0000935703-01-500028.txt : 20011008 0000935703-01-500028.hdr.sgml : 20011008 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000935703-01-500028 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20010930 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events FILED AS OF DATE: 20010918 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DOLLAR TREE STORES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000935703 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-VARIETY STORES [5331] IRS NUMBER: 541387365 STATE OF INCORPORATION: VA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-25464 FILM NUMBER: 1739958 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 VOLVO PARKWAY STREET 2: N/A CITY: CHESAPEAKE STATE: VA ZIP: 23320 BUSINESS PHONE: (757) 321-5000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 VOLVO PARKWAY CITY: CHESAPEAKE STATE: VA ZIP: 23320 8-K 1 form8k091801.txt PRESS RELEASE - LIMITED SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report: September 18, 2001 Date of Earliest Event Reported: September 18, 2001 DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 0-25464 VIRGINIA 54-1387365 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 500 Volvo Parkway Chesapeake, VA 23320 (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (757) 321-5000 Item 5. OTHER EVENTS. On September 18, 2001, Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. issued a press release announcing a limited share repurchase program. A copy of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference. Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits Exhibit # Description 99.1 Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.'s press release issued September 18, 2001. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized. DATE: September 18, 2001 DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC. By: /s/ Frederick C. Coble -------------------------------- Frederick C. Coble Chief Financial Officer EX-99 3 exhibit991.txt PRESS RELEASE - LIMITED SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM Exhibit 99.1 PRESS RELEASE DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC. ANNOUNCES LIMITED SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM CHESAPEAKE, Va. - September 18, 2001 - Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: DLTR), the nation's largest $1.00 discount variety store chain, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million of its common stock effective immediately and ending at the expiration of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Emergency Relief Order, including any extensions. This repurchase plan is permitted under the terms of the Emergency Relief Order issued by the SEC in response to the tragic incidents in New York City and Washington, D.C. This order currently extends through September 21, 2001. Due to the SEC's accounting rules relating to pooling-of-interests mergers, Dollar Tree has previously been unable to enter into a formal repurchase program. Dollar Tree completed a pooling-of-interests merger with Dollar Express on May 5, 2000. "We have complete confidence in the underlying strength of our domestic economy and in our country's financial markets. I am particularly pleased with the positioning of Dollar Tree in this economy and we are very confident of its future," said Macon Brock, Chairman and CEO. "Prudent financial management has enabled us to maintain a strong balance sheet which allows us this opportunity to lend stability to the marketplace. We plan to buy back shares in a responsible, disciplined manner." Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. is the nation's leading $1.00 discount variety store chain. As of September 17, 2001, Dollar Tree operates over 1,900 stores in 36 states, with distribution centers in Virginia, Mississippi, Illinois, California, Georgia and Pennsylvania. CONTACT: Dollar Tree Stores, Inc., Chesapeake Eric Coble or Erica Robb, 757/321-5000 http://www.DollarTree.com