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):
February
29, 2012
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Dillard's, Inc. |
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) |
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Delaware |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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1-6140 |
71-0388071 |
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(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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1600 Cantrell Road Little Rock, Arkansas |
72201 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
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(501) 376-5200 |
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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Not Applicable |
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
Check the
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Instruction A.2. below)
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| Item 8.01 |
Other Events |
On February 29, 2012 the registrant issued a press release announcing that the Company’s board had authorized a $250 million share repurchase program and the issuance of a $0.05 dividend payable on the Company’s Class A and Class B Common Stock.
| Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| 99 |
Press Release dated February 29, 2012 |
SIGNATURE
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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DILLARD'S, INC. |
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DATED: |
February 29, 2012 |
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/s/ James I. Freeman |
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Name: |
James I. Freeman |
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Title: |
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
Description |
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| 99 |
Press Release dated February 29, 2012 |
Exhibit 99
Dillard’s, Inc. Announces Additional $250 Million Share Repurchase Program and Cash Dividend of $0.05 per Share
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 29, 2012--Dillard’s, Inc. (NYSE:DDS) (the “Company” or “Dillard’s”) today announced that the board of directors has approved an additional share repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $250 million of its Class A Common Stock. At January 28, 2012, $27.5 million remained outstanding under the $250 million program authorized in May, 2011. The new open-ended authorization permits the Company to repurchase its Class A Common Stock in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions.
Additionally, the board of directors authorized a cash dividend of $0.05 per share on the Class A and Class B Common Stock of the Company payable May 1, 2012 to shareholders of record as of March 30, 2012.
CONTACT:
Dillard’s, Inc.
Julie J. Bull,
501-376-5965