Cash payments		(2,738)		(33,962)		(36,700)
Balance as of June 3, 2023	$	5,360	$	85,882	$	91,242
Additions charged to expense		926		84,783		85,709
Cash payments		(2,052)		(106,782)		(108,834)
Balance as of September 2, 2023	$	4,234	$	63,883	$	68,117

(a) – Severance and related costs reflect severance accruals, executive search fees, outplacement services and other similar charges associated with ongoing reorganization efforts.

(b) – Professional and other fees include costs incurred in connection with the identification and implementation of initiatives, including its performance acceleration programs as well as costs incurred in connection with preparation for the Chapter 11 Cases.

(c) – Professional and other fees include costs incurred in connection with the identification and implementation of initiatives associated with restructuring activities.

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Loss Per Share

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Loss Per Share

Loss Per Share

3. Loss Per Share

Basic loss per share is computed by dividing loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted loss per share reflects the potential dilution that

could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the loss of the Company, subject to anti-dilution limitations.

	Thirteen Week Period Ended				Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2,		August 27,		September 2,		August 27,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Basic and diluted loss per share:
Numerator:
Net loss attributable to common stockholders — basic and diluted	$	(1,009,794)	$	(332,716)	$	(1,316,203)	$	(418,157)
Denominator:
Basic and diluted weighted average shares		55,306		54,548		55,242		54,453
Basic and diluted loss per share	$	(18.26)	$	(6.10)	$	(23.83)	$	(7.68)

Due to their antidilutive effect, 16 and 539 potential shares related to stock options have been excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022, respectively. Also, excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022 are restricted shares of 1,074 and 1,811, respectively, which are included in shares outstanding.

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Facility Exit and Impairment Charges

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Facility Exit and Impairment Charges

Facility Exit and Impairment Charges

4. Facility Exit and Impairment Charges

Facility exit and impairment charges consist of amounts as follows:

	Thirteen Week Period				Twenty-Six Week Period
	Ended				Ended
	September 2,			August 27,	September 2,		August 27,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Impairment charges	$	290,694	$	34,738	$	302,432	$	69,774
Facility exit charges		9,831		12,533		17,785		19,318
	$	300,525	$	47,271	$	320,217	$	89,092

Impairment Charges

These amounts include the write-down of long-lived assets at locations that were assessed for impairment because of management’s intention to relocate or close the location or because of changes in circumstances that indicated the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable.

The Company utilizes the three-level valuation hierarchy for the recognition and disclosure of fair value measurements. The categorization of assets and liabilities within this hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the measurement of fair value. The three levels of the hierarchy consist of the following:

● Level 1—Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.

● Level 2—Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices in markets that are not active or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the instrument.

● Level 3—Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable inputs based upon management’s best estimate of inputs market participants could use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date, including assumptions about risk.

Non-Financial Assets Measured on a Non-Recurring Basis

Long-lived non-financial assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis for purposes of calculating impairment using Level 2 and Level 3 inputs as defined in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of long-lived assets using Level 2 inputs is determined by evaluating the current economic conditions in the geographic area for similar use assets. The fair value of long-lived assets using Level 3 inputs is determined by estimating the amount and timing of net future cash flows (which are unobservable inputs) and discounting them using a risk-adjusted rate of interest (which is Level 1). The Company estimates future cash flows based on its experience and knowledge of the market in which the store is located. Significant increases or decreases in actual cash flows may result in valuation changes.

As further discussed in Note 1, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies, the Company concluded that there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date of issuance of the unaudited consolidated financial statements. As a result of this triggering event, the Company performed an analysis of the carrying value of its long-lived assets using Level 3 inputs.

During the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023, long-lived assets with a carrying value of $620,106, primarily right-of-use assets in connection with stores or leased office spaces, were written down to their fair value of $317,674, resulting in an impairment charge of $302,432 of which $290,694 relates to the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023. During the twenty-six week period ended August 27, 2022, long-lived assets with a carrying value of $86,534, primarily right-of-use assets in connection with stores or leased office spaces, were written down to their fair value of $16,760, resulting in an impairment charge of $69,774 of which $34,738 related to the thirteen week period ended August 27, 2022. If our actual future cash flows differ from our projections materially, certain stores that are either not impaired or partially impaired in the current period may be further impaired in future periods.

The following table presents fair values for those assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022:

							Fair Values		Total Charges
							as of		Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Impairment Date		September 2, 2023
Long-lived assets held for use	$	—	$	2,653	$	313,218	$	315,871	$	(301,417)
Long-lived assets held for sale	$	—	$	1,803	$	—	$	1,803	$	(1,015)
Total	$	—	$	4,456	$	313,218	$	317,674	$	(302,432)

							Fair Values		Total Charges
							as of		Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Impairment Date		August 27, 2022
Long-lived assets held for use	$	—	$	11,645	$	—	$	11,645	$	(64,942)
Long-lived assets held for sale	$	—	$	5,115	$	—	$	5,115	$	(4,832)
Total	$	—	$	16,760	$	—	$	16,760	$	(69,774)

The above assets reflected in the caption ‘Long-lived assets held for sale’ have not been reclassified to assets held for sale due to their immateriality.

Facility Exit Charges

The Company assesses stores and distribution centers for potential closure or relocation. Decisions to close or relocate stores or distribution centers in future periods would result in inventory liquidation charges, as well as impairment of assets at these locations. When a store or distribution center is closed, the Company records executory costs for leases, as well as other store or distribution center closing and liquidation costs, when incurred.

The Company calculates the liability for facility exit or disposal cost obligations to include long-term contract termination costs and costs related to the disposal of long-lived assets.

The following table reflects the accrued facility exit charges:

	Thirteen Week Period				Twenty-Six Week Period
	Ended				Ended
	September 2,		August 27,		September 2,		August 27,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Balance—beginning of period	$	1,919	$	1,856	$	2,228	$	1,892
Provision for present value of executory costs for leases exited		—		—		155		—
Changes in assumptions and other adjustments		—		—		—		—
Interest accretion		—		—		—		—
Cash payments		(28)		(29)		(492)		(65)
Balance—end of period	$	1,891	$	1,827	$	1,891	$	1,827

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Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

5. Fair Value Measurements

The Company utilizes the three-level valuation hierarchy as described in Note 4, Facility Exit and Impairment Charges, for the recognition and disclosure of fair value measurements.

Financial instruments other than long-term indebtedness include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable. These instruments are recorded at book value, which we believe approximate their fair values due to their short term nature. In addition, as of September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023, the Company has $4,189 and $7,457, respectively, of investments carried at amortized cost as these investments are being held to maturity, which are included as a component of prepaid expenses and other current assets. The Company believes the carrying value of these investments approximates their fair value.

The fair value for Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) based borrowings under the Company’s senior secured credit facility is estimated based on the quoted market price of the financial instrument which is considered Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair values of substantially all of the Company’s other long-term indebtedness are estimated based on quoted market prices of the financial instruments which are considered Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The carrying amount and estimated fair value of the Company’s total long-term indebtedness was $3,767,350 and $3,165,382 respectively, as of September 2, 2023. The carrying amount and estimated fair value of the Company's total long-term indebtedness was $2,925,258 and $2,368,328, respectively, as of March 4, 2023.

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Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

6. Income Taxes

The Company recorded income tax expense of $2,338 and $11,967 for the thirteen week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022, respectively. The Company recorded income tax expense of $3,831 and $15,464 for the twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022, respectively. The effective tax rate for the thirteen week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022 was (0.2)% and (3.7)%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022 was (0.3)% and (3.8)%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 was net of an adjustment of (25.3)% and (25.8)%, respectively, to adjust the valuation allowance against deferred tax assets. The effective tax rate for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended August 27, 2022 was net of an adjustment of 87.8% and 62.5%, respectively, to adjust the valuation allowance against deferred tax assets, primarily resulting from a Pennsylvania law change that reduced the corporate net income tax rate causing a reduction to the valuation allowance of $380,509.

The Company recognizes tax liabilities in accordance with the guidance for uncertain tax positions and management adjusts these liabilities with changes in judgment as a result of the evaluation of new information not previously available. Due to the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a payment that is materially different from the current estimate of the tax liabilities.

The Company believes that it is reasonably possible that a decrease of up to $4,001 in unrecognized tax benefits related to state exposures may be necessary in the next twelve months; however, management does not expect the change to have a material impact on the results of operations or the financial position of the Company.

The Company continues to maintain a valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets of $1,975,091 and $1,636,461, which relates to federal and state deferred tax assets that may not be realized based on the Company's future projections of taxable income at September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023, respectively. As further discussed in Note 1, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies, the Company concluded that there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The Company considered this, as well as the impact of the Chapter 11 proceedings as part of its current evaluation of valuation allowance established for deferred tax assets for which future realization is uncertain. Additional discussion regarding the Restructuring on deferred tax assets can be found in Note 16, Subsequent Events.

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Medicare Part D

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Medicare Part D

Medicare Part D

7. Medicare Part D

The Company offers Medicare Part D benefits through Elixir Insurance (“EI”), which has contracted with CMS to be a Prescription Drug Plan (“PDP”) and, pursuant to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, must be a risk-bearing entity regulated under state insurance laws or similar statutes.

EI is a licensed domestic insurance company under the applicable laws and regulations. Pursuant to these laws and regulations, EI must file quarterly and annual reports with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) and certain state regulators, must maintain certain minimum amounts of capital and surplus under formulas established by certain states and must, in certain circumstances, request and receive the approval of certain state regulators before making dividend payments or other capital distributions to the Company. The Company does not believe these limitations on dividends and distributions materially impact its financial position. EI is subject to minimum capital and surplus requirements in certain states. The minimum amount of capital and surplus required to satisfy regulatory requirements in these states is $7,333 as of June 30, 2023. EI was in excess of the minimum required amounts in these states as of September 2, 2023. EI is not a Debtor in the Chapter 11 Cases.

The Company has recorded estimates of various assets and liabilities arising from its participation in the Medicare Part D program based on information in its claims management and enrollment systems. Significant estimates arising from its participation in this program include: (i) estimates of low-income cost subsidies, reinsurance amounts, and coverage gap discount amounts ultimately payable by CMS based on a detailed claims reconciliation that will occur in the following year; (ii) an estimate of amounts receivable from CMS under a risk-sharing feature of the Medicare Part D program design, referred to as the risk corridor; and (iii) estimates for claims that have been reported and are in the process of being paid or contested and for our estimate of claims that have been incurred but have not yet been reported.
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On August 12, 2021, the Company entered into a receivable purchase agreement (the “August 2021 Receivable Purchase Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A. (the “Purchaser”).

Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the August 2021 Receivable Purchase Agreement, the Company sold $271,829, a portion of its calendar year 2021 CMS receivable, for $258,116, of which $239,360 was received on August 12, 2021 and the remainder was received in fiscal 2023 upon final remittance from CMS. In connection therewith, the Company recognized a loss of $13,713, which is included as a component of loss (gain) on sale of assets, net during the thirteen week period ended August 28, 2021.

On August 12, 2021, concurrent with the August 2021 Receivable Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into an indemnity agreement (the “August 2021 Indemnity Agreement”), whereby the Company has agreed to

indemnify, reimburse, and hold Purchaser harmless from certain liabilities and expenses actually suffered or incurred by the Purchaser resulting from the occurrence of certain events as specified in the August 2021 Indemnity Agreement. Based on its evaluation of the August 2021 Indemnity Agreement, the Company has determined that it is highly unlikely that the events covered under the August 2021 Indemnity Agreement would occur, and consequently, the Company has not recorded any indemnification liability associated with the August 2021 Indemnity Agreement.

On January 24, 2022, the Company entered into a receivable purchase agreement (the “January 2022 Receivable Purchase Agreement”) with Purchaser.

Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the January 2022 Receivable Purchase Agreement, the Company sold $400,680, a portion of its calendar 2021 CMS receivable, for $387,035, of which $359,388 was received on January 24, 2022 and the remainder was received in fiscal 2023 upon final remittance from CMS. In connection therewith, the Company recognized a loss of $13,645, which is included as a component of loss (gain) on sale of assets, net during the thirteen week period ended February 26, 2022.

On January 24, 2022, concurrent with the January 2022 Receivable Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into an indemnity agreement (the “January 2022 Indemnity Agreement”), whereby the Company has agreed to indemnify, reimburse, and hold Purchaser harmless from certain liabilities and expenses actually suffered or incurred by the Purchaser resulting from the occurrence of certain events as specified in the January 2022 Indemnity Agreement. Based on its evaluation of the January 2022 Indemnity Agreement, the Company has determined that it is highly unlikely that the events covered under the January 2022 Indemnity Agreement would occur, and consequently, the Company has not recorded any indemnification liability associated with the January 2022 Indemnity Agreement.

On October 13, 2022, the Company entered into a receivable purchase agreement (the “October 2022 Receivable Purchase Agreement”) with Purchaser.

Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the October 2022 Receivable Purchase Agreement, the Company sold $195,487, a portion of its calendar 2022 CMS receivable, for $180,405, of which $166,917 was received on October 13, 2022. The remaining $13,488, which is included in accounts receivable, net as of September 2, 2023, is payable to the Company, subject to final CMS claim reconciliation adjustments, upon receipt of the final remittance from CMS. In connection therewith, the Company recognized a loss of $15,082, which is included as a component of (gain) loss on sale of assets, net during the thirteen week period ended November 26, 2022.

On October 13, 2022, concurrent with the October 2022 Receivable Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into an indemnity agreement (the “October 2022 Indemnity Agreement”), whereby the Company has agreed to indemnify, reimburse, and hold Purchaser harmless from certain liabilities and expenses actually suffered or incurred by the Purchaser resulting from the occurrence of certain events as specified in the October 2022 Indemnity Agreement. Based on its evaluation of the October 2022 Indemnity Agreement, the Company has determined that it is highly unlikely that the events covered under the October 2022 Indemnity Agreement would occur, and consequently, the Company has not recorded any indemnification liability associated with the October 2022 Indemnity Agreement.

During the thirteen week period ended November 26, 2022, the Company incurred additional fees of $1,937, which are included as a component of (gain) loss on sale of assets, net related to the sale of the 2021 CMS receivable to Bank of America. The additional fees were incurred due to a CMS delay in settling the 2021 receivable.

On February 3, 2023, the Company entered into a receivable purchase agreement (the “February 2023 Receivable Purchase Agreement”) with Purchaser.

Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the February 2023 Receivable Purchase Agreement, the Company sold $278,390, a portion of its calendar 2022 CMS receivable, for $261,771, of which $242,562 was received on February 3, 2023. The remaining $19,209, which is included in accounts receivable, net as of September 2, 2023, is payable to the Company, subject to final CMS claim reconciliation adjustments, upon receipt of the final remittance from CMS. In connection therewith, the Company recognized a loss of $16,619, which is included as a component of (gain) loss on sale of assets, net during the fourteen-week period ended March 4, 2023.

On February 3, 2023, concurrent with the February 2023 Receivable Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into an indemnity agreement (the “February 2023 Indemnity Agreement”), whereby the Company has agreed to indemnify, reimburse and hold Purchaser harmless from certain liabilities and expenses actually suffered or incurred by the Purchaser resulting from the occurrence of certain events as specified in the February 2023 Indemnity Agreement. Based on its evaluation of the February 2023 Indemnity Agreement, the Company has determined that it is highly unlikely that the events covered under the February 2023 Indemnity Agreement would occur, and consequently, the Company has not recorded any indemnification liability associated with the February 2023 Indemnity Agreement.

During the fourteen-week period ended March 4, 2023, the Company incurred additional fees of $2,573, which are included as a component of (gain) loss on sale of assets, net related to the sale of the 2021 CMS receivable to Bank of America. The additional fees were incurred due to a CMS delay in settling the 2021 receivable.

As of September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023 accounts receivable, net included $32,697 due from the Purchaser, subject to final CMS claim reconciliation adjustments, upon receipt of the final remittance for the respective calendar years from CMS.

As of September 2, 2023, and March 4, 2023, accounts receivable, net included $255,916 and $45,201 due from CMS.

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 contains several provisions affecting Medicare, which will take effect over various periods of time from 2023 to 2029. Based on the Company’s current analysis of the provisions, it does not believe that this legislation will have a material impact on the financial statements.

On June 4, 2023, the Company decided to exit the Medicare Part D Individual Insurance market, effective January 1, 2024. As of September 2, 2023, Elixir Insurance operated in eleven markets, with approximately 274,000 Medicare Part D Individual members. The Company expects to service its exiting members in the 2023 plan year through December 31, 2023. Additionally, the Chapter 11 Cases does not impact its ability or intent to support EI through December 31, 2023.

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Manufacturer Rebates Receivables

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Manufacturer Rebates Receivables

Manufacturer Rebates Receivables

8. Manufacturer Rebates Receivables

The Pharmacy Services Segment has manufacturer rebates receivables due directly from manufacturers and from our rebate aggregator of $411,549 and $357,699 included in accounts receivable, net of an allowance for uncollectible rebates of $13,280 and $8,680, as of September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023, respectively.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

9. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and indefinite-lived assets, such as certain trademarks acquired in connection with acquisition transactions, are not amortized, but are instead evaluated for impairment on an annual basis at the end of the fiscal year, or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate it may be more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If the Company determines that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill, the Company performs a quantitative goodwill impairment test. The fair value estimates used in the quantitative impairment test are calculated using an average of the income and market approaches. The income approach is based on the present value of future cash flows of each reporting unit, while the market approach is based on certain multiples of selected guideline public companies or selected guideline transactions. The approaches, which qualify as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy, incorporate a number of market participant assumptions including future growth rates, discount rates, income tax rates and market activity in assessing fair value and are reporting unit specific. If the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, the Company recognizes an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. In addition, the Company considers the income tax effect of any tax deductible goodwill when measuring a goodwill impairment loss.

As further discussed in Note 16, Subsequent Events, the Company concluded that there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date of issuance of the unaudited consolidated financial statements. As a result of overall lower current year projections, the Company concluded that a quantitative assessment was necessary and tested its goodwill and intangible assets for impairment.

During the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023, the Company completed a qualitative and quantitative impairment assessment. The quantitative assessment concluded that the carrying amount of the Pharmacy Services Segment exceeded its fair value principally due to further erosion of the future cash flow projections for fiscal years ending after fiscal 2024 due to an inability to execute management’s business strategies for the 2024 selling season. The unfavorable results of the selling season became apparent during the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023, which resulted in lower renewals of existing customers as well as less new business earned. This resulted in goodwill and the CMS license intangible incurring impairment charges of $266,000 and $29,490, respectively for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023. The qualitative and quantitative impairment assessment of the Retail Pharmacy Segment resulted in no adjustment to the carrying values as the fair value of its reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount.

The goodwill related to the Pharmacy Services Segment is at risk of future impairment if the fair value of this segment, and its associated assets, decrease in value due to further declines in its operating results or an inability to execute management’s business strategies. Future cash flow estimates are, by their nature, subjective, and actual results may differ materially from the Company's estimates. If the Company's ongoing cash flow projections are not met or if market factors utilized in the impairment test deteriorate, including an unfavorable change in the terminal growth rate or the weighted-average cost of capital, the Company may have to record impairment charges in future periods.

