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): November 4, 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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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On November 4, 2004, Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. issued a press release regarding its fiscal third quarter 2004 sales 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, including that incorporated by reference, 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.
The information (including disclaimer) presented under Item 2.02 is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release dated November 4, 2004 issued
by Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
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: November 5, 2004
| DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC. By: /s/ Kent A. Kleeberger —————————————— Kent A. Kleeberger Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT 99.1 - Press release dated November 4, 2004 issued by Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.