rite8k.htm
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):
May
1, 2009 (April 28, 2009)
Rite
Aid Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-5742
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23-1614034
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
Number)
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30
Hunter Lane, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(717)
761-2633
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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):
[
] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
[
] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
[
] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[
] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
(b)
On April 28, 2009, Rite Aid Corporation (the “Company”) received notice from Dr.
Michael A. Friedman that he is resigning from the Company’s Board of Directors
effective immediately due to the demands and responsibilities of his leadership
role at City of Hope.
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: May
1, 2009
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By:
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/s/
Marc A. Strassler
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Name:
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Marc
A. Strassler
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Title:
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Executive
Vice President,
General
Counsel and Secretary
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