During the thirteen week period ended June 3, 2023, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $151,500. As of September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023, accumulated impairment losses for the Pharmacy Services Segment was $1,592,412 and $1,174,912, respectively.

Below is a summary of the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023:

	Retail		Pharmacy
	Pharmacy		Services		Total
Balance, March 4, 2023		43,492		464,444		507,936
Goodwill impairment		—		(417,500)		(417,500)
Balance, September 2, 2023	$	43,492	$	46,944	$	90,436

The Company’s intangible assets are primarily finite-lived and amortized over their useful lives. The following is a summary of the Company’s finite-lived and indefinite-lived intangible assets as of September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023.

	September 2, 2023								March 4, 2023
							Remaining								Remaining
							Weighted								Weighted
	Gross						Average		Gross						Average
	Carrying		Accumulated				Amortization		Carrying		Accumulated				Amortization
	Amount		Amortization		Net		Period		Amount		Amortization		Net		Period
Non-compete agreements and other(a)	$	203,632	$	(184,551)	$	19,081	3	years	$	201,919	$	(182,957)	$	18,962	3	years
Prescription files		1,030,619		(935,466)		95,153	5	years		1,029,665		(928,478)		101,187	5	years
Customer relationships(a)		386,000		(313,062)		72,938	8	years		388,000		(306,139)		81,861	9	years
CMS license		57,500		(57,500)		—	0	years		57,500		(23,798)		33,702	4	years
Total finite	$	1,677,751	$	(1,490,579)		187,172			$	1,677,084	$	(1,441,372)	$	235,712
Trademarks		14,400		—		14,400	Indefinite			14,400		—		14,400	Indefinite
Total	$	1,692,151	$	(1,490,579)	$	201,572			$	1,691,484	$	(1,441,372)	$	250,112

(a) Amortized on an accelerated basis which is determined based on the remaining useful economic lives of the customer relationships that are expected to contribute directly or indirectly to future cash flows.

Amortization expense for these intangible assets and liabilities was $16,590 and $33,723 for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023, respectively. Amortization expense for these intangible assets and liabilities was $18,420 and $39,046 for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended August 27, 2022, respectively. The anticipated annual amortization expense for these intangible assets and liabilities is 2024—$55,339; 2025—$44,505; 2026—$34,144; 2027—$27,154 and 2028—$19,674.

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Indebtedness and Credit Agreement

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Indebtedness and Credit Agreement

Indebtedness and Credit Agreement

10. Indebtedness and Credit Agreement

Following is a summary of indebtedness and lease financing obligations as of September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023:

	September 2,		March 4,
	2023		2023
Secured Debt:
Senior secured revolving credit facility due August 2026 ($2,037,000 and $1,200,000 face value less unamortized debt issuance costs of $13,467 and $16,117)		2,023,533		1,183,883
FILO Term Loan due August 2026 ($400,000 face value less unamortized debt issuance costs of $1,782 and $2,090)		398,218		397,910
		2,421,751		1,581,793
Second Lien Secured Debt:
7.500% senior secured notes due July 2025 ($320,002 face value less unamortized debt issuance costs of $1,986 and $2,529)		318,016		317,473
8.000% senior secured notes due November 2026 ($849,918 face value less unamortized debt issuance costs of $9,719 and $11,259)		840,199		838,659
		1,158,215		1,156,132
Unguaranteed Unsecured Debt:
7.70% notes due February 2027 ($185,691 face value less unamortized debt issuance costs of $347 and $398)		185,344		185,293
6.875% fixed-rate senior notes due December 2028 ($2,046 face value less unamortized debt issuance costs of $6 and $6)		2,040		2,040
		187,384		187,333
Lease financing obligations		17,724		18,912
Total debt		3,785,074		2,944,170
Current maturities of long-term debt and lease financing obligations		(3,773,356)		(6,332)
Long-term debt and lease financing obligations, less current maturities	$	11,718	$	2,937,838

Credit Facility

On December 20, 2018, the Company entered into a senior secured credit agreement (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 6, 2020, the “Prior Credit Agreement”; and the Credit Agreement, as further amended by the Second Amendment (as defined below), the “Prior Amended Credit Agreement”), which provided for facilities consisting of a $2,700,000 senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility and a $450,000 “first-in, last-out” senior secured term loan facility, the proceeds of which were used in December 2018 to refinance its prior $2,700,000 existing credit agreement.

On August 20, 2021, the Company entered into the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Second Amendment”), which, among other things, amended the Prior Credit Agreement to provide for a $2,800,000 senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the “Prior Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility”) and a $350,000 “first-in, last-out” senior secured term loan facility (“Prior Senior Secured Term Loan” and together with the Prior Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, collectively, the “Prior Amended Facilities”). The Prior Amended Facilities extended

the Company’s debt maturity profile and provided additional liquidity. Borrowings under the Prior Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility bore interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the Company’s option, (x) a base rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of between 0.25% to 0.75% or (y) an adjusted LIBOR rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of between 1.25% and 1.75%, in each case based upon the Average ABL Availability (as defined in the Prior Amended Credit Agreement). Borrowings under the Prior Senior Secured Term Loan bore interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the Company’s option, (x) a base rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of 1.75% or (y) an adjusted LIBOR rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of 2.75%.

On December 1, 2022, the Company entered into the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Third Amendment”), which, among other things, amended the Prior Amended Credit Agreement (the Prior Amended Credit Agreement, as modified by the Third Amendment, the “Existing Credit Agreement”) to provide for a $2,850,000 senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the “Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility”) and a $400,000 “first-in, last-out” senior secured term loan facility (the “Existing Senior Secured Term Loan” and, together with the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, collectively, the “Existing Facilities”), replaced the LIBOR rate with a Term SOFR-based rate as the applicable benchmark for the Existing Facilities, included COVID-19 vaccines in the borrowing base under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, subject to limitations and conditions as specified in the Existing Credit Agreement, and increased the interest rate applicable to loans under the Existing Senior Secured Term Loan to (x) a base rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of 2.00% or (y) an adjusted Term SOFR-based rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of 3.00%.

The Company is required to pay fees between 0.250% and 0.375% per annum on the daily unused amount of the commitments under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, depending on Average ABL Availability (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement). The Existing Facilities are scheduled to mature on August 20, 2026 (subject to a springing maturity if certain of the Company’s existing secured notes are not refinanced or repaid prior to the date that is 91 days prior to the stated maturity thereof).

The Company’s borrowing capacity under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility is based upon a specified borrowing base consisting of accounts receivable, inventory and prescription files. As of September 2, 2023, the Company had approximately $2,437,000 of borrowings outstanding under the Existing Facilities and had letters of credit outstanding under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility in a face amount of approximately $210,198, which resulted in remaining borrowing capacity under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility of $602,802. If at any time the total credit exposure outstanding under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility exceeds the borrowing base, the Company will be required to repay amounts outstanding to eliminate such shortfall.

The Existing Credit Agreement restricts the Company and all of its subsidiaries including the subsidiaries that guarantee its obligations under the Existing Facilities and the secured guaranteed notes (collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) from accumulating cash on hand in excess of $200,000 at any time when revolving loans are outstanding (not including cash located in store and lockbox deposit accounts and cash necessary to cover current liabilities). The Existing Credit Agreement also states that if at any time (other than following the exercise of remedies or acceleration of any senior obligations or second priority debt and receipt of a triggering notice by the senior collateral agent from a representative of the senior obligations or the second priority debt) either (i) an event of default exists under the Existing Facilities or (ii) availability under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility is less than or equal to $283,250 for three consecutive business days or less than or equal to $206,000 on any day (a “cash sweep period”), the funds in the

Company’s deposit accounts will be swept to a concentration account with the senior collateral agent and will be applied first to repay outstanding revolving loans under the Existing Facilities, and then held as collateral for the senior obligations until such cash sweep period is rescinded pursuant to the terms of the Existing Facilities.

With the exception of EI, substantially all of the Company’s 100% owned subsidiaries guarantee the obligations under the Existing Facilities and the secured guaranteed notes. The Company’s obligations under the Existing Facilities and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ obligations under the related guarantees are secured by (i) a first-priority lien on all of the Subsidiary Guarantors’ cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, inventory, prescription files (including eligible script lists), intellectual property (prior to the repayment of the Existing Senior Secured Term Loan) and certain other assets arising therefrom or related thereto (including substantially all of their deposit accounts, collectively, the “ABL priority collateral”) and (ii) a second-priority lien on all of the Subsidiary Guarantors’ equipment, fixtures, investment property (other than equity interests in subsidiaries), intellectual property (following the repayment of the Existing Senior Secured Term Loan) and all other assets that do not constitute ABL priority collateral, in each case, subject to customary exceptions and limitations. The subsidiary guarantees related to the Company’s Existing Facilities and the secured guaranteed notes are full and unconditional and joint and several. The Company has no independent assets or operations. Other than EI, the subsidiaries, including joint ventures, that do not guarantee the Existing Facilities and applicable notes, are minor.

The Existing Credit Agreement allows the Company to have outstanding, at any time, up to an aggregate principal amount of $1,500,000 in secured second priority debt, split-priority debt, unsecured debt and disqualified preferred stock in addition to borrowings under the Existing Facilities and existing indebtedness, provided that not in excess of $750,000 of such secured second priority debt, split-priority debt, unsecured debt and disqualified preferred stock shall mature or require scheduled payments of principal prior to 90 days after the latest maturity date of any Term Loan or Other Revolving Commitment (each as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) (excluding bridge facilities allowing extensions on customary terms to at least the date that is 90 days after such date). Subject to the limitations described in the immediately preceding sentence, the Existing Credit Agreement additionally allows the Company to issue or incur an unlimited amount of unsecured debt and disqualified preferred stock so long as a Financial Covenant Effectiveness Period (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) is not in effect; provided, however, that certain of the Company’s other outstanding indebtedness limits the amount of unsecured debt that can be incurred if certain interest coverage levels are not met at the time of incurrence or other exemptions are not available. The Existing Credit Agreement also contains certain restrictions on the amount of secured first priority debt the Company is able to incur. The Existing Credit Agreement also allows for the voluntary repurchase of any debt or other convertible debt, so long as the Existing Facilities are not in default and the Company maintains availability under its revolver of more than $375,950.

The Existing Credit Agreement has a financial covenant that requires the Company to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.00 to 1.00 (i) on any date on which availability under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility is less than $206,000 or (ii) on the third consecutive business day on which availability under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility is less than $257,500 and, in each case, ending on and excluding the first day thereafter, if any, which is the 30th consecutive calendar day on which availability under the revolver is equal to or greater than $257,500. As of September 2, 2023, the availability under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility was at a level that did not trigger the Existing Credit Agreement’s financial covenant. The Existing Credit Agreement also contains covenants which place restrictions on the incurrence of debt, the payments of dividends, the making of investments, sale of assets, mergers and acquisitions and the granting of liens.

The Existing Credit Agreement provides for customary events of default including nonpayment, misrepresentation, breach of covenants and bankruptcy. It is also an event of default if the Company fails to make any required payment on debt having a principal amount in excess of $50,000 or any event occurs that enables, or which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time would enable, the holder of such debt to accelerate the maturity or require the repayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance of such debt.

As of September 2, 2023, the Company was in full compliance with the provisions and covenants associated with its debt agreements. The commencement of the Chapter 11 proceedings constituted an event of default that accelerated the Company’s obligations under the Unguaranteed Notes and the Secured Notes. Accordingly, all long-term debt was classified as current on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 2, 2023. However, any efforts to enforce payment obligations under the debt instruments are automatically stayed as a result of the Chapter 11 proceedings. See Note 16, Subsequent Events, for further information.

DIP ABL Credit Agreement

As further discussed in Note 16, Subsequent Events, subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court, the Company, as borrower (the “DIP ABL Borrower”), and certain of the Company’s direct and indirect debtor-subsidiaries, as guarantors (together with the DIP ABL Borrower, the “DIP ABL Loan Parties”), expect to enter into that certain debtor-in-possession credit agreement (the “DIP ABL Credit Agreement”) with the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “DIP ABL Lenders”) and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent (the “DIP ABL Agent”), on the terms and conditions set forth therein. Pursuant to the DIP ABL Credit Agreement, the DIP ABL Lenders have agreed, upon the terms and conditions set forth therein, to make available to the DIP ABL Borrower a superpriority senior secured debtor-in-possession asset-based credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of $3.25 billion, consisting of (x) a $2.85 billion revolving credit facility (the “DIP Revolving Facility”), and (y) a $400 million first-in last-out term loan facility (the “DIP FILO Facility,” and, together with the DIP Revolving Facility, the “DIP ABL Facilities”) in order to (a) repay all outstanding obligations arising under, or related to, the Existing Credit Agreement and the Existing Facilities, (b) fund the Chapter 11 Cases, (c) provide working capital for the DIP ABL Loan Parties during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases, and (d) make certain other payments as more fully provided in the Bankruptcy Court orders approving the DIP ABL Facilities, all in accordance with an Approved Budget (subject to the Permitted Variance) and as otherwise provided therein. The DIP ABL Loan Parties’ obligations under the DIP ABL Credit Agreement will be secured by liens on substantially all of the personal property of the DIP ABL Loan Parties, subject to certain exceptions.

The DIP ABL Facilities will mature on the date that is twelve months from the Closing Date. The interest rate applicable to loans under the DIP Revolving Facility is an adjusted Term SOFR-based rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of 3.25%. Additionally, the Company is required to pay a fee of 0.50% per annum on the daily unused amount of the commitments under the DIP Revolving Facility. The interest rate applicable to loans under the DIP FILO Facility is an adjusted Term SOFR-based rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of 5.25%, which margin is subject to downward adjustment to 4.75% upon the occurrence of certain paydown events, and a 1.00% upfront fee payable upon the Closing Date.

The DIP ABL Credit Agreement includes customary negative covenants for debtor-in-possession loan agreements of this type, including covenants limiting the DIP ABL Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, create liens on assets, make investments, loans, advances or

guarantees, engage in mergers, consolidations, sales of assets and acquisitions and pay dividends and distributions, in each case subject to customary exceptions for debtor-in-possession loan agreements of this type. The DIP ABL Credit Agreement also includes representations and warranties, mandatory prepayments, affirmative covenants and events of default customary for financings of this type. Certain bankruptcy-related events are also events of default, including, but not limited to, the dismissal by the Bankruptcy Court of any of the Chapter 11 Cases, the conversion of any of the Chapter 11 Cases to a case under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, the appointment of a trustee pursuant to chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, and certain other events related to the impairment of the DIP ABL Lenders’ rights or liens granted under the DIP ABL Credit Agreement.

DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement

As further discussed in Note 16, Subsequent Events, subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court, the Company, as borrower (the “DIP Term Loan Borrower”), and certain of the Company’s direct and indirect debtor-subsidiaries, as guarantors (together with the DIP Term Loan Borrower, the “DIP Term Loan Parties”), expect to enter into that certain debtor-in-possession term loan agreement (the “DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement,” and, together with the DIP ABL Credit Agreement, the “DIP Credit Agreements”) with the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “DIP Term Loan Lenders”) and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent (the “DIP Term Loan Agent”), on the terms and conditions set forth therein. Pursuant to the DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement, the DIP Term Loan Lenders have agreed, upon the terms and conditions set forth therein, including the approval of the Bankruptcy Court, to make available to the DIP Term Loan Borrower a senior secured debtor-in-possession term loan credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of $200 million (the “DIP Term Loan Facility,” together with the DIP ABL Facility and the DIP FILO Facility, the “DIP Facilities”) in order to (a) fund the Chapter 11 Cases, (b) make certain other payments as more fully provided in the Bankruptcy Court orders approving the DIP Term Loan Facility, and (c) provide working capital for the DIP Term Loan Parties during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases, all in accordance with an Approved Budget (subject to the Permitted Variance) and as otherwise provided therein. The obligations under the DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement will be secured by liens on substantially all of the real and personal property of the DIP Term Loan Parties, subject to certain exceptions.

The DIP Term Loan Facility will mature on the date that is twelve months from the Closing Date. The interest rate applicable to loans under the DIP Term Loan Facility is an adjusted Term SOFR-based rate (determined in a customary manner) plus a margin of 7.50%.

The DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement includes customary negative covenants for debtor-in-possession loan agreements of this type, including covenants limiting the DIP Term Loan Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, create liens on assets, make investments, loans, advances or guarantees, engage in mergers, consolidations, sales of assets and acquisitions and pay dividends and distributions, in each case subject to customary exceptions for debtor-in-possession loan agreements of this type. The DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement also includes representations and warranties, mandatory prepayments, affirmative covenants and events of default customary for financings of this type. Certain bankruptcy-related events are also events of default, including, but not limited to, the dismissal by the Bankruptcy Court of any of the Chapter 11 Cases, the conversion of any of the Chapter 11 Cases to a case under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, the appointment of a trustee pursuant to chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, and certain other events related to the impairment of the DIP Term Loan Lenders’ rights or liens granted under the DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement.

In connection with the Chapter 11 Cases, the Debtors filed the DIP Motion seeking Bankruptcy Court approval of their entry into and performance under the DIP Credit Agreements and use of cash collateral, as well as certain related relief [Docket No. 38]. The Debtors the Bankruptcy Court has approved the DIP Motion on an interim basis from the bench, pending entry of a revised interim Order, which the Debtors expect to be entered in the immediate term. The Debtors will seek the Bankruptcy Court’s approval of the DIP Motion on a final basis in the coming weeks.

Fiscal 2023 and 2024 Transactions

On June 13, 2022, the Company commenced a series of cash tender offers to purchase up to $150,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 7.500% Secured Notes, 8.000% Secured Notes, 7.70% Notes due 2027 (the “7.70% Notes”) and 6.875% Notes due 2028 (the “6.875% Notes,” together with the 7.70% Notes, the “Unguaranteed Notes”), subject to prioritized acceptance levels, a subcap of $100,000 with respect to the 7.500% Secured Notes and proration. On June 29, 2022, pursuant to an early settlement, the Company purchased an aggregate principal amount of $114,942 of its 7.500% Secured Notes, $51,695 aggregate principal amount of its 7.70% Notes and $26,955 aggregate principal amount of its 6.875% Notes. In connection therewith, the Company recorded a gain on debt retirement of $41,312, which included unamortized debt issuance costs. The debt repayment and related gain on debt retirement is included in the results of operations and cash flows during the second quarter of fiscal 2023.

