UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: September 7, 2011
Date of earliest event reported: September 7, 2011
OFFICEMAX INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-5057 | 82-0100960 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
263 Shuman Blvd.
Naperville, Illinois 60563
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(630) 438-7800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
OfficeMax Incorporated (the “Company”) will participate in the Goldman Sachs Annual Global Retailing Conference on September 7, 2011 where it will update its outlook for the third quarter and second half of 2011 as follows:
| • | The Company now anticipates that total company sales for the third quarter of 2011 will be slightly lower than the third quarter of 2010, including the favorable impact of foreign currency translation. |
| • | In line with the Company’s previous guidance, the Company anticipates that total Company sales for the second half of 2011 will be slightly higher than the prior-year second half, including the favorable impact of foreign currency translation and the benefit of the additional fiscal week in the fourth quarter. |
| • | Additionally, the Company continues to anticipate that for both the third quarter and second half of 2011, the adjusted operating income margin rate will be flat to slightly higher than the respective prior-year periods. |
This summary does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the press release included as Exhibit 99.1 to this filing. Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit 99.1 | OfficeMax Incorporated Press Release dated September 7, 2011 |
SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: September 7, 2011
| OFFICEMAX INCORPORATED | ||
| By: | /s/ Matthew R. Broad | |
| Matthew R. Broad | ||
| Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Number |
Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | OfficeMax Incorporated Press Release dated September 7, 2011 | |
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