Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) Files An 8-K Other EventsItem 8.01 Other Events.
On May25, 2018, Rite Aid Corporation (the “Company”) issued a notice of redemption for all $805,169,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 6.75% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”) on June25, 2018 (the “Redemption Date”). The redemption price for the Notes is equal to 101.688% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the Redemption Date.
A copy of the press release announcing the redemption is attached hereto as Exhibit99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits.
Important Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the pending merger between the Company and Albertsons Companies,Inc. (“Albertsons”) and the transactions contemplated thereby, and the parties perspectives and expectations, are forward looking statements. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the benefits of the proposed merger, integration plans, expected synergies and revenue opportunities, anticipated future financial and operating performance and results, including estimates for growth, the expected management and governance of the combined company, and the expected timing of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement. The words “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan” and similar expressions indicate forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to various risks and uncertainties, assumptions (including assumptions about general economic, market, industry and operational factors), known or unknown, which could cause the actual results to vary materially from those indicated or anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks related to the expected timing and likelihood of completion of the pending merger, including the risk that the transaction may not close due to one or more closing conditions to the transaction not being satisfied or waived, such as regulatory approvals not being obtained, on a timely basis or