On November 3, 2022, the Company announced the commencement of a cash tender offer to purchase up to $200,000 aggregate purchase price (not including any accrued and unpaid interest) of the Company’s 7.500% Secured Notes, subject to proration. On November 30, 2022, pursuant to an early settlement, the Company purchased an aggregate principal amount of $160,497 of its 7.500% Secured Notes and on December 9, 2022, pursuant to the final settlement, the Company purchased an additional aggregate principal amount of $4,559 of its 7.500% Secured Notes. In connection therewith, the Company recorded a gain on debt retirement of $38,978, which includes unamortized debt issuance costs. The debt repayment and related gain on debt retirement is included in the results of operations and cash flows during the third quarter of fiscal 2023.

On December 1, 2022, the Company entered into the Third Amendment in order to, among other things, increase the aggregate principal amount of commitments under the Existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility from $2,800,000 to $2,850,000 and increase the aggregate principal amount of loans outstanding under the Existing Senior Secured Term Loan from $350,000 to $400,000. As a result of the Third Amendment, the Company has increased its liquidity by $100,000. In connection therewith, the Company recorded a loss on debt modification and retirement of $148, which includes unamortized debt issuance costs. The related loss on debt modification and retirement is included in the results of operations and cash flows during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023.

Maturities

The commencement of the Chapter 11 proceedings constituted an event of default that accelerated the Company’s obligations under the Unguaranteed Notes and the Secured Notes (without any action on the part of such noteholders). Accordingly, all long-term debt was classified as current on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 2, 2023. However, any efforts to enforce payment obligations under the debt instruments are automatically stayed as a result of the Chapter 11 proceedings. See Note 16, Subsequent Events, for further information.

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Leases

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Leases

Leases

11. Leases

The Company leases most of its retail stores and certain distribution facilities under noncancelable operating and finance leases, most of which have initial lease terms ranging from 5 to 22 years. The Company also leases certain of its equipment and other assets under noncancelable operating leases with initial terms ranging from 3 to 10 years. In addition to minimum rental payments, certain store leases require additional payments based on sales volume, as well as reimbursements for taxes, maintenance and insurance. Most leases contain renewal options, certain of which involve rent increases.

The following table is a summary of the Company’s components of net lease cost for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022:

	Thirteen Week Period Ended				Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2, 2023		August 27, 2022		September 2, 2023		August 27, 2022
Operating lease cost	$	148,896	$	157,956	$	301,568	$	317,801
Financing lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use asset		775		863		1,594		1,672
Interest on long-term finance lease liabilities		454		503		921		1,004
Total finance lease costs	$	1,229	$	1,366	$	2,515	$	2,676
Short-term lease costs		2,086		585		1,310		1,042
Variable lease costs		44,646		43,652		90,879		86,297
Less: sublease income		(3,104)		(3,393)		(5,841)		(6,616)
Net lease cost	$	193,753	$	200,166	$	390,431	$	401,200

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022:

	Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2, 2023		August 27, 2022
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows paid for operating leases	$	330,492	$	350,177
Operating cash flows paid for interest portion of finance leases		921		1,004
Financing cash flows paid for principal portion of finance leases		1,969		1,940
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases		163,569		155,710
Finance leases		—		—

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases as of September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023 (in thousands, except lease term and discount rate):

	September 2,			March 4,
	2023			2023
Operating leases:
Operating lease right-of-use asset	$	2,239,043		$	2,497,206
Short-term operating lease liabilities	$	422,233		$	502,403
Long-term operating lease liabilities		2,373,953			2,372,943
Total operating lease liabilities	$	2,796,186		$	2,875,346
Finance leases:
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	12,674		$	13,576
Current maturities of lease financing obligations	$	6,006		$	6,332
Lease financing obligations, less current maturities		11,718			12,580
Total finance lease liabilities	$	17,724		$	18,912
Weighted average remaining lease term
Operating leases		7.3			7.5
Finance leases		8.0			8.0
Weighted average discount rate
Operating leases		7.5	%		6.5	%
Finance leases		10.5	%		9.0	%

The following table summarizes the maturity of lease liabilities under finance and operating leases as of September 2, 2023:

	September 2, 2023
	Finance		Operating
Fiscal year	Leases		Leases(1)		Total
2024 (remaining twenty-six weeks)	$	5,301	$	335,247	$	340,548
2025		5,048		622,993		628,041
2026		1,883		500,523		502,406
2027		1,500		472,118		473,618
2028		1,500		399,881		401,381
Thereafter		10,174		1,280,351		1,290,525
Total lease payments		25,406		3,611,113		3,636,519
Less: imputed interest		(7,682)		(814,927)		(822,609)
Total lease liabilities	$	17,724	$	2,796,186	$	2,813,910

(1) – Future operating lease payments have not been reduced by minimum sublease rentals of $23 million due in the future under noncancelable leases.

During the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023, the Company sold three owned and operated stores to independent third parties. Net proceeds from the sales were $5,454 for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023. Concurrent with these sales, the Company entered into agreements to lease the properties back from the purchasers over a minimum lease term of 15 years. The Company accounted for these leases as operating lease right-of-use assets and corresponding operating lease liabilities in accordance with the Lease Standard. The transactions resulted in a loss of $706 which is included in the gain on sale of assets, net for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023

During the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended August 27, 2022, the Company sold three owned and operated properties, including the Pontiac, MI and Liverpool, NY distribution centers and one retail store to independent third parties. Net proceeds from the sales were $45,986 for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended August 27, 2022. Concurrent with these sales, the Company entered into agreements to lease the properties back from the purchasers over a minimum lease term of 15 years for the retail store and over a minimum lease term of three years for the distribution centers. The Company accounted for these leases as operating lease right-of-use assets and corresponding operating lease liabilities in accordance with the Lease Standard. The transactions resulted in a gain of $23,313 which is included in the gain on sale of assets, net for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended August 27, 2022.

Additionally, certain of the Company’s lease obligations and other outstanding contracts include events of default, cross default or cross acceleration provisions, which could result in rights to accelerate or terminate obligations, including upon the commencement of the Chapter 11 proceedings. However, the exercise or enforcement of any remedies have been automatically stayed as a result of such proceedings.

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Retirement Plans

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Retirement Plans

Retirement Plans

12. Retirement Plans

Net periodic pension expense (income) for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022, for the Company’s defined benefit plan includes the following components:

	Defined Benefit				Defined Benefit
	Pension Plan				Pension Plan
	Thirteen Week Period Ended				Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2,		August 27,		September 2,		August 27,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Service cost	$	73	$	107	$	146	$	214
Interest cost		1,581		1,263		3,162		2,527
Expected return on plan assets		(1,474)		(1,402)		(2,948)		(2,804)
Net periodic pension expense (income)	$	180	$	(32)	$	360	$	(63)

The Company is not required to make any contributions to its company-sponsored pension plans in fiscal 2024 but may make contributions to the extent such contributions are beneficial to the Company. The Company did not make any contributions to its company-sponsored pension plans in the first half of fiscal 2024.

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Segment Reporting

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Segment Reporting

Segment Reporting

13. Segment Reporting

The Company has two reportable segments, Retail Pharmacy Segment and Pharmacy Services Segment.

The Retail Pharmacy Segment’s primary business is the sale of prescription drugs and related consultation to its customers. Additionally, the Retail Pharmacy Segment sells a full selection of health and beauty aids and personal care products, seasonal merchandise and a large private brand product line. The Pharmacy Services Segment offers a full range of pharmacy benefit management services including plan design and administration, formulary management and claims processing. Additionally, the Pharmacy Services Segment offers specialty and mail order services, and drug benefits to eligible beneficiaries under the federal government’s Medicare Part D program.

The Company’s chief operating decision makers are its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and several other members of the Executive Leadership Team, (collectively the “CODM”). The CODM has ultimate responsibility for enterprise decisions. The CODM determines, in particular, resource allocation for, and monitors performance of, the consolidated enterprise, the Retail Pharmacy Segment and the Pharmacy Services Segment. The Retail Pharmacy and Pharmacy Services Segment managers have responsibility for operating decisions, allocating resources and assessing performance within their respective segments. The CODM relies on internal management reporting that analyzes enterprise results on certain key performance indicators, namely, revenues, gross profit, and Adjusted EBITDA.

The following is balance sheet information for the Company’s reportable segments:

	Retail		Pharmacy
	Pharmacy		Services		Eliminations(1)		Consolidated
September 2, 2023:
Total Assets	$	5,530,289	$	1,605,604	$	(9,941)	$	7,125,952
Goodwill		43,492		46,944		—		90,436
March 4, 2023:
Total Assets	$	5,487,845	$	2,049,107	$	(9,590)	$	7,527,362
Goodwill		43,492		464,444		—		507,936

(1) As of September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023, intersegment eliminations include intersegment accounts receivable of $9,941 and $9,590, respectively, that represents amounts owed from the Pharmacy Services Segment to the Retail Pharmacy Segment that are created when Pharmacy Services Segment customers use Retail Pharmacy Segment stores to purchase covered products.

The following table is a reconciliation of the Company’s business segments to the consolidated financial statements for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022:

	Retail		Pharmacy		Intersegment
	Pharmacy		Services		Eliminations(1)		Consolidated
Thirteen Week Period Ended
September 2, 2023:
Revenues	$	4,470,927	$	1,209,858	$	(34,704)	$	5,646,081
Gross Profit		978,602		116,994		—		1,095,596
Adjusted EBITDA(2)		(26,477)		43,186		—		16,709
Depreciation and amortization		56,985		12,044		—		69,029
LIFO charge		7,500		—		—		7,500
Stock-based compensation expense		773		295		—		1,068
Additions to property and equipment and intangible assets		37,894		6,689		—		44,583
August 27, 2022:
Revenues	$	4,231,791	$	1,727,241	$	(57,963)	$	5,901,069
Gross Profit		1,043,036		111,459		—		1,154,495
Adjusted EBITDA(2)		31,484		47,065		—		78,549
Depreciation and amortization		56,679		11,885		—		68,564
LIFO charge		10,121		—		—		10,121
Stock-based compensation expense		4,496		239		—		4,735
Additions to property and equipment and intangible assets		46,343		5,832		—		52,175
Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
September 2, 2023:
Revenues	$	8,963,256	$	2,406,012	$	(70,025)	$	11,299,243
Gross Profit		2,065,465		208,657		—		2,274,122
Adjusted EBITDA(2)		43,572		64,852		—		108,424
Depreciation and amortization		112,454		22,470		—		134,924
LIFO charge		15,000		—		—		15,000
Stock-based compensation expense		1,496		653		—		2,149
Additions to property and equipment and intangible assets		78,333		13,753		—		92,086
August 27, 2022:
Revenues	$	8,577,147	$	3,453,098	$	(114,593)	$	11,915,652
Gross Profit		2,140,393		210,831		—		2,351,224
Adjusted EBITDA(2)		105,166		73,513		—		178,679
Depreciation and amortization		112,787		25,850		—		138,637
LIFO charge		10,121		—		—		10,121
Stock-based compensation expense		7,598		471		—		8,069
Additions to property and equipment and intangible assets		124,894		12,705		—		137,599

(1) Intersegment eliminations include intersegment revenues and corresponding cost of revenues that occur when Pharmacy Services Segment customers use Retail Pharmacy Segment stores to purchase covered products. When this occurs, both the Retail Pharmacy and Pharmacy Services Segments record the revenue on a stand-alone basis.

(2) See “Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share and Other Non-GAAP Measures” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results for additional details.

The following is a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022:

	September 2,		August 27,		September 2,		August 27,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(13 weeks)		(13 weeks)		(26 weeks)		(26 weeks)
Net loss	$	(1,009,794)	$	(332,716)	$	(1,316,203)	$	(418,157)
Interest expense		72,658		52,533		137,878		100,652
Income tax expense		2,338		11,967		3,831		15,464
Depreciation and amortization		69,029		68,564		134,924		138,637
LIFO charge		7,500		10,121		15,000		10,121
Facility exit and impairment charges		300,525		47,271		320,217		89,092
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges		295,490		252,200		446,990		252,200
Gain on debt modifications and retirements, net		—		(41,312)		—		(41,312)
Stock-based compensation expense		1,068		4,735		2,149		8,069
Restructuring-related costs		85,709		12,805		163,839		35,451
Inventory write-downs related to store closings		8,414		1,094		10,471		9,049
Litigation and other contractual settlements		205,041		20,093		216,091		38,364
Gain on sale of assets, net		(24,087)		(29,001)		(32,280)		(58,197)
Other		2,818		195		5,517		(754)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	16,709	$	78,549	$	108,424	$	178,679

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Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees

Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees

14. Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees

Legal Matters and Regulatory Proceedings

The Company is regularly involved in a variety of legal matters including arbitration, litigation (and related settlement discussions), audits by counter parties under our contracts, and other claims, and is subject to regulatory proceedings including audits, inspections, inquiries, investigations, and similar actions by health care, insurance, pharmacy, tax and other governmental authorities arising in the ordinary course of its business, including, without limitation, the matters described below. Subject to applicable bankruptcy law, substantial damages are sought from the Company in virtually all of these matters, even if a specific amount is not specified. The Company records accruals for outstanding legal matters and applicable regulatory proceedings when it believes it is probable that a loss has been incurred, and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The Company evaluates on a quarterly basis, developments in legal matters and regulatory proceedings that could affect the amount of any existing accrual or that warrant an accrual. If a loss contingency is not both probable and estimable, the Company typically does not establish an accrued liability.

Unless specifically noted otherwise, with respect to the litigation and other legal proceedings described below, the Company is unable to estimate the amount or range of reasonably possible loss due to the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of and uncertainties at the current stage of such litigation and legal proceedings.

The Company’s accruals for certain outstanding legal matters or regulatory proceedings are considered material, individually and in the aggregate, to the Company’s consolidated financial position. This includes most significantly the accruals taken for the Humana and Schmuckley matters described below, as well as other matters. Additionally, unfavorable or unexpected outcomes in outstanding legal matters or regulatory proceedings could exceed any accrual and impact the Company’s financial position. Further, even if the Company were successful in its legal proceedings, the Company may incur significant costs and expenses defending itself or others that it is required to indemnify, and such costs and expenses may not be subject to or may exceed reimbursement pursuant to any applicable insurance. Such proceedings may also require significant attention of management.

The Company’s contingencies are subject to significant uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, including, among other factors: (i) the stage of any proceeding and delays in scheduling; (ii) whether class or collective action status is sought and the likelihood of a class being certified; (iii) the outcome of pending or potential appeals, motions and settlement discussions; (iv) the range and magnitude of potential damages, fines or penalties, which are often unspecified or indeterminate; (v) the impact of discovery on the matter; (vi) whether novel or unsettled legal theories are at issue or advanced; (vii) whether there are significant factual issues to be resolved including findings made by juries; (viii) the exercise of discretion in enforcement actions including in the case of certain government agency investigations, whether a qui tam lawsuit (“whistleblower” action) has been filed and whether the government agency makes a decision to intervene in the lawsuit following investigation; (ix) changes in priorities following any change in political administration at the state or federal level; and/or (x) the impact, results and settlements of similar claims made against competitors and other industry participants. Additionally, the Company may determine that a settlement is in its best interest, even if it believes that it has meritorious defenses and has not previously accrued for the matter.

Employment Litigation.

The Company is currently a defendant in several lawsuits filed in courts in California that contain allegations regarding violations of the California Business and Professions Code, various California employment laws and regulations, industry wage orders, wage-and-hour laws, rules and regulations pertaining primarily to the classification of certain positions as exempt from overtime requirements, failure to pay premiums for missed meals and rest periods, failure to provide accurate wage statements, and failure to reimburse business expenses (collectively, the “California Cases”).

Some of the California Cases purport or may be determined to be class actions or representative actions under the California Private Attorneys General Act and seek substantial damages and penalties. In August 2022, the Company agreed to settle a putative class action regarding reimbursement for cell phone and mileage expenses for shift supervisors and managers/assistant managers for $1.29 million, which remains subject to court approval. A previously-settled putative wage and hour class action brought on behalf of drivers and other ice cream plant associates for $0.8 million has been paid and resolved.

The Company has also reached an agreement in principle to resolve a putative employment collective and class action filed in federal court in New York, which raises similar allegations in addition to others about the payment frequency for certain employees (the “New York Case”). In December 2022, the parties reached an agreement in principle to resolve the individual plaintiff’s claims as well as those of the class, resulting in the federal court issuing an order of judgment and a new matter filed in New York state court, which the parties have agreed to resolve for $6.45 million. The parties’ settlement agreement has been approved by the court and includes a provision allowing the Company to terminate the agreement if certain participation thresholds are not met.

The Company has aggressively defended itself and challenged the merits of these employment lawsuits and, where applicable, allegations that the lawsuits should be certified as class or representative actions.

Usual and Customary Litigation.

The Company is named as a defendant in a number of lawsuits, including the cases below, that allege that the Company’s retail stores overcharged for prescription drugs by not submitting the price available to members of the Rite Aid’s Rx Savings Program as the pharmacy’s usual and customary price, and related theories. The Company is defending itself against these claims.

The Company is a defendant in a putative consumer class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California captioned Byron Stafford v. Rite Aid Corp. A separate lawsuit, Robert Josten v. Rite Aid Corp., was voluntarily dismissed. The lawsuit contains allegations that (i) the Company was obligated to charge the plaintiffs’ insurance companies its usual and customary prices for their prescription drugs; and (ii) the Company failed to do so because the prices it reported were not equal to or adjusted to account for the prices that Rite Aid offered to uninsured and underinsured customers through its Rx Savings Program. The Company is defending itself in a second putative class action lawsuit against similar pricing allegations filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, which is stayed pending the Company’s appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit regarding the denial of a motion to compel arbitration as to one of the named plaintiffs.

On February 6, 2019, Humana, Inc., filed a claim pursuant to a binding arbitration provision of the parties’ agreement alleging that the Company improperly submitted various usual and customary overcharges by failing to report its Rx Savings Program prices as its usual and customary prices to Humana. An arbitration hearing was held in this matter in November 2021.

On April 22, 2022, the arbitrator issued an Opinion and Final Award against the Company for breach of contract awarding Humana $122.6 million, which includes $40.7 million in prejudgment interest (the “Arbitration Award”). The Company continues to believe that the Arbitration Award contains a number of significant factual and legal errors. On June 20, 2022, the Company both opposed Humana’s effort to confirm the Arbitration Award and petitioned the United States District Court for Western District of Kentucky (the “court”) for vacatur of the Arbitration Award, as is its right under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”).

Argument on Humana’s petition to confirm the Arbitration Award and the Company’s motion for vacatur of the Arbitration Award was held May 10, 2023. On August 4, 2023, the court issued a decision denying the Company’s motion for vacatur and granting Humana’s petition to confirm the Arbitration Award. At this time, the Company has

accrued $136.8 million in regards to the Arbitration Award damages plus post-judgment interest. The Company entered into an agreement with Humana that tolled the enforcement of the judgment until October 15, 2023.

