Form 8K, Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
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): March 15, 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):
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230.425)
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On
March
15, 2007, the Board of Directors of Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. reconstituted
the
“Nominating Committee” as the “Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee”
with responsibility for corporate governance matters and determined to adopt
and
publish formal Corporate Governance Guidelines. Among other things, the Board
decided to appoint an independent lead director if the Chairman is not
independent. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is reviewing
all
our corporate governance policies and may recommend additional changes. Further
disclosures about our company’s corporate governance and Board structure will be
included in the proxy statement to be filed in connection with the 2007 annual
meeting of shareholders.
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.
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:
March 21, 2007
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By:
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/s/
James A. Gorry, III
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James
A. Gorry, III
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General
Counsel/Corporate Secretary
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