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): October 6, 2005
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
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appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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provisions (see
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240.13e-4(c))
Item
7.01. Regulation
FD Disclosure.
As
previously announced, Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. has released a business update
for its third quarter of 2005, which is available via a recorded telephone
announcement beginning October 6, 2005 after 5:00 PM EST and continuing through
Monday, October 10, 2005. The recorded announcement may be accessed by calling
(757) 321-5873.
The
text
of that recorded announcement is included below:
Thank
you
for calling the Dollar Tree business update hotline. This is Kent Kleeberger,
Chief Financial Officer.
The
information on this call about our future expectations, plans and prospects
constitutes forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Our actual results may differ materially from those
indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important
factors, including national and international events, consumer spending,
and
others described in our recent Annual Report, Current Report, and Quarterly
Report on file with the SEC. This information is current only as of the date
presented, and we will not update this information until our official quarterly
sales release scheduled for Thursday, November 3, before market
open.
Our
previous sales guidance for the third quarter of fiscal year 2005, encompassing
the reporting period of July 31, 2005 to October 29, 2005, was for total
sales
to be in the range of $775 to $800 million. As of October 6, the Company’s sales
may be characterized as in line with guidance, and we are therefore affirming
the range.
While
it
appears our third quarter sales will not be materially impacted by Hurricane
Katrina, and more recently Hurricane Rita, fourteen stores sustained heavy
damages as a result of these storms. These damages include inventory losses,
leasehold and equipment destruction, and significant structural repairs.
The
amount of loss is estimated to be in the range of $4.5 to $5.5 million or
approximately $0.03 per share, most of which is likely to be incurred in
the
third quarter. Previous earnings guidance for the third quarter and fiscal
year
2005 should be adjusted accordingly.
As
of
October 6, 2005, we operated 2,884 stores in 48 states, compared to 2,646
stores
in 48 states at October 4, 2004.
Thank
you
for calling. Good Day.
On
October 6, 2005, Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. also issued a press release regarding
its business update for the fiscal third quarter 2005 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 is being furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to the Commission’s Regulation FD. 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.
A
WARNING
ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
This
Current Report on Form 8-K contains "forward-looking statements" as that
term is
used in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward - looking
statements address future events, developments or results and typically use
words such as believe, anticipate, expect, intend, plan, forecast, outlook,
or
estimate. For example, our forward - looking statements
include statements regarding our expectations for third -quarter 2005
sales, third-quarter earnings per share, fiscal year earnings
per
share, and the loss related to hurricane damages. For a discussion of the
risks,
uncertainties and assumptions that could affect our future events, developments
or results, you should carefully review the “Risk Factors,” "Business," and
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations” sections in our Annual Report on Form 10 - K filed April 14, 2005
and the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations” section of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed September 8,
2005. Also, carefully review "Risk Factors" in our most recent prospectuses
filed November 15, 2000 and August 3, 2000. In light of these risks and
uncertainties, the future events, developments or results described by our
forward - looking statements in this document could turn out to be materially
and adversely different from those we discuss or imply. We are not obligated
to
release publicly any revisions to any forward - looking statements contained
in
this press release to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the
date
of this report and you should not expect us to do so.
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:
October 6, 2005
DOLLAR
TREE STORES, INC.
By: /s/
Kent
A. Kleeberger
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Kent
A.
Kleeberger
Chief
Financial Officer
EXHIBITS