The Company is a defendant in two consolidated lawsuits pending in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota filed in 2020 by various Blue Cross/Blue Shield plans that operate in eight different states (North Carolina, North Dakota, Alabama, Utah, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington and New Jersey) alleging that the Company improperly submitted various usual and customary overcharges to several Pharmacy Benefit Managers, all but one of which are not owned by plaintiffs, with which Rite Aid and the insurers had independent contracts. On May 22, 2023, the Company won a defense verdict in the jury trial of a lawsuit filed in Delaware state court in 2019 by multiple Centene entities alleging that the Company overcharged for prescriptions by improperly reporting usual and customary prices. The court denied the Centene entities’ request for post-trial relief and the deadline has passed for Centene to appeal. The Company is defending a similar lawsuit filed in 2022 by WellCare in Florida state court.

Drug Utilization Review and Code 1 Litigation

In June 2012, qui tam plaintiff, Loyd F. Schmuckley (“Relator”) filed a complaint under seal against the Company alleging that it failed to comply with certain requirements of California’s Medicaid program between 2007 and 2014. In June 2013, the Company was served with a Civil Investigative Demand (“CID”) by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California regarding (1) the Company’s Drug Utilization Review and prescription dispensing protocol; and (2) the dispensing of drugs designated as “Code 1” by the State of California. Specifically, the Relator alleged that the Company did not perform special verification and documentation for certain medications known as “Code 1” drugs. While the complaint remained under seal, the United States Department of Justice conducted an extensive investigation and ultimately declined to intervene. Although numerous states declined to intervene, in September 2017, the State of California’s Department of Justice’s Bureau of Medical Fraud and Elder Abuse filed a complaint in intervention. The Company filed a motion to dismiss Relator’s and the State of California’s respective complaints in January 2018, and the hearing was held on March 23, 2018. On September 5, 2018, the court issued an order denying the motion to dismiss. Substantial damages are sought from the Company in this matter. The parties have resolved the matter, except fees for relator’s counsel, for $60.0 million.

Controlled Substances Litigation, Audits and Investigations

The Company, along with various other defendants, is named in multiple opioid-related lawsuits filed by counties, cities, municipalities, Native American tribes, hospitals, third-party payers, and others across the United States. In December 2017, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”) consolidated and transferred more than a thousand federal opioid-related lawsuits that name the Company as a defendant to the multi-district litigation (“MDL”) pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio under In re National Prescription Opiate Litigation (Case No. 17-MD-2804). A significant number of similar cases that are not part of the MDL and name the Company as a defendant are also pending in state courts. On June 1, 2022, the JPML ordered that newly filed cases will no longer be transferred to the MDL. The plaintiffs in these opioid-related lawsuits generally allege claims that include, without limitation, public nuisance and negligence theories of liability resulting from the impacts of widespread opioid abuse against defendants along the pharmaceutical supply chain, including manufacturers, wholesale distributors, and retail pharmacies. At this stage of the proceedings, the Company is not able to predict the outcome of the opioid-related lawsuits in which it remains a defendant or estimate a potential range of loss regarding the lawsuits, and is defending itself against all relevant claims. From time to time, some of these cases may be settled, dismissed or otherwise

terminated, and additional such cases may be filed and the Company is exploring possible avenues for resolving some or all of its portfolio of opioids-related litigation, although no assurance can be given that the litigation will be resolved to the parties’ mutual satisfaction, or that a resolution will not include a monetary payment, and that the payment will not be material.

The Company also has received warrants, subpoenas, CIDs, and other requests for documents and information from, and is being investigated by, the federal and state governments regarding opioids and other controlled substances. The Company has been cooperating with and responding to these investigatory inquiries.

As previously disclosed, on December 13, 2022, a qui tam complaint filed by three former Rite Aid pharmacy personnel (Andrew White, Mark Rosenberg, and Ann Wegelin) (collectively, “qui tam Relators”) was unsealed by the federal District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in an order that also directed the United States Department of Justice to file within 90 days a complaint intervening or partially intervening in the Second Amended Complaint (the “Complaint”). On February 23, 2023, the following states, which were listed in the Complaint, declined to intervene: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and the District of Columbia. California subsequently did not intervene. On March 13, 2023, the United States Department of Justice filed its complaint in the federal District Court for the Northern District of Ohio against Rite Aid (“DOJ’s Complaint”) alleging violations of the federal False Claims Act and Controlled Substances Act related to the dispensing of controlled substances, primarily opioids. DOJ’s Complaint seeks damages under the False Claims Act, civil penalties under the Controlled Substances Act, damages in connection with alleged payment by mistake (on behalf of Federal Healthcare Programs), and damages in connection with alleged unjust enrichment. The Company has filed a motion to dismiss DOJ’s Complaint to which DOJ has responded. The qui tam relators voluntarily dismissed their complaint. The parties are engaging in discussions to explore the possibility of resolving the matter, although no assurance can be given that the matter will be resolved to the parties’ mutual satisfaction, or that a resolution will not include a monetary payment, and that the payment will not be material.

In April 2019, the Company initiated a coverage action styled Rite Aid Corporation et al. v. ACE American Ins. Co. et al. Through this action, the Company is seeking the recovery of defense costs and settlement and/or judgment costs that may be paid for the opioid-related lawsuits. The action seeks declaratory relief with respect to the obligations of the insurers under the policies at issue in the action and asserts claims for breach of contract and statutory remedies against one of these insurers. Although the trial court determined on the Company’s motion for partial summary judgment that this insurer was obligated to reimburse the Company for its defense costs, on January 10, 2022, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the trial court’s order and ruled that the insurer had no duty to defend the first MDL suits set for trial based on the specific allegations at issue in those cases. The matter has been remanded to the lower court for further proceedings.

Miscellaneous Litigation and Investigations.

Following the Company’s response to a 2020 CID from the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) with respect to consumer protection laws, the Company is seeking to negotiate a resolution with the FTC. The allegations relate to certain business practices that the Company has not engaged in for nearly three years, and the Company currently believes that any resolution of that CID would not likely require a monetary payment. During the course of the Company’s discussions with the FTC Staff in connection with its response to that CID, the FTC Staff also requested

certain information from the Company related to compliance with the Company’s 2010 FTC Consent Order. The Company cooperated with the request, however, the FTC Staff informed the Company that absent an agreed resolution, it would recommend that the FTC file a complaint against the Company for violation of the Consent Order, including a request for a monetary payment and other relief. The FTC has now combined the two matters, requested additional information related to privacy and data security matters, and is seeking a single resolution of all open matters, such that discussions related to one matter may affect the ability to resolve another. Discussions continue about a potential agreed resolution, although no assurance can be given that the matter will be resolved to the parties’ mutual satisfaction, or that a resolution will not include a monetary payment, and that the payment will not be material.

The Company has received CIDs from the Department of Justice related to the Medicare Part D plan sponsored by a subsidiary of the Company. The Company is also defending a lawsuit asserting numerous claims based on allegations surrounding the Company’s use of a certain font including in the Company’s rebranded logo, where the parties have engaged in a mediation process which remains ongoing. The Company is defending four putative class actions in federal courts regarding alleged privacy breaches, three of which involve technologies alleged to track consumer information and one of which involves a data security incident.

The Rite Aid Employee Benefit Administration Committee (“EBAC”) received a letter from the Department of Labor alleging EBAC had violated ERISA in its management of the Rite Aid Master Retirement Savings Trust as to a specific investment. Discussions are underway about a potential agreed resolution, although no assurance can be given that the matter will be resolved to the parties’ mutual satisfaction, or that a resolution will not include a monetary payment, and that the payment will not be material.

The Company is defending a putative shareholder class action now captioned In re Rite Aid Securities Litigation, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (formerly Page). The matter names Rite Aid Corporation and certain executives individually as defendants and raises claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 related to alleged misstatements and omissions concerning the growth of Elixir’s PBM services businesses. The Company has filed a motion to dismiss and intends to aggressively defend against the allegations and challenge their merit. The Company is also defending a putative shareholder class action currently captioned Holland v. Rite Aid Corporation et al., filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The matter names Rite Aid Corporation and certain former and current executives individually as defendants and raises claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 related to the DOJ’s Complaint and alleged misstatements and omissions concerning the Company’s risk for regulatory action and litigation related to controlled substances practices.  This matter is also in early stages, but the Company intends to aggressively defend against the allegations and challenge their merit.

Effect of Automatic Stay

Subject to certain exceptions under the Bankruptcy Code, the filing of the Company Parties’ Chapter 11 Cases automatically stayed the continuation of most legal proceedings or the filing of other actions against or on behalf of the Company Parties or their property to recover on, collect or secure a claim arising prior to the Petition Date or to exercise control over property of the Company Parties’ bankruptcy estates, unless and until the Bankruptcy Court modifies or lifts the automatic stay as to any such claim. Notwithstanding the general application of the automatic stay described above, there are certain exceptions to the automatic stay.

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Supplementary Cash Flow Data

15. Supplementary Cash Flow Data

	Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2, 2023		August 27, 2022
Cash paid for interest	$	128,544	$	94,557
Cash payments (refunds) for income taxes, net	$	3,541	$	(10,359)
Equipment financed under capital leases	$	832	$	1,235
Gross borrowings from revolver	$	2,119,000	$	1,838,000
Gross repayments to revolver	$	1,282,000	$	1,161,000

Significant components of cash provided by Other Liabilities of $205,151 for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 include cash provided from an increase in accruals for litigation matters and restructuring-related expenses.

Cash used in Other Assets of $88,771 for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 is comprised primarily of prepaid rent and property insurance.

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16. Subsequent Events

Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees

Certain litigation matters occurred during the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023 or prior, but had subsequent updates through the issuance of this report. See further discussion in Note 14.

Restructuring Term Sheet

On October 15, 2023, the Company Parties reached an agreement in principle with the Consenting Noteholders on the terms of a financial and operational restructuring, the material terms of which are set forth in the Restructuring Term Sheet.

Under the Restructuring Term Sheet, the Consenting Noteholders have agreed, subject to certain terms and conditions, to support the Restructuring of the existing debt of, existing equity interests in, and certain other obligations of the Company Parties, pursuant to the Plan to be filed in the Chapter 11 Cases. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this “Restructuring Term Sheet” section of this Current Report on Form 10-Q have the meanings given to them in the Restructuring Term Sheet and the Plan, as applicable. Elixir Insurance (“EI”) was excluded from the Chapter 11 filing.

The Plan will be based on the restructuring transactions set forth in the Restructuring Term Sheet (such transactions described in, and in accordance with the Restructuring Agreement and the Term Sheet, the “Restructuring Transactions”), which, among other things, contemplates:

● each holder of a claim on account of the DIP ABL Facility shall receive, in full satisfaction of its claim, (a) in the event of a Plan Restructuring, its allocated share of the Exit ABL Facility, or (b) in the event of a Credit Bid Transaction or an Alternative Sale Transaction, either, at the DIP ABL Lenders’ discretion, (i) payment in full, in Cash, or (ii) its allocated share of the Exit ABL Facility;

● each holder of a claim on account of the DIP FILO Facility shall receive, in full satisfaction of its claim, (a) in the event of a Plan Restructuring, its allocated share of the Exit FILO Term Loan Facility, or (b) in the event of a Credit Bid Transaction or an Alternative Sale Transaction, either, at the DIP FILO Lenders’ discretion, (i) payment in full, in Cash, or (ii) its allocated share of the Exit FILO Term Loan Facility;

● each holder of a DIP Term Loan Claim shall receive, in full and final satisfaction of its claim, payment in full, in Cash;

● to the extent any allowed ABL Facility Claim remains outstanding on the Effective Date, each holder of an ABL Facility claim shall receive, in full and final satisfaction of its claim, either payment in full, in Cash, or reinstatement of the Allowed ABL Facility Claim under the Exit ABL Facility;

● to the extent any allowed FILO Term Loan Facility Claim remains outstanding on the Effective Date, each holder of a FILO Term Loan Facility Claim shall receive, in full and final satisfaction of its claim, either payment in full, in Cash, of all ABL Facility Claims, or reinstatement of the Allowed FILO Term Loan Facility Claims under the FILO Term Loan Facility;

● each holder of an allowed Senior Secured Notes Claim, in full satisfaction of its claim, shall receive (a) in the event of a Plan Restructuring, [(i) 100% of the common equity (the “New Common Stock”) of New Rite Aid, subject to dilution by the Management Incentive Plan, and any equity-linked securities issued to the holders of allowed General Unsecured Claims, plus (ii) its pro rata share of the takeback facility, if applicable; or (b) in the event the Restructuring Transaction is not a Plan Restructuring, [its pro rata share of the Distributable Proceeds, if any, pursuant to the Waterfall Recovery]];

● each holder of an allowed General Unsecured Claim, in full satisfaction of its claim, subject to (A) the DIP Term Loan Claims, the ABL Facility Claims, and the FILO Term Loan Facility Claims being satisfied in full, in Cash, or such other treatment acceptable to the DIP Lenders and / or the ABL Lenders and the FILO Lenders, as applicable, in their sole discretion, and (B) the satisfaction of any Allowed Adequate Protection Claims, shall receive [[__]% of an equity-linked instrument in New Rite Aid (form and terms to be determined), calculated as of the Effective Date and equal to the product of a formula calculated as the (midpoint value of owned real estate not encumbered prior to the Petition Date, less the costs and expenses to be paid by, or estimated to be paid by, the Debtors’ Estates to administer the Chapter 11 Cases) divided by (the sum of the numerator plus the total amount (including principal and accrued but unpaid interest) of the equitized Senior Secured Notes Claims)];

● each Intercompany Claim shall be, at the option of the Debtors, reinstated, set off, settled, distributed, contributed, cancelled, or released without any distribution on account of such Intercompany Claim, or such other treatment as is reasonably determined by the Debtors;

● each Intercompany Interest shall be, at the option of the Debtors, reinstated, set off, settled, distributed, contributed, cancelled, or released without any distribution on account of such Intercompany Interest, or such other treatment as is reasonably determined by the Debtors;

● all Existing Equity Interests in Rite Aid will be cancelled and extinguished, and Holders of Existing Equity Interests in Rite Aid shall receive no recovery on account of such Interests; and

● Section 510(b) Claims shall be discharged, cancelled, released, and extinguished without any distribution to Holders of such Claims.

The Restructuring Term Sheet contains milestones for the progress of the Chapter 11 Cases (the “Milestones”), which include the dates by which the Debtors are required to, among other things, obtain certain orders of the Court and consummate the Debtors’ emergence from bankruptcy. Among other dates set forth in the Restructuring Term sheet, the agreement contemplates that the Court shall have entered an order confirming the Plan no later than [__] months after the Petition Date.

Although the Company intends to pursue the Restructuring as contemplated by the Restructuring Term Sheet, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in entering into a Restructuring Support Agreement on the terms set forth in the Restructuring Term Sheet and the terms of the Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan may be subject to material change. In addition, the transactions contemplated by the Restructuring Term Sheet are subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court, among other conditions. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the transactions described therein will be consummated on the expected terms, if at all.

The Company has significant deferred tax assets, including NOLs. The impact of the Restructuring on the Company’s NOLs will depend on whether the Restructuring is structured as (i) a taxable disposition of substantially all of the assets and/or subsidiary stock of the Company, (ii) a recapitalization of the Company, or (iii) some other alternative structure. If structured as a taxable disposition, the Company anticipates that NOLs of the Company (if any) remaining after the Restructuring will not be available to the Company after consummating the Restructuring. If structured as a recapitalization, the Company anticipates that it will experience an ownership change, and thus NOLs of the Company (if any) remaining after the Restructuring will be subject to limitation, such that the Company may not derive all of the benefits of any such remaining NOLs after consummating the Restructuring. However, the application of the rules under IRC Section 382(l)(5) could mitigate such limitation and protect the continued existence of the Company’s NOLs. There is uncertainty as to whether the Company would qualify for the benefits of IRC 382(l)(5). As stated previously in the income tax footnote, the Company will continue to monitor all available evidence related to deferred tax assets for which future realization is uncertain.

The transactions contemplated by the Restructuring Term Sheet are subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court, among other conditions. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the transactions described therein will be consummated.

Chapter 11 Restructuring

Voluntary Petitions for Reorganization

To implement the Plan, on the Petition Date, the Company Parties filed the Chapter 11 Cases under the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court. Each Company Party will continue to operate its business as a “debtor in possession” under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and the orders of the Bankruptcy Court. The Chapter 11 Cases are being jointly administered under the

caption In re Rite Aid Corporation, et al., Case No. 23-18993 (MBK). Documents filed on the docket of and other information related to the Chapter 11 Cases are available at https://restructuring.ra.kroll.com/RiteAid. Documents and other information available on such website are not part of this document and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in this document. To ensure the Company Parties’ ability to continue operating in the ordinary course of business and minimize the effect of the Restructuring on the Company Parties’ customers and employees, the Company Parties filed with the Bankruptcy Court motions seeking a variety of “first-day” relief, including authority to pay employee wages and benefits, and pay vendors and suppliers for all goods and services, each of which was approved on an interim basis by the Bankruptcy Court. In addition, the Company filed with the Bankruptcy Court (a) a motion seeking approval of the DIP Financing in the form of the DIP Credit Agreements (as defined and described below), and (b) a motion seeking approval of certain procedures relating to the marketing and auction (if necessary) of all or some of the Company’s assets. At the Debtors’ “first day hearing” on October 16, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court approved all first day relief from the bench, pending entry of the revised forms of order. The Company filed the revised forms of order to the Bankruptcy Court immediately following the first day hearing, and the Company expects that the Bankruptcy Court will enter the orders approving the first day relief in the immediate term.

Effect of Chapter 11 Cases & Automatic Stay on Pre-Petition Debt Obligations

The commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases above constituted an event of default that accelerated substantially all of the Company’s obligations under the documents governing the Existing Credit Facilities, the Guaranteed Notes, and the Unguaranteed Notes, among others. Indeed, the Company’s debt instruments and agreements described within this Quarterly Report provide that, as a result of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, the principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid fees and interest thereon, and in the case of the indebtedness outstanding under the senior notes, premium, if any, thereon, shall be immediately due and payable. Accordingly, all long-term debt was classified as current on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 2, 2023. However, any efforts to enforce payment obligations under the debt instruments are automatically stayed as a result of the Chapter 11 Cases and the creditors’ rights in respect of the debt instruments are subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code.

Additionally, in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases, the Company has incurred, and expects to continue to incur, significant professional fees and other costs in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases. There can be no assurance that the Company’s current liquidity is sufficient to allow us to satisfy our obligations related to the Chapter 11 Cases or to pursue confirmation of the Plan.

McKesson Corporation

On October 14, 2023, McKesson Corporation (“McKesson”) sent notice to the Company purporting to terminate the Eleventh Amendment to Supply Agreement by and between Rite Aid Corporation and McKesson Corporation, dated as of February 28, 2019 (the “McKesson Corporation Supply Agreement”) based on the occurrence of a termination event. The Company and McKesson have negotiated an agreement in principle to ensure no disruption to the Company’s business and operations, which agreement in principle includes a reservation of rights for both parties as to the purported termination. To the extent such agreement in principle is not executed, is not approved by the Bankruptcy Court, or is approved but subsequently terminates, the Company would vigorously contest such purported termination as null, void, and without effect. Subsequently, to the extent (a) such termination is not rescinded or (b) the

Company does not prevail as to the invalidity of the termination event, the termination of the McKesson Corporation Supply Agreement may result in a material adverse impact on the Company’s business and operations.

