form8-k.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON
D.C. 20549
CURRENT
REPORT PURSUANT
TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 16, 2007
DOLLAR
TREE STORES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
VIRGINIA
(State
or
Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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0-25464
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54-1387365
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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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):
o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
The
Change in Control Retention Agreement with Kent A. Kleeberger, Chief Financial
Officer, which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K
on
March 20, 2007, will terminate effective October 26, 2007, as the result of
Mr.
Kleeberger’s resignation. A description of the Change in Control
Retention Agreement is included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule 14A filed on May 17, 2007 under the heading “Compensation of Executive
Officers – Potential Payments upon Termination or Change of Control – Change in
Control Agreements” and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers
(a)
Departure of Directors or Principal Officers
On
October 16, 2007, Kent A. Kleeberger, Chief Financial Officer of Dollar Tree
Stores Inc., resigned his position with the Company effective October 26, 2007,
in order to pursue other career opportunities.
(c)
Appointment of Principal Officer
Kathleen
E. Mallas, Vice President-Controller, has been appointed as the Company’s
principal financial and accounting officer until the Chief Financial Officer
vacancy has been filled. Ms. Mallas has served as Vice President-Controller
since November 2005. Previously, she served as the Company’s
Controller, Assistant Controller and in various financial reporting capacities
since joining the Company in 1997.
Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Today,
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. issued a press release announcing that Kent A.
Kleeberger, Chief Financial Officer, has resigned his position with the Company
effective October 26, 2007, in order to pursue other career
opportunities.
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
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
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.
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DOLLAR
TREE STORES, INC.
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Date:
October 19, 2007
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By:
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/s/
Bob
Sasser
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Bob
Sasser
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
99.1 -
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Press
release dated October 19, 2007 issued by Dollar Tree Stores,
Inc.
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