UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 25, 2004
DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
VIRGINIA
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 0-25464 | 54-1387365 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
500 Volvo Parkway
Chesapeake, VA 23320
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
(757) 321-5000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Today, August 25, 2004, Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. issued a press release reporting its fiscal second quarter earnings results and announcing that it will hold a publicly available telephone conference call to discuss these results. A copy of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.
The information contained in this item is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
The information (including disclaimer) presented under Item 2.02 is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 25, 2004 issued by Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. |
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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, hereunto duly authorized.
DATE: August 25, 2004
| DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ Kent A. Kleeberger | |
| Kent A. Kleeberger | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit 99.1- Press release dated August 25, 2004 issued by Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
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