Elixir Stalking Horse APA

On October 15, 2023, Hunter Lane, LLC, a subsidiary of the Company, and certain of Hunter Lane, LLC’s subsidiaries (collectively, the “Sellers”) entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Elixir Stalking Horse APA”) with a buyer, MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. (the “Buyer”), pursuant to which the Buyer has agreed to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, substantially all of the assets of the Sellers, which, collectively constitute the “Elixir Assets.” The Sellers are Debtors in the Chapter 11 Cases.

The acquisition of the Elixir Assets by the Buyer pursuant to the Elixir Stalking Horse APA is subject to approval of the Bankruptcy Court and one or more auctions, if necessary, to solicit higher or otherwise better bids. On October 15, 2023, the Debtors filed a motion (the “Bidding Procedures Motion”) seeking approval of, among other things, certain marketing, auction, and bidding procedures (“Bidding Procedures”), pursuant to which the Debtors will solicit and select the highest or otherwise best offer(s) for the sale or sales of the Elixir Assets and the Debtors’ retail asset portfolio. The Bidding Procedures Motion additionally seeks Bankruptcy Court approval of the Elixir Stalking Horse APA and designation of the Buyer as the “stalking horse” bidder for the Elixir Assets. The Debtors anticipate that the Bankruptcy Court will enter an order approving the relief requested in the Bidding Procedures Motion after a hearing scheduled for October 16. 2023.

In accordance with the Bidding Procedures, if the Debtors receive any higher or otherwise better bids by November 16, 2023, the Debtors expect to conduct an auction for the Elixir Assets by November 20, 2023. As the stalking horse bidder, the Buyer’s offer to purchase the Elixir Assets, as set forth in the Elixir Stalking Horse APA, serves as the minimum or bid floor on which the Debtors, their creditors, other stakeholders, and other bidders may rely. Other interested bidders will be permitted to participate in the auction for the Elixir Assets, if, in accordance with the Bidding Procedures, such interested bidders submit qualifying offers that are higher or otherwise better than the stalking horse bid.

Under the terms of the Elixir Stalking Horse APA, the Buyer has agreed, subject to Bankruptcy Court approval and absent any higher or otherwise better bid, to acquire the Elixir Assets from the Sellers for $575 million (the “Purchase Price”), subject to certain adjustments in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Elixir Stalking Horse APA, plus the assumption of specified liabilities related to the Elixir Assets. If the Sellers receive a better or otherwise higher bid and the Bankruptcy Court approves the Sellers’ consummation of an alternative sale of the Elixir Assets to any purchaser other than the Buyer, the Sellers will pay the Buyer a break-up fee and reimbursement of certain expenses associated with the negotiation, drafting, and execution of the Elixir Stalking Horse APA, not to exceed 3.5% of the Purchase Price in the aggregate, subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court.

Adoption of Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 852 - Reorganizations

For periods occurring after the Petition Date, the Company will adopt Financial Accounting Standards Board ASC Topic 852 - Reorganizations, which specifies the accounting and financial reporting requirements for entities reorganizing through Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. These requirements include distinguishing transactions associated with the reorganization separate from activities related to the ongoing operations of the business.

The Company is currently assessing whether or not it qualifies for fresh start accounting upon emergence from Chapter 11. If the Company were to meet the requirements to adopt the fresh start accounting rules, its assets and liabilities would be recorded at fair value as of the fresh start reporting date, which may differ materially from the recorded values of assets and liabilities on its unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Shareholder Matters

On September 28, 2023, the Company received a written notification (the “Notice”) from the NYSE stating that the Company is no longer in compliance with NYSE continued listing standards set forth in Section 802.01B (the “Minimum Market Capitalization Standard”) and Section 802.01C (the “Minimum Stock Price Standard”) of the NYSE’s Listed Company Manual due to the fact that (i) the Company’s average total market capitalization over a consecutive 30 trading-day period was less than $50,000 and, at the same time, its stockholders’ equity was less than $50,000; and (ii) the average closing price of the Company’s common stock was less than $1.00 per share over a consecutive 30 trading-day period.

In accordance with the NYSE’s rules, on October 12, 2023, the Company provided the NYSE with notice of its receipt of the notification and of its current intention to pursue measures to cure the deficiencies. The Company has six months from receipt of the notice to regain compliance with the NYSE’s Minimum Stock Price Standard, or until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders if stockholder approval is required, and eighteen months from receipt of the notice to regain compliance with the NYSE’s Minimum Market Capitalization Standard. The Company has forty-five days from receipt of the Notice to submit a business plan that demonstrates compliance with the Minimum Market Capitalization Standard within such eighteen months cure period. Upon receipt of such plan, the NYSE would have up to forty-five days to review and determine whether the Company has made a reasonable demonstration of its ability to come into conformity with the relevant standards within the cure period. The NYSE may either accept the plan, at which time the Company would be subject to ongoing quarterly monitoring for compliance with the plan, or the NYSE may not accept the plan and the Company would be subject to suspension and delisting proceedings (earlier than the cure periods noted above).

On October 16, 2023, the NYSE announced that it had determined to commence proceedings to delist the Company’s common stock from the NYSE. Trading in the Company’s common stock was immediately suspended. The NYSE reached its decision that the Company’s common stock is no longer suitable for listing pursuant to the NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 802.01D after the Company’s October 16, 2023 disclosure that the Company commenced the Chapter 11 Cases. The Company expects that such delisted securities may be subject to trading in the OTC market.

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Revision of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements

17. Revision of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements

Subsequent to the issuance of the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended March 4, 2023, management evaluated the materiality of a misstatement in accordance with the U.S. SEC Staff’s Accounting Bulletin Nos. 99, Materiality (“SAB 99”) and 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements (“SAB 108”). The misstatement pertains to the Company’s historical accounting for closed store liabilities. Based on their evaluation, management concluded the misstatement is not material to the Company’s previously issued consolidated financial statements as of and for each of

the three fiscal years ended March 4, 2023 and each of the interim and year-to-date periods then ended, (collectively the “previously issued financial statements”). However, as prescribed by SAB 108, in conjunction with the re-issuance of the Company’s previously issued financial statements, the misstatement has been corrected as an immaterial revision of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for each of the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022 and the related notes hereto. A summary of the nature of the misstatement and its impact on the Company’s previously issued financial statements is summarized as follows.

The Company adopted ASC 842, Leases, (“ASC 842”) on the first day of fiscal year 2020 under the alternative transition method as permissible under ASC 842. As part of this adoption, the Company elected the practical expedients, as permitted under the transition guidance, which included, among other things, the ability to carry forward existing lease classifications. Based on this election, the Company appropriately eliminated the majority of its closed store and lease exit liabilities as of the date of adoption, which had been accrued in accordance with ASC 420, Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations, (“ASC 420”). Moreover, due to the Company’s practical expedients election, variable costs, consisting primarily of real estate taxes and common area maintenance expenses, associated with store closures that occur subsequent to the adoption of ASC 842 may no longer be accrued under ASC 420, but rather recognized as expense as they are incurred.

Due to an oversight in their evaluation of an amendment to ASC 420 as a result of the adoption of ASC 842, management determined that the Company incorrectly continued to accrue estimated costs associated with store closures as a liability subsequent to the date of adoption, rather than recognize the costs as they are incurred. The impact of the misstatement resulted in an overstatement of these costs, which have historically been classified within Facility exit and impairment charges in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, and an overstatement of store closure liabilities, which have historically been classified within Accrued salaries, wages and other current liabilities (current portion) and Other noncurrent liabilities (long-term portion) in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

A summary of revisions to the Company’s previously reported financial statements is presented below.

As of and for the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023

	Previously				As
(In 000’s, except per share amounts)	Reported		Adjustment		Revised
Balance Sheet:
Accrued salaries, wages, and other current liabilities	$	894,079	$	(17,360)	$	876,719
Total current liabilities		6,517,954		(17,360)		6,500,594
Other noncurrent liabilities		188,597		(40,728)		147,869
Total liabilities		9,092,222		(58,088)		9,034,134
Accumulated deficit		(7,928,265)		58,088		(7,870,177)
Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity		(1,966,270)		58,088		(1,908,182)
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss:
Facility exit and impairment charges	$	310,761	$	(10,236)	$	300,525
Loss before income taxes		(1,017,692)		10,236		(1,007,456)
Net loss		(1,020,030)		10,236		(1,009,794)
Comprehensive loss		(1,020,030)		10,236		(1,009,794)
Basic and diluted loss per share		(18.44)		0.18		(18.26)

As of and for the thirteen week period ended August 27, 2022

	Previously				As
(In 000’s, except per share amounts)	Reported		Adjustment		Revised
Balance Sheet:
Accrued salaries, wages, and other current liabilities	$	729,561	$	(13,676)	$	715,885
Total current liabilities		2,818,767		(13,676)		2,805,091
Other noncurrent liabilities		151,616		(26,443)		125,173
Total liabilities		8,703,523		(40,119)		8,663,404
Accumulated deficit		(6,293,062)		40,119		(6,252,943)
Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity		(336,398)		40,119		(296,279)
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss:
Facility exit and impairment charges	$	45,845	$	1,426	$	47,271
Loss before income taxes		(319,323)		(1,426)		(320,749)
Net loss		(331,290)		(1,426)		(332,716)
Comprehensive loss		(331,290)		(1,426)		(332,716)
Basic and diluted loss per share		(6.07)		(0.03)		(6.10)

As of and for the twenty-six week period ended September 2, 2023

	Previously				As
(In 000’s, except per share amounts)	Reported		Adjustment		Revised
Balance Sheet:
Accrued salaries, wages, and other current liabilities	$	894,079	$	(17,360)	$	876,719
Total current liabilities		6,517,954		(17,360)		6,500,594
Other noncurrent liabilities		188,597		(40,728)		147,869
Total liabilities		9,092,222		(58,088)		9,034,134
Accumulated deficit		(7,928,265)		58,088		(7,870,177)
Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity		(1,966,270)		58,088		(1,908,182)
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss:
Facility exit and impairment charges	$	330,762	$	(10,545)	$	320,217
Loss before income taxes		(1,322,917)		10,545		(1,312,372)
Net loss		(1,326,748)		10,545		(1,316,203)
Comprehensive loss		(1,326,748)		10,545		(1,316,203)
Basic and diluted loss per share		(24.02)		0.19		(23.83)
Statement of Cash Flows:
Net loss	$	(1,326,748)	$	10,545	$	(1,316,203)
Facility exit and impairment charges		330,762		(10,545)		320,217

As of and for the twenty-six week period ended August 27, 2022

	Previously				As
(In 000’s, except per share amounts)	Reported		Adjustment		Revised
Balance Sheet:
Accrued salaries, wages, and other current liabilities	$	729,561	$	(13,676)	$	715,885
Total current liabilities		2,818,767		(13,676)		2,805,091
Other noncurrent liabilities		151,616		(26,443)		125,173
Total liabilities		8,703,523		(40,119)		8,663,404
Accumulated deficit		(6,293,062)		40,119		(6,252,943)
Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity		(336,398)		40,119		(296,279)
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss:
Facility exit and impairment charges	$	112,416	$	(23,324)	$	89,092
Loss before income taxes		(426,017)		23,324		(402,693)
Net loss		(441,481)		23,324		(418,157)
Comprehensive loss		(441,481)		23,324		(418,157)
Basic and diluted loss per share		(8.11)		0.43		(7.68)
Statement of Cash Flows:
Net loss	$	(441,481)	$	23,324	$	(418,157)
Facility exit and impairment charges		112,416		(23,324)		89,092

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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X and therefore do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete annual financial statements. The accompanying financial information reflects all adjustments which are of a recurring nature and, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods. The results of operations for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year, particularly as a result of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Rite Aid Corporation (“Rite Aid”) and Subsidiaries (together with Rite Aid, the “Company”) Fiscal 2023 10-K/A.

Going Concern

Going Concern

As of the date the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were issued (the “issuance date”), management evaluated the significance of the following adverse conditions in accordance with ASC 205-40, Going Concern.

As disclosed in Note 16, Subsequent Events, on October 15, 2023, the Company Parties reached an agreement in principle with the Consenting Noteholders on the terms of a financial operational restructuring, the material terms of which are set forth in the Restructuring Term Sheet. The Company filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 (the “Chapter 11 filing” or “bankruptcy filing”) of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the District of New Jersey and expects to continue to manage its operations as a “debtor-in-possession” under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court. In general, as a debtor-in-possession, the Company is authorized to continue to operate as an ongoing business but not to engage in transactions outside the ordinary course of business without the prior approval of the Bankruptcy Court. Elixir Insurance (“EI”) was excluded from the Chapter 11 filing due to regulatory factors.

The bankruptcy filing represents an adverse event that creates substantial uncertainty regarding the Company’s ability to recover its assets and satisfy its liabilities in the ordinary course of business. In this regard, while management believes the Company will be able to emerge from bankruptcy and continue to operate as a viable going concern, management can provide no assurance that: (a) the Company’s Plan may never be confirmed or become effective, (b) the Debtors’ voting creditors may reject the Plan embodying the restructuring transactions contemplated by the Restructuring Term Sheet, (c) the Bankruptcy Court may grant or deny motions in a manner that is adverse to the Company and its subsidiaries, and (d) the Chapter 11 Cases may be converted into cases under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code.

The transactions contemplated by the Restructuring Term Sheet are subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court, among other conditions. Accordingly, management can provide no assurance that the transactions described therein will be consummated.

While management believes the reorganization through the Chapter 11 proceedings will appropriately position the Company upon its re-emergence from bankruptcy, the commencement of these proceedings constituted an event of default (and an acceleration event) under certain of the Company’s debt agreements, for which enforcement of any remedies by the lenders have been automatically stayed as a result of the Chapter 11 proceedings. However, management can provide no assurance that the lenders will ultimately be able to exercise their remedies, which may include, among others, a cessation of the Company’s operations and liquidation of its assets. As a result of the foregoing acceleration event, all of the Company’s outstanding indebtedness, including indebtedness subject to cross-default provisions, has been classified as current debt in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of September 2, 2023. See Note 10. Indebtedness and Credit Agreement.

These uncertainties raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is contingent upon, among other things, its ability to, subject to the approval by the Bankruptcy Court, implement a comprehensive restructuring, successfully emerge from the Chapter 11 and generate sufficient liquidity following the Restructuring to meet its obligations and operating needs as they become due. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis that the Company will continue to operate as a going concern, which contemplates that the Company will be able to realize assets and settle liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business for twelve months following the issuance date. Accordingly, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue by major source in each segment for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended September 2, 2023 and August 27, 2022:

	September 2,		August 27,		September 2,		August 27,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
In thousands	(13 weeks)		(13 weeks)		(26 weeks)		(26 weeks)
Retail Pharmacy Segment:
Pharmacy sales	$	3,319,057	$	2,971,236	$	6,616,031	$	6,024,684
Front-end sales		1,124,017		1,231,590		2,291,363		2,492,796
Other revenue		27,853		28,965		55,862		59,667
Total Retail Pharmacy Segment		4,470,927		4,231,791		8,963,256		8,577,147
Pharmacy Services Segment		1,209,858		1,727,241		2,406,012		3,453,098
Intersegment elimination		(34,704)		(57,963)		(70,025)		(114,593)
Total revenue	$	5,646,081	$	5,901,069	$	11,299,243	$	11,915,652

The Retail Pharmacy Segment offered a chain-wide loyalty card program titled wellness+. Individual customers were able to become members of the wellness+ program. Members participating in the wellness+ loyalty card program earned points on a calendar year basis for eligible front-end merchandise purchases and qualifying prescription purchases. The wellness+ program was terminated as of July 1, 2020, with benefits earned as of that date available to be used through the end of calendar year 2020. Beginning in December 2020, the Company granted temporary extensions of benefits to certain previous members that were eligible for a discount as of the end of each previous six month period such that those prior members were eligible to continue to receive that discount on purchases made through the subsequent six months with no additional purchase requirement. New and existing customers who were not already

eligible for program benefits also had the opportunity to earn additional discounts on purchases made through each six month period. A final extension was granted on December 31, 2021 through February 26, 2022 at which point all discounts were terminated.

A new loyalty program, Rite Aid Rewards, was initiated on February 27, 2022. Customers that enroll in the new program earn points for each dollar spent on front of store purchases as well as for eligible pharmacy prescriptions. Points can then be converted into a “Rite Aid Rewards” coupon that can be tendered as payment in a future purchase. Each point is worth $0.002. Customers must accumulate 1,000 points and create an online account in order to convert earned points to a “Rite Aid Rewards” coupon. Unused/unconverted points expire after 90 days. Unredeemed “Rite Aid Rewards” coupons expire 30 days after conversion from points earned.

Points earned pursuant to the Rite Aid Rewards program represent a performance obligation. The value of unredeemed Rite Aid Rewards points is deferred as a contract liability (included in other current liabilities). As members redeem points in the form of a Rite Aid Rewards coupon or when points or unredeemed Rite Aid Rewards coupons expire, the Retail Pharmacy Segment recognizes the redeemed/expired portion of the deferred contract liability into revenue. For the thirteen week period ended September 2, 2023, the Company recognized additional contract deferrals of $707 as a reduction of revenues. The Retail Pharmacy Segment had accrued contract liabilities of $2,560 and $2,030 as of September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023, respectively.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. This ASU provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or another rate affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. In response to the concerns about structural risks of Interbank Offered Rates (“IBORs”) and, particularly, the risk of cessation of LIBOR, regulators have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. This ASU provides companies with optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden associated with transitioning away from reference rates that are expected to be discontinued. In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-01, which adds implementation guidance to the above ASU to clarify certain optional expedients and exceptions in Topic 848. The Company adopted ASU 2020-04 effective December 1, 2022 and the adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Schedule of revenues

	September 2,		August 27,		September 2,		August 27,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
In thousands	(13 weeks)		(13 weeks)		(26 weeks)		(26 weeks)
Retail Pharmacy Segment:
Pharmacy sales	$	3,319,057	$	2,971,236	$	6,616,031	$	6,024,684
Front-end sales		1,124,017		1,231,590		2,291,363		2,492,796
Other revenue		27,853		28,965		55,862		59,667
Total Retail Pharmacy Segment		4,470,927		4,231,791		8,963,256		8,577,147
Pharmacy Services Segment		1,209,858		1,727,241		2,406,012		3,453,098
Intersegment elimination		(34,704)		(57,963)		(70,025)		(114,593)
Total revenue	$	5,646,081	$	5,901,069	$	11,299,243	$	11,915,652

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Restructuring (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Restructuring

Schedule of restructuring-related costs

	Retail Pharmacy		Pharmacy
	Segment		Services Segment		Total
Restructuring-related costs
Severance and related costs associated with ongoing reorganization efforts(a)	$	926	$	—	$	926
Professional and other fees relating to restructuring activities(b)		82,484		2,299		84,783
Total restructuring-related costs	$	83,410	$	2,299	$	85,709

	Retail Pharmacy		Pharmacy
	Segment		Services Segment		Total
Restructuring-related costs
Severance and related costs associated with ongoing reorganization efforts(a)	$	913	$	—	$	913
Professional and other fees relating to restructuring activities(c)		7,529		4,363		11,892
Total restructuring-related costs	$	8,442	$	4,363	$	12,805

	Retail Pharmacy		Pharmacy
	Segment		Services Segment		Total
Restructuring-related costs
Severance and related costs associated with ongoing reorganization efforts(a)	$	1,366	$	—	$	1,366
Professional and other fees relating to restructuring activities(b)		158,513		3,960		162,473
Total restructuring-related costs	$	159,879	$	3,960	$	163,839

	Retail Pharmacy		Pharmacy
	Segment		Services Segment		Total
Restructuring-related costs
Severance and related costs associated with ongoing reorganization efforts(a)	$	12,201	$	616	$	12,817
Professional and other fees relating to restructuring activities(c)		13,612		9,022		22,634
Total restructuring-related costs	$	25,813	$	9,638	$	35,451

Schedule of restructuring-related liabilities

	Severance and related		Professional and
	costs (a)		other fees (b)		Total
Balance as of March 4, 2023	$	7,658	$	42,154	$	49,812
Additions charged to expense		440		77,690		78,130
Cash payments		(2,738)		(33,962)		(36,700)
Balance as of June 3, 2023	$	5,360	$	85,882	$	91,242
Additions charged to expense		926		84,783		85,709
Cash payments		(2,052)		(106,782)		(108,834)
Balance as of September 2, 2023	$	4,234	$	63,883	$	68,117

(a) – Severance and related costs reflect severance accruals, executive search fees, outplacement services and other similar charges associated with ongoing reorganization efforts.

(b) – Professional and other fees include costs incurred in connection with the identification and implementation of initiatives, including its performance acceleration programs as well as costs incurred in connection with preparation for the Chapter 11 Cases.

(c) – Professional and other fees include costs incurred in connection with the identification and implementation of initiatives associated with restructuring activities.

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Loss Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Loss Per Share

Schedule of calculation of basic and diluted loss per share

	Thirteen Week Period Ended				Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2,		August 27,		September 2,		August 27,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Basic and diluted loss per share:
Numerator:
Net loss attributable to common stockholders — basic and diluted	$	(1,009,794)	$	(332,716)	$	(1,316,203)	$	(418,157)
Denominator:
Basic and diluted weighted average shares		55,306		54,548		55,242		54,453
Basic and diluted loss per share	$	(18.26)	$	(6.10)	$	(23.83)	$	(7.68)

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Facility Exit and Impairment Charges (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Facility Exit and Impairment Charges

Schedule of amounts relating to facility exit and impairment charges

	Thirteen Week Period				Twenty-Six Week Period
	Ended				Ended
	September 2,			August 27,	September 2,		August 27,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Impairment charges	$	290,694	$	34,738	$	302,432	$	69,774
Facility exit charges		9,831		12,533		17,785		19,318
	$	300,525	$	47,271	$	320,217	$	89,092

Schedule of fair value of long-lived assets measured on non-recurring basis

							Fair Values		Total Charges
							as of		Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Impairment Date		September 2, 2023
Long-lived assets held for use	$	—	$	2,653	$	313,218	$	315,871	$	(301,417)
Long-lived assets held for sale	$	—	$	1,803	$	—	$	1,803	$	(1,015)
Total	$	—	$	4,456	$	313,218	$	317,674	$	(302,432)

							Fair Values		Total Charges
							as of		Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Impairment Date		August 27, 2022
Long-lived assets held for use	$	—	$	11,645	$	—	$	11,645	$	(64,942)
Long-lived assets held for sale	$	—	$	5,115	$	—	$	5,115	$	(4,832)
Total	$	—	$	16,760	$	—	$	16,760	$	(69,774)

Schedule of closed store and distribution center charges related to new closures, changes in assumptions and interest accretion

	Thirteen Week Period				Twenty-Six Week Period
	Ended				Ended
	September 2,		August 27,		September 2,		August 27,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Balance—beginning of period	$	1,919	$	1,856	$	2,228	$	1,892
Provision for present value of executory costs for leases exited		—		—		155		—
Changes in assumptions and other adjustments		—		—		—		—
Interest accretion		—		—		—		—
Cash payments		(28)		(29)		(492)		(65)
Balance—end of period	$	1,891	$	1,827	$	1,891	$	1,827

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Summary of the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill

	Retail		Pharmacy
	Pharmacy		Services		Total
Balance, March 4, 2023		43,492		464,444		507,936
Goodwill impairment		—		(417,500)		(417,500)
Balance, September 2, 2023	$	43,492	$	46,944	$	90,436

Schedule of indefinite-lived intangible assets

	September 2, 2023								March 4, 2023
							Remaining								Remaining
							Weighted								Weighted
	Gross						Average		Gross						Average
	Carrying		Accumulated				Amortization		Carrying		Accumulated				Amortization
	Amount		Amortization		Net		Period		Amount		Amortization		Net		Period
Non-compete agreements and other(a)	$	203,632	$	(184,551)	$	19,081	3	years	$	201,919	$	(182,957)	$	18,962	3	years
Prescription files		1,030,619		(935,466)		95,153	5	years		1,029,665		(928,478)		101,187	5	years
Customer relationships(a)		386,000		(313,062)		72,938	8	years		388,000		(306,139)		81,861	9	years
CMS license		57,500		(57,500)		—	0	years		57,500		(23,798)		33,702	4	years
Total finite	$	1,677,751	$	(1,490,579)		187,172			$	1,677,084	$	(1,441,372)	$	235,712
Trademarks		14,400		—		14,400	Indefinite			14,400		—		14,400	Indefinite
Total	$	1,692,151	$	(1,490,579)	$	201,572			$	1,691,484	$	(1,441,372)	$	250,112

(a) Amortized on an accelerated basis which is determined based on the remaining useful economic lives of the customer relationships that are expected to contribute directly or indirectly to future cash flows.

Schedule of finite-lived intangible assets

	September 2, 2023								March 4, 2023
							Remaining								Remaining
							Weighted								Weighted
	Gross						Average		Gross						Average
	Carrying		Accumulated				Amortization		Carrying		Accumulated				Amortization
	Amount		Amortization		Net		Period		Amount		Amortization		Net		Period
Non-compete agreements and other(a)	$	203,632	$	(184,551)	$	19,081	3	years	$	201,919	$	(182,957)	$	18,962	3	years
Prescription files		1,030,619		(935,466)		95,153	5	years		1,029,665		(928,478)		101,187	5	years
Customer relationships(a)		386,000		(313,062)		72,938	8	years		388,000		(306,139)		81,861	9	years
CMS license		57,500		(57,500)		—	0	years		57,500		(23,798)		33,702	4	years
Total finite	$	1,677,751	$	(1,490,579)		187,172			$	1,677,084	$	(1,441,372)	$	235,712
Trademarks		14,400		—		14,400	Indefinite			14,400		—		14,400	Indefinite
Total	$	1,692,151	$	(1,490,579)	$	201,572			$	1,691,484	$	(1,441,372)	$	250,112

(a) Amortized on an accelerated basis which is determined based on the remaining useful economic lives of the customer relationships that are expected to contribute directly or indirectly to future cash flows.

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Indebtedness and Credit Agreement (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Indebtedness and Credit Agreement

Summary of indebtedness and lease financing obligations

	September 2,		March 4,
	2023		2023
Secured Debt:
Senior secured revolving credit facility due August 2026 ($2,037,000 and $1,200,000 face value less unamortized debt issuance costs of $13,467 and $16,117)		2,023,533		1,183,883
FILO Term Loan due August 2026 ($400,000 face value less unamortized debt issuance costs of $1,782 and $2,090)		398,218		397,910
		2,421,751		1,581,793
Second Lien Secured Debt:
7.500% senior secured notes due July 2025 ($320,002 face value less unamortized debt issuance costs of $1,986 and $2,529)		318,016		317,473
8.000% senior secured notes due November 2026 ($849,918 face value less unamortized debt issuance costs of $9,719 and $11,259)		840,199		838,659
		1,158,215		1,156,132
Unguaranteed Unsecured Debt:
7.70% notes due February 2027 ($185,691 face value less unamortized debt issuance costs of $347 and $398)		185,344		185,293
6.875% fixed-rate senior notes due December 2028 ($2,046 face value less unamortized debt issuance costs of $6 and $6)		2,040		2,040
		187,384		187,333
Lease financing obligations		17,724		18,912
Total debt		3,785,074		2,944,170
Current maturities of long-term debt and lease financing obligations		(3,773,356)		(6,332)
Long-term debt and lease financing obligations, less current maturities	$	11,718	$	2,937,838

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Leases (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Leases

Schedule of components of net lease cost

	Thirteen Week Period Ended				Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2, 2023		August 27, 2022		September 2, 2023		August 27, 2022
Operating lease cost	$	148,896	$	157,956	$	301,568	$	317,801
Financing lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use asset		775		863		1,594		1,672
Interest on long-term finance lease liabilities		454		503		921		1,004
Total finance lease costs	$	1,229	$	1,366	$	2,515	$	2,676
Short-term lease costs		2,086		585		1,310		1,042
Variable lease costs		44,646		43,652		90,879		86,297
Less: sublease income		(3,104)		(3,393)		(5,841)		(6,616)
Net lease cost	$	193,753	$	200,166	$	390,431	$	401,200

Schedule of supplemental cash flow information related to leases

	Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2, 2023		August 27, 2022
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows paid for operating leases	$	330,492	$	350,177
Operating cash flows paid for interest portion of finance leases		921		1,004
Financing cash flows paid for principal portion of finance leases		1,969		1,940
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases		163,569		155,710
Finance leases		—		—

Schedule of supplemental balance sheet information related to leases

	September 2,			March 4,
	2023			2023
Operating leases:
Operating lease right-of-use asset	$	2,239,043		$	2,497,206
Short-term operating lease liabilities	$	422,233		$	502,403
Long-term operating lease liabilities		2,373,953			2,372,943
Total operating lease liabilities	$	2,796,186		$	2,875,346
Finance leases:
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	12,674		$	13,576
Current maturities of lease financing obligations	$	6,006		$	6,332
Lease financing obligations, less current maturities		11,718			12,580
Total finance lease liabilities	$	17,724		$	18,912
Weighted average remaining lease term
Operating leases		7.3			7.5
Finance leases		8.0			8.0
Weighted average discount rate
Operating leases		7.5	%		6.5	%
Finance leases		10.5	%		9.0	%

Schedule of minimum lease payments, financing leases

	September 2, 2023
	Finance		Operating
Fiscal year	Leases		Leases(1)		Total
2024 (remaining twenty-six weeks)	$	5,301	$	335,247	$	340,548
2025		5,048		622,993		628,041
2026		1,883		500,523		502,406
2027		1,500		472,118		473,618
2028		1,500		399,881		401,381
Thereafter		10,174		1,280,351		1,290,525
Total lease payments		25,406		3,611,113		3,636,519
Less: imputed interest		(7,682)		(814,927)		(822,609)
Total lease liabilities	$	17,724	$	2,796,186	$	2,813,910

(1) – Future operating lease payments have not been reduced by minimum sublease rentals of $23 million due in the future under noncancelable leases.

Schedule of minimum lease payments, operating leases

	September 2, 2023
	Finance		Operating
Fiscal year	Leases		Leases(1)		Total
2024 (remaining twenty-six weeks)	$	5,301	$	335,247	$	340,548
2025		5,048		622,993		628,041
2026		1,883		500,523		502,406
2027		1,500		472,118		473,618
2028		1,500		399,881		401,381
Thereafter		10,174		1,280,351		1,290,525
Total lease payments		25,406		3,611,113		3,636,519
Less: imputed interest		(7,682)		(814,927)		(822,609)
Total lease liabilities	$	17,724	$	2,796,186	$	2,813,910

(1) – Future operating lease payments have not been reduced by minimum sublease rentals of $23 million due in the future under noncancelable leases.

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Retirement Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Retirement Plans

Summary of net periodic pension expense for the defined benefit plans

	Defined Benefit				Defined Benefit
	Pension Plan				Pension Plan
	Thirteen Week Period Ended				Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2,		August 27,		September 2,		August 27,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Service cost	$	73	$	107	$	146	$	214
Interest cost		1,581		1,263		3,162		2,527
Expected return on plan assets		(1,474)		(1,402)		(2,948)		(2,804)
Net periodic pension expense (income)	$	180	$	(32)	$	360	$	(63)

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Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Segment Reporting

Schedule of balance sheet information for the Company's reportable segments

	Retail		Pharmacy
	Pharmacy		Services		Eliminations(1)		Consolidated
September 2, 2023:
Total Assets	$	5,530,289	$	1,605,604	$	(9,941)	$	7,125,952
Goodwill		43,492		46,944		—		90,436
March 4, 2023:
Total Assets	$	5,487,845	$	2,049,107	$	(9,590)	$	7,527,362
Goodwill		43,492		464,444		—		507,936

(1) As of September 2, 2023 and March 4, 2023, intersegment eliminations include intersegment accounts receivable of $9,941 and $9,590, respectively, that represents amounts owed from the Pharmacy Services Segment to the Retail Pharmacy Segment that are created when Pharmacy Services Segment customers use Retail Pharmacy Segment stores to purchase covered products.

Schedule of reconciliation of the Company's business segments to the condensed consolidated financial statements

	Retail		Pharmacy		Intersegment
	Pharmacy		Services		Eliminations(1)		Consolidated
Thirteen Week Period Ended
September 2, 2023:
Revenues	$	4,470,927	$	1,209,858	$	(34,704)	$	5,646,081
Gross Profit		978,602		116,994		—		1,095,596
Adjusted EBITDA(2)		(26,477)		43,186		—		16,709
Depreciation and amortization		56,985		12,044		—		69,029
LIFO charge		7,500		—		—		7,500
Stock-based compensation expense		773		295		—		1,068
Additions to property and equipment and intangible assets		37,894		6,689		—		44,583
August 27, 2022:
Revenues	$	4,231,791	$	1,727,241	$	(57,963)	$	5,901,069
Gross Profit		1,043,036		111,459		—		1,154,495
Adjusted EBITDA(2)		31,484		47,065		—		78,549
Depreciation and amortization		56,679		11,885		—		68,564
LIFO charge		10,121		—		—		10,121
Stock-based compensation expense		4,496		239		—		4,735
Additions to property and equipment and intangible assets		46,343		5,832		—		52,175
Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
September 2, 2023:
Revenues	$	8,963,256	$	2,406,012	$	(70,025)	$	11,299,243
Gross Profit		2,065,465		208,657		—		2,274,122
Adjusted EBITDA(2)		43,572		64,852		—		108,424
Depreciation and amortization		112,454		22,470		—		134,924
LIFO charge		15,000		—		—		15,000
Stock-based compensation expense		1,496		653		—		2,149
Additions to property and equipment and intangible assets		78,333		13,753		—		92,086
August 27, 2022:
Revenues	$	8,577,147	$	3,453,098	$	(114,593)	$	11,915,652
Gross Profit		2,140,393		210,831		—		2,351,224
Adjusted EBITDA(2)		105,166		73,513		—		178,679
Depreciation and amortization		112,787		25,850		—		138,637
LIFO charge		10,121		—		—		10,121
Stock-based compensation expense		7,598		471		—		8,069
Additions to property and equipment and intangible assets		124,894		12,705		—		137,599

(1) Intersegment eliminations include intersegment revenues and corresponding cost of revenues that occur when Pharmacy Services Segment customers use Retail Pharmacy Segment stores to purchase covered products. When this occurs, both the Retail Pharmacy and Pharmacy Services Segments record the revenue on a stand-alone basis.

(2) See “Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share and Other Non-GAAP Measures” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results for additional details.

Schedule of reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA

	September 2,		August 27,		September 2,		August 27,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(13 weeks)		(13 weeks)		(26 weeks)		(26 weeks)
Net loss	$	(1,009,794)	$	(332,716)	$	(1,316,203)	$	(418,157)
Interest expense		72,658		52,533		137,878		100,652
Income tax expense		2,338		11,967		3,831		15,464
Depreciation and amortization		69,029		68,564		134,924		138,637
LIFO charge		7,500		10,121		15,000		10,121
Facility exit and impairment charges		300,525		47,271		320,217		89,092
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges		295,490		252,200		446,990		252,200
Gain on debt modifications and retirements, net		—		(41,312)		—		(41,312)
Stock-based compensation expense		1,068		4,735		2,149		8,069
Restructuring-related costs		85,709		12,805		163,839		35,451
Inventory write-downs related to store closings		8,414		1,094		10,471		9,049
Litigation and other contractual settlements		205,041		20,093		216,091		38,364
Gain on sale of assets, net		(24,087)		(29,001)		(32,280)		(58,197)
Other		2,818		195		5,517		(754)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	16,709	$	78,549	$	108,424	$	178,679

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Supplementary Cash Flow Data (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Supplementary Cash Flow Data

Schedule of supplementary cash flow data

	Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2, 2023		August 27, 2022
Cash paid for interest	$	128,544	$	94,557
Cash payments (refunds) for income taxes, net	$	3,541	$	(10,359)
Equipment financed under capital leases	$	832	$	1,235
Gross borrowings from revolver	$	2,119,000	$	1,838,000
Gross repayments to revolver	$	1,282,000	$	1,161,000

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Revision of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2023

Revision of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements

Schedule of revisions to the previously reported financial statements

	Previously				As
(In 000’s, except per share amounts)	Reported		Adjustment		Revised
Balance Sheet:
Accrued salaries, wages, and other current liabilities	$	894,079	$	(17,360)	$	876,719
Total current liabilities		6,517,954		(17,360)		6,500,594
Other noncurrent liabilities		188,597		(40,728)		147,869
Total liabilities		9,092,222		(58,088)		9,034,134
Accumulated deficit		(7,928,265)		58,088		(7,870,177)
Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity		(1,966,270)		58,088		(1,908,182)
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss:
Facility exit and impairment charges	$	310,761	$	(10,236)	$	300,525
Loss before income taxes		(1,017,692)		10,236		(1,007,456)
Net loss		(1,020,030)		10,236		(1,009,794)
Comprehensive loss		(1,020,030)		10,236		(1,009,794)
Basic and diluted loss per share		(18.44)		0.18		(18.26)

	Previously				As
(In 000’s, except per share amounts)	Reported		Adjustment		Revised
Balance Sheet:
Accrued salaries, wages, and other current liabilities	$	729,561	$	(13,676)	$	715,885
Total current liabilities		2,818,767		(13,676)		2,805,091
Other noncurrent liabilities		151,616		(26,443)		125,173
Total liabilities		8,703,523		(40,119)		8,663,404
Accumulated deficit		(6,293,062)		40,119		(6,252,943)
Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity		(336,398)		40,119		(296,279)
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss:
Facility exit and impairment charges	$	45,845	$	1,426	$	47,271
Loss before income taxes		(319,323)		(1,426)		(320,749)
Net loss		(331,290)		(1,426)		(332,716)
Comprehensive loss		(331,290)		(1,426)		(332,716)
Basic and diluted loss per share		(6.07)		(0.03)		(6.10)

	Previously				As
(In 000’s, except per share amounts)	Reported		Adjustment		Revised
Balance Sheet:
Accrued salaries, wages, and other current liabilities	$	894,079	$	(17,360)	$	876,719
Total current liabilities		6,517,954		(17,360)		6,500,594
Other noncurrent liabilities		188,597		(40,728)		147,869
Total liabilities		9,092,222		(58,088)		9,034,134
Accumulated deficit		(7,928,265)		58,088		(7,870,177)
Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity		(1,966,270)		58,088		(1,908,182)
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss:
Facility exit and impairment charges	$	330,762	$	(10,545)	$	320,217
Loss before income taxes		(1,322,917)		10,545		(1,312,372)
Net loss		(1,326,748)		10,545		(1,316,203)
Comprehensive loss		(1,326,748)		10,545		(1,316,203)
Basic and diluted loss per share		(24.02)		0.19		(23.83)
Statement of Cash Flows:
Net loss	$	(1,326,748)	$	10,545	$	(1,316,203)
Facility exit and impairment charges		330,762		(10,545)		320,217

	Previously				As
(In 000’s, except per share amounts)	Reported		Adjustment		Revised
Balance Sheet:
Accrued salaries, wages, and other current liabilities	$	729,561	$	(13,676)	$	715,885
Total current liabilities		2,818,767		(13,676)		2,805,091
Other noncurrent liabilities		151,616		(26,443)		125,173
Total liabilities		8,703,523		(40,119)		8,663,404
Accumulated deficit		(6,293,062)		40,119		(6,252,943)
Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity		(336,398)		40,119		(296,279)
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss:
Facility exit and impairment charges	$	112,416	$	(23,324)	$	89,092
Loss before income taxes		(426,017)		23,324		(402,693)
Net loss		(441,481)		23,324		(418,157)
Comprehensive loss		(441,481)		23,324		(418,157)
Basic and diluted loss per share		(8.11)		0.43		(7.68)
Statement of Cash Flows:
Net loss	$	(441,481)	$	23,324	$	(418,157)
Facility exit and impairment charges		112,416		(23,324)		89,092

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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Sales (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022
Product Class
Revenues	$ 5,646,081	$ 5,901,069	$ 11,299,243	$ 11,915,652
Intersegment elimination
Product Class
Revenues	(34,704)	(57,963)	(70,025)	(114,593)
Retail Pharmacy Segment
Product Class
Other revenue	27,853	28,965	55,862	59,667
Revenues	4,470,927	4,231,791	8,963,256	8,577,147
Retail Pharmacy Segment | Pharmacy sales
Product Class
Revenues	3,319,057	2,971,236	6,616,031	6,024,684
Retail Pharmacy Segment | Front end sales
Product Class
Revenues	1,124,017	1,231,590	2,291,363	2,492,796
Pharmacy Services Segment
Product Class
Revenues	$ 1,209,858	$ 1,727,241	$ 2,406,012	$ 3,453,098

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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details)		1 Months Ended
	Feb. 27, 2022 USD ($) Point	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 02, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 04, 2023 USD ($)
Revenue Recognition
Accrued contract liabilities			$ 707,000
Wellness plus program
Revenue Recognition
Loyalty discount eligibility period		6 months
Rite aid rewards program | Retail Pharmacy Segment
Revenue Recognition
Value of each reward point earned	$ 0.002
Minimum points required for conversion into rewards | Point	1,000
Threshold period for expiry of unconverted points	90 days
Threshold period for expiry of unredeemed rewards	30 days
Accrued contract liabilities			$ 2,560,000	$ 2,030,000

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Restructuring (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2023	Jun. 03, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022
Restructuring related costs
Total restructuring-related costs	$ 85,709		$ 12,805	$ 163,839	$ 35,451
Term of profitability opportunities				3 years
Total restructuring-related costs | Selling, general and administrative expenses
Restructuring related costs
Total restructuring-related costs	85,709		12,805	$ 163,839	35,451
Total restructuring-related costs | Accrued salaries, wages and other current liabilities
Restructuring related costs
Balance-beginning of period	91,242	$ 49,812		49,812
Additions charged to expense	85,709	78,130
Cash payments	(108,834)	(36,700)
Balance-end of period	68,117	91,242		68,117
Severance and related costs | Selling, general and administrative expenses
Restructuring related costs
Total restructuring-related costs	926		913	1,366	12,817
Severance and related costs | Accrued salaries, wages and other current liabilities
Restructuring related costs
Balance-beginning of period	5,360	7,658		7,658
Additions charged to expense	926	440
Cash payments	(2,052)	(2,738)
Balance-end of period	4,234	5,360		4,234
Professional and other fees | Selling, general and administrative expenses
Restructuring related costs
Total restructuring-related costs	84,783		11,892	162,473	22,634
Professional and other fees | Accrued salaries, wages and other current liabilities
Restructuring related costs
Balance-beginning of period	85,882	42,154		42,154
Additions charged to expense	84,783	77,690
Cash payments	(106,782)	(33,962)
Balance-end of period	63,883	$ 85,882		63,883
Retail Pharmacy Segment | Total restructuring-related costs | Selling, general and administrative expenses
Restructuring related costs
Total restructuring-related costs	83,410		8,442	159,879	25,813
Retail Pharmacy Segment | Severance and related costs | Selling, general and administrative expenses
Restructuring related costs
Total restructuring-related costs	926		913	1,366	12,201
Retail Pharmacy Segment | Professional and other fees | Selling, general and administrative expenses
Restructuring related costs
Total restructuring-related costs	82,484		7,529	158,513	13,612
Pharmacy Services Segment | Total restructuring-related costs | Selling, general and administrative expenses
Restructuring related costs
Total restructuring-related costs	2,299		4,363	3,960	9,638
Pharmacy Services Segment | Severance and related costs | Selling, general and administrative expenses
Restructuring related costs
Total restructuring-related costs					616
Pharmacy Services Segment | Professional and other fees | Selling, general and administrative expenses
Restructuring related costs
Total restructuring-related costs	$ 2,299		$ 4,363	$ 3,960	$ 9,022

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Loss Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022
Numerator:
Net loss attributable to common stockholders - basic	$ (1,009,794)	$ (332,716)	$ (1,316,203)	$ (418,157)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders - diluted	$ (1,009,794)	$ (332,716)	$ (1,316,203)	$ (418,157)
Denominator:
Basic weighted average shares	55,306	54,548	55,242	54,453
Diluted weighted average shares	55,306	54,548	55,242	54,453
Basic loss per share:
Basic loss per share	$ (18.26)	$ (6.10)	$ (23.83)	$ (7.68)
Diluted loss per share:
Diluted loss per share	$ (18.26)	$ (6.10)	$ (23.83)	$ (7.68)
Incentive Stock options
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of income per share
Shares excluded from the computation of diluted income (loss) per share	16	539	16	539
Unvested Restricted stock
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of income per share
Shares excluded from the computation of diluted income (loss) per share	1,074	1,811	1,074	1,811

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Facility Exit and Impairment Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022
Lease termination and impairment charges
Facility exit and impairment charges	$ 300,525	$ 47,271	$ 320,217	$ 89,092
Impairment charges
Lease termination and impairment charges
Facility exit and impairment charges	290,694	34,738	302,432	69,774
Facility exit charges
Lease termination and impairment charges
Facility exit and impairment charges	$ 9,831	$ 12,533	$ 17,785	$ 19,318

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Facility Exit and Impairment Charges - Fair value (Details) - Nonrecurring basis - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-lived assets held, impairment charges			$ (301,417)	$ (64,942)
Long-lived assets held for sale, impairment charges			(1,015)	(4,832)
Total	$ (290,694)	$ (34,738)	(302,432)	(69,774)
Carrying value of long-lived assets	620,106	86,534	620,106	86,534
Level 1
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of Long-lived assets held for use
Fair value of Long-lived assets held for sale
Total
Level 2
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of Long-lived assets held for use	2,653	11,645	2,653	11,645
Fair value of Long-lived assets held for sale	1,803	5,115	1,803	5,115
Total	4,456	16,760	4,456	16,760
Level 3
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of Long-lived assets held for use	313,218		313,218
Fair value of Long-lived assets held for sale
Total	313,218		313,218
Fair Value
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of Long-lived assets held for use	315,871	11,645	315,871	11,645
Fair value of Long-lived assets held for sale	1,803	5,115	1,803	5,115
Total	$ 317,674	$ 16,760	$ 317,674	$ 16,760

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Facility Exit and Impairment Charges - Closed Store Liability rollforward (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2023	Jun. 03, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022
Closed store liability
Provision for present value of executory costs for leases exited	$ 85,709		$ 12,805	$ 163,839	$ 35,451
Facility Exit Charges
Closed store liability
Balance-beginning of period	1,919	$ 2,228	1,856	2,228	1,892
Provision for present value of executory costs for leases exited				155
Changes in assumptions and other adjustments
Interest accretion			0
Cash payments	(28)		(29)	(492)	(65)
Balance-end of period	$ 1,891	$ 1,919	$ 1,827	$ 1,891	$ 1,827

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Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 02, 2023	Mar. 04, 2023
Other Financial Instruments
Held to maturity investments	$ 4,189	$ 7,457
Level 1
Other Financial Instruments
Carrying value of total long-term indebtedness	3,767,350	2,925,258
Estimated fair value of total long-term indebtedness	$ 3,165,382	$ 2,368,328

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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022	Mar. 04, 2023
Income Taxes
Income tax expense	$ 2,338	$ 11,967	$ 3,831	$ 15,464
Overall tax rate impact percent	(0.20%)	(3.70%)	(0.30%)	(3.80%)
Valuation allowance to offset the current year deferred state tax benefits (as a percent)	(25.30%)	87.80%	(25.80%)	62.50%
Adjustments to valuation allowance			$ (380,509)
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits related to state exposures	$ 4,001		4,001
Valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets	$ 1,975,091		$ 1,975,091		$ 1,636,461

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Medicare Part D (Details) $ in Thousands					3 Months Ended							6 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2023 USD ($)	Oct. 13, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 24, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 12, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 02, 2023 USD ($) item individual	Jun. 03, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 04, 2023 USD ($)	Nov. 26, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 27, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 26, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 02, 2023 USD ($) item individual	Aug. 27, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net					$ 1,472,755		$ 1,149,958					$ 1,472,755
Medicare Part D
Loss (gain) on sale of assets, net					(24,087)				$ (29,001)			(32,280)	$ (58,197)
Goodwill, impairment charges					266,000	$ 151,500						417,500
Receivable Purchase Agreements
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net					32,697		32,697					32,697
August 2021 Receivable Purchase Agreement
Medicare Part D
Amount of receivables sold under Receivable Purchase Agreement				$ 271,829
Sale price for receivables sold				258,116
Receipts from sale of receivables				$ 239,360
Loss on sale of receivable											$ 13,713
October 2022 Receivable Purchase Agreement
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net					13,488							13,488
Medicare Part D
Amount of receivables sold under Receivable Purchase Agreement		$ 195,487
Sale price for receivables sold		180,405
Receipts from sale of receivables		$ 166,917
Loss on sale of receivable								$ 1,937
Loss (gain) on sale of assets, net								$ 15,082
January 2022 Receivable Purchase Agreement
Medicare Part D
Amount of receivables sold under Receivable Purchase Agreement			$ 400,680
Sale price for receivables sold			387,035
Receipts from sale of receivables			$ 359,388
Loss on sale of receivable										$ 13,645
February 2023 Receivable Purchase Agreement
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net					19,209							19,209
Medicare Part D
Amount of receivables sold under Receivable Purchase Agreement	$ 278,390
Sale price for receivables sold	261,771
Receipts from sale of receivables	$ 242,562
Loss (gain) on sale of assets, net							16,619
Most Current Receivable Purchase Agreement
Medicare Part D
Loss on sale of receivable							2,573
EI (Elixir Insurance)
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Minimum amount of capital and surplus required by regulatory requirements														$ 7,333
Accounts receivable, net					$ 255,916		$ 45,201					$ 255,916
Medicare Part D
Number of markets | item					11							11
Number of individual members | individual					274,000							274,000

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Manufacturer Rebates Receivables (Details) - Pharmacy Services Segment - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 02, 2023	Mar. 04, 2023
Manufacturer Rebates Receivables
Manufacturer rebates receivables	$ 411,549	$ 357,699
Manufacturers Rebates Receivables
Manufacturer Rebates Receivables
Allowance for uncollectible accounts	$ 13,280	$ 8,680

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2023	Jun. 03, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022	Mar. 04, 2023
Goodwill, impairment charges	$ 266,000	$ 151,500		$ 417,500
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges	295,490		$ 252,200	446,990	$ 252,200
CMS license
Impairment of intangible assets	29,490
Pharmacy Services Segment
Accumulated impairment losses	$ 1,592,412			1,592,412		$ 1,174,912
Goodwill, impairment charges				$ 417,500

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2023	Jun. 03, 2023	Sep. 02, 2023
Carrying amount of goodwill
Beginning Balance		$ 507,936	$ 507,936
Goodwill impairment	$ (266,000)	(151,500)	(417,500)
Ending Balance	90,436		90,436
Retail Pharmacy Segment
Carrying amount of goodwill
Beginning Balance		43,492	43,492
Ending Balance	43,492		43,492
Pharmacy Services Segment
Carrying amount of goodwill
Beginning Balance		$ 464,444	464,444
Goodwill impairment			(417,500)
Ending Balance	$ 46,944		$ 46,944

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Intangibles (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 02, 2023	Mar. 04, 2023
Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class
Gross Carrying Amount, Finite	$ 1,677,751	$ 1,677,084
Total Accumulated Amortization, Finite	(1,490,579)	(1,441,372)
Total Net, finite	187,172	235,712
Gross Carrying Amount, Total	1,692,151	1,691,484
Net, Total	201,572	250,112
Trademarks
Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class
Total Accumulated Amortization, Indefinite Lived
Net Carrying Amount, Indefinite Lived	14,400	14,400
Gross Carrying Amount, Indefinite Lived	14,400	14,400
Noncompete agreements and other
Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class
Gross Carrying Amount, Finite	203,632	201,919
Total Accumulated Amortization, Finite	(184,551)	(182,957)
Total Net, finite	$ 19,081	$ 18,962
Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period	3 years	3 years
Prescription files
Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class
Gross Carrying Amount, Finite	$ 1,030,619	$ 1,029,665
Total Accumulated Amortization, Finite	(935,466)	(928,478)
Total Net, finite	$ 95,153	$ 101,187
Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period	5 years	5 years
Customer relationships
Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class
Gross Carrying Amount, Finite	$ 386,000	$ 388,000
Total Accumulated Amortization, Finite	(313,062)	(306,139)
Total Net, finite	$ 72,938	$ 81,861
Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period	8 years	9 years
CMS license
Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class
Gross Carrying Amount, Finite	$ 57,500	$ 57,500
Total Accumulated Amortization, Finite	$ (57,500)	(23,798)
Total Net, finite		$ 33,702
Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period	0 years	4 years

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Unfavorable lease intangibles and amortization expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Amortization expense for intangible assets and liabilities	$ 16,590	$ 18,420	$ 33,723	$ 39,046
Anticipated annual amortization expense for intangible assets and liabilities
2024	55,339		55,339
2025	44,505		44,505
2026	34,144		34,144
2027	27,154		27,154
2028	$ 19,674		$ 19,674

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Indebtedness and Credit Agreement - Indebtedness and lease financing obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 02, 2023	Mar. 04, 2023	Jun. 13, 2022
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Lease financing obligations	$ 17,724	$ 18,912
Total debt	3,785,074	2,944,170
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt and lease financing obligations	(3,773,356)	(6,332)
Long-term debt and lease financing obligations, less current maturities	11,718	2,937,838
Senior Secured Debt
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Long-term debt	2,421,751	1,581,793
Senior secured revolving credit facility due August 2026
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Long-term debt	2,023,533	1,183,883
Principal	2,037,000	1,200,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs	13,467	16,117
FILO term loan due August 2026
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Long-term debt	398,218	397,910
Principal	400,000	400,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs	1,782	2,090
Second Lien Secured Debt
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Long-term debt	1,158,215	1,156,132
7.5% senior secured notes due July 2025
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Long-term debt	$ 318,016	$ 317,473
Debt instrument, stated interest rate (as a percent)	7.50%	7.50%	7.50%
Principal	$ 320,002	$ 320,002
Unamortized debt issuance costs	1,986	2,529
8.0% senior secured notes due November 2026
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Long-term debt	$ 840,199	$ 838,659
Debt instrument, stated interest rate (as a percent)	8.00%	8.00%	8.00%
Principal	$ 849,918	$ 849,918
Unamortized debt issuance costs	9,719	11,259
Unguaranteed Unsecured Debt
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Long-term debt	187,384	187,333
7.7% notes due February 2027
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Long-term debt	$ 185,344	$ 185,293
Debt instrument, stated interest rate (as a percent)	7.70%	7.70%	7.70%
Principal	$ 185,691	$ 185,691
Unamortized debt issuance costs	347	398
6.875% fixed-rate senior notes due December 2028
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Long-term debt	$ 2,040	$ 2,040
Debt instrument, stated interest rate (as a percent)	6.875%	6.875%	6.875%
Principal	$ 2,046	$ 2,046
Unamortized debt issuance costs	$ 6	$ 6

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Indebtedness and Credit Agreement - Credit Facility (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			6 Months Ended
	Dec. 01, 2022	Aug. 20, 2021	Sep. 02, 2023	Dec. 20, 2018
Rite Aid Lease Management Company
Credit facility
Ownership interest (as a percent)			100.00%
Senior secured revolving credit facility due December 2023
Credit facility
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 2,700,000
FILO term loan due December 2023
Credit facility
Maximum borrowing capacity				450,000
FILO term loan due August 2026
Credit facility
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 400,000	$ 350,000
FILO term loan due August 2026 | Maximum
Credit facility
Threshold availability on the third consecutive business day			$ 257,500
FILO term loan due August 2026 | LIBOR
Credit facility
Percentage points added to the reference rate		2.75%
FILO term loan due August 2026 | Citibank's base rate
Credit facility
Percentage points added to the reference rate	2.00%	1.75%
FILO term loan due August 2026 | SOFR
Credit facility
Percentage points added to the reference rate	3.00%
Senior secured revolving credit facility due August 2026
Credit facility
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 2,850,000	$ 2,800,000
Period triggering springing maturity	91 days
Outstanding borrowings			2,437,000
Letters of credit outstanding			210,198
Additional borrowing capacity			602,802
Maximum amount of accumulated cash on hand			200,000
Amount of debt allowed to be outstanding			1,500,000
Cash sweep, 3-day minimum threshold			283,250
Cash sweep, 1-day minimum threshold			206,000
Threshold amount of debt			$ 750,000
Number of days relating to debt threshold			90 days
Minimum principal balance for which non-payment causes default			$ 50,000
Senior secured revolving credit facility due August 2026 | Minimum
Credit facility
Credit facility commitment fee (as a percent)	0.25%
Additional borrowing capacity			$ 375,950
Fixed charge coverage ratio			1.00
Threshold availability on thirtieth consecutive day			$ 257,500
Senior secured revolving credit facility due August 2026 | Maximum
Credit facility
Credit facility commitment fee (as a percent)	0.375%
Threshold availability on revolving credit facility to trigger fixed charge coverage requirements			$ 206,000
Senior secured revolving credit facility due August 2026 | LIBOR | Minimum
Credit facility
Percentage points added to the reference rate		1.25%
Senior secured revolving credit facility due August 2026 | LIBOR | Maximum
Credit facility
Percentage points added to the reference rate		1.75%
Senior secured revolving credit facility due August 2026 | Citibank's base rate | Minimum
Credit facility
Percentage points added to the reference rate		0.25%
Senior secured revolving credit facility due August 2026 | Citibank's base rate | Maximum
Credit facility
Percentage points added to the reference rate		0.75%
Senior secured revolving credit facility due January 2020
Credit facility
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 2,700,000

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Indebtedness - DIP ABL Credit Agreement (Details) - DIP ABL Credit Agreement - Subsequent Events $ in Millions	Oct. 15, 2023 USD ($)
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Aggregate principal amount	$ 3,250
Revolving credit facility
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Aggregate principal amount	$ 2,850
Unused commitment fee percentage	0.50%
Revolving credit facility | SOFR
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Interest rate margin	3.25%
DIP FILO Facility
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Aggregate principal amount	$ 400
DIP FILO Facility | SOFR
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Interest rate margin	5.25%
Interest rate margin adjustment	4.75%
Upfront fee payable (as a percent)	1.00%

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Indebtedness - DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement (Details) - DIP Term Loan Credit Agreement - Subsequent Events $ in Millions	Oct. 15, 2023 USD ($)
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Aggregate principal amount	$ 200
SOFR
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Interest rate	7.50%

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Indebtedness and Credit Agreement - Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 09, 2022	Jun. 13, 2022	Mar. 04, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022	Dec. 01, 2022	Nov. 30, 2022	Nov. 03, 2022	Jun. 29, 2022	Aug. 20, 2021
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Gain (loss) on debt modifications and retirements, net		$ 41,312		$ 41,312		$ 41,312
6.875% fixed-rate senior notes due December 2028
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Debt instrument, stated interest rate (as a percent)		6.875%	6.875%		6.875%
Face amount of debt repurchased										$ 26,955
7.7% notes due February 2027
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Debt instrument, stated interest rate (as a percent)		7.70%	7.70%		7.70%
Face amount of debt repurchased										51,695
7.5% senior secured notes due July 2025
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Debt instrument, stated interest rate (as a percent)		7.50%	7.50%		7.50%
Debt instrument, subcap amount		$ 100,000
Gain (loss) on debt modifications and retirements, net	$ 38,978
Face amount of debt repurchased	$ 4,559	$ 150,000						$ 160,497	$ 200,000	$ 114,942
7.70% senior secured notes due 2027
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Debt instrument, stated interest rate (as a percent)		7.70%
6.875% senior secured notes due 2028
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Debt instrument, stated interest rate (as a percent)		6.875%
8.0% senior secured notes due November 2026
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Debt instrument, stated interest rate (as a percent)		8.00%	8.00%		8.00%
Senior secured credit facility
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Gain (loss) on debt modifications and retirements, net			$ (148)
Liquidity							$ 100,000
FILO term loan due August 2026
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Maximum borrowing capacity							400,000				$ 350,000
Senior secured revolving credit facility due August 2026
Indebtedness and credit agreements
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 2,850,000				$ 2,800,000

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Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Operating lease cost	$ 148,896	$ 157,956	$ 301,568	$ 317,801
Financing lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use asset	775	863	1,594	1,672
Interest on long-term finance lease liabilities	454	503	921	1,004
Total finance lease costs	1,229	1,366	2,515	2,676
Short-term lease costs	2,086	585	1,310	1,042
Variable lease costs	44,646	43,652	90,879	86,297
Less: sublease income	(3,104)	(3,393)	(5,841)	(6,616)
Net lease cost	$ 193,753	$ 200,166	$ 390,431	$ 401,200
Buildings | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Initial terms of noncancellable operating leases	5 years		5 years
Initial terms of noncancellable finance leases	5 years		5 years
Buildings | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Initial terms of noncancellable operating leases	22 years		22 years
Initial terms of noncancellable finance leases	22 years		22 years
Equipment | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Initial terms of noncancellable operating leases	3 years		3 years
Equipment | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Initial terms of noncancellable operating leases	10 years		10 years

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Leases - Supplemental cash flow information related to leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows paid for operating leases	$ 330,492	$ 350,177
Operating cash flows paid for interest portion of finance leases	921	1,004
Financing cash flows paid for principal portion of finance leases	1,969	1,940
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases	163,569	155,710
Finance leases

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Leases - Supplemental BS Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 02, 2023	Mar. 04, 2023
Operating leases:
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$ 2,239,043	$ 2,497,206
Short-term operating lease liabilities	422,233	502,403
Long-term operating lease liabilities	2,373,953	2,372,943
Total operating lease liabilities	2,796,186	2,875,346
Finance leases:
Property, plant and equipment, net	790,001	907,771
Current maturities of lease financing obligations	$ 6,006	$ 6,332
Finance Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Current	Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Current
Lease financing obligations, less current maturities	$ 11,718	$ 12,580
Total finance lease liabilities	$ 17,724	$ 18,912
Weighted average remaining lease term
Operating leases (in years)	7 years 3 months 18 days	7 years 6 months
Finance leases (in years)	8 years	8 years
Weighted average discount rate
Operating leases (as a percent)	7.50%	6.50%
Finance leases (as a percent)	10.50%	9.00%
Finance Leased Assets
Finance leases:
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 12,674	$ 13,576

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Leases - Maturity of lease liabilities under finance and operating leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 02, 2023	Mar. 04, 2023
Finance Leases
2024 (remaining twenty-six weeks)	$ 5,301
2025	5,048
2026	1,883
2027	1,500
2028	1,500
Thereafter	10,174
Total lease payments	25,406
Less: imputed interest	(7,682)
Total finance lease liabilities	17,724	$ 18,912
Operating Leases
2024 (remaining twenty-six weeks)	335,247
2025	622,993
2026	500,523
2027	472,118
2028	399,881
Thereafter	1,280,351
Total lease payments	3,611,113
Less: imputed interest	(814,927)
Total operating lease liabilities	2,796,186	$ 2,875,346
Minimum sublease rentals	23,000
Finance and Operating Leases
2024 (remaining twenty-six weeks)	340,548
2025	628,041
2026	502,406
2027	473,618
2028	401,381
Thereafter	1,290,525
Total lease payments	3,636,519
Less: imputed interest	(822,609)
Total lease liabilities	$ 2,813,910

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Leases - Sale Leaseback (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2023 USD ($) facility	Aug. 27, 2022 USD ($) store facility	Sep. 02, 2023 USD ($) facility	Aug. 27, 2022 USD ($) store facility
Sale Leaseback Transaction
Number of facilities in sale/leaseback | facility	3	3	3	3
Sale/leaseback proceeds	$ 5,454	$ 45,986	$ 5,454	$ 45,986
Gain (loss) on sale-leaseback transactions	$ (706)	$ 23,313	$ (706)	$ 23,313
Retail Store
Sale Leaseback Transaction
Number of stores sold | store		1		1
Leaseback term	15 years	15 years	15 years	15 years
Distribution Center
Sale Leaseback Transaction
Leaseback term		3 years		3 years

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Retirement Plans - Net periodic expense (income) (Details) - Defined Benefit Pension Plan - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022
Net periodic pension expense
Service cost	$ 73	$ 107	$ 146	$ 214
Interest cost	$ 1,581	$ 1,263	$ 3,162	$ 2,527
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit), Interest Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Selling, General and Administrative Expense	Selling, General and Administrative Expense	Selling, General and Administrative Expense	Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Expected return on plan assets	$ (1,474)	$ (1,402)	$ (2,948)	$ (2,804)
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit (Cost) Credit, Expected Return (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Selling, General and Administrative Expense	Selling, General and Administrative Expense	Selling, General and Administrative Expense	Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Net periodic pension expense (income)	$ 180	$ (32)	$ 360	$ (63)

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Segment Reporting - Balance Sheet information (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2023 USD ($) segment	Mar. 04, 2023 USD ($)
Segment Reporting
Number of reportable segments | segment	2
Total Assets	$ 7,125,952	$ 7,527,362
Goodwill	90,436	507,936
Accounts receivable	1,472,755	1,149,958
Retail Pharmacy Segment
Segment Reporting
Goodwill	43,492	43,492
Pharmacy Services Segment
Segment Reporting
Goodwill	46,944	464,444
Operating Segments | Retail Pharmacy Segment
Segment Reporting
Total Assets	5,530,289	5,487,845
Goodwill	43,492	43,492
Operating Segments | Pharmacy Services Segment
Segment Reporting
Total Assets	1,605,604	2,049,107
Goodwill	46,944	464,444
Intersegment elimination
Segment Reporting
Total Assets	(9,941)	(9,590)
Goodwill
Accounts receivable	$ 9,941	$ 9,590

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Segment Reporting - Revenues (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022
Segment Reporting
Revenues	$ 5,646,081	$ 5,901,069	$ 11,299,243	$ 11,915,652
Gross Profit	1,095,596	1,154,495	2,274,122	2,351,224
Adjusted EBITDA	16,709	78,549	108,424	178,679
Depreciation and amortization	69,029	68,564	134,924	138,637
LIFO charge	7,500	10,121	15,000	10,121
Stock-based compensation expense	1,068	4,735	2,149	8,069
Additions to property and equipment and intangible assets	44,583	52,175	92,086	137,599
Retail Pharmacy Segment
Segment Reporting
Revenues	4,470,927	4,231,791	8,963,256	8,577,147
Operating Segments | Retail Pharmacy Segment
Segment Reporting
Revenues	4,470,927	4,231,791	8,963,256	8,577,147
Gross Profit	978,602	1,043,036	2,065,465	2,140,393
Adjusted EBITDA	(26,477)	31,484	43,572	105,166
Depreciation and amortization	56,985	56,679	112,454	112,787
LIFO charge	7,500	10,121	15,000	10,121
Stock-based compensation expense	773	4,496	1,496	7,598
Additions to property and equipment and intangible assets	37,894	46,343	78,333	124,894
Operating Segments | Pharmacy Services Segment
Segment Reporting
Revenues	1,209,858	1,727,241	2,406,012	3,453,098
Gross Profit	116,994	111,459	208,657	210,831
Adjusted EBITDA	43,186	47,065	64,852	73,513
Depreciation and amortization	12,044	11,885	22,470	25,850
Stock-based compensation expense	295	239	653	471
Additions to property and equipment and intangible assets	6,689	5,832	13,753	12,705
Intersegment elimination
Segment Reporting
Revenues	(34,704)	(57,963)	(70,025)	(114,593)
Gross Profit
Adjusted EBITDA
Depreciation and amortization
LIFO charge
Stock-based compensation expense
Additions to property and equipment and intangible assets

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Segment Reporting - Adjusted EBITDA (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 13, 2022	Sep. 02, 2023	Jun. 03, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022	May 28, 2022	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022
Segment Reporting
Net loss		$ (1,009,794)	$ (306,409)	$ (332,716)	$ (85,441)	$ (1,316,203)	$ (418,157)
Interest expense		72,658		52,533		137,878	100,652
Income tax expense		2,338		11,967		3,831	15,464
Depreciation and amortization		69,029		68,564		134,924	138,637
LIFO charge		7,500		10,121		15,000	10,121
Facility exit and impairment charges		300,525		47,271		320,217	89,092
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges		295,490		252,200		446,990	252,200
Gain on debt modifications and retirements, net	$ (41,312)			(41,312)			(41,312)
Stock-based compensation expense		1,068		4,735		2,149	8,069
Restructuring-related costs		85,709		12,805		163,839	35,451
Inventory write-downs related to store closings		8,414		1,094		10,471	9,049
Litigation and other contractual settlements		205,041		20,093		216,091	38,364
Gain on sale of assets, net		(24,087)		(29,001)		(32,280)	(58,197)
Other		2,818		195		5,517	(754)
Adjusted EBITDA		$ 16,709		$ 78,549		$ 108,424	$ 178,679

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Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 22, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 02, 2023 USD ($) lawsuit state
Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees
Number of punitive class actions | lawsuit				4
Number of punitive class actions involving technologies tracking consumer information | lawsuit				3
Number of punitive class actions involving data security incident | lawsuit				1
California Employment Litigation Claims Related To Reimbursement For Cell phone and Mileage Expenses
Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees
Amount awarded to other party			$ 1,290
California Employment Litigation Claims Related To Wages And Hour Class Action
Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees
Amount awarded to other party			$ 800
New York Employment Litigation Claims Related To Wages And Hour Class Action
Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees
Amount awarded to other party		$ 6,450
Blue Cross Blue Shield Litigation
Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees
Number of claims | lawsuit				2
Number of states in which operated | state				8
Humana Litigation
Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees
Amount awarded to other party	$ 122,600
Amount of accrued damages				$ 136,800
Prejudgment interest awarded	$ 40,700
Civil Investigative Demand Regarding Code 1 Drugs
Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees
Amount awarded to other party				$ 60,000

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Supplementary Cash Flow Data (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022
Supplementary Cash Flow Data
Cash paid for interest	$ 128,544	$ 94,557
Cash payments (refunds) for income taxes, net	3,541	(10,359)
Equipment financed under capital leases	832	1,235
Gross borrowings from revolver	2,119,000	1,838,000
Gross repayments to revolver	1,282,000	1,161,000
Significant components of cash provided by (used in) Other Liabilities (Other Assets)
Other Liabilities	205,151	(61,372)
Other Assets	$ (88,771)	$ (10,870)

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Subsequent Events (Details) - Subsequent Events - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 15, 2023	Sep. 28, 2023
Minimum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Average total market capitalization		$ 50,000
Financial and Operational Restructuring Plan
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity Interests recoverable amount	$ 0
Professional and other fees | Financial and Operational Restructuring Plan
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of restructuring plan	100.00%
Elixir Assets
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Purchase price	$ 575,000
Maximum break-up fee and reimbursement of expenses as a percent of purchase price	3.50%

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Revision of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2023	Jun. 03, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022	May 28, 2022	Sep. 02, 2023	Aug. 27, 2022	Mar. 04, 2023	Feb. 26, 2022
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Accrued salaries, wages and other current liabilities	$ 876,719		$ 715,885		$ 876,719	$ 715,885	$ 709,891
Total current liabilities	6,500,594		2,805,091		6,500,594	2,805,091	2,713,237
Other noncurrent liabilities	147,869		125,173		147,869	125,173	97,577
Total liabilities	9,034,134		8,663,404		9,034,134	8,663,404	8,121,595
Accumulated deficit	(7,870,177)		(6,252,943)		(7,870,177)	(6,252,943)	(6,553,974)
Total stockholders' (deficit) equity	(1,908,182)	$ (899,596)	(296,279)	$ 33,169	(1,908,182)	(296,279)	$ (594,233)	$ 115,828
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss:
Facility exit and impairment charges	300,525		47,271		320,217	89,092
Loss before income taxes	(1,007,456)		(320,749)		(1,312,372)	(402,693)
Net loss	(1,009,794)	(306,409)	(332,716)	(85,441)	(1,316,203)	(418,157)
Comprehensive income	$ (1,009,794)	$ (306,409)	$ (332,716)	$ (85,441)	$ (1,316,203)	$ (418,157)
Basic loss per share	$ (18.26)		$ (6.10)		$ (23.83)	$ (7.68)
Diluted loss per share	$ (18.26)		$ (6.10)		$ (23.83)	$ (7.68)
Statement of Cash Flows:
Net loss			$ (332,716)		$ (1,316,203)	$ (418,157)
Facility exit and impairment charges	$ 300,525		47,271		320,217	89,092
Previously Reported
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Accrued salaries, wages and other current liabilities	894,079		729,561		894,079	729,561
Total current liabilities	6,517,954		2,818,767		6,517,954	2,818,767
Other noncurrent liabilities	188,597		151,616		188,597	151,616
Total liabilities	9,092,222		8,703,523		9,092,222	8,703,523
Accumulated deficit	(7,928,265)		(6,293,062)		(7,928,265)	(6,293,062)
Total stockholders' (deficit) equity	(1,966,270)		(336,398)		(1,966,270)	(336,398)
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss:
Facility exit and impairment charges	310,761		45,845		330,762	112,416
Loss before income taxes	(1,017,692)		(319,323)		(1,322,917)	(426,017)
Net loss	(1,020,030)				(1,326,748)	(441,481)
Comprehensive income	$ (1,020,030)		$ (331,290)		$ (1,326,748)	$ (441,481)
Basic loss per share	$ (18.44)		$ (6.07)		$ (24.02)	$ (8.11)
Statement of Cash Flows:
Net loss			$ (331,290)			$ (441,481)
Facility exit and impairment charges	$ 310,761		45,845		$ 330,762	112,416
Adjustment
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Accrued salaries, wages and other current liabilities	(17,360)		(13,676)		(17,360)	(13,676)
Total current liabilities	(17,360)		(13,676)		(17,360)	(13,676)
Other noncurrent liabilities	(40,728)		(26,443)		(40,728)	(26,443)
Total liabilities	(58,088)		(40,119)		(58,088)	(40,119)
Accumulated deficit	58,088		40,119		58,088	40,119
Total stockholders' (deficit) equity	58,088		40,119		58,088	40,119
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss:
Facility exit and impairment charges	(10,236)		1,426		(10,545)	(23,324)
Loss before income taxes	10,236		(1,426)		10,545	23,324
Net loss	10,236				10,545	23,324
Comprehensive income	$ 10,236		$ (1,426)		$ 10,545	$ 23,324
Basic loss per share	$ 0.18		$ (0.03)		$ 0.19	$ 0.43
Statement of Cash Flows:
Net loss			$ (1,426)			$ 23,324
Facility exit and impairment charges	$ (10,236)		$ 1,426		$ (10,545)	$ (23,324)